Caio Duilio-class ironclad

For the class of battleships built in the 1910s, see Andrea Doria-class battleship.
Class overview
Name: Caio Duilio-class ironclad
Operators:  Regia Marina
Preceded by: Principe Amedeo class
Succeeded by: Italia class
Built: 1873–82
In service: 1880–1920
Completed: 2
Scrapped: 2
General characteristics
Type:Ironclad
Displacement:11,138 long tons (11,317 t)
12,267 long tons (12,464 t) full
Length:109.2 m (358 ft 3 in)
Beam:19.79 m (64 ft 11 in)
Draught:8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)
Installed power:7,710 ihp (5,749 kW)
8 coal-fired boilers
Propulsion:2 shafts, two double-expansion steam engines
Speed:15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) at
Range:3,760 nmi (6,960 km) at
Complement:420
Armament:
  • 2 × 2 RML 450-mm (17.72 in) muzzle-loading guns
  • 3 × 120 mm (4.7 in)
  • 2 × 75 mm (3 in)
  • 8 × 57 mm (2.2 in)
  • 22 × 37 mm (1.5 in)
  • 3 × torpedo tubes
Armour:
  • Waterline belt: 550 mm (22 in)
  • Turrets: 450 mm (18 in)
  • Citadel: 400 mm (16 in)

The Caio Duilio class was a class of ironclads built for the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) in the 1870s. A revolutionary design fitted with the largest guns available, 100-ton 450 mm calibre muzzle-loading guns, they were regarded as the most powerful warships afloat in their day.

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