13/07/15 | History
13 July 1890: The use of Sambuchi
Of low draft (from 0,7 m to 2,2 m), robust and maneuverable, they were armed with one or two 25 or 37 mm guns or with a combination of both. Since the establishment of ...
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12/07/15 | History
12 July 1873: Minister Riboty leaves and advises the King
On the agenda of the inauguration in office is the program of his mandate: to strengthen the naval instrument, to regain in the public confidence the position that ...
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11/07/15 | History
11 July 1915: Operation of landing at Pelagosa
- the explorer Marsala, flagship (rear admiral Enrico Millo, commander of the operation); - the Quarto in support of the auxiliary cruiser Città di Palermo which ...
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11/07/15 | History
11 July 1911: Authorized purchase of the area for the Navy Ministry
The building area chosen is the one located in Rome at Lungotevere Flaminio in the area called "Villa Cavalieri" at a unit price not exceeding 40 lire / m2 and for a ...
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10/07/15 | History
10 July 1910: Allocated funds for the air component
Given the full and effective collaboration existing in the aeronautical field between the Navy and the Army (the flight crew is of the two FF.AA., with a prevalence of Navy officers), at ...
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10/07/15 | History
10 July 1897: First earth-earth radiotelegraphic experiment
[Guglielmo MARCONI had come to Italy in June at the express invitation of Minister Benedetto Brin to continue the experiments in Italy.] Source: Marina Militare
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09/07/15 | History
9 July 1912: Flight accident for Guidoni
Pilot and mechanic, unharmed, are rescued by the battleship Dante Alighieri which was carrying out test tests. The seaplane is towed and towed to port ....
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09/07/15 | History
9 July 1912: Falco and Liguria in defense of Crete
The response of the Admiral Council to the provocation is immediate: the torpedo boat-warning Falco, the torpedo boat Liguria and other units of the international FN are ...
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08/07/15 | History
8 July 1926: Establishment of the Naval Corps Body
If the need for specific personnel responsible for naval weapons was not felt in the sailing Navy, already starting ...
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07/07/15 | History
7 July 1915: Sunk Amalfi
Human losses amount to 73 men including an officer; 682 the survivors gathered by the escort units and the ...
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07/07/15 | History
7 July 1900: Approved the sending of troops to China
The Navy proceeds to hire four sailboats, three to be used for the transport of troops and the fourth to transport ...
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05/07/15 | History
6 July 1891: Charter Ship Sicily
Entry into service on 4 April 1895 has carried out much of the service in the Mediterranean both for defense activities ...
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05/07/15 | History
6 July 1866: Admiral Persano urged to fight
Admiral Persano is urged to take the sea to look for the enemy in its waters and deliver it to the ...
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05/07/15 | History
5 July 1889: Folgore Collision and John Bausan
The Folgore (left) suffered very serious damage as the bow of the Bausan (right) penetrated the hull for 1 ...
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03/07/15 | History
3 July 1888: The longest ocean campaign
[The cruiser Flavio GIOIA was launched at the Castellammare shipyard on 12 June 1881, which entered service on the 26 ...
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01/07/15 | History
2 July 1911: In Academy of Youth Teens
Thus, with the notification of the competition for the year 1911-1912 the normal course is extended from three to four academic years; the'...
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01/07/15 | History
1 July 1910: Launches Ship San Giorgio
Designed by the lieutenant general of the Genio Navale Edoardo Masdea they basically turned out to be a replica of the "Pisa". The...
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01/07/15 | History
1 July 1900: Assault on Chinese barricades
For his behavior in action, the courage and coolness shown will be decorated with the gold medal at ...
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01/07/15 | History
1 July 1863: Mount Etna Ship goes into service
Of the displacement of 1563 t, with a wooden hull and a copper-covered hull, it had a motor apparatus on three boilers ...
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