Duilio (1880)
Caio Duilio while fitting out in 1880
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| Name: | Caio Duilio |
| Namesake: | Gaius Duilius |
| Laid down: | 6 January 1873 |
| Launched: | 8 May 1876 |
| Completed: | 6 January 1880 |
| Fate: | Hulked, 1909 |
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| Class and type: | Caio Duilio-class ironclad battleship |
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| Length: | 109.16 m (358 ft 2 in) |
| Beam: | 19.74 m (64 ft 9 in) |
| Draft: | 8.31 m (27 ft 3 in) |
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| Propulsion: | Two compound steam engines |
| Speed: | 15.04 knots (27.85 km/h; 17.31 mph) |
| Range: | 3,760 nmi (6,960 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement: | 420 |
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Caio Duilio was the lead ship of the Caio Duilio class of ironclad turret ships built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy). Named for the Roman admiral Gaius Duilius, the ship was laid down in January 1873, was launched in May 1876, and was completed in January 1880. She was armed with a main battery of four 17.7-inch (450 mm) guns, then the largest gun afloat, and she was capable of a top speed of around 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph).
Caio Duilio's career was uneventful. She spent her first two decades in service with the Active and Reserve Squadrons, primarily tasked with training maneuvers and exercises. She was withdrawn from front-line duty in 1902 and thereafter employed as a training ship, though this role only lasted until 1909 when she was converted into a floating oil tank and renamed GM40. The ship's ultimate fate is unknown.
Caio Duilio was 109.16 meters (358.1 ft) long overall and had a beam of 19.74 m (64.8 ft) and an average draft of 8.31 m (27.3 ft). She displaced 10,962 metric tons (10,789 long tons; 12,084 short tons) normally and up to 12,071 t (11,880 long tons; 13,306 short tons) at full load. Her propulsion system consisted of two vertical compound steam engines each driving a single screw propeller, with steam supplied by eight coal-fired, rectangular boilers. Her engines produced a top speed of 15.04 knots (27.85 km/h; 17.31 mph) at 7,711 indicated horsepower (5,750 kW). She could steam for 3,760 nautical miles (6,960 km; 4,330 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). She had a crew of 420 officers and men, which later increased to 515.
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