Felice Napoleone Canevaro
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Felice Napoleone Canevaro was an Italian admiral and politician and a senator of the Kingdom of Italy. He served as both Minister of the Navy and Minister of Foreign Affairs and was a recipient of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus. In his naval career, he was best known for his actions during the Italian Wars of Independence and later as commander of the International Squadron off Crete in 1897–1898.
Canevaro and the officers of the battleship Italia pose under a pair of her 17-inch (432 mm) guns.
"The Admirals of the Powers in Cretan Waters" (Sketch from Black and White, 10 April 1897). Canevaro, serving at the time as commander of the International Squadron, is fourth from left.
Illustration as it appeared in The Graphic on 13 March 1897 of warships of the International Squadron bombarding Christian insurgents above Chania, Crete, on 21 February 1897. It probably is reversed.
Italian ironclad Sicilia
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Sicilia was the second of three Re Umberto-class ironclad battleships built for the Italian Regia Marina. The ship, named for the island of Sicily, was laid down in Venice in November 1884, launched in July 1891, and completed in May 1895. She was armed with a main battery of four 343 mm (13.5 in) guns and had a top speed of 20.3 knots, though this high speed came at the cost of armor protection.
Sicilia
Line-drawing of the Re Umberto class
Sicilia steaming at full speed in her original configuration