Italian PreDreadnoughts
Entries in bold indicate photos.
Duilio Class
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Dandolo Duilio |
The Duilios were popular ships in service. They were built with the largest guns that could be built, but the armour was light as a result. |
Italia Class
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Stella d' Italia / Italia Lepanto |
The Stella d'Italia was built with 6 funnels and a central mast, which were replaced with 2 masta and 4 funnels. Lepanto was built with 4 funnels and was faster. The Italia had 3 17.7" guns of one calibre, and 1 of another, whereas the Lepanto has all the main guns of the same calibre. |
Ruggiero Di Lauria Class
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Andrea Doria Francesco Morosini Ruggiero Di Lauria |
The Di Laurias were very similar to the Duilios, but were faster and more lightly armoured. |
Re Umberto Class
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Re Umberto Sardegna Sicilia |
At the moment, there is no overview for this class. |
Saint Bon Class
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Ammiraglio Di Saint Bon Emanuele Filiberto |
The Saint Bons had smaller arament than their predecessors because of the larger gun slow rate of fire. |
Regina Margherita Class
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Benedetto Brin Regina Margherita |
The Regina Margheritas were the last major project of Engineer General Benedetto Brin, and combined firepower with good protection, although the long building times led to them being obsolete on completion. |
Regina Elena Class
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Napoli Regina Elena Roma Vittorio Emanuele |
The Regina Elenas were a forerunner of the battlecruiser, mounting a heavy battery combined with high speed and good protection. |
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