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[[image:Im19140508Supp-p524ee.jpg |thumb| 1914. Photographs of Works.]]
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[[image:Im19140508Supp-p524c.jpg |thumb| 1914. Photographs of Works.]]
[[image:Im19140508Supp-524l.jpg |thumb| 1914. Photographs of Works.]]
[[image:Im19140508Supp-524n.jpg |thumb| 1914. Views of the Fitting Out Basin in Genoa Harbour]]
[[image:Im19140508-p510DD.jpg |thumb| 1914. Italian Battelship Giulio Cesare.]]
[[image:Im1925EnV139-p600a.jpg |thumb| 1925. Anti-Aircraft Gun on The Leone.  ]]
[[image:Im1925EnV139-p600b.jpg |thumb| 1925. Twin 4"7in Guns on the Pantera. ]]
[[image:Im1925EnV139-p600c.jpg |thumb| 1925. Deck Views of the Itailian Scouts, Leone, Tigre and Pantera. ]]
[[image:Im1925EnV139-p604a.jpg |thumb| 1925. Italian Scout Leone.]]
[[image:Im1925EnV139-p604b.jpg |thumb| 1925. The Pantera. ]]
[[image:Im1925EnV139-p605a.jpg |thumb| 1925. The Tigre at Portsmouth. ]]
[[image:Im1925EnV139-p605b.jpg |thumb| 1925. Twin Gun Mounting and Shields. (Tigre). ]]
 
Locomotive engineers, ship builders and heavy engineers of Sampierdarena, Genoa, Italy.
 
1846 The Sampierdarena works were founded by Messrs [[Taylor and Prandi]]
 
1853 Acquired by [[Gio. Ansaldo et Cie]] and adopted that name.
 
1858 Giovanni Ansaldo died.
 
1882 Death of one of the founders, banker Carlo Bombrini. At that time the business was in difficulties, but Bombrini's sons Carlo Marcello and Giovanni Bombrini came to the rescue, appointing Ing. Antonio Omati. Some British engineers were appointed, including three who stayed with the firm for many years, namely [[Charles de Grave Sells]], T. H. Baird, and C. H. Gilbert. The works at Sampierdarena were enlarged. and the shipyard transferred to Sestri Ponente.
 
'''For much more information on the development of the company and its products up to 1914, see [[The Engineer 1914/05/08 Supplement]].'''
 
Post=WWII [[Ansaldo]] became part of the new group [[Finmeccanica]]
 
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[[Category: Country - Italy ]]
[[Category: Ship Builders]]
[[Category: Marine Engines]]
[[Category: Steam Locomotives]]
[[Category: Iron and Steel]]
[[Category: Boiler Makers]]
[[Category: Tools]]
[[Category: Gun Makers]]

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