The ship hosted the king's Genoa Conference guests before receiving a tripod foremast, a flying-off platform, and taller forward funnels. The taller funnels reduced smoke interference at the bridge while the aircraft platform extended her experimental aviation role. In 1924 she tested a fire-control system intended for engagements out to roughly 26 kilometers. Although the mast required substantial strengthening, the successful system was then fitted to the Conte di Cavour class, turning one ship's trial into a wider fleet improvement. That year she also carried Benito Mussolini, one more prestige assignment far removed from the battle the ship had been built to fight.
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Postwar modernization and a successful fire-control trial
A 1920s refit turned Dante Alighieri into a test bed for aircraft equipment, smoke reduction, and long-range fire control.