An item reported that the Italian admiralty with the Duke of Genoa as chairman closed the deliberations dealing with the new building of 17.000 tons battleship. Decided was not to ask for a new budget but to use already available budget. The magazine Yacht reported that she was to be armed with 8-30,5cm/12” guns and 12/14-12cm/4.72” guns.(1)
Note
1. On 6 June 1909 was the by rear admiral Edoardo Masdea designed dreadnought Dante Alighieri laid down at the Castellammare RN shipyard, launched on 20 August 1910, completed on 15 January 1913, stricken on 1 July 1928 and broken up the ame year. Based on the concept of Vittorio Cuniberti realizing a battleships with a main armament of guns with the same calibre and optimized for using her main guns for broadside fire. She had an armament of 4x3-30,5cm/12” guns and a displacement of 19.866 (normal)-21.900 (deep load) tons.
Note
1. On 6 June 1909 was the by rear admiral Edoardo Masdea designed dreadnought Dante Alighieri laid down at the Castellammare RN shipyard, launched on 20 August 1910, completed on 15 January 1913, stricken on 1 July 1928 and broken up the ame year. Based on the concept of Vittorio Cuniberti realizing a battleships with a main armament of guns with the same calibre and optimized for using her main guns for broadside fire. She had an armament of 4x3-30,5cm/12” guns and a displacement of 19.866 (normal)-21.900 (deep load) tons.
