27/03/14 | History
27 happened March 1889: The cruiser Cristoforo Colombo sets sail for the Red Sea
Together with the gunboat Sebastiano Veniero (commander, corvette captain Gaetano Cassanello) and the schooner Miseno (commander, vessel lieutenant Raffaele Marselli) yes ...
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27/03/14 | History
27 happened March 1865: The Marina between Messina and Palermo for health checks
The naval training will remain in Sicilian waters for a long time, also due to a cholera epidemic that will begin to manifest itself in July. Ships are required to insure ...
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26/03/14 | History
26 happened March 1941: Forcing of the Bay of Suda
Despite the adverse weather conditions, the operation was successfully completed and led to the sinking of the British cruiser York and the damage to the ...
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26/03/14 | History
Operation Lebanon Two: thirty years ago it ended with peace
The Navy operated with two cruisers (Vittorio Veneto and Andrea Doria), three destroyers (Ardito, Audace and Intrepido), four frigates (Perseo, Lupo, Orsa and ...
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24/03/14 | History
The 24 March 1867 happened: in the South America the Des Geneys
The unit under the command of vessel lieutenant Michele Pico with military men (two officers) and civilian workers, 36, will set sail for Montevideo in September ...
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24/03/14 | History
It happened on March 24, 1895: the "Dolphin" is born in La Spezia
The unit, which will be of the experimental type, will however be among the first submarines to be equipped with a periscope and a gyroscopic compass and also capable of launching torpedoes both from ...
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23/03/14 | History
23 happened March 1901: Sail from Venice for the Red Sea the Governolo gunboat
The unit that will arrive in Massaua on April 14 will be mainly destined to carry out surveillance cruises for the repression of the slave trade and arms smuggling ...
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23/03/14 | History
23 happened March 1873: Corvette Caracciolo leaves Montevideo to repatriate
With brief stops in Rio de Janeiro, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Gibraltar and Baia due to the usual health observation stop, the 17 July will arrive in Naples after two years overseas ....
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22/03/14 | History
23 March 1944: The revenge of Vesuvius
Here we want to remind you that a few weeks after the war mission the last eruption of Vesuvius took place ...
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22/03/14 | History
22 occurred March 1911: Ship Relay in Mogadishu
The conflict with Turkey will interrupt the development of the latter which will be resumed only in December of 1912 ...
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22/03/14 | History
22 March 1906 happened: the Marco Polo c.te is received by the Chinese emperor
Source: Military Navy
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22/03/14 | History
22 happened March 1885: Vettor Pisani arrives at Assab
The next day he will continue to Beilul and then to Massaua where the 27 will arrive. The unit will effectively participate in ...
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12/03/14 | History
12 happened March 1967: launch of the submarine Enrico Toti
The Toti was built by Italcantieri in Monfalcone, the 12 1967 was launched in March and officially handed over to the ...
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03/03/14 | History
03 occurred March 1977: Monte Serra's aerial blaze
The 3 march was supposed to be a normal setting flight. The students were enthusiastic about this experience ...
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27/02/14 | History
27 February 1911 happened: First thalassographic campaign in the Adriatic
The campaign will be concluded in Ancona on 8 June. Source: Military Navy
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26/02/14 | History
26 occurred February 1917: The courage of the long-time captain Welcome
The torpedo provokes a strong flooding and even while embarking water the ship remains afloat. A part of the staff embarks ...
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24/02/14 | History
24 occurred February 1912: Sinking action of Turkish ships
The Ferruccio is positioned in such a way as to preclude the escape of the Turkish units while the Garibaldi takes ...
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21/02/14 | History
21 February 1902 happened: Delfino's modernization works
(The first Italian submarine can be considered the Dolphin that, set in the arsenal of La Spezia in the 1890 ...
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20/02/14 | History
20 occurred February 1901: The last journey of the Andrea Provana
It is the last voyage of the ship that will be disarmed to be radiated. Source: Military Navy
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19/02/14 | History
19 occurred February 1880: Radiata the battleship Messina
It had a displacement of 4313 tons with 6 cylindrical boilers that developed a power of 600 HP nominal for ...
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As announced by the Iranian regime, the announced retaliation for the (unannounced) attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on 1 April 2024 which led to the death of...
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Letters to Defense Online: "Carabinieri and sinking of the Garibaldi"
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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