Italian cruiser Caio Duilio

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.

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
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
  • SQS-39 sonar
Armament
  • 1 × twin rail Terrier SAM (40 missiles)
  • 8 × 76mm/L62 Allargato AA guns
  • 6 × 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried4 helicopters
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