06/10/14  |  History
06 happened October 1889: The Relay brings scientific resources
The unit will bring to Italy a valuable botanical collection and an accurate zoological collection made by the doctor on board, 1a doctor, class Donato Pace, who will enrich ...
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05/10/14  |  History
05 happened October 1867: Define the fault of Lissa's defeat
Failure is solely due to the bad exercise of the command function. Source: Marina Militare
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03/10/14  |  History
03 happened October 1911: War activities start against Turkey
Despite the rough sea the action is precise and the bombardment lasts until sunset. The bombing will resume the following morning, which will end in the afternoon ...
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02/10/14  |  History
02 happened October 1896: The Crown Prince from the bride-to-be
From here the crown prince accompanied by Tòmaso di Savoia will go to Cettigne, the capital of Montenegro, to meet Princess Jelena Petrovic-Niégos (daughter of ...
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01/10/14  |  History
01 October 1906 happened: Experimentations of new techniques
The exercise that will be carried out in the waters of the Gulf of Taranto, the Ionian and the southern Adriatic has as its theme, in addition to the execution of tactics and maneuvers together ...
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30/09/14  |  History
30 September 1911 happened: Turkish ship destroyed and captured
Forced the entrance of the port the two destroyers frame with the shot and hit a second Turkish war unit that seeks escape to earth incurliando on sandy bottom ...
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28/09/14  |  History
28 September 1867 happened: Surveillance for political riots
The team's command is again entrusted to rear-admiral Augusto Riboty who raises the sign on the Prince of Carignano pirated vessel. Source: Marina Militare
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27/09/14  |  History
27 happened September 1915: Sinking the ship Benedetto BRIN
The 305 mm aft tower launched into the air crashes down on the left side of the ship and the aft part of the hull, reduced to a heap of wreckage, plunges rapidly ...
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26/09/14  |  History
The 26 September 1905 happened: Delivered to the Sirio ship
The transfer will take place in stages starting from Pillau on October 6 and the 8 November will be concluded in Genoa. Set ...
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26/09/14  |  History
26 occurred September 1900: Enter Agordat ship service
The "Agordat" had to make up for in the Italian naval line the lack of a new type of unit widespread in Great ...
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25/09/14  |  History
25 September 1911 happened: Arms trafficking with cunning
The Hamitaz, which was none other than Derna, will arrive in Tripoli the next day, immediately unloading weapons ...
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23/09/14  |  History
23 happened September 1915: The marina on the slopes of the Karst
The 4 and the 16 October will return to the attack against the left wing of the Austrian lineup distinguishing itself in action ....
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23/09/14  |  History
The 23 September 1881 happened: Primates for the Vettor Pisani
To be mentioned as important travel events: the visit in September to 1880 in Vladivostok, the first warship ...
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22/09/14  |  History
22 happened September 1915: Ordered 40 trimotori to Isotta Fraschini
Meanwhile at the Venice Arsenal the trials for the navalization of the Caproni trimotor from 300 had begun ...
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19/09/14  |  History
The 19 September 1863 happened: The King of Italy handed over
The King of Italy (set at the airport in August of the 1861 and launched the 18 April of the 1863) and the twin King of ...
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16/09/14  |  History
16 happened September 1866: The siege of Palermo begins
On 21 the revolt will be definitively repressed; in the evening Palermo returns to the power of government forces ...
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15/09/14  |  History
15 September 1916 happened: First submersible sunk by plane
For reported failures the commander decides not to continue the fight, orders the crew to jump at ...
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13/09/14  |  History
13 September 1881 happened: Unit to protect the Italian colony
It will be the last unit to leave the Tunisian waters where it had been providing assistance and protection for five months ...
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12/09/14  |  History
12 September 1909 happened: First Italian airplane pilot patent
Subsequently, following the sale of the aircraft by the Wright to the aforementioned Club, Calderara may bring ...
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11/09/14  |  History
The 11 September 1907 happened: Enter the Regina Elena service
Already in the first months of the 1900, Admiral Bettòlo, during his first ministry (14 May 1899-24 May 1900) ...
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