23 November 1888 Happened: The inspiration for Italian submarines

23/11/14

first French submarine Gymnote (it was built in the Toulon arsenal and launched the 24 September 1888) of 30 ta electric propulsion designed by the engineer Gustave Zédé and strongly backed by Admiral Hyacinthe Aube, head of the Marine Nationale, begins a series of tests and trials off the coast of Toulon.

Admiral Brin, after hearing the results of the Gymnote tests, will commission the director of Genio Navale Giacinto Pullino to design a submersible boat so that the Royal Navy can experiment with the construction and use of the new naval vessel. Pullino's studio will lead to the birth of the first Italian submarine.

Source: Military Navy

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