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Italy
Photos and details of
Naval bases in Italy. History of Italian naval bases, ports and
harbours, including Ancona, Spezia, Taranto and Venice. |
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Ancona |
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A panoramic view of Ancona Harbour. A
reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker
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Spezia The Spezia naval yard
built a number of pre dreadnaughts. including the Dandola in1 878, Andrea
Doria in 1887, re Umberta in 1893, Regina Margharita in 1904 , Regina
Elena in 1907 and the battleship Roma in 1908. and number of Cruisers were
also built including in 1898 Carlo Alberto During the First World war
a number of submarines were built aswell as the major battleships Andrea
Doria and the Conte di Cavour, naval construction ceased after the war but
the |naval base continued. after world war two, la Spezia was
re constructed, and again produces naval warships for the Italian navy and
has six dry docks. and employs over 2,500 people. |
The Re Umberto in dock at Spezia in
1897. Spezia in the Riviera of Genoa was the chief of three great naval
dockyards of Italy. The largest and most powerful ships would generally
be fitted out here where there were five dry docks and two building
slips. The dockyard covered an area of 629 acres.
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Taranto Taranto naval Arsenal
started in 1882, In 1889 the large Dry Dock Benedetto Brin was finished
and a large floating dry dock was completed in 1901. Further construction
continued with a larger 800 feet dry dock (Edgardo ferrati) being constructed.
Taranto was not a construction yard but more of a ship repair
yard, which it continues today in a similar duties. Taranto is
also remembered for the Royal naval aircraft raid form the carrier HMS Illustrious,
which sunk the battleship Conte di Cavour and damaged the Littoria and
Caio Duilio on the 11th November 1940 |
Italian ships going through the canal at Taranto.
A
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The harbour at Taranto featuring Abba class torpedo boats Ippolito
Nievo, Guiseppe Dezza, Guiseppe Abba pictured c. 1920 A
reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x
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Venice The Venice Naval
Arsenal, after the Unification of the Italian states in 1861 Venice was
the most important naval base in Italy. It had previously built many
warships but in the second part of 19th century had begun building
Steam propelled Ironcalds. including the Cruiser Stromboli in 1886. and
the Battleships Sardegna in 1894 and Ammiraglio di St Bon in 1900/
in the years leading upto world war one,. Venice also built the cruisers
Francesco Ferruccio in 1905 and san Marco in 1908 aswell as a number
of smaller warships and three submarines. After the war the naval
base was relegated to warship repair yard |
Venice c. late 1940s ©Tony Davies
Showing a Dido Class Cruiser Possibly HMS Cleopatra
(info -George Schober)
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