29/12/14  |  History
29 December 1881 happened: The on-board Rangefinder
This instrument tested positively over several years, will be part of the endowment of the on-board artillery material under the name of "Fincati rangefinder" Source...
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28/12/14  |  History
28 December 1908 happened: Messina Earthquake
The work is completed by a seaquake with waves sweeping from 6 to 12 m, beaches, shores and quays. It is one of the most violent and catastrophic earthquakes in history: 80.000 victims in Messina ...
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26/12/14  |  History
26 December 1872 happened: The Regia Marina's Hydrographic Office was set up
The Office's mission is to develop an autonomous national nautical map and to provide naval units of instruments and nautical documentation. For the activity ...
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25/12/14  |  History
25 December 1911 happened: Giovanni Pascoli for the military in Tripolitania
Source: Military Navy
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23/12/14  |  History
23 December 1917 happened: CT Audace delivered
This unit that was commissioned from the aforementioned shipyard by the Japanese Imperial Navy that gave it the name Kawakaze, following agreements between the ...
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22/12/14  |  History
22 December 1863 happened: Magenta corvette enters service
Indoor battery unit set in September of the 1859 in the Medici arsenal of Livorno for the Tuscan Navy based on a project by Ing. Micheli; for the political and military facts of ...
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21/12/14  |  History
21 happened December 1915: Giuseppe Miraglia dies
The Marina, mindful of its boldness and value, will name the Venice Seaplane Station in its name. Source: Marina Militare
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19/12/14  |  History
19 December 1904 happened: The Dogali dates back to the Amazon River
Source: Military Navy
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18/12/14  |  History
18 December 1941 happened: The Night of Alexandria
These are the words of Admiral Spigai, future Chief of Staff of the Navy, in his famous One Hundred Men ...
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16/12/14  |  History
16 December declined 1878: "BRIN" law
General Staff: official 458. The appropriate table inserts the new rank of captain of corvette placing it ...
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15/12/14  |  History
The 15 December 1905 happened: The first submersible torpedo boat
The designer is the major of the Genio Navale Cesare Laurenti who applies innovative concepts that, since then, in ...
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14/12/14  |  History
14 December 1911 happened: The airships in the Italo-Turkish war
On 16 day, a violent libido destroys the two hangars of the aircraft building under construction and damages the casings ...
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13/12/14  |  History
13 December 1896 happened: The Committee of Admirals
The Committee meets at the request of the Minister of the Navy and, in any case, at least three times a year. They are members ...
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12/12/14  |  History
12 December 1940 happened: Clashing off Libya
Of the other British ships that participated in the action in North Africa, the destroyer Hyperion will sink 10 ...
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11/12/14  |  History
11 December 1942 happened: The raiders force the bay of Algiers
At the 21.45 the Italian boat is at the center of a semicircle around which six steamers are moored. From 5 ....
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10/12/14  |  History
10 December 1981 happened: The first AB 212 ASW helicopter
A true workhorse of the Squadra Navale, present in every mission and with every possible role, from hunting ...
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09/12/14  |  History
9 December 1917 happened: The first big success at 1GM
Already on November 18 a destroyer squadron, composed of Audace, Abba, Ardente and Animoso beats, of good ...
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08/12/14  |  History
8 December 1943 happened: The Battle of Monte Lungo
The plan drawn up by the command of the 36 ^ "Texas" division provided for a simultaneous assault, from left to right to ...
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07/12/14  |  History
07 December 1915 happened: Raid behind the opposing lines
The operation is successfully completed despite the reaction of the opposing coastal defenses. Source:...
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05/12/14  |  History
05 December 1905 happened: New operation of the landing departments
Italian forces land in Mitilini and Lemnos, without encountering resistance from the local Turkish garrison. The...
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Well, yes, we are now used to witnessing the closure of the barracks and perhaps even a little to burying the long history of the departments, a phenomenon which however does not erase the memories. It also touched...

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Mine is not meant to be a sterile controversy but after more than thirty years of wearing the uniform I consider it a "fair" controversy. Decisions regarding the size and composition of forces...
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