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...tons of guncotton and steel, remained till last week a menace to French coastal navigation. So spectacular have been the Artiglio's successes that a French warship hovered unobtrusively in the offing, taking notes. Overboard went the Artiglio's two chief divers, Alberto Gianni and S. Francesci. After them were lowered special mines which were intended to blow up the hulk of the Florence H. Suddenly the sea rose like a bubble, burst with a deafening roar into towers of spray. The little Artiglio was tossed in the air like a child's toy, broke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Artiglio | 12/22/1930 | See Source »

...Francesci floating head down in air-filled diving suits on the surface, their bronze head chambers smashed flat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Artiglio | 12/22/1930 | See Source »

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