- Simone Arturo Saint-Bon
Simone Arturo Pecoret de Saint-Bon (
March 20 ,1823 -November 26 ,1892 ) was an Italianadmiral .Saint-Bon was born at
Chambéry , now in France, then part of theKingdom of Sardinia .Leaving the Naval Academy in 1847, he attained the rank of commander in 1860, and that of vice-admiral in 1867. He took part in the
Crimean war , distinguished himself in 1860 at the siege ofAncona , and was decorated for valor at the Siege of Gaeta. At the battle ofBattle of Lissa (1866) , his vessel, the "Formidabile", forced the entrance of the port ofSan Giorgio and silenced theAustria n batteries, for which exploit he received a gold medal. In 1873 he was elected deputy, and appointed byMarco Minghetti to be minister of marine, in which position he revolutionized the Italian navy. Insisting upon the need for large battleships with high powers of attack and defense, and capable of fighting as single units, he introduced the colossal types of which the "Duilio" and the "Dandolo" were the earliest examples. Falling from power with the Right in 1876, he resumed active service, but in 1891 was again appointed minister of marine.He died on
26 November 1892 , while still in office. He is remembered in Italy as the originator of the modern Italian fleet.ee also
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