Overview
Leonardo da Vinci was a member of the Conte di Cavour class.
Leonardo da Vinci is associated with Italy and Regia Marina. It belonged to Conte di Cavour class, so the class page provides the shared design history while this page concentrates on the individual ship.
Construction and identity
The available construction record identifies Leonardo da Vinci as built by Odero, Sestri Ponente, laid down on 1910-07-18, launched on 1911-10-14, and completed on 1914-05-17.
The ship's documented identity includes service with Regia Marina.
Service history
Served during World War I and sank at Taranto after an internal magazine explosion in 1916.
The ship's configuration should be interpreted through the documented class and the dates attached to this individual vessel; equipment should not be assumed to have remained unchanged throughout service.
Class context: Conte di Cavour class
The Conte di Cavour class used a thirteen-gun main battery arranged in twin and triple turrets.
As a member of Conte di Cavour class, Leonardo da Vinci shared the class's documented design framework and intended roles of Fleet combatant. Individual refits, transfers, and wartime changes belong to this ship only when separately documented.
Later service and disposition
lost to internal explosion. The associated date is 1916-08-02. The recorded location is Taranto.
Leonardo da Vinci matters as an individual career within Conte di Cavour class, allowing class-wide design history to be separated from this ship's own construction, identities, service, and fate.
Class relationship
This ship is recorded as a member of Conte di Cavour class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.
Sources and further reading
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921Conway Maritime Press
- Italian Battleships: Conte di Cavour and Duilio Classes 1911–1956Seaforth Publishing