Italian Battleship Caio Duilio - Construction

Construction

Caio Duilio was named after the Roman consul and admiral Gaius Duilius. The battleship was laid down at the Castellammare di Stabia naval shipyard in Naples on 24 February 1912. She was the second and last battleship of the Andrea Doria class to be constructed. Following exactly one year and two months of construction, Caio Duilio was launched from the Castellammare di Stabia shipyard on 24 April 1913. The battleship was finally commissioned into the Regina Marina over three years later on 13 June 1916, following Italy's entry into World War I.

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