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Encyclopedia > Andrea Doria class cruiser
Nave Andrea Doria
Nave Andrea Doria

Andrea Doria class of helicopter cruisers of the Marina Militare were Italy's first major new designs of the post-WWII era. Nave Andrea Doria. ... Nave Andrea Doria. ... A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more large horizontal rotors (propellers). ... USS Port Royal, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, launched in 1994. ... Marina Militare Italiana (Italian Navy) is one of the four divisions of the military forces of Italy. ...


The class consisted of two vessels, Andrea Doria and Caio Duilio, both commissioned in 1964 and in service into the late 1980s. A third, Enrico Dandolo (C555), was cancelled. 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...


General Characteristics

  • Displacement: 6,500 tons
  • Length: 149.2 m (489.5 ft)
  • Beam: 17.2 m (56.5 ft)
  • Depth: 5 m (16.5 ft)
  • Propulsion: Steam turbines, 4 boilers, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp
  • Speed: 30 knots
  • Crew: 485
  • Armament: 1 x Terrier SAM (40 missiles), 8 x 76 mm AA, 6 x 12.75 inch torpedo tubes
  • Aircraft: 4 helicopters

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Andrea Doria Summary (2501 words)
Andrea Doria was orphaned as a child, and journeyed to Rome as a teenager to serve in the papal army of Pope Innocent VIII, a fellow Genoese, who battled the Turks until his death in 1492.
Doria was now the de facto ruler of the Republic of Genoa, and held the tittle of Grand Admiral of the fleet of the Holy Roman Empire, which Charles V bestowed upon him because of his services to the Empire.
Andrea Doria or D'Oria (November 30 1466-November 25 1560) was a Genoese condottiero and admiral.
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