Career
Laid down:	1910
Launched:	1911
Commissioned:	1915
Decommissioned:	18 May 1928
Reconstructed:	1933–1937
Fate:	captured (1943)
Struck:	1947
General Characteristics (before reconstruction)
Displacement:	23,088 tons standard, 25,086 tons full load RN Conte di Cavour - original structure From Marina Militare web site [1]. File links The following pages link to this file: Conte di Cavour class battleship Italian battleship Conte di Cavour Categories: Free use images ... Ensign of the Regia Marina. ... -1... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... May 18 the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...
Length:	168.9 - 176.1 m
Beam:	28 m
Draught:	9.4 m
Propulsion:	20 boilers, 4 shafts, 31,000 hp
Speed:	21.5 knots (41 km/h)
Range:	4,800 miles at 10 knots
Complement:	1,000
Armament:	13 305/46 mm, 18 120/50 mm, 16 76/50 mm, 6 76/40 mm, 3 450 mm torpedo launchers
Aircraft:	0
Protection:	max 280 mm (vertical) 111 mm (horizontal)
General Characteristics (after reconstruction)
Displacement:	28,800 tons standard, 29,100 tons full load RN Conte di Cavour - reconstructed From Marina Militare web site [1]. File links The following pages link to this file: Conte di Cavour class battleship Italian battleship Conte di Cavour Categories: Free use images ...
Length:	168.9 - 186.4 m
Beam:	28 m
Draught:	10.4 m
Propulsion:	8 boilers, 2 shafts, 93,000 hp
Speed:	28 knots (53 km/h)
Range:	3,100 miles at 20 knots
Complement:	1,236
Armament:	10 320/44 mm, 12 120/50 mm, 8 100/47 mm, 8 37/54 mm, 12 20/65 mm
Aircraft:	0
Protection:	max 280 mm (vertical) 135 mm (horizontal)

Conte di Cavour was an Italian Conte di Cavour class battleship, that served in the Regia Marina during World War I and World War II. It was named after the Italian statesman Count Camillo Benso di Cavour. Conte di Cavour was a battleship class of the Regia Marina in World War I and World War II. It was composed of: Conte di Cavour (reconstructed before World War II) Giulio Cesare (reconstructed before World War II) Leonardo da Vinci (sunk during World War I) all laid down in... HMS Victory in 1884 Battleship was the name given to the most powerfully gun-armed and most heavily armored warships between the 15th and 20th Centuries. ... The Italian Regia Marina (literally: Royal Navy) dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification. ... Combatants Allies: • Serbia, • Russia, • France, • Romania, • Belgium, • British Empire and Dominions, • United States, • Italy, • ...and others Central Powers: • Germany, • Austria-Hungary, • Ottoman Empire, • Bulgaria Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total: 8 million Full list Military dead: 3 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total: 6 million Full... Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France/Free France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II... Count Camillo Benso di Cavour (Turin, August 10, 1810 - Santena, near Turin, June 6, 1861) was a statesman who was a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification and the first Prime Minister of the new Kingdom of Italy. ...

Construction and first years

Built on a project of general Masdea, Conte di Cavour was based in Taranto, in the forthcoming war against Austria-Hungary (World War I). At the beginning of the war, 24 May 1915, Conte di Cavour become the flagship of the rear-admiral Luigi Amedeo di Savoia. During the war, the battleship had no active missions, since it was impossible to meet the enemy: the exercitations took 966 hours, compared to 40 hours spent in 3 war actions. Map of Italy showing Taranto in the bottom right Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, southern Italy. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Combatants Allies: • Serbia, • Russia, • France, • Romania, • Belgium, • British Empire and Dominions, • United States, • Italy, • ...and others Central Powers: • Germany, • Austria-Hungary, • Ottoman Empire, • Bulgaria Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total: 8 million Full list Military dead: 3 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total: 6 million Full... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. ...

After the war, Conte di Cavour had a propaganda cruise in North America, entering in the ports of Gibiltrair, Ponta Delgada, Fayal, Halifax, Boston, Newport, Topkinsville, New York, Philadelphia, Annapolis, Hampton Roads.

In summer 1922, king Vittorio Emanuele III travelled on Conte di Cavour to pay visit to the freed Italian cities in the Adriatic sea. It was also used in Benito Mussolini travel to Tripoli, in April 1925. 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Victor Emmanuel III Victor Emmanuel III (Italian: Vittorio Emanuele III) (November 11, 1869 - December 28, 1947), nicknamed The Soldier, was the King of Italy (July 29, 1900 - May 9, 1946), and claimed the titles Emperor of Ethiopia (1936 - 1943) and King of Albania (1939 - 1943). ... The Adriatic Sea Source: NASA The Adriatic Sea (Italian Mare Adriatico, German Adriatisches Meer or Adria, Slovenian Jadransko morje or Jadran, Croatian Jadransko more or Jadran, Serbian Јадранско море or Јадран, Albanian Deti Adriatik) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system... Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (July 29, 1883 – April 28, 1945) led Italy from 1922 to 1943. ... This page refers to Tripoli, the capital of Libya. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

On 12 May 1928, in Taranto, was disarmed; five years later, in October 1933, Conte di Cavour was transferred to Trieste, to be re-constructed. May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Trieste (Latin Tergeste, Italian Trieste, German and Friulian Triest, Slovenian and Croatian Trst) is a city and port in northeastern Italy right on the border to Slovenia. ...

Re-construction and World War II actions

The reconstruction process left only 40% of the original structure. The central 305 mm tower was removed, and the remaining guns of the same caliber were upgraded to 320 mm. The new motors were able to provide 93,000 hp, allowing Conte di Cavour to reach 28 knots. Overall, it was a good unit, even if with weak anti-aircraft and submarine protections.

Conte di Cavour was returned to Regia Marina on 1 June 1937; it was in Taranto at the beginning of the World War II, on 10 June 1940. June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France/Free France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...

Conte di Cavour damaged after the night of Taranto

On 9 July 1940 it participated in the battle of Calabria, which was the first between Italian and British navies. During the night of Taranto, 11–12 November 1940, Conte di Cavour was seriously damaged by a torpedo dropped by a British aircraft during the attack on the naval base of Taranto. The ship was recovered at the end of 1941, and then sent to Trieste to be repaired, but it never returned to active duty. RN Conte di Cavour, damaged after the battle of Taranto. ... RN Conte di Cavour, damaged after the battle of Taranto. ... Combatants United Kingdom Italy Commanders Lumley Lyster Inigo Campioni Strength 21 bombers 6 battleships Casualties 2 bombers destroyed 1 battleship sunk 2 battleships damaged 1 cruiser damaged The naval Battle of Taranto took place on the night of 11 November – 12 November 1840 during World War II. The Royal Navy... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... The Battle of Calabria, also known as the Battle of Punta Stilo, was a naval battle between ships of Italian Regia Marina on one side and the British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy on the other. ... Combatants United Kingdom Italy Commanders Lumley Lyster Inigo Campioni Strength 21 bombers 6 battleships Casualties 2 bombers destroyed 1 battleship sunk 2 battleships damaged 1 cruiser damaged The naval Battle of Taranto took place on the night of 11 November – 12 November 1840 during World War II. The Royal Navy...

On 10 September 1943, Conte di Cavour was captured by Germans, but later abandoned during Trieste bombing (15 February 1945). The battleship was scrapped on 27 February 1947. February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...