The 01 August 1904 Happened: Fine Dolphin Upgrading

01/08/14

after the rehearsals at the end of the work, the submarine Delfino moves into the position of armament and is placed under the command of the vessel lieutenant Enrico Bonelli with the captain of the Genio Navale (ing,) Curio Bernardis (future famous submarine designer, internationally famous ), machine director.

Subsequently, from 17 to 27 in September, the Cyclope seagoing tug trailer will be transferred to Venice where he will also be subjected to tests and experiments for the purpose of developing the program of new underwater units started in that arsenal.

[The Delfino, the first submarine of the Italian Navy, had entered service in the 1895 with a displacement of 98 and the 1902 began to undergo a modernization that will make it reach the displacement of 103 t]

Source: Military Navy