italian battleship lead ship class battleships built royal_navy class included sister ship named 16th century admiral laid march battleship launched year later march completed march armed main battery thirteen guns speed mph saw major action world war served extensively mediterranean 1920s 1930s involved suppression rebels incident 1920s starting underwent extensive modernization lasted saw relatively little action world war tasked escorting convoys libya engaged inconclusive battle armistice september ship sailed malta interned allies remained permitted return italian ports survived war post war navy training ship paid september formally stricken naval register november sold scrapping later year design meters long overall beam draft combat load displaced metric tons long tons short tons crew officers enlisted men powered parsons steam turbines steam provided oil fired coal oil burning yarrow boilers boilers large funnels engines rated shaft horsepower provided speed knots mph cruising radius nautical miles mph ship armed main battery thirteen caliber guns triple turrets twin turrets secondary battery comprised sixteen caliber guns mounted casemates forward aft main battery turrets armed thirteen caliber guns anti aircraft guns customary capital ships period equipped submerged torpedo tubes protected krupp cemented steel manufactured belt armor thick main deck thick conning tower main battery turrets protected worth armor plating modifications heavily rebuilt forecastle deck extended aft reached mainmast stern bow rebuilt increasing length ship displacement grew long tons short tons old machinery replaced efficient equipment boilers replaced oil fired models new power plant rated shp speed increased mph ship amidships turret removed remaining guns bored secondary battery completely overhauled guns replaced guns triple turrets amidships anti aircraft battery significantly improved include guns guns sixteen guns later world war guns installed guns removed emerging modernization crew numbered officers enlisted men service history named 16th century admiral laid shipyard naples march launched march completed march austro hungarian navy italy primary rival decades primary opponent conflict austro hungarian battle fleet lay directly narrow adriatic_sea emerge duration conflict addition admiral italian naval chief staff believed austro hungarian submarines operate effectively narrow waters adriatic threat underwater weapons capital ships use fleet active way instead decided implement blockade relatively safer southern end adriatic battle fleet smaller vessels boats conducted raids austro hungarian ships installations battleships preserved confront austro hungarian battle fleet event sought decisive engagement starting november based taranto november sent remained february returned taranto proceeding constantinople july departing 4th arriving 9th month joined allied fleet city remained november returned taranto italian fleet temporarily provide crews bring german warships awarded italy treaty versailles battleship remain operational period november treaty signed sent remove rebellious forces month december joined attack days later fired guns destroyer rebelled joined gunfire badly damaged shelled headquarters wounded surrendered december incident greece including deployed island secure greek apology following murder following peaceful resolution incident visited spain january visited lisbon participate anniversary death went refit began february completed june following civil unrest syria steamed eastern mediterranean squadron destroyers event italian nationals need evacuated ships remained docked december time disturbances syria spent years normal peacetime duties withdrawn service august placed reserve taranto skeleton crew maintenance march started major reconstruction arrived 30th refit began april shipyard world war service second world war broke europe work finished october 26th month rejoined italian fleet taranto undamaged british attack taranto night november sent naples 12th early december italian navy reorganized fleet remained 5th division battleship undertook operation early january new battleship response complex series british convoys malta italian battleships unable locate british forces returned port january february sortied response reports british fleet area steaming received word british bombarded genoa immediately turned north intercept heavy fog allowed british escape december formed escort operation major convoy italy libya 13th followed december saw action british cruisers destroyers late 17th italian fleet commanded admiral engaged british light forces sides acted decisive engagement resulted operation followed january provided escort convoys libya operation suffered mechanical problems return port early remained inactive remainder year armistice september removed italy war owing severe fuel shortages september left italy bound malta remained june released return sicily eventually returned taranto march war ended went syracuse remained december flagship italian fleet role performed december held position march time gunnery training ship paid september serving years formally stricken naval register november subsequently broken scrap
Italian battleship Andrea Doria