Italian submarines in World War Two


Des Geneys (DN)
Des Geneys

TypeOcean going 
ClassPisani (4) 
Laid down 1 Feb 1926 Cantiere Navale Triestino, Monfalcone
Launched14 Nov 1928
Commissioned31 Oct 1929
End service28 May 1942
Stricken18 Oct 1946
Loss date
Loss position
History Disarmed on 25th May 1942. Stricken on 18th October 1946.
Fate

Commands


CommanderDate fromDate toCommand notes
S.T.V. Mario Biagini28 Dec 193923 Jun 1940
C.C. Antonio Cuzzaniti24 Jun 194026 Sep 1940
T.V. Giovanni Cantù26 Sep 194019 Jan 1941
C.C. Francesco Murzi19 Jan 194117 Jun 1941
C.C. Giulio Ghiglieri15 Jun 194131 Jan 1942
C.C. Guido D'Alterio10 Feb 194229 Mar 1942

Ships hit

No ships hit by this submarine.

Patrols and events

 CommanderDateTimePortArr. dateArr. timeArr. portMilesDescription
Biagini, Mario10 Jun 1940Fiume10 Jun 1940FiumeRefit at Fiume.

Cuzzaniti, Antonio3 Jul 19400818Fiume3 Jul 19401400Fiume48Exercises.

Cuzzaniti, Antonio22 Jul 19400630Fiume22 Jul 19401750Fiume65Exercises.

Cuzzaniti, Antonio26 Jul 19400843Fiume26 Jul 19401727Fiume58Exercises.

Cuzzaniti, Antonio29 Jul 19400825Fiume29 Jul 19401102Fiume35Exercises.

Cuzzaniti, Antonio1 Aug 19401319Fiume1 Aug 19401745Fiume17,6Exercises.

Cuzzaniti, Antonio2 Aug 19400543Fiume2 Aug 19401100Fiume57Passage Fiume-Pola.

Cuzzaniti, Antonio4 Aug 19400710Pola4 Aug 19401620Pola54,5Exercises.

Cuzzaniti, Antonio8 Aug 19401218Pola8 Aug 19401706Pola27Exercises.

Cuzzaniti, Antonio9 Aug 19400845Pola9 Aug 19401127Pola0,8Changed moorings?

Cuzzaniti, Antonio11 Aug 19400136Pola12 Aug 19401125Brindisi363Passage Pola-Brindisi.

1Cuzzaniti, Antonio14 Aug 19401400Brindisi7 Sep 19401115Messina2256,34Patrolled Southwest of Crete. Between Gavdos and Cerigotto (Antikythera) islands: between 23°10'E meridian and meridian Gavdos Island, parallel Gavdos Island, parallel Cerigotto and Cerigotto-Agria.
  3 Sep 19401932-194535° 03'N, 23° 35'E
(0) 10 miles south of Cape Krio (Chania).
At 1932 hours, the submarine sighted an enemy formation at a distance of 7,000 metres. She closed the range to 2,000 metres and was about to carry an attack when the enemy ships altered course and went straight toward the submarine which had to go deep in a hurry to avoid being rammed and the opportunity was missed. This was probably Force A (Third Cruiser Squadron with the heavy cruiser HMS Kent, the light cruisers HMS Liverpool and HMS Gloucester escorted by the destroyers HMS Nubian and HMS Mohawk).

Cuzzaniti, Antonio17 Sep 19400630Messina18 Sep 19400802Brindisi278Passage Messina-Brindisi.

Cuzzaniti, Antonio19 Sep 19402300Brindisi21 Sep 19400900Pola362Passage Brindisi-Pola.

Cantù, Giovanni7 Oct 19401003Pola7 Oct 19401736Pola49,4Exercises.

Cantù, Giovanni14 Oct 19400820Pola14 Oct 19401724Pola49,7Exercises.

Cantù, Giovanni19 Oct 19400800Pola19 Oct 19401710Pola55Exercises.

Cantù, Giovanni2 Nov 19400803Pola2 Nov 19401102Pola21,05Exercises.

Cantù, Giovanni5 Nov 19400810Pola5 Nov 19401705Pola54Exercises.

Cantù, Giovanni7 Nov 19400818Pola7 Nov 19401656Pola31,3Exercises.

Cantù, Giovanni9 Nov 19400805Pola9 Nov 19401747Pola56Exercises.

Cantù, Giovanni20 Nov 19400820Pola20 Nov 19401726Pola29,9Exercises.

Cantù, Giovanni21 Nov 19400722Pola21 Nov 19401716Pola35,6Exercises.

Cantù, Giovanni25 Nov 19400758Pola25 Nov 19401712Pola70Sailed with the submarine Adua, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio and the tug Tenace, for torpedo firing exercises with the torpedo boat Audace.

Cantù, Giovanni27 Nov 19400813Pola27 Nov 19401708Pola59Sailed with the submarine Adua, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio and the tug Tenace, for torpedo firing exercises with the torpedo boat Audace.

Cantù, Giovanni3 Dec 19400814Pola3 Dec 19401741Pola58Exercises.

Cantù, Giovanni5 Dec 19400751Pola5 Dec 19401725Pola62Exercises.

Cantù, Giovanni9 Dec 19400800Pola9 Dec 19401748Pola57Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio.

Cantù, Giovanni12 Dec 19400800Pola12 Dec 19401654Pola63Exercises.

Cantù, Giovanni16 Dec 19400833Pola16 Dec 19401745Pola74Attack exercises with torpedo boat Audace, escorted by the auxiliary Laurana.

Cantù, Giovanni20 Dec 19400800Pola20 Dec 19401844Pola63Sailed with the submarine Adua, escorted by the auxiliary Gigliola, for torpedo firing exercises with the torpedo boat Audace.

Cantù, Giovanni26 Dec 19400805Pola26 Dec 19401800Pola71Attack exercises on the torpedo boat Audace with the submarines Bragadino and Adua, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio and the submarine chaser Laurana.

Cantù, Giovanni28 Dec 19401602Pola29 Dec 19400202Pola84Sailed with the submarine Adua for night torpedo firing exercises with the torpedo boat Audace.

Cantù, Giovanni29 Dec 19400800Pola29 Dec 19401736Pola114Exercises.

Cantù, Giovanni3 Jan 19410800Pola3 Jan 19411640Pola68Exercises.

Cantù, Giovanni6 Jan 19410800Pola6 Jan 19411640Pola62Exercises with the submarine Adua, escorted by the submarine chaser Laurana.

Cantù, Giovanni7 Jan 19410912Pola7 Jan 19411347Pola46Gunfire exercises with the submarines Bragadino, Adua and Fisalia, escorted by the auxiliary Laurana.

Cantù, Giovanni8 Jan 19410810Pola8 Jan 19411715Pola71Attack exercises with the submarine chaser Laurana.

Cantù, Giovanni11 Jan 19410800Pola12 Jan 19410110Pola132Attack exercises with the submarine Adua on the torpedo boat Audace, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio.

Cantù, Giovanni17 Jan 19410810Pola17 Jan 19411135Pola32Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Laurana.

Cantù, Giovanni18 Jan 19411603Pola19 Jan 19410315Pola80Sailed with the submarines Adua and Bragadino, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio, for torpedo firing exercises with the torpedo boat Audace.

Murzi, Francesco19 Jan 19410951Pola19 Jan 19411940Pola101Exercises.

Murzi, Francesco20 Jan 19410800Pola20 Jan 19411738Pola73Exercises with the submarine Adua, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio.

Murzi, Francesco24 Jan 19410800Pola24 Jan 19411740Pola68Sailed with the submarine Adua, escorted by the auxiliary Laurana, for torpedo firing exercises with the torpedo boat Audace.

Murzi, Francesco28 Jan 19411630Pola29 Jan 19410118Pola102Exercises.

Murzi, Francesco31 Jan 19410815Pola31 Jan 19411710Pola71Attack exercises on the torpedo boat Audace, escorted by the auxiliaries Jadera and San Giorgio.

Murzi, Francesco5 Feb 19410827Pola5 Feb 19411754Pola39Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio.

Murzi, Francesco7 Feb 19410817Pola7 Feb 19411930Pola75Exercises.

Murzi, Francesco8 Feb 19410825Pola9 Feb 19410100Pola90Exercises.

Murzi, Francesco10 Feb 19410914Pola10 Feb 19411700Pola25Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera.

Murzi, Francesco14 Feb 19410823Pola14 Feb 19411717Pola63Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio.

Murzi, Francesco15 Feb 19410927Pola15 Feb 19412355Pola95Exercises.

Murzi, Francesco17 Feb 19410830Pola17 Feb 19411659Pola59Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera.

Murzi, Francesco26 Feb 19410814Pola26 Feb 19411700Pola57Exercises.

Murzi, Francesco28 Feb 19410815Pola1 Mar 19410229Pola115Exercises with the submarine Pisani, escorted by the auxiliary Laurana and later by San Giorgio, for night firing exercises with the torpedo boat Audace.

Murzi, Francesco1 Mar 19412008Pola2 Mar 19410507Pola54Exercises.

Murzi, Francesco3 Mar 19412008Pola3 Mar 19410507Pola37Exercises with the submarine Pisani, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliaries San Giorgio, Jadera and Laurana.

Murzi, Francesco6 Mar 19411730Pola7 Mar 19410025Pola63Exercises.

Murzi, Francesco17 Mar 19410810Pola17 Mar 19411612Pola52Exercises.

Murzi, Francesco19 Mar 19410820Pola19 Mar 19411726Pola46Exercises.

Murzi, Francesco21 Mar 19410815Pola21 Mar 19411643Pola42Exercises.

Murzi, Francesco24 Mar 19410820Pola24 Mar 19411750Pola48Exercises with the submarine Bausan, escorted by the auxiliaries San Giorgio, Jadera and Laurana.

Murzi, Francesco25 Mar 19410815Pola25 Mar 19411449Pola46Exercises.

Murzi, Francesco27 Mar 19410821Pola27 Mar 19411815Pola12Exercises with the submarines Jalea, Medusa and Bragadino, escorted by the auxiliaries San Giorgio and Jadera.

Murzi, Francesco28 Mar 19410824Pola28 Mar 19411618Pola50Exercises.

Murzi, Francesco31 Mar 19411320Pola31 Mar 19410025Pola102Exercises.

2Murzi, Francesco4 Apr 19411559Pola5 Apr 19410940Pola71,5Hydrophone watch with the submarine Pisani in 45°21'N, 13°13'E, to cover the passage of a convoy on the Venice-Trieste route. Uneventful.

3Murzi, Francesco17 Apr 19411555Pola18 Apr 19411015Pola70,2Hydrophone watch in 45°12'N, 12°57'E, to cover the passage of the battleship Roma. Uneventful.

Murzi, Francesco6 May 19410749Pola6 May 19411910Pola67,5Exercises.

Murzi, Francesco7 May 19410743Pola7 May 19411734Pola64,7Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua.

Murzi, Francesco9 May 19410743Pola9 May 19411842Pola61,9Exercises with the submarine Pisani, escorted by the auxiliary Gigliola.

Murzi, Francesco10 May 19411043Pola11 May 19410210Pola80Exercises with the submarine Pisani, escorted by the auxiliary Gigliola and then night torpedo firing exercises with torpedo boat Audace.

Ghiglieri, Giulio25 Jun 19410655Pola25 Jun 19411805Pola103,07Trials.

Ghiglieri, Giulio28 Jun 19410955Pola28 Jun 19411606Pola46Trials, escorted by the tug Parenzo.

Ghiglieri, Giulio1 Jul 19410800Pola1 Jul 19411807Pola35,5Exercises with the submarine Speri, escorted by the auxiliaries Jadera and Grado.

Ghiglieri, Giulio9 Jul 19410800Pola9 Jul 19411634Pola13,05Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio10 Jul 19411732Pola13 Jul 19410255Pola370Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio15 Jul 19410751Pola15 Jul 19411919Pola58Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio17 Jul 19412000Pola18 Jul 19410320Pola68Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio19 Jul 19410600Pola19 Jul 19411742Pola46Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio21 Jul 19410754Pola21 Jul 19411758Pola58Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio22 Jul 19410758Pola22 Jul 19411900Pola61Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio25 Jul 19410753Pola25 Jul 19411959Pola65Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio28 Jul 19410754Pola28 Jul 19411755Pola51Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio30 Jul 19410755Pola30 Jul 19411910Pola70Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio2 Aug 19410550Pola3 Aug 19410250Pola115Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio9 Aug 19410815Pola9 Aug 19411902Pola71Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio12 Aug 19410800Pola13 Aug 19410550Pola104Exercises with the submarines Jalea and Pisani and light cruiser Da Barbiano, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera and the torpedo boat Audace.

Ghiglieri, Giulio16 Aug 19410726Pola16 Aug 19411250Pola43Exercises with the submarine Pisani, escorted by the auxiliary Salvore and the torpedo boat Audace.

Ghiglieri, Giulio20 Aug 19410748Pola20 Aug 19411615Pola63Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio28 Aug 19411915Pola29 Aug 19410031Pola52Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio3 Sep 19411057Pola3 Sep 19412015Pola67Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio6 Sep 19411907Pola7 Sep 19410258Pola60Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio8 Sep 19410756Pola8 Sep 19411640Pola51Exercises with the submarines Jalea, Cagni and Speri, escorted by the auxiliaries Salvore, Jadera and Morrhua.

Ghiglieri, Giulio10 Sep 19410815Pola10 Sep 19411622PolaExercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio10 Sep 19411830Pola11 Sep 19410015Pola104Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio12 Sep 19410750Pola12 Sep 19411735Pola68Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio17 Sep 19411000Pola17 Sep 19411750Pola62Sailed with the submarine Bausan, escorted by the auxiliaries Jadera, for firing exercises with the torpedo boat Audace.

Ghiglieri, Giulio19 Sep 19410749Pola19 Sep 19411622Pola54Exercises with the submarine Bausan, escorted by torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliary San Giorgio.

Ghiglieri, Giulio20 Sep 19410741Pola20 Sep 19411233Pola53Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio22 Sep 19410800Pola22 Sep 19411711Pola60Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio23 Sep 19410800Pola23 Sep 19411645Pola61Exercises with the submarines Bausan, Jalea and Mameli, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliaries Salvore and Jadera.

Ghiglieri, Giulio24 Sep 19410800Pola24 Sep 19411655Pola53Exercises with the submarines Bausan, Toti and Mameli, escorted by the auxiliaries Salvore and San Giorgio.

Ghiglieri, Giulio29 Sep 19410807Pola29 Sep 19411736Pola70Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio1 Oct 19410800Pola1 Oct 19411510Pola53Exercises with the submarine Toti, escorted by the auxiliaries Morrhua and Audace.

Ghiglieri, Giulio4 Oct 19410600Pola4 Oct 19412010Pola165Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio6 Oct 19410800Pola6 Oct 19411755Pola67Exercises with the submarine Bausan, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxilaryMorrhua.

Ghiglieri, Giulio7 Oct 19411000Pola8 Oct 19410009Pola87Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio16 Oct 19410800Pola16 Oct 19411655Pola67Exercises with the submarine Bausan, escorted by the auxiliary Salvatore.

Ghiglieri, Giulio18 Oct 19410800Pola18 Oct 19411637Pola64,5Exercises with the submarine Mameli, escorted by the auxiliary Salvatore.

Ghiglieri, Giulio20 Oct 19410800Pola20 Oct 19411637Pola59Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio22 Oct 19410800Pola22 Oct 19411610Pola61Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Grado.

Ghiglieri, Giulio27 Oct 19410800Pola27 Oct 19411638Pola54,5Exercises with the submarine Speri, escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua.

Ghiglieri, Giulio29 Oct 19410800Pola29 Oct 19411615Pola63Exercises with the submarine Speri, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace.

Ghiglieri, Giulio1 Nov 19410800Pola1 Nov 19411612Pola51Exercises with the submarines Rismondi and Jalea, escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua.

Ghiglieri, Giulio4 Nov 19410800Pola4 Nov 19411617Pola54,5Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio and the torpedo boat Audace.

Ghiglieri, Giulio6 Nov 19410800Pola6 Nov 19411647Pola53Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Sangro.

Ghiglieri, Giulio7 Nov 19410800Pola7 Nov 19411642Pola63Exercises with the submarine Jalea, escorted by the auxiliary Grado.

Ghiglieri, Giulio10 Nov 19410800Pola10 Nov 19411744Pola56Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliary Jadera.

Ghiglieri, Giulio12 Nov 19410800Pola12 Nov 19411649Pola53Exercises with the submarine Pisani, escorted by the auxiliaries Jadera and San Giorgio.

Ghiglieri, Giulio18 Nov 19410800Pola18 Nov 19411615Pola53Exercises with the submarines Toti and Jalea, escorted by the auxiliaries Jadera and San Giorgio.

Ghiglieri, Giulio22 Nov 19410800Pola22 Nov 19411645Pola54Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio25 Nov 19410800Pola25 Nov 19411645Pola72Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio5 Dec 19410810Pola5 Dec 19411630Pola70,5Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Jadera and San Giorgio.

Ghiglieri, Giulio6 Dec 19410800Pola6 Dec 19411655Pola71,5Exercises with the submarines Bajamonti, Memeli, Speri and Toti, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliaries Jadera, Trau and San Giorgio.

Ghiglieri, Giulio9 Dec 19410815Pola9 Dec 19411715Pola83Exercises with the submarines Mameli and Bajamonti, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliaries Jadera and San Giorgio.

Ghiglieri, Giulio11 Dec 19411530Pola11 Dec 19412255Pola70Exercises.

4Ghiglieri, Giulio12 Dec 19411422Pola13 Dec 19411145Pola129Hydrophone watch with Mameli, between 45°15'N and 45°24'N and 12°57'E and 13°17'E, to cover an important convoy. Uneventful. Heard only H.E, turned back due to engine defects and replaced by Jalea.

Ghiglieri, Giulio20 Dec 19410832Pola20 Dec 19411618Pola66,5Exercises.

Ghiglieri, Giulio22 Dec 19410843Pola22 Dec 19411700Pola69Exercises with the submarine Tito Speri, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera.

Ghiglieri, Giulio24 Dec 19410806Pola24 Dec 19411605Pola68,5Exercises with the submarine Jalea, escorted by the auxiliary Trau.

Ghiglieri, Giulio29 Dec 19411607Pola30 Dec 19410158Pola94Night torpedo firing exercises, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio.

Ghiglieri, Giulio31 Dec 19410836Pola31 Dec 19411345Pola59Gunfire exercises with the submarine Jalea, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera.

Ghiglieri, Giulio4 Jan 19420836Pola4 Jan 19421520Pola59,8Trials with the submarines Jalea, Toti and Medusa, escorted by the auxiliaries Jadera and San Giorgio and the torpedo boat Audace.

Ghiglieri, Giulio5 Jan 19420835Pola5 Jan 19421705Pola65,8Trials with the submarines Jalea, Speri, Medusa and Ondina escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliaries Jadera, San Giorgio and Trau.

Ghiglieri, Giulio16 Jan 19421610Pola16 Jan 19422150Pola65Trials with the submarine Ondina, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio. Damaged in a collision with the torpedo boat Pilo.
  16 Jan 19422132
(0) Off Island of San Andrea (near Pola).
During exercises, the submarine collided with torpedo-boat Pilo who was in company with the torpedo-boat Audace. Both vessels were damaged.

Ghiglieri, Giulio28 Jan 19421557Pola28 Jan 19421610Pola1Entered dock.

Ghiglieri, Giulio10 Feb 19421302Pola10 Feb 19421900Pola22Exercises.

D'Alterio, Guido12 Feb 19420835Pola12 Feb 19421405Pola25,2Exercises.

D'Alterio, Guido14 Feb 19421241Pola14 Feb 19421835Pola35,5Exercises.

D'Alterio, Guido16 Feb 19420808Pola16 Feb 19421312Pola31Exercises.

D'Alterio, Guido18 Feb 19421245Pola18 Feb 19421811Pola30Exercises.

D'Alterio, Guido20 Feb 19420815Pola20 Feb 19421545Pola31Exercises.

D'Alterio, Guido23 Feb 19420814Pola23 Feb 19421320Pola26,5Exercises.

D'Alterio, Guido24 Feb 19421242Pola24 Feb 19421840Pola26Exercises.

D'Alterio, Guido26 Feb 19420845Pola26 Feb 19421436Pola30Exercises.

D'Alterio, Guido27 Feb 19420820Pola27 Feb 19421435Pola32Exercises.

D'Alterio, Guido2 Mar 19421250Pola2 Mar 19421836Pola32,5Exercises.

D'Alterio, Guido4 Mar 19420819Pola4 Mar 19421425Pola26,5Exercises.

D'Alterio, Guido6 Mar 19420820Pola6 Mar 19421429Pola30Exercises.

D'Alterio, Guido9 Mar 19421246Pola9 Mar 19421839Pola33Exercises.

D'Alterio, Guido11 Mar 19420815Pola11 Mar 19421428Pola32Exercises.

D'Alterio, Guido13 Mar 19421215Pola13 Mar 19421826Pola27,5Exercises.

D'Alterio, Guido16 Mar 19420815Pola16 Mar 19421325Pola27,5Exercises.

D'Alterio, Guido18 Mar 19420815Pola18 Mar 19421306Pola29Exercises.

25 May 1942Pola25 May 1942PolaDisarmed and used to charge batteries.

9 Sep 1943Fiume9 Sep 1943ScuttledScuttled following armistice.

157 entries. 157 total patrol entries (4 marked as war patrols) and 2 events.

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