''Dunay'' was a tall ship serving with the Soviet Navy, first launched as ''Cristoforo Colombo'', laid at the Castellammare yards on 15 April 1926. It was destroyed in a fire in 1963.

History

In 1925, the ''

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'' (Italian Royal Navy) ordered two

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s to a design by General Lieutenant Francesco Rotundi of the Italian Navy Engineering Corps, inspired by the style of large late 18th century 74-gun ships of the line. The first, ''Cristoforo Colombo'', was put into service in 1928 and was used by the ''Regia Marina'' until 1943. After

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, the ship was handed over to the

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as part of the

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s demanded by the 1947 Paris Peace Treaty, and was decommissioned in 1959. The second ship was , launched in 1931 and still in service.

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