RN Andrea Doria

RN Andrea Doria

RN Zara

RN Duilio

RN Andrea Doria

RN Zara

RN Duilio

Italy

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
6.3	6.3	6.3

Class:

Battleship

Research:290 000

Purchase:790 000

Description

The Duilio-class, RN Andrea Doria, 1930 is a rank V Italian battleship with a battle rating of 6.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Drone Age".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Citadel130 / 250 / 12 mm

Main fire tower280 / 240 / 220 mm

Hull25 mm (steel)

Superstructure16 mm (steel)

Number of section8

Displacement24 729 t

Crew1 260 people

Overview of the protection scheme

All battleships in this BR range have a relatively comparable armor. Differences rarely if every exceed 20%, and typically are below 10%. That said, Andrea Doria features below-average armor, while having one of the largest crew compliments.

Similarly to other battleships from World War 1, it has a number of crewmen exposed on an external gun mounts, making it easy for any ship armed with HE shells to kill a number of crewmen. Repairing these mounts will crew them back again, making it easy to lose the ship when under a constant HE fire. In order to prevent this, avoid repairing the ship until any of the vital components are damaged.

Shell rooms and auxiliary ammunition storage are protected deep below the waterline and/or multiple components, making it very difficult to destroy, even with a diving shells.

Ship lacks dedicated torpedo defence, but the coal bunkers along with heavy armor will reduce the impact of the hits from the torpedoes with smaller warheads (in particular: aerial torpedoes). Still, a care should be taken to avoid the hits if possible.

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB45 / 29 km/h

RB39 / 25 km/h

Write about the ship's mobility. Evaluate its power and manoeuvrability, rudder rerouting speed, stopping speed at full tilt, with its maximum forward and reverse speed.

Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	45	29
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	39	25

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB22 688 → 28 586

RB28 628 → 36 071

Total cost of modifications288 000

428 000

Talisman cost2 200

Crew training230 000

Experts790 000

Aces1 800

Research Aces780 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

450 / 600 / 100 %

202 / 202 / 202 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 19 000 Cost: 28 000 420 Rudder Replacement Research: 16 000 Cost: 24 000 350 Propeller Replacement Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 260 Engine Maintenance Research: 19 000 Cost: 28 000 420	Damage Control Division Research: 19 000 Cost: 28 000 420 Fire Division Research: 16 000 Cost: 24 000 350 Shrapnel Protection Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 260 Ventilation Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 260 New Pumps Research: 19 000 Cost: 28 000 420 Ammo Wetting Research: 19 000 Cost: 28 000 420	Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 19 000 Cost: 28 000 420 Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 16 000 Cost: 24 000 350 305mm_it_armstrong_navy_ap_ammo_pack Research: 16 000 Cost: 24 000 350 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 260 152 mm APHE Perforante Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 260 Improved Rangefinder Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 260 Torpedo Mode Research: 19 000 Cost: 28 000 420 152 mm APHE Perforante da 152/45-50 Research: 19 000 Cost: 28 000 420

Armament

Primary armament

3 х Turret3 x 305 mm/46 Vickers cannon, model 1909

Ammunition300 rounds

Vertical guidance-5° / 20°

2 х Turret2 x 305 mm/46 Vickers cannon, model 1909

Ammunition200 rounds

Vertical guidance-5° / 20°

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		1,000 m	2,500 m	5,000 m	7,500 m	10,000 m	15,000 m
305 mm SAP	SAP	418	375	314	264	224	172
305 mm APCBC	APCBC	673	611	521	447	387	303

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
305 mm SAP	SAP	861	401.2	0.03	17	31	47°	60°	65°
305 mm APCBC	APCBC	861	452.37	0.035	17	5.66	48°	63°	71°

Secondary armament

16 х Turret152 mm/45 Schneider cannon, model 1911

Ammunition215 rounds

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Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		1,000 m	2,500 m	5,000 m	7,500 m	10,000 m	15,000 m
152 mm HE Dirompente	HE	44	44	44	44	44	44
152 mm APHE Perforante	APHE	199	164	120	90	70	55
152 mm APHE Perforante da 152/45-50	APHE	198	164	120	90	69	55

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
152 mm HE Dirompente	HE	830	46.3	0	0.1	5.4	79°	80°	81°
152 mm APHE Perforante	APHE	830	47.1	0.03	7	2.62	47°	60°	65°
152 mm APHE Perforante da 152/45-50	APHE	830	47	0.03	7	3.1	47°	60°	65°

Anti-aircraft armament

13 х Turret76 mm/45 Schneider cannon, mod.1911

Ammunition277 rounds

6 х Turret76 mm/40 Ansaldo cannon, mod.1917

Ammunition240 rounds

2 х Turret40 mm/39 Vickers-Terni mod.1915/1917, Modif.1930 autocannon

Ammunition1500 rounds

Belt capacity50 rounds

Fire rate200 shots/min

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Additional armament

Setup 16 x 450 mm Whitehead A 110/450 torpedo

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

Devblog History

While Italy was ramping up its construction of dreadnought battleships in the early 1910s, the decision was made to construct another two battleships in order to meet its naval rearmament goals. As ships of the Conte di Cavour class were already under construction at the time, shipbuilders decided to base the new class off the design of the former, while only applying some minor changes. This design was completed within six months and construction was ordered in September 1911.

Andrea Doria was laid down in March of 1912 in the Spezia dockyards and was subsequently launched the following year. However, it wouldn't be until 1916 before the warship was considered complete. This was due to numerous delays in the fitting out period, primarily due to difficulties in the supply of the ship's primary battery guns which caused significant delays. Nonetheless, the ship did see completion and officially joined the ranks of the Regia Marina in August 1916.

Despite entering service in the middle of WWI, Andrea Doria didn't see much combat action as the primary adversary - the Austro-Hungarian navy - operated in the Adriatic. However, as the Italian navy deemed the danger of submarines and minelayers for capital ships to be too great in the narrow waters of the Adriatic, most ended up not being deployed for extensive combat operations in that particular theater.

As a result, Andrea Doria survived The Great War without great incident and continued its service into the postwar period. In this time, it helped suppress a rebellion in Fiume and undertook several diplomatic missions to a number of ports in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. In August 1932 however, Andrea Doria was withdrawn from active service and placed in reserve. Starting in 1937 and going into 1940, Andrea Doria underwent a full reconstruction, which drastically changed the warship's visual appearance and combat capabilities.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the RN Andrea Doria from live.warthunder.com.

See also

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External links

• [Devblog] Andrea Doria: The Dreadnought of the Mediterranean

Arsenale militare marittimo della Spezia
Battleships
Conte di Cavour-class	RN Conte di Cavour
Duilio-class	RN Andrea Doria

Italy battleships
	RN Dante Alighieri*
Conte di Cavour-class	RN Conte di Cavour · RN Leonardo da Vinci
Duilio-class	RN Duilio · RN Andrea Doria
Francesco Caracciolo-class	RN Francesco Caracciolo
	*  = Unique ship