Regina Margherita was the lead ship of her class of pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Italian Regia Marina between 1898 and 1904. She was armed with a main battery of four 305 mm guns and had
Plan and profile drawing of the Regina Margherita class
Regina Margherita circa 1908
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The Regia Marina or Royal Italian Navy was the navy of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1946. In 1946, with the birth of the Italian Republic, the Regia Marina changed its name to Marina Militare.
Italian battleship Regina Margherita
…Regina Margherita was the lead ship of her class of pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Italian Regia Marina between 1898 and 1904. She was armed with a main battery of four 305 mm (12 in) guns and had a top speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph). She had one…
The Sea Battle of Lissa, by Carl Frederik Sørensen, 1868
Szent István low in the water, after being torpedoed by Italian MAS boats
Duilio after refitting
Amerigo Vespucci, launched in 1931; here in the harbor of New York, 1976