Giovanni Bausan (BN)
Bausan

Type	Ocean going
Class	Pisani (4)
Laid down	20 Jan 1926	Cantiere Navale Triestino, Monfalcone
Launched	24 Mar 1928
Commissioned	15 Sep 1929
End service
Stricken	18 May 1942
Loss date	9 Jun 1944
Loss position	41° 29'N, 16° 20'E
History	Stricken 18th May 1942 and converted to oil pontoon G.R. 251. Sunk as a target after 9th June 1944 off Barletta.
Fate

Commands

Commander	Date from	Date to	Command notes
C.C. Francesco Murzi	26 Dec 1939	18 Jan 1941
T.V. Domenico Romano	19 Jan 1941	1 Feb 1941
C.C. Mario Resio	2 Feb 1941	30 Sep 1941
C.C. Alcide Bardi	10 Oct 1941	14 Nov 1941
T.V. Pasquale Beltrame	2 Dec 1941	17 Jan 1942
C.C. Alberto Agostini	18 Jan 1942	12 Feb 1942
C.C. Antonio Dotta	13 Feb 1942	26 Mar 1942
C.C. Guido D'Alterio	26 Mar 1942	30 Mar 1942

Ships hit

No ships hit by this submarine.

Patrols and events

	Commander	Date	Time	Port	Arr. date	Arr. time	Arr. port	Miles	Description
	Murzi, Francesco	30 May 1940	0802	Augusta	30 May 1940	1532	Augusta	7,5	Exercises.
1	Murzi, Francesco	11 Jun 1940	2045	Augusta	13 Jun 1940	0840	Augusta	230	Patrolled in Sicilian Channel in 36°12'N, 14°46'E.
		13 Jun 1940	0800 approx.	(0) Off Cape San Croce (Augusta, Sicily)	A torpedo track was sighted and missed the submarine ten metres ahead. Possibly attacked by HMS Grampus which did not return from patrol or perhaps a porpoise was mistaken for a "torpedo".
	Murzi, Francesco	17 Jun 1940	1854	Augusta	17 Jun 1940	1954	Augusta	3	Exercises.
2	Murzi, Francesco	18 Jun 1940	1455	Augusta	26 Jun 1940	0828	Augusta	966	Patrolled off Cerigotto in 35°20'N, 23°20'E. Uneventful.
	Murzi, Francesco	28 Jun 1940	0435	Augusta	28 Jun 1940	1156	Messina	75	Passage Augusta-Messina.
	Murzi, Francesco	11 Jul 1940	0754	Messina	11 Jul 1940	1558	Messina	67	Exercises.
3	Murzi, Francesco	12 Jul 1940	1330	Messina	14 Jul 1940	1950	Pantelleria	614	Patrolled off Pantelleria and Cape Bon in 36°55'N, 11°30'E. Patrol was cut short due to defects. Uneventful.
3b	Murzi, Francesco	19 Jul 1940	0509	Pantelleria	21 Jul 1940	1020	Pantelleria	614	Sailed again for patrol in 36°55'N, 11°30'E but again cut short due of defects. Uneventful.
3c	Murzi, Francesco	22 Jul 1940	0345	Pantelleria	22 Jul 1940	1624	Trapani		Passage Pantelleria-Trapani.
3d	Murzi, Francesco	23 Jul 1940	1400	Trapani	24 Jul 1940	0752	Messina	614	Passage Trapani-Messina [mileage from 12th to 24th July].
	Murzi, Francesco	11 Aug 1940	0754	Messina	13 Aug 1940	1755	Pola	628	Passage Messina-Pola.
	Murzi, Francesco	16 Aug 1940	0611	Pola	16 Aug 1940	1327	Fiume	68	Passage Pola-Fiume, then refit.
	Murzi, Francesco	27 Nov 1940	0800	Fiume	27 Nov 1940	1423	Fiume	78	Exercises.
	Murzi, Francesco	6 Dec 1940	0813	Fiume	6 Dec 1940	1414	Fiume	12	Exercises.
	Murzi, Francesco	8 Dec 1940	0843	Fiume	8 Dec 1940	1648	Pola	62	Passage Fiume-Pola.
	Murzi, Francesco	15 Dec 1940	0918	Pola	16 Dec 1940	0205	Pola	12	Gyrocompass tests.
		15 Dec 1940	1019+	(0) Punta Val di Torre di Brioni Maggiore.	While proceeding for exercises the submarine ran aground in bad weather and suffered some damage. C.C. Murzi was reprimanded.
	Murzi, Francesco	16 Jan 1941	0552	Pola	16 Jan 1941	1707	Pola	113,3	Trials, escorted by the tug Tenace.
	Romano, Domenico	19 Jan 1941		Pola	1 Feb 1941		Pola		Refit?
	Resio, Mario	10 Feb 1941	0815	Pola	10 Feb 1941	1746	Pola	12	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	13 Feb 1941	1048	Pola	13 Feb 1941	1758	Pola	84	Exercises with the torpedo boat Audace, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio.
	Resio, Mario	15 Feb 1941	0855	Pola	15 Feb 1941	1800	Pola	69	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	23 Feb 1941	0830	Pola	23 Feb 1941	1645	Pola		Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Jadera and San Giorgio.
	Resio, Mario	25 Feb 1941	0800	Pola	25 Feb 1941	1425	Pola	62	Sailed with the submarine Toti, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio, for hydrophone exercises with the torpedo boat Audace.
	Resio, Mario	26 Feb 1941	0830	Pola	26 Feb 1941	1820	Pola	48	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	2 Mar 1941	0827	Pola	2 Mar 1941	1747	Pola	61	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	7 Mar 1941	0925	Pola	8 Mar 1941	0130	Pola	96	Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace.
	Resio, Mario	10 Mar 1941	0805	Pola	10 Mar 1941	1820	Pola	56	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	12 Mar 1941	0830	Pola	12 Mar 1941	2400	Pola	85	Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliary Jadera.
	Resio, Mario	13 Mar 1941	1755	Pola	14 Mar 1941	0027	Pola	50	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio.
	Resio, Mario	15 Mar 1941	0815	Pola	15 Mar 1941	2353	Pola	150,8	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	17 Mar 1941	0900	Pola	17 Mar 1941	1845	Pola	36	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	21 Mar 1941	0820	Pola	21 Mar 1941	1445	Pola	60	Exercises.
		21 Mar 1941	1100	45° 11'N, 13° 26'E (0) 248° - Parenzo (Pore?, Croatia) - 7 miles.	Bausan sighted an unknown submarine. Probably Des Geneys or Pisani exercising in the area at that time.
	Resio, Mario	24 Mar 1941	0800	Pola	24 Mar 1941	1920	Pola	66	Exercises with the submarine Des Geneys, escorted by the auxiliaries San Giorgio, Jadera and Laurana.
	Resio, Mario	26 Mar 1941	0917	Pola	26 Mar 1941	1739	Pola	45	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	29 Mar 1941	1745	Pola	30 Mar 1941	0310	Pola	70	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	31 Mar 1941	1150	Pola	31 Mar 1941	1805	Pola	60,7	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	1 Apr 1941	0822	Pola	1 Apr 1941	1805	Pola	64,5	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries San Giorgio and Laurana.
	Resio, Mario	6 Apr 1941	2000	Pola	7 Apr 1941	0755	Pola	5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	7 Apr 1941	1950	Pola	8 Apr 1941	0735	Pola	5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	8 Apr 1941	2000	Pola	9 Apr 1941	0815	Pola	5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	9 Apr 1941	1620	Pola	9 Apr 1941	1720	Pola	4,5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	6 May 1941	0744	Pola	6 May 1941	1915	Pola	73,5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	7 May 1941	0735	Pola	7 May 1941	1720	Pola	58,5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	9 May 1941	1045	Pola	10 May 1941	0204	Pola	141,5	Exercises with the submarine Toti, escorted by auxiliary Morrhua.
	Resio, Mario	10 May 1941	0750	Pola	10 May 1941	1900	Pola	77,5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	12 May 1941	1055	Pola	13 May 1941	0133	Pola	77,5	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio and the torpedo boat Audace.
	Resio, Mario	14 May 1941	0750	Pola	14 May 1941	1900	Pola	87,5	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera.
	Resio, Mario	15 May 1941	0834	Pola	15 May 1941	1820	Pola	62	Exercises with the auxiliary Jadera in zone 3.
	Resio, Mario	22 May 1941	0744	Pola	22 May 1941	1837	Pola	85,5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	24 May 1941	0740	Pola	25 May 1941	0026	Pola	92	Exercises with the submarines Narvalo, Pisani, Speri and Toti escorted by the auxiliaries San Giorgio, Jadera and Morrhua.
	Resio, Mario	26 May 1941	0750	Pola	26 May 1941	1836	Pola	71	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	27 May 1941	1917	Pola	28 May 1941	0230	Pola	87	Exercises with the submarine Bragadino.
	Resio, Mario	30 May 1941	0755	Pola	30 May 1941	1920	Pola	87,5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	2 Jun 1941	0749	Pola	2 Jun 1941	1809	Pola	80	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	4 Jun 1941	0750	Pola	5 Jun 1941	0348	Pola	151	Exercises with the submarine Speri escorted by the torpedo boat Cantore and the auxiliary San Giorgio.
	Resio, Mario	7 Jun 1941	1315	Pola	8 Jun 1941	0150	Pola	138	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	9 Jun 1941	0751	Pola	9 Jun 1941	1940	Pola	97,5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	10 Jun 1941	1031	Pola	11 Jun 1941	0256	Pola	155	Exercises with the submarine Narvalo, escorted by the torpedo boat Cantore.
	Resio, Mario	14 Jun 1941	0750	Pola	14 Jun 1941	1931	Pola	90,5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	16 Jun 1941	0750	Pola	16 Jun 1941	1850	Pola	76,5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	17 Jun 1941	0800	Pola	17 Jun 1941	1745	Pola	69,5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	19 Jun 1941	1705	Pola	22 Jun 1941	0200	Pola	120,5	Long exercise with the submarines Mameli and Pisani.
	Resio, Mario	24 Jun 1941	0750	Pola	24 Jun 1941	1802	Pola	177	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	25 Jun 1941	0600	Pola	25 Jun 1941	1645	Pola	178	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	26 Jun 1941	0410	Pola	26 Jun 1941	2320	Pola	248	Sailed with the submarine Ammiraglio Saint-Bon for exercises.
	Resio, Mario	27 Jun 1941	1015	Pola	27 Jun 1941	1110	Pola	3	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	7 Jul 1941	0800	Pola	7 Jul 1941	1900	Pola	70	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	10 Jul 1941	1800	Pola	13 Jul 1941	0242	Pola	466	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	16 Jul 1941	0746	Pola	16 Jul 1941	1920	Pola	76	Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boats Audace and Insidioso, the auxiliary Jadera and the tug Grado.
	Resio, Mario	18 Jul 1941	0754	Pola	18 Jul 1941	1835	Pola	73	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	19 Jul 1941	0919	Pola	19 Jul 1941	1555	Pola	77,5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	21 Jul 1941	0745	Pola	21 Jul 1941	1844	Pola	85,5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	23 Jul 1941	0745	Pola	24 Jul 1941	0232	Pola	119	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	25 Jul 1941	0749	Pola	25 Jul 1941	1803	Pola	77,5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	28 Jul 1941	0735	Pola	28 Jul 1941	1810	Pola	82	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	31 Jul 1941	0745	Pola	31 Jul 1941	1900	Pola	89,5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	2 Aug 1941	0630	Pola	2 Aug 1941	1700	Pola	72	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	6 Aug 1941	0735	Pola	6 Aug 1941	1755	Pola	78,5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	9 Aug 1941	1945	Pola	10 Aug 1941	0200	Pola	66,5	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera.
	Resio, Mario	11 Aug 1941	0838	Pola	11 Aug 1941	1830	Pola	75	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	15 Aug 1941	0745	Pola	15 Aug 1941	1700	Pola	73	Sailed with the submarine Jalea, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera, for torpedo firing exercises with the torpedo boat Audace.
	Resio, Mario	21 Aug 1941	0805	Pola	21 Aug 1941	1645	Pola	67	Exercises with the submarines Adua and Mameli, escorted by the auxiliary Salvore and the torpedo boat Insidioso.
	Resio, Mario	23 Aug 1941	1939	Pola	24 Aug 1941	0124	Pola	70	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	28 Aug 1941	0723	Pola	28 Aug 1941	1700	Pola	73,5	Sailed with the submarine Medusa for exercises with the auxiliary Morrhua and the torpedo boat Insidioso.
	Resio, Mario	30 Aug 1941	1045	Pola	31 Aug 1941	0250	Pola	136	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	3 Sep 1941	2030	Pola	4 Sep 1941	0630	Pola	88	Exercises with the light cruiser Da Barbiano and the torpedo boat Audace.
	Resio, Mario	6 Sep 1941	0745	Pola	6 Sep 1941	1815	Pola	83	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	10 Sep 1941	0745	Pola	10 Sep 1941	1715	Pola	78	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	12 Sep 1941	0800	Pola	12 Sep 1941	1847	Pola	75,5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	13 Sep 1941	0803	Pola	13 Sep 1941	1708	Pola		Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	13 Sep 1941	1830	Pola	14 Sep 1941	0130	Pola	136,5	Exercises with the submarines Jalea, Medusa and Pisani, escorted by the torpedo boat Insidioso and the auxiliaries Morrhua and Jadera.
	Resio, Mario	17 Sep 1941	1000	Pola	17 Sep 1941	1349	Pola	68,5	Sailed with the submarine Des Geneys, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera for firing exercises with the torpedo boat Audace.
	Resio, Mario	19 Sep 1941	0745	Pola	19 Sep 1941	1700	Pola	83	Exercises with the submarine Des Geneys, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliary San Giorgio.
	Resio, Mario	20 Sep 1941	0745	Pola	20 Sep 1941	1340	Pola	74,5	Exercises.
	Resio, Mario	23 Sep 1941	0800	Pola	23 Sep 1941	1700	Pola	77	Exercises with the submarines Des Geneys, Jalea and Mameli, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliaries Salvore and Jadera.
	Resio, Mario	24 Sep 1941	0825	Pola	24 Sep 1941	1755	Pola	82,5	Exercises with the submarines Des Geneys, Toti and Mameli, escorted by the auxiliaries Salvore and San Giorgio.
		1 Oct 1941		Pola	9 Oct 1941		Pola	60,5	Refit? No Commander listed.
		2 Oct 1941	1000	Pola	2 Oct 1941	1700	Pola	64,5	Exercises.
		6 Oct 1941	0800	Pola	6 Oct 1941	1600	Pola	60	Exercises with submarine Des Geneys, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliary Morrhua.
		8 Oct 1941	1015	Pola	8 Oct 1941	1920	Pola	66	Exercises with the submarine Emo, escorted by the torpedo boat Insidioso and the auxiliary Jadera.
	Bardi, Alcide	11 Oct 1941	0800	Pola	11 Oct 1941	1650	Pola	60,5	Exercises.
	Bardi, Alcide	16 Oct 1941	0800	Pola	16 Oct 1941	1725	Pola	72	Exercises with the submarine Des Geneys, escorted by the auxiliary Salvatore.
	Bardi, Alcide	17 Oct 1941	1305	Pola	17 Oct 1941	2357	Pola	117	Exercises with the submarine Medusa escorted by the auxiliary Grado.
	Bardi, Alcide	20 Oct 1941	0850	Pola	20 Oct 1941	1730	Pola	83,5	Exercises.
	Bardi, Alcide	23 Oct 1941	0800	Pola	23 Oct 1941	1820	Pola	86,5	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua.
	Bardi, Alcide	27 Oct 1941	0820	Pola	27 Oct 1941	1915	Pola	79	Exercises escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliary Grado.
	Bardi, Alcide	29 Oct 1941	0800	Pola	29 Oct 1941	1625	Pola	67	Exercises with the submarine Toti, escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua.
	Bardi, Alcide	2 Nov 1941	0849	Pola	2 Nov 1941	1630	Pola	53,05	Exercises with the submarine Emo, escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua.
	Bardi, Alcide	3 Nov 1941	0830	Pola	3 Nov 1941	1655	Pola	71	Exercises with the submarine Emo, escorted by the auxiliary Grado.
	Bardi, Alcide	4 Nov 1941	0802	Pola	4 Nov 1941	1635	Pola	57	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio and the torpedo boat Audace.
	Bardi, Alcide	5 Nov 1941	0800	Pola	5 Nov 1941	1705	Pola	57	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries San Giorgio and Grado.
	Bardi, Alcide	8 Nov 1941	0935	Pola	8 Nov 1941	1620	Fiume	61	Passage Pola-Fiume.
	Bardi, Alcide	13 Nov 1941	0940	Fiume	13 Nov 1941	1200	Fiume	9	Exercises.
	Bardi, Alcide	14 Nov 1941	1035	Fiume	14 Nov 1941	1811	Fiume	19,06	Exercises, then refit.
	Beltrame, Pasquale	1 Jan 1942	Date???	Fiume	17 Jan 1942		Fiume		Refit.
	Agostini, Alberto	18 Jan 1942		Fiume	12 Feb 1942		Fiume		Refit.
	Dotta, Antonio	18 Mar 1942	1410	Fiume	18 Mar 1942	1700	Fiume	25	Trials.
	Dotta, Antonio	25 Mar 1942	0955	Fiume	25 Mar 1942	1600	Pola	61	Passage Fiume-Pola, escorted by the torpedo boat Medici.
	D'Alterio, Guido	26 Mar 1942		Pola		Date???	Pola		To be disarmed.
		1 Jun 1942			1 Jun 1942				Disarmed and used as floating oil depot.
		23 Sep 1942			23 Sep 1942				Renamed G.R. 251 (G.R. stood for Gallegiante Rifornimento or oil pontoon).
		1 Mar 1943		Brindisi	1 Mar 1943		Brindisi		Reported at Brindisi as floating oil depot G.S.R. 251. This is apparently an error and should read G.R. 251.
		9 Jun 1944		Barletta	9 Jun 1944		Sunk as air target vessel		Used by A.S.V.-fitted Allied aircraft as target vessel while moored in 41°29.5'N, 16°20.5'E (10 miles north of Barletta). Her wreck was reported found in 1999 and reported in error to be that of HMS Regent. In 2020, it was examined again by a team led by Fabio Bisciotti. Dr Bisciotti was interviewed on Italian TV (TELEBLU) on 13th May 2022 (broadcast on the 14th) about the discovery of the wreck. https://www.facebook.com/teleblutv/posts/417277997069013
		9 Jun 1944		41° 29'N, 16° 20'E	The submarine was towed by a tug and moored in this position to be used by A.S.V.-fitted Allied aircraft as target vessel. She sank some time after. The wreck was first located in 1999 and mistakenly identified as HMS Regent. It was visited again in 2020 by a team led by Fabio Bisciotti.

123 entries. 123 total patrol entries (3 marked as war patrols) and 4 events.

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