Dante Alighieri
An item reported that with the Italian naval budget a building proposal was sent which included the building of 4 battleships of the Dante Alighieri-design, 3 small cruisers, several torpedo boats and submarines and the completion of the coastal defence works. The battleships were to be completed within 3 years, building costs each 44-48 million Mark, the small cruisers each 6,4 million, torpedo boats and submarines together 49 million and the coastal defence works 16 million. The total costs were divided over 6 budgetary years. These expenses were not included in the ordinary budgets with other words in the next 6 years was totally 294, million mark available for new building and purchases.
