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List of battleships of Italy. Battleship Roma in 1940. Starting in the 1890s, the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) began building a series of modern battleships. Early designs were marked by their small size, light armor, and high speed compared to contemporary foreign counterparts. The first pre-dreadnought battleship design, the Ammiraglio ...
Barbettes: 280–130 mm (11.0–5.1 in) The Conte di Cavour–class battleships were a group of three dreadnoughts built for the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) in the 1910s. The ships were completed during World War I. In December 1915, and January 1916, when the Serbian army was driven by the German foces under General von Mackensen toward ...
Regia Marina naval jack until 1900. The Regia Marina was established on 17 March 1861 following the proclamation of the formation of the Kingdom of Italy.Just as the Kingdom was a unification of various states in the Italian peninsula, so the Regia Marina was formed from the navies of those states, though the main constituents were the navies of the former kingdoms of Sardinia and Naples.
Conte di Cavour. Conte di Cavour was the name ship of the three Conte di Cavour -class dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) in the 1910s. Completed in 1915 she served during World War I, although she was little used and saw no combat. The ship supported operations during the Corfu Incident in 1923 and spent ...
Conning tower: 400 mm (15.7 in) Deck: 50 mm (2 in) The Francesco Caracciolo-class battleships were a group of four super-dreadnought battleships designed for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in 1913 and ordered in 1914. The first ship of the class, Francesco Caracciolo, was laid down in late 1914; the other three ships, Cristoforo Colombo ...
Pages in category "World War I battleships of Italy". The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. Andrea Doria-class battleship. Regina Elena-class battleship.
Duilio. 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 ...
Naval ships captured by Italy during World War II (2 C) S. World War II submarines of Italy (2 C, 131 P) T. World War II torpedo boats of Italy (1 C, 46 P) U.