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Italian battleship Duilio was an Andrea Doria-class battleship launched in 1913 and scrapped in 1957. Italian cruiser Caio Duilio (C 554) was an Andrea Doria-class helicopter cruiser launched in 1962 and decommissioned in 1990. Italian destroyer Caio Duilio (D 554) is an Horizon-class destroyer launched in 2007 and currently in active service.
Duilio (often known as Caio Duilio) was an Italian Andrea Doria-class battleship that served in the Regia Marina during World War I and World War II. She was named after the Roman fleet commander Gaius Duilius. Duilio was laid down in February 1912, launched in April 1913, and completed in May 1916. She was initially armed with a main battery ...
The destroyer Caio Duilio is the fourth Italian warship with this historical name. The first, the ironclad Duilio , was commissioned in 1886 and served until 1909. Fitted with the largest guns available, 100-ton 450 mm calibre muzzle-loading guns, she was regarded as the most powerful warship afloat in her day.
The Andrea Doria class (usually called Duilio class in Italian sources) was a pair of dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) between 1912 and 1916. The two ships— Andrea Doria and Duilio —were completed during World War I .
Sebenico - former Yugoslav destroyer Beograd, captured in April 1941; Lubiana - former Yugoslav destroyer Ljubljana, captured in April 1941; Chacal class. FR 22 - former French destroyer Panthére, captured in November 1942; Guépard class. FR 21 - former French destroyer Lion, captured in November 1942
During the late 1970s, Caio Duilio was upgraded to carry the improved SM-1ER Standard missile, with improved radars and sonar also being fitted. [5] [1] In 1979–1980, Caio Duilio was converted to a training cruiser to replace the old Capitani Romani-class cruiser San Giorgio. The ship's original hangar was turned into classrooms and ...
The ship received an updated electronics package, mounting SPS-40 2-D air search radar, SPG-55C fire control radar and SQS-23 sonar. [1] Caio Duilio received only a marginal modernisation in 1979-80 and instead was modified to become a training ship. Its aft hangar was removed and replaced with classrooms and two of its 76mm mounts were removed ...
Italian Caio Duilio. France and Italy continued their collaboration under the Horizon project. In September 2000, the two countries signed a contract to jointly produce four ships, ordering two ships each which would deploy the PAAMS missile system. [16] The Italian Navy ordered two units, Andrea Doria and Caio Duilio, to replace the Audace class.