| Andrea Doria |
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| Country:
Italy |
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Type: Battleship |
| Service:
1916 - 1956 |
Laid down: 24 March 1912
| Launched: 30 March 1913 |
| Completed: 13 March 1916 |
| Decommissioned: 1956 |
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The Andrea Doria class was a class of battleships of the Regia Marina (Italian Navy). Two were built in the La Spezia and Castellammare shipyards between 1912 and 1915. These ships were improved versions of the Conte di Cavour battleships. Although both of these ships were completed during World War I, they did not see action. Both were extensively modernized prior to World War II.
Andrea Doria was an Andrea Doria class battleship of the Italian Navy (Regia Marina). She served in World War I. Andrea Doria was extensively rebuilt between 1937 and 1940, with Q turret removed and main guns re-bored. New machinery, secondary armament, and improved armour were also fitted. During World War II the Andrea Doria served primarily as a convoy escort between Italy and Libya. After the Armistice in September 1943 the ship was sailed to Malta and interned by the Allies until after the war when she was returned to Italy to serve as a training ship until 1956.
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| Displacement: |
As built:
22,956 tons normal
24,729 tons full load
As modernized:
26,434 tons normal
29,391 tons full load |
| Length: |
168.96 m (554.3 ft) |
| Beam: |
28.03 m (92.0 ft) |
| Draft: |
8.58 m (28.1 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
As built:
Steam turbine system
20 boilers
4 shafts
30,000 shp
As modernized:
Steam turbine system
8 Yarrow type boilers
2 shafts
75,000 shp |
| Speed: |
As built: 21 knots (39 km/h)
As modernized: 27 knots (50 km/h) |
| Complement: |
As built: 1,233
As modernized: 1,485 |
| Armament: |
As built:
13 x 305 mm (12 in) guns (Three triple and two double turrets)
16 x 152 mm (6 in) guns
13 x 76 mm (3 in) guns
6 x 76 mm anti-aircraft guns
3 x 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
As modernized:
10 x 320 mm (12.6 in) guns (Two triple and two double turrets)
12 x 135 mm (5.3 in) guns (Four triple turrets)
13 x 76 mm guns
10 x 90 mm (3.5 in) anti-aircraft guns
15 x 37 mm anti-aircraft guns
16 x 20 mm anti-aircraft guns |
| Armor: |
Belt: 100 mm
Turrets: 275 mm
Decks: 250 mm |
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