Italian battleship Vittorio Emanuele 1901-1923

Regina Margherita-class

Regina-Elena-class

Dante Alighieri

Laid down at the Castellammare Naval Shipyard on 18 September 1901, launched on 12 October 1904, completed on 1 August 1908, training ship in summer 1922, stricken on 1 April 1923 and finally broken up despite the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 allowed Italy to keep her in service.

Of the Regina Elena-class consisting of the Regina Elena, Roma, Napoli and the Vittorio Emanuel designed by Vittorio Cuniberti preceded by the Regina Margherita-class and succeeded by the Dante Alighieri.

General technical specifications. Displacement 14.137 tons/13.914 long tons and as dimensions 132,6 (waterline)-144,6 (over all) x 22,4 x 8,58 metres or 474 x 73 x 28,1 feet. Two vertical four-cylinder triple expansion steam engines and 28 Belleville coal-fired boilers allowing a speed of 21,36 knots and with a speed of 10 knots a range of 10.000 nautical miles. Crew numbered 742-764 men. The Krupp steel armour made in Terni consisted of a 25cm/9.8” thick belt, 3,8cm/1.5” decks with the gun turrets and conning tower protected by respectively 20cm/8” and 25cm/10”. The armament consisted of 2x1-30cm/12” 40 cal guns, 6x2-20cm/8” 40 cal guns, 16-7,6cm/3” 40 cal guns and 2-45cm/17.7” torpedo tubes placed in the hull below the waterline.

Note
1. Vittorio Emanuele Cuniberti (7 June 1854 Turin, Italy), naval engineer.