Ali Barber
2nd Oct 2011, 14:48
It appears that the Italians had them in the First World War!
Ottoman times shipwreck found off Saudi coast - Emirates 24/7 (http://www.emirates247.com/news/region/ottoman-times-shipwreck-found-off-saudi-coast-2011-10-02-1.421502)
“The ship is believed to have been sunk by Italian fighter jets in a raid on Ottoman (Turkish) vessels near the port during World War 1,” Almadina daily said.
Ottoman times shipwreck found off Saudi coast - Emirates 24/7 (http://www.emirates247.com/news/region/ottoman-times-shipwreck-found-off-saudi-coast-2011-10-02-1.421502)
“The ship is believed to have been sunk by Italian fighter jets in a raid on Ottoman (Turkish) vessels near the port during World War 1,” Almadina daily said.