Luigi Ferraro (naval officer)
Officer of the Royal Italian Navy and pioneer of Italian submarine warfare
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Luigi Ferraro (3 November 1914, Quarto dei Mille – 5 January 2006, Genoa ) was an officer of the Royal Italian Navy and pioneer of Italian submarine warfare, most notable for his service with the commando frogman unit Decima Flottiglia MAS . [1] In 1943 in Turkey he attacked four ships carrying chromium ore. [2] He was decorated with the gold medal for military valor for having sunk three enemy ships alone. [3] : 5
Ferraro designed a number of innovations in scuba diving equipment for Cressi-sub , and in 1962 with Carlos Reinberg, he founded Technisub , a manufacturer of various underwater diving equipment. [4]
Cressi made and launched Luigi Ferraro's two most important innovations during the early 1950s. One was the "Pinocchio" diving mask , the first mask with a rubber nose pocket enabling the fingers to pinch the nostrils, facilitating ear equalization . The other was the Cressi Rondine, the first swimming fin featuring a closed heel, a toe opening and an offset blade, which maximised both wearing comfort and hydrodynamic efficiency.
References
- ↑ Pannullo, Antonio (5 January 2016). "10 anni fa l'addio a Luigi Ferraro, incursore della X Mas e pioniere del sub" . secoloditalia.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 11 May 2016 .
- ↑ "A man | Luigi Ferraro" . www.luigiferraro.it . Retrieved 2021-01-26 .
- ↑ Zamorani, Massimo (2013). Luigi Ferraro. Un eroe del mare . Mursia. ISBN 978-88-425-3159-3 .
- ↑ "Inventor and Entrepreneur" . www.luigiferraro.it . Retrieved 7 November 2019 .
External links
- "Benvenuti nel sito ufficiale di Luigi Ferraro | Luigi Ferraro" . Luigiferraro.it . Retrieved 2016-12-19 .
- "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana" . Quirinale.it . Retrieved 2016-12-19 .
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