Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War

Regia Marina — Battleship class

Andrea Doria-class battleship

Andrea Doria class

The class in numbers

  • 2 Completed
  • 2 Scrapped

Design and service

Type
Battleship
Navy
Regia Marina
Built
1912–1916
Succeeded by
Francesco Caracciolo-class battleship (planned)
Builders
  • Arsenale di La Spezia
  • R C Castellammare di Stabia

Class specifications

Figures for the class as designed. Individual vessels varied, sometimes considerably — each vessel page carries its own configurations.

As built
Displacement, full load
24,338 long tons (24,729 t)
Length
176 m (577.4 ft) OA
Speed
21 knots (38.9 km/h, 24.2 mph)
Complement
2,033
Main gun
305 mm (12 in)
Armament
  • 13 × 305 mm guns
  • 16 × 152 mm guns
  • 13 × 76 mm guns
  • 6 × 76 mm anti-aircraft guns
  • 3 × 450 mm torpedo tubes
After reconstruction
Displacement, full load
29,391 long tons (29,863 t)
Length
186.9 m (613.2 ft)
Speed
26 knots (48.2 km/h, 29.9 mph)
Complement
1,520
Main gun
320 mm (12.6 in)
Armament
  • 10 × 320 mm Model 1934 guns
  • 12 × 135 mm /45 guns
  • 10 × 90 mm /50 AA guns
  • 15 × 37 mm Breda AA guns
  • 16 × 20 mm Breda AA guns

Roster

Vessel Pennant Commissioned Fate
Italian battleship Andrea Doria 1913 Scrapped 1956
Italian battleship Duilio 1913 Scrapped 1957

Sources