French Bretagne-class. Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
An item reported that the building materials for the two new Italian battleships Andrea Doria (1) and Duilio (2) at Castellamare respectively La Spezia became available. Both ships were of an improved Conte di Cavour design and would have 30,5cm guns as main armament. The other two battleships No. 7 and 8 to laid down in 1913 at Orlando and Ansaldo were to be armed with 34,6cm guns.
Notes
1. Part of Andrea Doria-class preceded by Conte di Cavour-class succeeded by Francesco Caracciolo-class (planned) and Littorio-class (realized), designed by Giuseppe Valsechi as an answer on the French Bretagne-class. 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.
2. Caio Duilio. Part of Andrea Doria-class preceded by Conte di Cavour-class succeeded by Francesco Caracciolo-class (planned) and Littorio-class (realized), designed by Giuseppe Valsechi as an answer on the French Bretagne-class. Laid down at the Castellammare di Stabia shipyard, Naples on 24 February 1912 and on 24 April a year later launched, commissioned on 13 June 1916, April 1937-October 1940 extensively modernized since 1942 out of service due to lacking fuel, since 1943 training ship and broken up in La Spezia in 1957
3. Not four but two ships built.
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