Conte di Cavour was the name ship of the three Conte di Cavour-class dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Italian Navy in the 1910s. Completed in 1915 she served during World War I, although sh
Conte di Cavour at speed in her original configuration
Office of Naval Intelligence drawing of the Conte di Cavour class, January 1943
Stern view of Conte di Cavour, about 1938
Conte di Cavour off Taranto, 1919
Giulio Cesare was one of three Conte di Cavour-class dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Italian Navy in the 1910s. Completed in 1914, she was little used and saw no combat during the First Wo
Italian battleship Conte di Cavour
…1937 with more powerful guns, additional armor and considerably more speed than before. During World War II, both Conte di Cavour and her sister ship, Giulio Cesare, participated in the Battle of Calabria in July 1940, where the latter was lightly damaged. Conte di Cavour was badly damaged when British torpedo…
Giulio Cesare after reconstruction
Launch of Giulio Cesare, 15 October 1911.
Giulio Cesare shortly after completion, 1914