Andrea Doria-class cruiser

The Andrea Doria was a class of helicopter cruisers of the Marina Militare. They were Italy's first major new designs of the post–World War II era. These ships were primarily designed for ASW tasks.

History
The class consisted of two vessels, Andrea Doria and Caio Duilio, both commissioned in 1964 and in service into the late 1980s. A third, Enrico Dandolo (C555), was cancelled. The Andrea Doria class formed the basis for the larger cruiser Vittorio Veneto, which replaced the Andrea Dorias' superstructure hangar with a hangar in the hull.

Similar ships

 * Vittorio Veneto
 * Moskva class helicopter carrier
 * French cruiser Jeanne d'Arc (R97)