10 October 2014 11.00

Yesterday morning, the Fincantieri shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia) hosted the launching ceremony for the “Pietro Venuti” submarine, the third of the four U212A “Todaro” class twin units ordered to Fincantieri by the Central Unit for Naval Armament (NAVARM) for the Italian Navy
The Italian Ministry of Defence, Mrs Roberta Pinotti, who participated in the launching ceremony, expressed her appreciation for the excellence of the Italian naval products, resulting from research and innovation, a further step towards the modernization of the Italian Navy fleet.
Also attending the ceremony were the Italian Navy Chief-of-Staff, Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi, Fincantieri CEO Giuseppe Bono, together with civil, military and religious authorities.
Sponsor to the ceremony was Ms. Maria Venuti, granddaughter of submariner Pietro Venuti, Gold Medal for Military Valour killed in action in the Arabian Sea in 1940.

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