12 January 1903 Happened: Calabria rescued Tahiti

12/01/15

ram torpedo boat Calabria (commander, frigate captain Francesco Castiglia) from Callao (Peru) at the bottom of Papeete (Tahiti).

During the stop, a devastating cyclone crashes on the nearby Tuamotou archipelago with hundreds of victims and serious damage for which Calabria the 28 will take to those islands to compete with the French stationary units to rescue operations to the population.

Source: Military Navy