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While I admit it's an inconsistency on the part of the Italian Regia Marina and the Marina Militare Italiana, this ship was not named "Caio Duilio", its name was just "Duilio".
I have recently uncovered a document that proves beyond doubt what I'm saying. Namely, the Royal Decree (Decreto Reale) 16 November 1911, n. 1269, in which the name of her and her sister (then being built) were officially assigned names to be put in the registries of the Navy. And the name cited for her isn't Caio Duilio, but just Duilio.
Here is a link to the full text of the aforementioned decree.
I'll put here a (rough) translation of it:
VITTORIO EMANUELE III by the grace of God and the will of the nation KING OF ITALY
As suggested by the Minister of the Navy We have decreed and decree
To the two 1st Class battleships being built in the Royal Arsenal of La Spezia and in the Royal Shipyard of Castellammare di Stabia, are respectively assigned the names of
Andrea Doria and Duilio.
With such names the aforementioned battleship will be put in the registries of the statal ships.
We order that the present decree, with the Seal of the State, be inserted in the official archive of the laws and the decrees of the Kingdom of Italy, ordering anybody to observe and respect it.
Signed at Rome, today 16 November 1911
VITTORIO EMANUELE
Leonardi - Cattolica
Seen, the Keeper of the Seals: Finocchiaro-Aprile
[Note: Pasquale Leonardi-Cattolica was Minister of the Navy, and Camillo Finocchiaro-Aprile was the Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals]
I believe the case to be proven, and therefore request the name of the ship and the page to be corrected accordingly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Italianhistorian88 ( talk • contribs) 08:03, 24 February 2020 (UTC)
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Did you know?" column on
June 11, 2010. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the Italian battleship
Caio Duilio was one of the longest-lived World War I dreadnoughts? | |||||||||||||
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While I admit it's an inconsistency on the part of the Italian Regia Marina and the Marina Militare Italiana, this ship was not named "Caio Duilio", its name was just "Duilio".
I have recently uncovered a document that proves beyond doubt what I'm saying. Namely, the Royal Decree (Decreto Reale) 16 November 1911, n. 1269, in which the name of her and her sister (then being built) were officially assigned names to be put in the registries of the Navy. And the name cited for her isn't Caio Duilio, but just Duilio.
Here is a link to the full text of the aforementioned decree.
I'll put here a (rough) translation of it:
VITTORIO EMANUELE III by the grace of God and the will of the nation KING OF ITALY
As suggested by the Minister of the Navy We have decreed and decree
To the two 1st Class battleships being built in the Royal Arsenal of La Spezia and in the Royal Shipyard of Castellammare di Stabia, are respectively assigned the names of
Andrea Doria and Duilio.
With such names the aforementioned battleship will be put in the registries of the statal ships.
We order that the present decree, with the Seal of the State, be inserted in the official archive of the laws and the decrees of the Kingdom of Italy, ordering anybody to observe and respect it.
Signed at Rome, today 16 November 1911
VITTORIO EMANUELE
Leonardi - Cattolica
Seen, the Keeper of the Seals: Finocchiaro-Aprile
[Note: Pasquale Leonardi-Cattolica was Minister of the Navy, and Camillo Finocchiaro-Aprile was the Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals]
I believe the case to be proven, and therefore request the name of the ship and the page to be corrected accordingly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Italianhistorian88 ( talk • contribs) 08:03, 24 February 2020 (UTC)