An item dated Rome, Italy 18th reported the departure a day earlier of an Italian squadron to join the demonstration at Piraeus, Greece. The squadron consisted of the battleships Cavour (1) and Julius Caesare (2) and a flotilla torpedo boats.
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1. Conte di Cavour. Laid down by Arsenale di La Spezia, La Spezia, Italy on 10 August 1910, launched on 10 August 1911, completed on 1 April 1915, refitted between October 1933-June 1937, captured by Gernamy on 10 September 1943, damaged in an Allied Air attack early 1945, capsized a week later and broken up in 1946. 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.
2. Guilio Cesare. 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.
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