Luigi Ferraro (naval officer)
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]
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 a wide range of underwater diving equipment. [2]
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.
- "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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