Laid down at the shipyard of Gio. Ansaldo&C., Genoa, Italy on 24 June 1910, launched on 15 October a year later, completed on 14 May 1914, commissioned on 7 June was she decommissioned on 18 May 1928. Between 1933 and 1937 modernized/rebuilt was she again commissioned on 3 June 1937, since early 1942 training ship, decommissioned on 15 December 1948 and handed over to the Soviet navy on 4 February 1949. Renamed and used as a training ship until she sunk on 29 October 1955 due to a (German) mine explosion. Stricken on 24 February 1956, salvaged on 4 May 1957 and broken up. Part of Conte di Cavour-class preceded by Dante Alighieri succeeded by Andrea Doria-class. Designed by rear admiral Edoardo Masdea as an answer on the French Courbet-class. Original general characteristics displacement 23,458 (standard)-25,489 (deep load) tons and as dimensions 176 (over all) x 28 x 9.3 metres or 577.5 x 91.01 x 30.6 feet. Steam turbine propulsion with 4 turbines and 20 water tube boilers allowing a speed of 21.5 knots. Crew numbered 1,000 men. Armament 3x2&2x2-30.5cm/12” guns, 18x1-12cm/4.7” guns, 14x1-7.62cm/3” guns and 3-45cm/17.7” torpedo tubes. Armour consisted of a waterline belt thick 25cm/9.8”-13cm/5.1”, a deck thick 2.4cm/0.9”-4cm/1.6”, with the turrets, barbettes and coning towers protected by respectively 28cm/11.0”-24cm/9.4”, 23cm/9.1”-13cm/5.1” and 28cm/11.0”-18cm/7.1”.
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