Saturday - At the height of Igoumenitsa, during the war against Turkey, the destroyer Artillery of 4a Squadriglia (commander, frigate captain Guido Biscaretti di Ruffia) in patrolling with the Corazziere (commander, corvette captain Luigi Castellino) has a lively firefight with the Turkish destroyer Tajar who hit the coast and was subsequently destroyed by the joint shot of the two Italian units.
Forced the entrance of the port the two destroyers frame with the shot and hit a second Turkish war unit that seeks escape to earth incurliando on sandy bottom until a shot fired from the Corazziere does not center a head in war of torpedo making her explode with devastating consequences.
During the reconnaissance in the port, armed boats of the two units attack and capture the Turkish armed yacht Tarabulus (ex Thetis) which will be towed by the Corazziere and transferred to Taranto; on 6 May 1912 she will enter service as a gunboat in the Italian Navy with the name of Captain VERRI (photo). She will be disbarred on December 19, 1926
