Italian battleship Andrea Doria: Difference between revisions

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''Andrea Doria'' was {{convert|176|m|sp=us}} [[length overall|long overall]]; she had a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|28|m|abbr=on}} and a [[draft (hull)|draft]] of {{convert|9.4|m|abbr=on}}. At full combat load, she [[displacement (ship)|displaced]] up to {{convert|2472924715|MT|LT|sp=us|lk=on}}. She had a crew of 35&nbsp;officers and 1,198&nbsp;enlisted men. She was powered by four [[Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company|Parsons]] [[steam turbine]]s, with steam provided by eight oil-fired and twelve coal and oil-burning [[Yarrow boiler]]s. The boilers were trunked into two large [[funnel]]s. The engines were rated at {{convert|30000|shp|lk=in}}, which provided a top speed of {{convert|21|kn|lk=in}}. She had a cruising radius of {{convert|4800|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|10|kn|abbr=on}}.<ref name=GG260>Fraccaroli, p. 260</ref>
 
The ship was armed with a [[main battery]] of thirteen [[305 mm /46 Model 1909|{{cvt|305|mm|0}}]] 46-caliber guns in three triple [[gun turret|turrets]] and two twin turrets. The secondary battery comprised sixteen [[Cannone da 152/45|{{cvt|152|mm|0}}]] 45-caliber guns, all mounted in [[casemate]]s clustered around the forward and aft main battery turrets. ''Andrea Doria'' was also armed with thirteen [[QF 14 pounder naval gun Mk I & II naval gun|{{cvt|76|mm|0}}]] 50-caliber guns and six [[Cannon 76/40 Model 1916|76-mm anti-aircraft guns]]. As was customary for [[capital ship]]s of the period, she was equipped with three submerged {{cvt|450|mm|1}} [[torpedo tube]]s.<ref name=GG260/>