The Roma of the Littorio-class
The Caio Duilio of the Andrea Dora-class
The Giulio Cesare of the Conte di Cavour-class
Drawing made by G.J. Frans Naerebout, published in Op de Lange Deining written by G.A.J. Bovens
The undersecretary Cavagnari (1) told the Italian parliament what the position of the Italian navy was. According to him the navy was to posses soon over 4 battleships of 35,000 ton (2), 4 modernized battleships of 26,000 ton (3,4), 19 heavy cruisers, 12 light fast cruisers, around 60 large destroyers, around 70 torpedo boats, more as 100 submarines and some flotillas motor torpedo boats. Mussolini wanted another increase and in 1939 was to start a new shipbuilding program for heavy cruisers, some flotillas destroyers and a large number of submarines and auxiliary vessels. The corporation between navy and air force was in 1939 considerably improved.
Notes
1. Domenico Cavagnari (Genoa, Italy 20 July 1876-Rome, Italy 2 November 1966), admiral and between 1934-1940 Chief of Staff of the Italian navy.
2. The Littorio-class, preceded by the planned Francesco Caracciolo-class and realized Andrea Doria-class., although their displacement was 40.724 (standard)-45.236 (full load) tons.
3. The Conte di Cavour-class, preceded Dante Alighieri,succeeded by Andrea Dora-class, with a displacement of 24.639 tons with the Conte di Cavour and Giulio Cesare, the Leonardo da Vinci was lost in 1916.
4. The Andrea Dora-class, preceded by Conte di Cavour-class, succeeded by planned Francesco Caracciolo-class and realized Littorio-class, with a displacement of 25.073 tons. namely Andrea Doria and Caio Duilio
