Saturday, December 18th 2004, care of the Fincantieri Muggiano (La Spezia-Liguria) Shipyard, has been the ceremony of the launch of the second, the former has been the -Salvatore Todaro- in the 2003, (of the four) submarines of the Type U-212A (upon german project), the new -Scirè- (II)!
Italian technical data of the twim submarine, the -Salvatore Todaro-, taken form the italian newsmagazine -Panorama-
Godmother of the ceremony has been Elisabetta Bianchi, one of the two daughters of the italian gold medal Emilio Bianchi that, just on the December 18th 1941 (the daughter Elisabetta is born in the day 10…) left, with L. Durand de La Penne and others, from the submarine Scirè of the Chief J. V. Borghese for reaching, with their S.L.C./Maiale, the harbour of Alexandria of Egypt . Were present at the ceremony the german Embassador in Italy and the three Italian Gold Medals: Emilio Bianchi (S.L.C.), Luigi Ferraro (Gamma) and Roberto Frassetto (Explosive Boats). (The name Scirè became from a resort of the Ethiopia where, in 1936, the Italian Army fighted a famous battle)
The invitation card with the parking-pass of Piero Lapiana-Club Panerai-, for taking part at the ceremony of the Launch The commemorative silver coin and the special postal stamp
The submarine is still into the shipyard The Commandos of the Italian Navy, with their dark green camouflage uniform
The Admiral Sergio Biraghi, Italian Navy Chief of Staff
The Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola (a submariner…), Italian Defense Chief of Staff
Now the submarine is outside the hangar Piero Lapiana with the two daughters of Emilio Bianchi On the left, Emanuela Bianchi and, on the right, Elisabetta, the godmother of the Launch
The new italian seacarrier -Cavour-, still with the work in progress
- The Scirè (2004). The submarine no. 100 of the Italian Navy: Lenght, m 55.9 Height, m 12 Crew, 27 (6 officiers) Standard Displacement, t 1,450
- The Scirè, class 600, serial Adua, launched in 1938 just in this shipyard. Italian Gold Medal: