Complex sentence: The naval architect Benedetto Brin was asked to design them, the first to be launched was the R.N. "Caio Duilio", named after the Roman Consul Gaius Duilius.
Split into simpler sentences: The naval architect Benedetto Brin was asked to design them. The first to be launched was the R.N. "Caio Duilio", named after the Roman Consul Gaius Duilius.