Taranto, Italian Navy Base

"Ship Leaves Taranto" on Italian postcard.  The bridge at the mouth of the harbor entrance swung side-ways to allow passage of ships.


Another side view of the Taranto harbor bridge in the open position.

or perhaps an earlier incarnation of WaT? 

check out this link to wikimapia to show how the port is made, topographically.  the point of the bridge is obvious even at this level (it's Ponte Girevole; the lower right bridge for the outer harbor.)
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=40.4756807&lon=17.2511101&z=13&l=0&m=a&v=2
zoom in for a better look.

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=40.4724814&lon=17.2346735&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2
click on the bridge and you get the information.  still looks kind of the same.

Italian navy ship going through the canal with the bridge open.


Italian fleet based at Taranto.

Two more image of the Taranto naval base in Italy on postcards.