13/10/14 | History
13 happened October 1911: Last long station in America
The end of the journey marks a date to remember in the history of the oceanic campaigns of the Regia Marina as Etruria was the last to make a long station in America ....
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12/10/14 | History
The 12 October 1913 happened: Aeronave Città di Ferrara
On the same date, the name "City of Ferrara" was assigned to the airship purchased by the Ministry of War for the service in the Navy and is registered in the framework of the air transport ...
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12/10/14 | History
The 12 October 1893 happened: Relay responds to a Somali criminal act
He will die a few hours later despite the care of the ship's doctor. The unit then directs for Itala, about 120 miles N of Merka, to give honorable burial to the body in territory ...
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11/10/14 | History
11 happened October 1888: The messenger enters service
Constructed on the same floors as the messages, appropriately revised by the inspector of Naval Engineering Edoardo Masdea for the sole purpose of using its still efficient apparatus ...
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09/10/14 | History
09 happened October 1898: In China to protect the Italian Legation
The resurgence of xenophobic sentiment, fomented by reactionary elements supported by the empress in power, creates disorder and violence especially in Beijing, for which the ...
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07/10/14 | History
07 occurred October 1907: Start of air use for naval exploration
The debut of the two balloons on the sea constituted a primum in the naval field and even if the evaluation of the relative experiments gave conflicting results, they began the ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 they strike a second unit from war ...
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28/09/14 | History
28 September 1867 happened: Surveillance for political riots
The command of the team is again entrusted to rear-admiral Augusto Riboty who raises the sign on the piratregata ...
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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 on the left side of the ship and the aft part of the hull ...
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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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