13 September 1881: Last unit in service in Tunis to provide assistance and protection to the Italian colony

(To Marina Militare)
13/09/15

Tuesday - The battleship Castelfidardo under the command of vessel captain Augusto Conti sails from Naples to Sfax where the 16 arrives to replace the armored Regina Maria Pia.

After having for a long time crossed in the waters of eastern Tunisia touching ports and streams of that coast, the November 21 will take to Tunis to return to 18 February 1882 in Spezia.

It will be the last unit to leave the Tunisian waters where for five months it had provided assistance and protection to the large Italian colony during the French military operations, the subsequent Arab resistance actions and the final submission of the country.