The photos, to publish later, have been made from Volker Wiegmann and Frank Raiss-Germany and Piero Lapiana-Italy All the people illustrated are from the left to the right
Model of the first italian submarine, the Delfino (Dolphin) (about 1890)
Prototype of the Luminor Big Egyptian, ref. gpf 2/56 (1956), then manufactured in 50 units for the Egyptian Navy, but with the written Radiomir
The little ribbons of the berrets of the italian submariners. Those of the Scirè (1938-1942) has the italian gold medal. In the 2006 the Italian Navy will launch a new submarine, the second after the S. Todaro of the type U-212, that will be called just Scirè
Inside the exhibition with the our guide, the journalist Alberto Menichetti from La Spezia
The front beak of the Scirè
The 147mm gun of an italian submarine
The S.L.C. holder cylinder of the Scirè
The monument, dedicated to the italian submariners, both crews that units, missing in the wars
The symbol of the italian submariners, the dolphin, from which the name of the first italian submarine
In front of the anchor and the propeller of the italian battle ship Vittorio Veneto (1940’s)
Other Panerai’s instruments at that time
Omeris Arpesella, at that time Gamma Swimmer, into the Naval Museum
At the exit of the Naval Museum
The head-quarter of the Admiralty, the Italian Navy High Tirrenian Department Centre, next to the Arsenal
Mr. Orange-Ilya Depuydt, Belgium, with -its- preferred tree!
La Spezia. Come-back to the hotel, in Lido di Camaiore
During the dinner in the hotel
The Sommelier of the Fisar National Team and Boss of the Massa Carrara Department, Tullio Scavone with the Boss of the hotel and in the past officer of the Italian Navy, the Fisar Sommelier, Claudio Salvini
Piero receives from Frank and from Volker the wall-watch, with the image of E. Bianchi, made during the III Meeting 2003, a beautiful reproduction of the Panerai’s dial and the special t-shirt of the Meeting, while Piero gives to Frank and Volker, the key-holder of the Italian Navy and the pin of the X Mas Flotilla
The Club Panerai is composed by historic gentlemen..., not contemporary! Piero gives to Simona a bunch of orchids
At the end of the dinner. Fabio, Simona, Piero and Marco