Italian Andrea Doria-class
The Andrea Doira in 1915. With our thanks to Enrico
French Bretagne-class
An item reported that the Italian battleship Duilio (1) and Andrea Doria (2) were to be armed in stead of 35,6cm guns with 13-30,5cm guns.(3)
Notes
1. Laid down at the Regio Cantieri di Castellammare di Stabia, Italy on 24 February 1912, launched on 24 April 1913, completed on 10 May 1915, after the Second World War serving as training ship, in reserve since 1953, stricken on 15 September 1956 and sold to be broken up in 1957. Of the Andrea Doria or Caio Duilio-class, preceded by the Conte di Cavour-class, to be succeeded by the planned but never completed Francesco Caracciolo-class but in reality by the Littorio-class was designed by vice admiral annex naval architect Giuseppe Valsecchi. The design was made as a response on the French Bretagne-class battleships.
2. Laid down at the La Spezia Navy Yard on 24 March 1912, launched on 30 March 1913, completed on 13 March 1916, modernized 1937-1940, gunnery training ship with intervals 13 December 1949-May 1953, decommissioned on 16 September 1956, stricken on 1 November 1956 and finally sold to be broken up which was executed at La Spezia. Of the Andrea Doria or Caio Duilio-class, preceded by the Conte di Cavour-class, to be succeeded by the planned but never completed Francesco Caracciolo-class but in reality by the Littorio-class was designed by vice admiral annex naval architect Giuseppe Valsecchi. The design was made as a response on the French Bretagne-class battleships.
3. The original consisted of 3x3+2x2-30,5cm/12” guns, 16x1-15,2cm/6” guns, 19x1-7,6cm/3” guns and 3-45cm/17.7” torpedo tubes.
