Leonardi da Vinci (Conte Di Cavour Class)


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Laid down 18th July 1910
Launched 14th October 1911
Completed N/A
Commissioned 17th May 1914
Fate Sunk:
2nd August 1916 at Taranto, Italy
Sold for scrapping:
26th March 1923
Builders Odero, Genoa
Italy
Complement 1197
Dimensions
Displacement 21700 tons std
25000 tons max
Dimensions 577' 9" x 91' 10"
Draught 30' 10"
Armament
Main guns 13 x 12" (3 x 3, 2 x 2)
Secondary guns 18 x 4.7" (18 x 1)
Torpedo tubes 3 x 17.7"
Other weapons 18 x 3" (18 x 1)
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 20 x Blechhynden boilers
4 x Parsons steam turbines
Power output 31000shp
Speed 21.5kts
Shafts 4
Range N/A
Fuel N/A

The explosion that sank the da Vinci was caused either by a cordite charge in a magazine or by Austro-Hungarian saboteurs. She was raised 17th September 1919, but plans for repair were cancelled.

Last altered : 7th June 1999

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