What was the design connection between the battleship Dante Alighieri and the Gangut class?
Short answerRussia acquired the Italian design and used it as an influence while developing the Gangut-class battleships.
NotesRussian planners admired Dante Alighieri and acquired its design as a basis for their own work. They then used that input while developing the Gangut-class battleships. The connection shows how design ideas moved between navies through influence and adaptation rather than exact copying.