Giulio Cesare (Conte Di Cavour Class)

Laid down	24th June 1910
Launched	15th October 1911
Completed	N/A
Commissioned	14th May 1914
Fate	Sunk: 30th October 1954 at Sevastopol, Russia
Builders	Ansaldo, Genoa Italy
Complement	As built: 1197 Refitted: 1230
Dimensions
Displacement	As built: 21700 tons std 25000 tons max Refitted: 23600 tons std 29100 tons max
Dimensions	As built: 577' 9" x 91' 10" Refitted: 610' 6" x 91' 10"
Draught	30' 10"
Armament
Main guns	As built: 13 x 12" (3 x 3, 2 x 2) Refitted: 10 x 12.6" (2 x 3, 2 x 2)
Secondary guns	As built: 18 x 4.7" (18 x 1) Refitted: 12 x 4.7" (12 x 1)
Torpedo tubes	As built: 3 x 17.7" Refitted: None
Other weapons	As built: 18 x 3" (18 x 1) Refitted: 8 x 3.9" (4 x 2) 16 x 37mm (8 x 2) 12 x 20mm (6 x 2)
Countermeasures	N/A
Armour	Belt: 9.4" Deck: 5.5" Turrets: 3" - 13" C.T.: 10.6"
Aircraft Facilities
Aircraft	None
Flightdeck	None
Hangar	None
Catapults	None
Arrestor system	None
Aviation fuel	None
Electronics Fit
Radar	N/A
Sonar	N/A
ECM	N/A
Other	N/A
Machinery
Engines	As built: 24 x Babcock boilers 3 x Parsons steam turbines Refitted: 8 x Yarrow boilers 2 x Belluzzo steam turbines
Power output	As built: 31000shp Refitted: 93000shp
Speed	As built: 21.5kts Refitted: 28kts
Shafts	As built: 4 Refitted: 2
Range	N/A
Fuel	N/A

The Giulio Cesare was handed over to the Russians as reparations in 1949. Renamed Novorossiysk, she capsized after an underwater explosion at Sevastopol. At first, Italian saboteurs were considered responsible, but examination of the harbour revealed several ground mines left by the Germans when they evacuated the area, and one of these was determined to be responsible.

Last altered : 7th June 1999

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