![]() Set in 1912, launched in 1913, it was completed and entered service in 1916, then completely rebuilt in 1940.īuilt on a project elaborated by General Valsecchi, derived from the Conte di Cavour Class, it was built in the Arsenal of La Spezia. The Battleship Andrea Doria (Class Caio Duilio), was the first of the Naval Squadron to arrive in the roadstead. The Squadron was commanded by Admiral Nicastro, who had already visited Sanremo eleven years before and had promised to return with another Squadron. In the same year, a Naval Squadron made up of three Battleships appeared in our roadstead: Giulio Cesare, Andrea Doria and Caio Duilio with the escort of five destroyers. It is dated 1920 but it could be one of the Submarines visiting Sanremo in 1921). (The image is taken from a poster of the National Sailors' Association of Italy and the photo from which it is taken is from the Gino Guglielmi collection. ![]() ![]() In 1921 a squadron of submarines came to visit Sanremo and Queen Helena also went to visit them. ![]()
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