The Andrea Doria class was a pair of dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Italian Navy between 1912 and 1916. The two ships—Andrea Doria and Duilio—were completed during World War I. The class
Andrea Doria during World War II
Right elevation and deck plan as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual 1923
Duilio in 1943
Duilio in 1948
Littorio-class battleship
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The Littorio class, also known as the Vittorio Veneto class, was a class of battleship of the Regia Marina, the Italian navy. The class was composed of four ships—Littorio, Vittorio Veneto, Roma, and
Andrea Doria-class battleship
…catapult was mounted on the port side of the forecastle for a Macchi M.18 seaplane. By the early 1930s, the Regia Marina had begun design work on the new Littorio-class battleships, but it recognized that they would not be complete for some time. As a stop-gap measure in response to the new French Dunkerque-class battleships, the…
Roma
Roma's forward triple 15-inch (381 mm) 50-caliber gun turrets.
Note the extent of the armored belt at the waterline, amidships
Littorio before completion; note the secondary battery and other equipment have not been installed