
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 ...
606
Read

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 ...
198
Read

25/12/14 | History
25 December 1911 happened: Giovanni Pascoli for the military in Tripolitania
Source: Military Navy
354
Read

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 ...
214
Read

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 ...
190
Read

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
202
Read

19/12/14 | History
19 December 1904 happened: The Dogali dates back to the Amazon River
Source: Military Navy
305
Read

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 Hundred Men Against Two Fleets, the first book dedicated to the deeds ...
719
Read

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 ...
319
Read

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 ...
286
Read

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 ...
324
Read

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 ...
195
Read

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 ...
365
Read

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 ....
837
Read

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 ...
563
Read

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 ...
688
Read

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 ...
517
Read

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:...
353
Read

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...
239
Read

04/12/14 | History
04 December 1861 happened: The Navy elects its patroness
The crews, however, also link a "profane rite" to this holiday, which involves the exchange of roles between ...
210
Read