26 August 1908: The King at Portoferraio to inspect the passenger naval base

(To Marina Militare)
26/08/15

Wednesday - Embark in Vado Ligure on the battleship Vittorio Emanuele (commander, captain of vessel Paolo Thaon of Revel) the King accompanied by the minister vice -mirror Carlo Mirabello to take to the island of Elba to inspect the techno-logistic accommodations of the naval base of Portoferraio, activated for the current exercise.

[Passenger base was a naval base of temporary use, mainly used in the concentration of merchant and military units in view of the formation of a convoy destined for the transport of a shipping body or the projection outside the area of ​​a naval force]