Italian cruiser Caio Duilio

For other ships with the same name, see Italian ship Caio Duilio.
Caio Duilio after conversion into a training cruiser
History
Italy
NameCaio Duilio
NamesakeGaius Duilius
BuilderNavalmeccanica , Castellammare di Stabia
Laid down16 May 1958
Launched22 December 1962
Commissioned30 November 1964
Decommissioned15 November 1989
Stricken19 July 1991
FateSold for scrap 31 December 1992
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeAndrea Doria-class cruiser
Displacement6,500 long tons (6,604 t)
Length
  • 144.0 m (472 ft 5 in) pp
  • 149.2 m (489 ft 6 in) overall
Beam17.3 m (56 ft 9 in)
Draught5.0 m (16 ft 5 in)
PropulsionSteam turbines, 4 boilers, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW)
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph)
Complement485
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1× SPS-12 air search radar
  • 1× SPS-39 3D air search radar
  • 1× SPQ-2 air/surface search radar
  • 2× SPG-55 missile fire control radar
  • 4× RTN 10X gun fire control radar[2]
  • SQS-39 sonar
Armament
Aircraft carried4 helicopters

Caio Duilio (C 554) was an Andrea Doria-class helicopter cruiser of the Marina Militare. Built by Navalmeccanica at Castellammare di Stabia, it was named after the Roman consul Gaius Duilius.

  1. ^ Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, pp. 204–205.
  2. ^ Layman and McLaughlin 1991, p. 148.
  3. ^ Prézelin and Baker 1990, p. 274.