Italy WWI RN Napoli Battleship Patriotic Medal 1908 by Johnson

Italy: WW1 Commemorative medal for the launch 
of the Battleship RN Napoli (a RN Regina Elena
class Battleship). 
The medal was circulated in commemoration of 
the launching ceremony of the ship (01 Sep. 1908).
Signed SJ (Stefano Johnson).
The Regina Elena class was a group of four 
pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Italian 
Navy (Regia Marina) between 1901 and 1908. 
The class comprised of the Battleships: Regina 
Elena, Vittorio Emanuele, Roma, and Napoli. 
They were the fastest battleships in the world 
at the time of their commissioning, faster even 
than the British HMS Dreadnought.
RN Napoli participated in the Italo-Turkish War of 
1911–1912 and saw action during the campaigns 
in North Africa, Rhodes and the Dodecanese. 
She served during WW1 but she saw no combat 
action. 
RN Napoli was decommissioned and broken up 
for scrap in 1926.
A scarce medal.

FULL SIZE

1908 - pre World War 1 1914 -1918 

Item 100% original

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