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Italian Cruiser Nino Bixio
was a protected cruiser built by the Italian (Royal Navy) in the early 1910s. She was the lead ship of the , which were built as scouts for the main Italian fleet. She was equipped with a main battery of six guns and had a top speed in excess of , but her engines proved to be troublesome in service. saw service during World War I and briefly engaged the Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian cruiser in 1915. Her career was cut short in the post-war period due to severe cuts to the Italian naval budget, coupled with her unreliable engines. was stricken from the naval register in March 1929 and sold for scrap. Design The s were ordered in response to the development of fast light cruisers by the Austro-Hungarian Navy in the early 1900s. They were intended to supplement the protected cruiser to serve as scouts for the main battle fleet. Two ships, and , were ordered during the tenure of Admiral Carlo Mirabello as the Minister of the Navy (Italy), Minister of the Navy. was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marsala Illustration
Marsala (, ; ) is an Italian comune located in the Province of Trapani in the westernmost part of Sicily. Marsala is the most populated town in its province and the fifth largest in Sicily.The town is famous for the docking of Giuseppe Garibaldi on 11 May 1860 (the ''Expedition of the Thousand'') and for its Marsala wine. A feature of the area is the Stagnone Lagoon Natural Reserve – a marine area with salt ponds. Marsala is built on the ruins of the ancient Carthaginian city of Lilybaeum, and includes in its territory the archaeological site of the island of Motya, an ancient Phoenician town. The modern name likely derived from the Arabic (''marsā ʿaliyy'', "Ali's harbor"), or possibly (''marsā llāh'', "God's harbor"). Geography Situated at the extreme western point of Sicily, the town was founded on Lilibeo Cape from where the Aegadian Islands and the Stagnone Lagoon can be seen. Territory The territory of Marsala, , has a rich cultural and landscape heritage; its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
