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Francesco Caracciolo-class battleship
The ''Francesco Caracciolo''-class battleships were a class of battleships designed for the Italian ''Regia Marina'' in 1912–1913 and ordered in 1914; the first ship of the class, ''Francesco Caracciolo'', was laid down that year. The other three ships, ''Cristoforo Colombo'', ''Marcantonio Colonna'', and ''Francesco Morosini'' were all laid down in 1915. Armed with a main battery of eight guns and possessing a top speed of , the four ships of the class were intended to be the equivalent of the British . They were never completed, however, due to material shortages and shifting construction priorities after the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Only the lead ship was launched, and several proposals to convert her into an aircraft carrier were considered, but budgetary problems prevented any work being done. She was sold to an Italian shipping firm for conversion into a merchant ship. This too proved to be too expensive, and so she was broken up for scrap.
==Design==
In 1913, Admiral Paolo Thaon di Revel became the Chief of Staff of the ''Regia Marina'' (Royal Navy). He secured authorization for a huge new construction program, which called for four new battleships, three cruisers, and numerous other warships.〔Cernuschi & O'Hara, p. 62〕 The ''Francesco Caracciolo'' class was the first type of super-dreadnought battleship designed by the ''Regia Marina''.〔Sandler, p. 102〕 They were intended to match the new fast battleships being built in foreign navies, such as the British . Rear Admiral Edgardo Ferrati was responsible for preparing the designs. He originally called for a ship armed with twelve guns and twenty secondary guns, but by the time he had finalized the design, he had reduced the main battery to eight guns and the secondary battery to twelve guns.〔Gardiner & Gray, p. 260〕
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