Italian Submarine Casualties in World War Two
Date Submarine Cause of Sinking Position 1940 14 Jun Macalle Wrecked on Red Sea reef 19-00 N, 38-00 E 17 Jun Provana RF La Curieuse off Oran 19 Jun Galileo Galilei (assgd. P-711 as HMS) Captured by HMS Moonstone 12-48 N, 45-12 E 20 Jun Diamante HM Sub. Parthian 32-42 N, 23-49 E 22 Jun Evangelista Torricelli HMS Kandahar, Kingston & Shoreham 12-34 N, 43-16 E 23 Jun Luigi Galvani HMS Falmouth 25-55 N, 56-55 E 27 Jun Console Generals Liuzzi HMS Dainty & Ilex 33-46 N, 27-27 E 28 Jun Argonauta Aircraft off Alexandria 29 Jun Uebi Scebeli Aircraft 35-29 N, 20-06 E 29 Jun Rubino RAF A/C 39-10 N, 18-49 E 22 Aug Iride HMS Eagle's A/C Gulf of Bomba 30 Sep Gondar HMAS Stuart & A/C 31-33 N, 28-33 E 2 Oct Berillo HMS Havock & Hasty 33-09 N, 26-24 E 6 Oct Gemma Italian MAS boats 36-00 N, 28-00 E 18 Oct Durbo HMS Firedrakea Wrestler & A/C 35-54 N, 04-17 W 20 Oct Lafole HMS Hotspur, Gallant & Griffin 36-00 N, 03-00 W (23 Oct) Foca Unknown (struck own mine?) E. Mediterranean 8 Nov Faa di Bruno HMS Havelock 56-01 N, 17-50 W 14 Dec Capitano Raffaele Tarantini HM Sub. Thunderbolt 45-25 N, 01-22 W 14 Dec Naiade HMS Hyperion & Hereward 32-03 N, 25-26 E 1941 6 Jan Marcello Br. Sqdn. 210 58-38 N, 11-51 W 7 Jan Nani HMS Anemone 60-15 N, 15-27 W -- Jan Neghelli Unknown Aegean 6 Mar Anfitrite HMS Greyhound 34-55 N, 26-43 E 31 Mar Pier Capponi HM Sub. Rorqual 38-32 N, 15-15 E 27 Jun Glauco HMS Wishart 35-06 N, 12-41 W 27 Jun Salpa HM Sub. Triumph 32-05 N, 26-47 E 5 Jul Jantina HM Sub. Torbay 37-30 N, 25-00 E Jul Ettore Fieramosca Retired (after battle damage?) (ult. scuttled) 2 Aug Tembien HMS Hermione (rammed & sunk, carrying POW's) 36-21 N, 12-40 E 7 Aug Michele Bianchi HM Sub. Severn 34-48 N, 13-04 W 8 Sep Maggiore Francesco Baracca HMS Croome 40-30 N, 21-15 W 28 Sep Fisalia HMS Hyacinth 32-19 N, 34-17 E -- Sep Smeraldo Unknown (last reptd. 16 Sep. off Sollum) Mediterranean 30 Sep Adua HMS Gurkha & Legion 37-10 N, 00-56 E -- Oct Alessandro Malaspina Unknown Atlantic 25 Oct Galileo Ferraris HMS Lamerton & Br. Sqdn. 202 37-07 N, 14-19 W (Mid-)Nov Guglielmo Marconi Unknown Atlantic 11 Dec Ammiraglio Caracciolo HMS Farndale 32-09 N, 25-19 E 1942 5 Jan Ammiraglio St. Ban HM Sub. Upholder 38-22 N,15-22 E 30 Jan Medusa HM Sub. Thorn 44-55 N, 13-46 E 14 Mar Ammiraglio Enrico Millo HM Sub. Ultimatum 38-27 N, 16-37 E 17 Mar Guglielmotti HM Sub. Unbeaten 37-42 N, 15-58 E 18 Mar Tricheco HM Sub. Upholder 40-45 N, 17-56 E 9 Jun Veniero Br. Sqdn. 240 38-21 N, 03-21 E 24 Jun Zaffiro HM Sub. Ultimatum 34-20 N, 24-09 E 9 Jul Perla Captured by HMS Hyacinth; reed, pendant #P-712; trsfd. to Greece (HHMS Matrozos) 33-50 N, 35-19 E 11 Jul Ondina HMSAS Protea, Southern Maid & RN A/C 34-35 N, 34-56 E 14 Jul Pietro Calvi HMS Lulworth 30-35 N, 25-58 W
Date Submarine Cause of Sinking Position 10 Aug Scire HM Trawler Islay 33-00 N, 34-00 E 12 Aug Cobalto HMS Ithuriel & Pathfinder 37-39 N, 10-00 E 12 Aug Dagabur HMS Wolverine 37-18 N, 01-55 E (late) Aug Morosini Unknown Biscay 14 Sep Alabastro Br. Sqdn. 202 37-28 N, 04-34 E 7 Nov Antonio Sciesa U.S. Army A/C 32-05 N, 23-59 E 9 Nov Granito HM Sub. Saracen 38-34 N, 12-00 E 10 Nov Emo HMS Lord Nuffield 36-50 N, 02-50 E 2 Dec Dessie Br. Sqdn. 500
(HMS Quentin & HMAS Quiberon? ) §37-48 N, 02-14 E 6 Dec Porfiro HM Sub. Tigris 38-10 N, 08-35 E 13 Dec Corallo HMS Enchantress 36-58 N, 05-07 E 15 Dec Uarsciek HMS Petard & HHMS Queen Olga 35-08 N, 14-22 E 1943 14 Jan Narvalo HMS Pakenham, Hursley & RAF A/C 34-08 N, 16-04 E 19 Jan Santorre Santarosa HM MTB-260 37-10 N, 03-15 E 19 Jan Tritone HMCS Port Arthur 37-06 N, 05-22 E 8 Feb Avorio HMCS Regina 37-10 N, 06-42 E 9 Feb Malachite HNM Sub. Dolfyn 38-42 N, 08-52 E 17 Feb Asteria HMS Wheatland & Easton 37-14 N, 04-27 E 23 Mar Delfino Collision Off Sicily 15 Apr Archimede VP-83 03-23 S, 30-28 W 13 May Mocenigo US Army A/C Cagliari, Sardinia 21 May Gorgo Nields (DD-616) 36-01 N, 00-34 W 23 May Leonardo da Vinci HMS Active & Ness 42-16 N, 15-40 W 5 Jun H-8 RAF A/C (wreck scrapped) Spezia (20 Jun) Barbarigo Unknown (last reptd. 20 June) Biscay 11 Jul Flutto HM MTBs-640,-651 &.-670 37-34 N, 15-43 E 12 Jul Bronzo Captured by HMS Seaham, (assigned pendant no. P-714; later RF Narval) 37-06 N, 15-24 E 13 Jul Nereide HMS Echo & Ilex 37-25 N, 16-07 E 13 Jul Acciaio HM Sub. Unruly 38-30 N, 15-49 E 15 Jul Remo HM Sub. United 39-19 N, 17-30 E 18 Jul Romolo Br. Sqdn. 221 37-20 N, 16-18 E 23 Jul Ascianghi HMS Laforey & Eclipse 37-09 N, 14-22 E 29 Jul Pietro Micca HM Sub. Trooper 39-48 N, 18-43 E 3 Aug Argento Buck (DD-420) 36-52 N, 12-08 E 7 Sep Velella HM Sub. Shakespeare 40-07 N, 14-50 E 8 Sep Ambra Scuttled (later refloated & recommissioned by Germans) Spezia 8 Sep H-6 A/C bombs, wreck scuttled Maddalena 9 Sep Volframio Scuttled refloated by Germans; destr. by A/C, '45 Maddalena 9 Sep Sirena Scuttled Maddalena 9 Sep Giovanni Bausan Scuttled Pola 9 Sep Ammiraglio des Geneys Scuttled Fiume 9 Sep Aradam & Argo Scuttled (refloated & recomm'd.) Genoa, Maddalena 12 Sep Ametista & Serpente Scuttled off Ancona 1944 9 Jan Nautilo RAF bombs Pola 14 Feb Enrico Tazzoli Torpedo (unidentified source) Biscay 11 Mar UIT-22 (ex-Alpino Attilio Bagnolini) RSAAF (see U-boat list, this date) off C. Good Hope 20 Apr R-8 Sunk incomplete, Allied A/C Monfalcone 25 May Beilul RAF bombs 1Sep UIT-19 (ex-Nautilo) RAF bombs Pola 4 Sep Grongo* (redesig. HIT-20} RAF bombs Genoa 4 Sep Murena* (redesig. UIT-16) RAF bombs (scuttled 9-9-43, Spezia; raised, recommissioned) Genoa 4 Sep Sparide* (redesig. UIT-15) RAF bombs Genoa § Most recently published British research points to Quentin and Quiberon as agents in Dessie's sinking and to Wrestler as accounting for U-411, 15 November.
* Reported to have been towing midget submarines to sea.
Date Submarine Cause of Sinking Position 1945 16 Mar R-9 Sunk incomplete by Allied A/C Monfalcone -- Apr Bario, Ferro, Litio, Piombo, Potassio, Rome, Sodio Destroyed incomplete by A/C Monfalcone Axum, Balilla, X-2, X-3 were scrapped about this time after bomb damage or stranding; Anguilla was destroyed on stocks by A/C.
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