Italian battleship Dante Alighieri
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Dante Alighieri was the first dreadnought
battleship
built for the Regia Marina
(Italian Royal Navy). Named after the medieval Italian poet Dante Alighieri
, she was the first ship built with triple gun turrets for the main armament. She was laid down by Castellammare Regia Marina
shipyard on 6 June 1909, launched
on 20 August 1910, and completed on 15 January 1913.
Dante Alighieri served during World War I
and was stricken on 1 July 1928 to comply with the Washington Naval Treaty
, the first Italian dreadnought other than the sunken Leonardo da Vinci
to leave active service. She subsequently was scrapped.
Dreadnought
The dreadnought was the predominant type of 20th-century battleship. The first of the kind, the Royal Navy's had such an impact when launched in 1906 that similar battleships built after her were referred to as "dreadnoughts", and earlier battleships became known as pre-dreadnoughts...
battleship
Battleship
A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers and destroyers. As the largest armed ships in a fleet, battleships were used to attain command of the sea and represented the apex of a...
built for the Regia Marina
Regia Marina
The Regia Marina dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification...
(Italian Royal Navy). Named after the medieval Italian poet Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri
Durante degli Alighieri, mononymously referred to as Dante , was an Italian poet, prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher, and political thinker. He is best known for the monumental epic poem La commedia, later named La divina commedia ...
, she was the first ship built with triple gun turrets for the main armament. She was laid down by Castellammare Regia Marina
Regia Marina
The Regia Marina dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification...
shipyard on 6 June 1909, launched
Ship naming and launching
The ceremonies involved in naming and launching naval ships are based in traditions thousands of years old.-Methods of launch:There are three principal methods of conveying a new ship from building site to water, only two of which are called "launching." The oldest, most familiar, and most widely...
on 20 August 1910, and completed on 15 January 1913.
Dante Alighieri served during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and was stricken on 1 July 1928 to comply with the Washington Naval Treaty
Washington Naval Treaty
The Washington Naval Treaty, also known as the Five-Power Treaty, was an attempt to cap and limit, and "prevent 'further' costly escalation" of the naval arms race that had begun after World War I between various International powers, each of which had significant naval fleets. The treaty was...
, the first Italian dreadnought other than the sunken Leonardo da Vinci
Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was a Conte di Cavour class battleship of the Regia Marina . She was 170 metres long, small for a battleship. Her twenty boilers and four shafts generated 24MW and gave a top speed of 11 m/s . She was crewed by about 1,000 men.Leonardo da Vinci was built between 18 July 1910...
to leave active service. She subsequently was scrapped.