Giulio Cesare
Sunk
| Type | Battleship |
|---|---|
| Class | Conte di Cavour |
| Later service | Novorossiysk (Soviet Navy) |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 12″ guns in 2 twin turrets |
Refits
| 1933–1937 | Rebuilt almost from the keel up: a new bow, new engines for 27 knots, Pugliese torpedo protection, and her 12-inch guns bored out to 12.6 inches, with the centre turret removed. |
Campioni's flagship at Calabria, where Warspite hit her at about thirteen miles. Given to the Soviet Union after the war as Novorossiysk; blown up by an old German mine at Sevastopol in 1955.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 3 × triple, 2 × twin 305 mm (12 in) guns
- 18 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
- 14 × single 76.2 mm (3 in) guns
- 3 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Waterline belt: 80–250 mm (3.1–9.8 in)
- Deck: 24–40 mm (0.9–1.6 in)
- Gun turrets: 240–280 mm (9.4–11.0 in)
- Barbettes: 130–230 mm (5.1–9.1 in)
- Conning tower: 280 mm (11 in)
| Builder | Ansaldo, Genoa |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 24 June 1910 |
| Launched | 15 October 1911 |
| Commissioned | 7 June 1914 |
| Displacement | 23,088 long tons (23,458 t) (standard) 25,086 long tons (25,489 t) (deep load) |
| Length | 176 m (577 ft 5 in) (o/a) |
| Speed | 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) |
| Complement | 31 officers and 969 enlisted men |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
15 October 1911
Battle of Calabria
Damaged
9 July 1940
Campioni's flagship; hit by Warspite
Battle of Taranto
Survived
11–12 November 1940
Not hit
Battle of Cape Spartivento
Survived
27 November 1940
Fate
Sunk
Sunk by explosion, 29 October 1955.
Raised on 4 May 1957, scrapped.