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Gerolamo "Nino" Bixio (Italian: [dʒeˈrɔːlamo ˈniːno ˈbiksjo]; Ligurian:; 2 October 1821 – 16 December 1873) was an Italian general, patriot and politician, one of the most prominent figures in the Italian unification. Life and career. He was born Gerolamo Bixio in Genoa.
- active: 1837–1870
- General
- Italian Wars of Independence (1848–1866)
- Red Shirts
Nino Bixio (AFI: /ˈbiksjo/; in ligure /ˈbiʒu/), all'anagrafe Gerolamo Bixio (Genova, 2 ottobre 1821 – Banda Aceh, 16 dicembre 1873) è stato un rivoluzionario, generale e politico italiano, tra le più note figure storiche legate al Risorgimento italiano
- Cimitero monumentale di Staglieno
- Genova, 2 ottobre 1821
- Banda Aceh, 16 dicembre 1873
Nov 24, 2019 · The Nino Bixio class ships were designed as fleet scouts, under the supervision of Captain and engineer Giuseppe Rota. It was roughly similar dimilar to the Quarto, first Italian scout cruiser. The waterline length was 131.4 meters (431 ft) or 140.3 m (460 ft) overall. Their beam was of 13 m (43 ft) with a draft of 4.1 m (13 ft).
History. The fate of the Nino Bixio. On August 17, 1942, an Italian prisoner-of-war ship carrying Allied soldiers was torpedoed off the coast of Greece. Crammed into the forward hold were 174 New Zealand servicemen. One of them was Ben Stanley’s great-uncle. Written by Ben Stanley. As the cargo ship approaches Port Ahuriri, a small crowd ...
Aug 18, 2015 · 17 August 1942. Nino Bixio at Napier, circa 1947-1964 (Alexander Turnbull Library, 1/4-026135-F) 118 New Zealand prisoners of war died when the Italian transport ship Nino Bixio was torpedoed by a British submarine in the Mediterranean. Their deaths, combined with the 44 men lost on the Jantzen in December 1941, amounted to nearly a third of ...
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Nino Bixio was a protected cruiser built by the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the early 1910s. She was the lead ship of the Nino Bixio class, which were built as scouts for the main Italian fleet. She was equipped with a main battery of six 120-millimeter (4.7 in) guns and had a top speed in excess of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph), but her ...
Conning tower: 100 mm (3.9 in) The Nino Bixio class was a pair of protected cruisers built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1910s. The two ships, Nino Bixio, and Marsala, were built in Castellammare between 1911 and 1914. They were intended to serve as scouts for the main Italian fleet, and as such required a high top speed.
