Ferdinando Casardi
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| Born |
1 January 1887 Barletta, Apulia, Italy |
| Died | 11 January 1975 (aged 88) Barletta, Apulia, Italy |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Italy
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| Service/branch |
 Regia Marina
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| Years of service | 1904–1975 |
| Rank | Ammiraglio di Divisione (Vice Admiral) |
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Ferdinando Casardi (January 1, 1887 – January 11, 1975) was an Italian admiral during World War II.
Born in Barletta in 1887, Casardi entered the Livorno Naval Academy in 1904, graduating as Ensign in 1907. Between 1911 and 1912, as a midshipman, he first took part in a campaign in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean aboard the aviso Staffetta, and then fought in the Italo-Turkish war. During World War I he served as lieutenant on the battleships Vittorio Emanuele and Dante Alighieri.
After the end of the war, Casardi served for some years in command of torpedo boats; in 1920 he sailed up the Danube on the torpedo boat 69 PN. After promotion to Lieutenant Commander, he was appointed commanding officer of the destroyers Generale Antonio Chinotto and Vincenzo Giordano Orsini; he was subsequently promoted to commander, and given shore assignments in the Ministry of the Navy and the Arms and Naval Armaments Management Direction in La Spezia, then he became deputy chief of staff of the Special Naval Division and later commanding officer of the destroyers Alvise da Mosto and Ugolino Vivaldi in 1931-1932. From 1932 to 1934, after promotion to captain, he was sent to Washington as naval attaché and then, back in Italy, he became honorary aide-de-camp to Victor Emmanuel III.
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