The Caio Duilio was an Italian Duilio Class dreadnought of 24500 tons displacement launched in 1913 and rebuilt in 1939 as a Cavour Class battleship of 23622 tons displacement. The Caio Duilio was powered by eight 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and carried a complement of 1074 increased to 1198 after rebuilding. She was originally armed with thirteen 12-inch guns; sixteen 6-inch guns; thirteen 14 pdr guns, three of which were removed for the duration of the Great War; six 14 pdr anti-aircraft guns; two machine-guns and four 18-inch torpedo tubes. After reconstruction prior to the Second World War she was armed with ten 12.6 inch guns; twelve 5.3 inch guns; ten 3.5 inch anti-aircraft guns; thirty-nine anti-aircraft machine-guns and carried four aircraft. Research Caio Duilio
The Caio Duilio is an Italian Andrea Doria Class cruiser of 5000 tons standard displacement launched in 1962. She carries a crew of 470 including 45 officers and is powered by two double reduction geared turbines rated at 60000 shp and four Foster-Wheeler boilers providing a top speed of 31 knots and a range of 8000 km at 17 knots. Armaments consist of 40 GDCPomona Standard SM-1ER surface-to-air missiles in twin Mk 10 Mod 10 launchers; six OTO Melara 76 mm/62 MMK guns in single turrets, three on each side amidships abreast the funnels and the bridge; six 324 mm US Mk 32 in two triple arrangements torpedo tubes. Two AB 212ASW helicopters are also carried. Research Caio Duilio II
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