06/02/15 | History
06 February 1881: N.1 and N.2 torpedo boats enter service
The two units are provisionally armed by a crew of 13 people: a commanding vessel lieutenant, three sailors, three torpedo boats, an 1a director-class engineer ...
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05/02/15 | History
05 February 1913: The Atropo submarine enters service
The construction at a German shipyard responded to the intention of experimenting with a type of submarine that had already given excellent proof. The main feature was ...
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02/02/15 | History
02 February 1866: The Navy's most important oceanic campaign starts
The journey that will arouse keen interest is to be the first to circumnavigate the globe of the Regia Marina and to complete the mission entrusted to the commander ...
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31/01/15 | History
31 January 1896: Italian ships in rescue of Christians in Crete
The Etna landing company will be joined in the first days of February by the battleship King King Umberto (commander, Captain Edward Incoronato). Both of them...
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30/01/15 | History
30 January 1910: First officers to conduct the "lighter than the air"
They will be the first officers of the Navy for the driving and the conduct of the "lighter than the air" that had already achieved a good degree of reliability in the ...
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29/01/15 | History
29 January 1865: Twice Magellano for the first time
Source: Military Navy
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26/01/15 | History
25 January 1942: Cape Horn and the invisible sailors of Pietro Orseolo
The same route has already been traveled by the motorship Cortellazzo, passing in that same arm of the sea on Christmas Eve of the 1941; two months later he will pass, still in the ...
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26/01/15 | History
26 January 1887: The Dogali massacre
Only one officer and 86 soldiers will be saved. The situation will require vigorous intervention to strengthen the ...
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26/01/15 | History
26 January 1883: First Italian cruiser
Built in Castellammare di Stabia and launched the 12 June 1881, the Flavio Gioia of 2760 t, with mixed propulsion to ...
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25/01/15 | History
25 January 1915: Calabria in the Red Sea at the service of the colony
Will be back in 1919. Source: Marina Militare
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21/01/15 | History
21 January 1915: Regulations concerning the requisition of merchant ships have been issued
These are ordered by the Minister of the Navy or by his delegation from a port authority based on the opinion of ...
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20/01/15 | History
20 January 1877: The first ship with an electric projector
Source: Military Navy
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18/01/15 | History
18 January 1912: War drums between Italy and France
Commander Albamonte's orders were to capture those Turkish elements that hadn't turned out to belong ...
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15/01/15 | History
15 January 1925: Eridano ship to the children of Bari
As for other asylum ships operating in Italian ports, the Navy, despite the difficulties of the moment, continues its ...
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15/01/15 | History
15 January 1913: The Dante Alighieri battleship comes into service
Elaboration of an initial project of the armored monocaliber of Bettòlo and Cuniberti (later taken up by the Royal ...
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14/01/15 | History
14 January 1912: Last mission for the Governolo
It will be the last mission of the Governolo for radiation due to the age and the impaired efficiency that makes ...
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12/01/15 | History
Small causes, great effects - Canale di Sicilia, January 1941
Although the first to hit was the Vega, damaging the cruiser Bonaventure, the clash inevitably ended 40 ...
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12/01/15 | History
12 January 1903 Happened: Calabria rescued Tahiti
During the stop a devastating cyclone crashes on the nearby Tuamotou archipelago with hundreds of victims and ...
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Nasrallah is dead, long live Nasrallah
It ended as it began. And as it will probably continue. Like Abbas al Musawi, his predecessor, so Hasan Nasr Allah fell under Israeli fire. Following the paradigm of Moshe Dayan,...
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Letters to the Director
Letter to Difesa Online: "Are the chiefs of staff also censored now?"
Dear director, I have read the speech given by General Masiello to the 40th of the Lagunari and, remembering having read the Army Press Release (it dates back to 25 June, you were not...
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