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Cantieri navali Tosi di Taranto

Cantieri navali Tosi di Taranto

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The Cantieri navali Tosi di Taranto (Tosi Shipyard at Taranto) is a defunct Italian shipyard founded in 1914 by engineering company Franco Tosi & C. Between World War I and World War II it specialized in building submarines. The company never really recovered from the devastation from World War II and it was one of the first acquisitions of the newly formed financial holding company, Fincantieri, on 29 December 1959. The shipyard closed on 31 December 1990.

History

Ships built

Some of the vessels built at this shipyard are listed below.

Submarines

For the Regia Marina

For the Marina Militare

  • Pietro Calvi (1959)

For foreign navies

  • Santa Fe (1931) - Argentine Navy
  • Santiago del Estero (1932) - Argentine Navy
  • Salta (1932) - Argentine Navy

Warships

  • Tarantola (1942) - ammunition transport, Regia Marina
  • Canopo D-570 (1955) - frigate, Marina Militare
  • Cigno D-572 (1955) - frigate, Marina Militare
  • Castore D-573 (1955) - frigate, Marina Militare
  • Trifoglio M 5541 (1955) - minesweeper, Marina Militare

Other ships

  • Principessa Giovanna (1923) - passenger ship, later converted to hospital ship
  • Epomeo (1929) - passenger ship, later converted to auxiliary cruiser
  • Lago Zuai (1939) - cargo ship, later converted to auxiliary cruiser
  • Sestriere (1943) - passenger ship[1]
  • Sises (1948) - passenger ship[2]
  • Paşabahçe (1952) - laid down for Regia Marina during WWII, later converted to passenger ship for İstanbul Şehir Hatları

References

  1. [1]
    The Fleets - Giacomo Costa, fu Andrea / Costa Armatori S.p.A. / Costa Crociere S.p.A. / Costa Line - The Ships List website (accessed 2016-12-27)
  2. [2]
    The Fleets - Giacomo Costa, fu Andrea / Costa Armatori S.p.A. / Costa Crociere S.p.A. / Costa Line - The Ships List website (accessed 2016-12-27)

Bibliography

  • Brescia, Maurizio (2012). Mussolini's Navy: A Reference Guide to the Regina Marina 1930–45. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-544-8.
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