Italian submarines in World War Two
Ciro Menotti (ME, N.66)
Menotti
Ciro Menotti (USMM)
Type | Ocean going | |
Class | Bandiera (5) | |
Laid down | 12 May 1928 | Odero-Terni-Orlando, Muggiano |
Launched | 29 Dec 1929 | |
Commissioned | 29 Aug 1930 | |
End service | ||
Stricken | 1 Feb 1948 | |
Loss date | ||
Loss position | ||
History | Stricken on 1st February 1948. | |
Fate |
Commands
Commander | Date from | Date to | Command notes |
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T.V. Carlo Fecia di Cossato | 27 Apr 1940 | 27 Aug 1940 | |
T.V. Giovanni Cantù | 28 Aug 1940 | 18 Sep 1940 | |
S.T.V. Giacomo Piccardo | 19 Sep 1940 | 24 Sep 1940 | |
T.V. Carlo Fecia di Cossato | 25 Sep 1940 | 20 Nov 1940 | |
S.T.V. Giacomo Piccardo | 21 Nov 1940 | 29 Dec 1940 | |
T.V. Brunone Ghersina | 29 Dec 1940 | 6 Jan 1941 | |
T.V. Renato Guagni | 6 Jan 1941 | 4 May 1941 | |
C.C. Ugo Gelli | 4 May 1941 | 4 Nov 1942 | |
C.C. Rodolfo Scarelli | 5 Nov 1942 | 3 Feb 1943 | |
C.C. Ugo Gelli | 4 Feb 1943 | 7 Apr 1943 | |
T.V. Alpinolo Cinti | 7 Apr 1943 | 25 May 1943 | |
T.V. Rodolfo Bartole | 9 Jun 1943 | 8 Jul 1943 | |
T.V. Giovanni Manunta | 8 Jul 1943 | 4 Oct 1943 | |
T.V. Enzo Mariano | 14 Oct 1943 | 15 Apr 1944 | |
T.V. Alberto Donato | 15 Apr 1944 | 18 Jun 1944 | |
T.V. Luigi De Ferrante | 18 Jun 1944 | 1 Dec 1944 | |
T.V. Aldo Andolfi | 1 Dec 1944 | 15 Aug 1945 | |
T.V. Enzo Mariano | 16 Aug 1945 | 31 Oct 1945 |
Ships hit
No ships hit by this submarine.Patrols and events
Commander | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
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Fecia di Cossato, Carlo | 3 Jun 1940 | 1210 | Trapani | 3 Jun 1940 | 1600 | Trapani | 32,5 | Exercises. | ||
Fecia di Cossato, Carlo | 16 Jun 1940 | 1300 | Trapani | 16 Jun 1940 | 1650 | Trapani | 23 | Exercises. | ||
1 | Fecia di Cossato, Carlo | 18 Jun 1940 | 2006 | Trapani | 30 Jun 1940 | 2230 | Trapani | 1888 | Patrolled between Gaudo Island and Ras El Tin (Libya), in 33°50'N, 23°50'E, on a patrol line with Manara. Uneventful. | |
2 | Fecia di Cossato, Carlo | 9 Jul 1940 | 0030 | Trapani | 12 Jul 1940 | 1200 | Trapani | 459 | Sailed to operate on a patrol line with Manara, in 38°00'N, 10°20'E. Uneventful. | |
Fecia di Cossato, Carlo | 18 Jul 1940 | 0945 | Trapani | 18 Jul 1940 | 1315 | Trapani | 20 | Trials. | ||
Fecia di Cossato, Carlo | 26 Jul 1940 | 0005 | Trapani | 27 Jul 1940 | 1800 | Taranto | 453 | Passage Trapani-Taranto. | ||
Cantù, Giovanni | 28 Aug 1940 | Taranto | 18 Sep 1940 | Taranto | Refit at Taranto. Change in command. | |||||
Piccardo, Giacomo | 19 Sep 1940 | Taranto | 24 Sep 1940 | Taranto | Refit at Taranto. Change in command. | |||||
Fecia di Cossato, Carlo | 25 Sep 1940 | 0900 | Taranto | 25 Sep 1940 | 1630 | Taranto | 25 | Exercises. | ||
Fecia di Cossato, Carlo | 29 Sep 1940 | 0930 | Taranto | 29 Sep 1940 | 1725 | Taranto | 27 | Exercises. | ||
Fecia di Cossato, Carlo | 5 Oct 1940 | 0835 | Taranto | 5 Oct 1940 | 1425 | Taranto | 33 | Trials. | ||
3 | Fecia di Cossato, Carlo | 11 Oct 1940 | 2122 | Taranto | 12 Oct 1940 | 1010 | Taranto | 77 | Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. | |
Fecia di Cossato, Carlo | 14 Oct 1940 | 0910 | Taranto | 14 Oct 1940 | 1445 | Taranto | 42 | Exercises. | ||
4 | Fecia di Cossato, Carlo | 15 Oct 1940 | 2125 | Taranto | 16 Oct 1940 | 0930 | Taranto | 79 | Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. | |
5 | Fecia di Cossato, Carlo | 20 Oct 1940 | 2127 | Taranto | 21 Oct 1940 | 0945 | Taranto | 77 | Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. | |
6 | Fecia di Cossato, Carlo | 21 Oct 1940 | 2156 | Taranto | 22 Oct 1940 | 0920 | Taranto | 78 | Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. | |
7 | Fecia di Cossato, Carlo | 24 Oct 1940 | 0925 | Taranto | 8 Nov 1940 | 0925 | Taranto | 1690 | Patrolled with Salpa south of Crete, between 34°00'N and 34°40'N, and between 25°20'E and 26°30'E. Uneventful. | |
Piccardo, Giacomo | 21 Nov 1940 | Taranto | 30 Dec 1940 | Taranto | Refit at Taranto. Change in command. | |||||
Piccardo, Giacomo | 27 Dec 1940 | 0850 | Taranto | 27 Dec 1940 | 1640 | Taranto | 64 | Trials. | ||
Ghersina, Brunone | 30 Dec 1940 | 0820 | Taranto | 30 Dec 1940 | 1520 | Taranto | 43 | Trials. | ||
Ghersina, Brunone | 6 Jan 1941 | 1325 | Taranto | 6 Jan 1941 | 1700 | Taranto | 28 | Trials. | ||
Guagni, Renato | 7 Jan 1941 | 0820 | Taranto | 7 Jan 1941 | 1450 | Taranto | 38 | Trials, escorted by a minesweeper. | ||
Guagni, Renato | 8 Jan 1941 | 0955 | Taranto | 8 Jan 1941 | 1637 | Taranto | 43 | Exercises. | ||
8 | Guagni, Renato | 10 Jan 1941 | 0735 | Taranto | 10 Jan 1941 | 1700 | Gallipoli | Exercises and passage to Gallipoli. | ||
8b | Guagni, Renato | 11 Jan 1941 | 1940 | Gallipoli | 20 Jan 1941 | 1610 | Taranto | 550 | Patrolled south of Strait of Otranto, in 39°30'N, 19°10'E. Uneventful [mileage is from 10th January]. | |
Guagni, Renato | 18 Feb 1941 | 1300 | Taranto | 18 Feb 1941 | 1700 | Taranto | 36 | Trials, escorted by the minesweeper R.D.30. | ||
9 | Guagni, Renato | 22 Feb 1941 | 0735 | Taranto | 7 Mar 1941 | 1610 | Taranto | 905 | Patrolled south of Strait of Otranto within 10 miles from 38°40'N, 19°40'E. Uneventful, heard only H.E. and distant explosions. | |
Guagni, Renato | 24 Mar 1941 | 1315 | Taranto | 24 Mar 1941 | 1730 | Taranto | 21,5 | Trials. | ||
Guagni, Renato | 27 Mar 1941 | 0925 | Taranto | 27 Mar 1941 | 1047 | Taranto | 1 | Trials. | ||
10 | Guagni, Renato | 4 Apr 1941 | 2100 | Taranto | 5 Apr 1941 | 1015 | Taranto | 80 | Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. | |
11 | Guagni, Renato | 9 Apr 1941 | 1224 | Taranto | 21 Apr 1941 | 1330 | Taranto | 791 | Patrolled south of Otranto Straits within 10 miles from 39°20'N, 19°30'E on a NW-SE axis. Uneventful. Guagni was criticized by Admiral Falangola for staying too long underwater, as the submarine was supposed to be surfaced for the first 15 minutes of each hour, to receive instructions by short waves. | |
Gelli, Ugo | 6 May 1941 | 0910 | Taranto | 6 May 1941 | 1645 | Taranto | 59 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 12 May 1941 | 0830 | Taranto | 12 May 1941 | 1425 | Taranto | 48 | Exercises. | ||
12 | Gelli, Ugo | 18 May 1941 | 2200 | Taranto | 28 May 1941 | 1300 | Taranto | 941,7 | Patrolled south of Zante, within 20 miles from 37°20'N, 20°40'E on a EW axis (or between 36°04'N, and 37°40'N and 20°00'E and 21°20'E?), following a report of 12 May of an enemy submarine operating in this area. The report appears to have been bogus. | |
20 May 1941 | 2320 | An unknown vessel was sighted at a distance of 3-4,000 metres, making 15 knots. The submarine tried, in vain, to close the range but had to abandon the chase. | ||||||||
Gelli, Ugo | 18 Oct 1941 | 0924 | Taranto | 18 Oct 1941 | 1800 | Taranto | 28,5 | Exercises with the submarine Uarsciek, escorted by MAS 3D. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 23 Oct 1941 | 0900 | Taranto | 23 Oct 1941 | 1835 | Taranto | 88,5 | Exercises with MAS 8/D. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 4 Nov 1941 | 1300 | Taranto | 4 Nov 1941 | 1815 | Taranto | 46 | Trials, escorted by MAS 3/D. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 8 Nov 1941 | 0815 | Taranto | 8 Nov 1941 | 1545 | Taranto | 96 | Trials. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 10 Nov 1941 | 0840 | Taranto | 10 Nov 1941 | 1635 | Taranto | 74,5 | Trials. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 17 Nov 1941 | 0837 | Taranto | 17 Nov 1941 | 1645 | Taranto | 81 | Trials. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 24 Nov 1941 | 084 | Taranto | 24 Nov 1941 | 1720 | Taranto | 88,5 | Trials. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 28 Nov 1941 | 1245 | Taranto | 28 Nov 1941 | 1815 | Taranto | 35 | Exercises. | ||
13 | Gelli, Ugo | 1 Dec 1941 | 1155 | Taranto | 4 Dec 1941 | 1700 | Bardia | Supply mission to Bardia (surface passage) with 14 tons of foodstuff. Uneventful. | ||
13b | Gelli, Ugo | 4 Dec 1941 | 2010 | Bardia | 8 Dec 1941 | 1210 | Taranto | 1508 | Return trip from supply mission with fourteen British PoWs. Uneventful [mileage is for round trip]. | |
14 | Gelli, Ugo | 14 Dec 1941 | 1415 | Taranto | 16 Dec 1941 | 1440 | Benghazi | Supply mission to Benghazi (45 tons of lubricating oil, 8.6 tons of provisions and 6.4 tons of various stores). Uneventful. Probably sighted by HMS P 34 at 0700 hours on 15th December. | ||
14b | Gelli, Ugo | 16 Dec 1941 | 1825 | Benghazi | 20 Dec 1941 | 1410 | Taranto | 1309 | Return trip from supply mission to Benghaz with fourteen PoWs [mileage is for round trip]. | |
20 Dec 1941 | 0120 | 38° 38'N, 17° 44'E | An unknown submarine, similar to the Italian 600 ton type, was observed. Ciro Menotti made a signal reporting its presence. | |||||||
Gelli, Ugo | 10 Jan 1942 | 0845 | Taranto | 10 Jan 1942 | 1810 | Taranto | 42,5 | Exercises. | ||
15 | Gelli, Ugo | 13 Jan 1942 | 1340 | Taranto | 18 Jan 1942 | 1350 | Tripoli | Supply mission to Tripoli (37 tons of assorted supplies). Uneventful. | ||
15b | Gelli, Ugo | 19 Jan 1942 | 1500 | Tripoli | 21 Jan 1942 | 1030 | Augusta | 1282 | Return trip from supply mission to Tripoli [mileage is for round trip]. | |
20 Jan 1942 | 1615 | 35° 05'N, 17° 05'E | The submarine sighted a derelict mine but took no action. | |||||||
21 Jan 1942 | 0243 | 36° 30'N, 16° 30'E | An unknown submarine, steering 120°, was observed. This was Malachite who had sailed from Augusta the previous evening for a patrol off Cyrenaica. | |||||||
21 Jan 1942 | 0737? 0737 (e) | (e) 36° 55'N, 15° 38'E | As she was returning to Augusta, Menotti was attacked by HMS Unique (Lt. A.F. Collett, DSC, RN). The British submarine fired four torpedoes from a range of 2,000 yards. They all missed. The attack was not observed from the Italian side. | |||||||
Gelli, Ugo | 25 Jan 1942 | 0920 | Augusta | 25 Jan 1942 | 1150 | Augusta | 13 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 3 Feb 1942 | 0845 | Augusta | 3 Feb 1942 | 1305 | Augusta | 26 | Exercises. | ||
16 | Gelli, Ugo | 8 Feb 1942 | 1810 | Augusta | 26 Feb 1942 | 0815 | Augusta | 2550,5 | Patrolled north of Cyrenaica within 8 miles from 34°10'N, 21°20'E on a patrol line with Platino to attack Malta traffic. On the evening of 15th February, she was instructed to shift patrol 098° - 148 miles. | |
16 Feb 1942 | 0630 | 34° 00'N, 23° 44'E | An unknown submarine was sighted at a distance of 4,000 metres. This was possibly Platino who was operating in the vicinity. Ciro Menotti turned away. | |||||||
22 Feb 1942 | 0645 | 33° 52'N, 24° 25'E | A derelict mine was sunk by machine gun and musket fire. | |||||||
23 Feb 1942 | 2030 | 33° 52'N, 24° 03'E | A derelict mine was seen but no action was taken. | |||||||
Gelli, Ugo | 5 Mar 1942 | 1500 | Augusta | 7 Mar 1942 | 1030 | Pola | 760 | Passage Augusta-Pola. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 10 Mar 1942 | 1350 | Pola | 10 Mar 1942 | 1950 | Pola | 37 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 12 Mar 1942 | 0845 | Pola | 12 Mar 1942 | 1445 | Pola | 31 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 14 Mar 1942 | 1240 | Pola | 14 Mar 1942 | 1900 | Pola | 30 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 17 Mar 1942 | 0813 | Pola | 17 Mar 1942 | 1420 | Pola | 32,5 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 1 Apr 1942 | 1250 | Pola | 1 Apr 1942 | 1913 | Pola | 45,5 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 3 Apr 1942 | 0815 | Pola | 3 Apr 1942 | 1353 | Pola | 26,5 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 17 Apr 1942 | 1245 | Pola | 17 Apr 1942 | 1850 | Pola | 32 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 18 Apr 1942 | 0820 | Pola | 18 Apr 1942 | 1439 | Pola | 35 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 23 Apr 1942 | 1250 | Pola | 23 Apr 1942 | 2010 | Pola | 48 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 25 Apr 1942 | 0810 | Pola | 25 Apr 1942 | 1307 | Pola | 31 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 27 Apr 1942 | 0825 | Pola | 27 Apr 1942 | 1453 | Pola | 34 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 28 Apr 1942 | 1335 | Pola | 29 Apr 1942 | 0005 | Pola | 102 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 5 May 1942 | 1315 | Pola | 5 May 1942 | 1938 | Pola | 31,5 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 6 May 1942 | 1420 | Pola | 7 May 1942 | 0155 | Pola | 112 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 7 May 1942 | 1412 | Pola | 7 May 1942 | 1924 | Pola | 36,5 | Exercises. | ||
17 | Gelli, Ugo | 14 May 1942 | 1600 | Pola | 15 May 1942 | 1620 | Pola | 209 | Hydrophone watch in northern Adriatic. Uneventful. | |
Gelli, Ugo | 18 May 1942 | 0625 | Pola | 18 May 1942 | 1130 | Fiume | 65 | Exercises with the submarine Serpente, escorted by the Insidioso. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 18 May 1942 | 1330 | Fiume | 19 May 1942 | 0220 | Fiume | 92,5 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 20 May 1942 | 1340 | Fiume | 21 May 1942 | 0221 | Fiume | 77 | Exercises with the submarine Manara, escorted by the torpedo boat Insidioso. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 22 May 1942 | 1410 | Fiume | 22 May 1942 | 2145 | Fiume | 34 | Exercises with the submarine Manara, escorted by the torpedo boat Insidioso. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 25 May 1942 | 1413 | Fiume | 26 May 1942 | 0115 | Fiume | 43,5 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 27 May 1942 | 0900 | Fiume | 28 May 1942 | 0157 | Fiume | 76,5 | Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Insidioso. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 29 May 1942 | 1338 | Fiume | 30 May 1942 | 0046 | Fiume | 68 | Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Insidioso. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 1 Jun 1942 | 1420 | Fiume | 2 Jun 1942 | 0112 | Fiume | 69,2 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 3 Jun 1942 | 1408 | Fiume | 4 Jun 1942 | 0200 | Fiume | 97 | Exercises with the submarines Manara and Ascianghi, escorted by the torpedo boat Insidioso. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 5 Jun 1942 | 1405 | Fiume | 6 Jun 1942 | 0323 | Fiume | 73,2 | Exercises with the submarine Manara, escorted by the torpedo boat Insidioso. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 8 Jun 1942 | 1445 | Fiume | 9 Jun 1942 | 0100 | Fiume | 70 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 11 Jun 1942 | 1005 | Fiume | 12 Jun 1942 | 0220 | Fiume | 92,5 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 13 Jun 1942 | 0830 | Fiume | 13 Jun 1942 | 2200 | Fiume | 80 | Exercises with the submarine Manara, escorted by the auxiliaries San Giorgio and Trau. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 16 Jun 1942 | 1430 | Fiume | 16 Jun 1942 | 2310 | Fiume | 49 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 18 Jun 1942 | 1215 | Fiume | 18 Jun 1942 | 1850 | Fiume | 39 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 22 Jun 1942 | 1413 | Fiume | 22 Jun 1942 | 2100 | Fiume | 50,5 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 23 Jun 1942 | 1425 | Fiume | 23 Jun 1942 | 2000 | Fiume | 39 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 24 Jun 1942 | 1415 | Fiume | 24 Jun 1942 | 1940 | Fiume | 33 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 26 Jun 1942 | 1430 | Fiume | 27 Jun 1942 | 0045 | Fiume | 83 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 29 Jun 1942 | 1430 | Fiume | 30 Jun 1942 | 0115 | Fiume | 85 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 1 Jul 1942 | 1555 | Fiume | 2 Jul 1942 | 0156 | Fiume | 65 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 3 Jul 1942 | 1525 | Fiume | 3 Jul 1942 | 2110 | Fiume | 28 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 6 Jul 1942 | 1415 | Fiume | 7 Jul 1942 | 0219 | Fiume | 74 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 8 Jul 1942 | 1425 | Fiume | 9 Jul 1942 | 0209 | Fiume | 66 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 10 Jul 1942 | 0953 | Fiume | 10 Jul 1942 | 1814 | Fiume | 30 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 14 Jul 1942 | 1417 | Fiume | 15 Jul 1942 | 0124 | Fiume | 78 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 15 Jul 1942 | 0910 | Fiume | 15 Jul 1942 | 1430 | Pola | 68 | Passage Fiume-Pola. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 16 Jul 1942 | 1325 | Pola | 16 Jul 1942 | 1903 | Pola | 20,5 | Exercises. | ||
18 | Gelli, Ugo | 17 Jul 1942 | 1800 | Pola | 18 Jul 1942 | 1030 | Pola | 115 | Hydrophone watch in northern Adriatic. Uneventful. | |
Gelli, Ugo | 20 Jul 1942 | 0813 | Pola | 20 Jul 1942 | 1410 | Pola | 20 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 21 Jul 1942 | 1310 | Pola | 21 Jul 1942 | 1900 | Pola | 19,5 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 23 Jul 1942 | 0804 | Pola | 23 Jul 1942 | 2315 | Pola | 52,5 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 29 Jul 1942 | 1407 | Pola | 29 Jul 1942 | 1915 | Pola | 20,5 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 30 Jul 1942 | 0838 | Pola | 30 Jul 1942 | 2315 | Pola | 48 | Exercises. | ||
19 | Gelli, Ugo | 4 Aug 1942 | 1930 | Pola | 5 Aug 1942 | 1000 | Pola | 112 | Hydrophone watch in northern Adriatic. Uneventful. | |
Gelli, Ugo | 6 Aug 1942 | 0830 | Pola | 6 Aug 1942 | 1208 | Pola | 25,5 | Exercises. | ||
20 | Gelli, Ugo | 8 Aug 1942 | 1935 | Pola | 9 Aug 1942 | 0810 | Pola | 84 | Hydrophone watch in northern Adriatic. Uneventful. | |
Gelli, Ugo | 10 Aug 1942 | 0930 | Pola | 10 Aug 1942 | 1710 | Pola | 44,5 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 12 Aug 1942 | 1435 | Pola | 12 Aug 1942 | 1840 | Pola | 28 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 13 Aug 1942 | 1420 | Pola | 13 Aug 1942 | 1945 | Pola | 24 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 14 Aug 1942 | 0815 | Pola | 14 Aug 1942 | 1130 | Pola | 25,5 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 17 Aug 1942 | 1405 | Pola | 17 Aug 1942 | 1935 | Pola | 24 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 18 Aug 1942 | 0830 | Pola | 18 Aug 1942 | 1050 | Pola | 21 | Exercises. | ||
21 | Gelli, Ugo | 18 Aug 1942 | 1812 | Pola | 19 Aug 1942 | 1746 | Pola | 87 | Hydrophone watch in northern Adriatic. Uneventful. | |
22 | Gelli, Ugo | 20 Aug 1942 | 1415 | Pola | 21 Aug 1942 | 0845 | Venice | 95,5 | Hydrophone watch in northern Adriatic. Uneventful. Also reported as Special Mission. | |
22b | Gelli, Ugo | 23 Aug 1942 | 0105 | Venice | 23 Aug 1942 | 0900 | Pola | 91 | Passage Venice-Pola also reported as Special Mission. Uneventful. Then long refit? | |
Gelli, Ugo | 4 Nov 1942 | 0710 | Pola | 4 Nov 1942 | 1750 | Pola | 69,5 | Trials. | ||
Scarelli, Rodolfo | 7 Nov 1942 | 0700 | Pola | 7 Nov 1942 | 1137 | Pola | 16 | Trials. | ||
Scarelli, Rodolfo | 8 Nov 1942 | 1000 | Pola | 10 Nov 1942 | 1340 | Taranto | 501,5 | Passage Pola-Taranto. Uneventful. | ||
Scarelli, Rodolfo | 18 Nov 1942 | 0745 | Taranto | 18 Nov 1942 | 1002 | Taranto | 10,8 | Trials. | ||
23 | Scarelli, Rodolfo | 18 Nov 1942 | 2350 | Taranto | 19 Nov 1942 | 0130 | Taranto | Sailed for supply mission, but recalled to await new orders. | ||
23b | Scarelli, Rodolfo | 19 Nov 1942 | 0715 | Taranto | 22 Nov 1942 | 0950 | Buerat El Sun | Supply mission to Buerat El Sun with 28.8 tons of ammunition for German Army and 21.1 tons of petrol. | ||
20 Nov 1942 | 2020 | The submarine was ordered to search for the crew of a German aircraft which had ditched. The submarine found nothing and returned on her original course. | ||||||||
21 Nov 1942 | 1105 | An unknown aircraft was sighted and the submarine dived immediately. | ||||||||
21 Nov 1942 | 1235 | Six unidentified aircraft were seen and the submarine dived immediately. | ||||||||
21 Nov 1942 | 1505 | Eight unidentified aircraft were seen and the submarine dived immediately. | ||||||||
23c | Scarelli, Rodolfo | 22 Nov 1942 | 1420 | Burat El Sun | 26 Nov 1942 | 1510 | Taranto | 1940 | Return trip from supply mission to Burat El Sun [mileage is for round trip]. | |
24 Nov 1942 | 0235 | (0) Off Tripoli. | The submarine Toti. was sighted and recognition signals were exchanged. | |||||||
24 Nov 1942 | 0855 | (0) North of Tripoli. | An unknown aircraft was sighted at a distance and the submarine finally dived at 0922 hours. | |||||||
26 Nov 1942 | 0530 | (0) Off Cape Colonne. | The submarine Santarosa and a patrol boat were sighted. Recognition signals were exchanged and the trio proceeded together to Taranto. | |||||||
Scarelli, Rodolfo | 10 Dec 1942 | 0655 | Taranto | 10 Dec 1942 | 0830 | Taranto | 13 | Trials. | ||
24 | Scarelli, Rodolfo | 12 Dec 1942 | 1400 | Taranto | 16 Dec 1942 | 0545 | Tripoli | Supply mission to Tripoli with 35.4 tons of ammunition, 21 tons of petrol, 11 tons of lubricating oil, 0.1 ton of cooking oil and 0.5 ton of various stores. Uneventful. | ||
24b | Scarelli, Rodolfo | 16 Dec 1942 | 1540 | Tripoli | 19 Dec 1942 | 1454 | Taranto | 1278 | Return trip from supply mission to Tripoli. Uneventful. | |
Scarelli, Rodolfo | 22 Dec 1942 | 0708 | Taranto | 22 Dec 1942 | 1338 | Taranto | 16 | Exercises. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 4 Feb 1943 | 1625 | Taranto | 6 Feb 1943 | 0656 | Augusta | 355 | Passage Taranto-Augusta. | ||
25 | Gelli, Ugo | 8 Feb 1943 | 1600 | Augusta | 10 Feb 1943 | 1925 | Lampedusa | Supply mission to Lampedusa with 45.4 tons of petrol, 10 tons of provisions and 0.6 ton of assorted stores. Uneventful. Sighted only distant aircraft. | ||
25b | Gelli, Ugo | 11 Feb 1943 | 0510 | Lampedusa | 13 Feb 1943 | 0845 | Augusta | 586 | Return trip from supply mission to Lampedusa. Uneventful[mileage is for round trip]. | |
Gelli, Ugo | 17 Feb 1943 | 1600 | Augusta | 18 Feb 1943 | 1100 | Trapani | Passage Augusta-Trapani to pick up supplies for Lampedusa. Uneventful. | |||
26 | Gelli, Ugo | 24 Feb 1943 | 1100 | Trapani | 25 Feb 1943 | 1920 | Lampedusa | Supply mission to Lampedusa. A shock was felt at 1945 hours on the 24th, but the cause was not identified. | ||
26b | Gelli, Ugo | 26 Feb 1943 | 0440 | Lampedusa | 28 Feb 1943 | 0835 | Augusta | 680 | Return trip from supply mission to Lampedusa. Uneventful [mileage is from 17th February]. | |
Gelli, Ugo | 15 Mar 1943 | 0800 | Augusta | 15 Mar 1943 | 1225 | Augusta | 25,5 | Trials. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 23 Mar 1943 | 1000 | Augusta | 23 Mar 1943 | 1150 | Augusta | 6 | Trials. | ||
Gelli, Ugo | 7 Apr 1943 | 1430 | Augusta | 7 Apr 1943 | 1645 | Augusta | 7 | Transfer of command. | ||
Cinti, Alpinolo | 12 Apr 1943 | 0800 | Augusta | 12 Apr 1943 | 1225 | Augusta | 30,5 | Exercises. | ||
Cinti, Alpinolo | 14 Apr 1943 | 1230 | Augusta | 14 Apr 1943 | 1400 | Augusta | 5 | Exercises. | ||
27 | Cinti, Alpinolo | 20 Apr 1943 | 1800 | Augusta | 24 Apr 1943 | 2115 | Lampedusa | Supply mission to Lampedusa (54 tons of ammunition, weapons and foodstuff). | ||
21 Apr 1943 | 2245 | 35° 08'N, 15° 25'E | A destroyer on 090° course, 20 knots, was observed at 5,000 metres but the submarine was not in a position to intercept. | |||||||
22 Apr 1943 | 2038 | Two aircraft flying low toward the submarine were observed at a distance of 5-6,000 metres and Ciro Menotti dived immediately. | ||||||||
27b | Cinti, Alpinolo | 25 Apr 1943 | 2030 | Lampedusa | 28 Apr 1943 | 0455 | Augusta | 735,6 | Return trip from supply mission to Lampedusa. Uneventful[mileage is for round trip]. | |
Cinti, Alpinolo | 3 May 1943 | 1800 | Augusta | 3 May 1943 | 2045 | Augusta | 20,5 | Exercises. | ||
Cinti, Alpinolo | 4 May 1943 | 1830 | Augusta | 7 May 1943 | 0720 | Brindisi | 398,5 | Passage Augusta-Brindisi. Uneventful. Then long refit. | ||
Bartole, Rodolfo | 9 Jun 1943 | Brindisi | 8 Jul 1943 | Brindisi | At Brindisi. Change in command. | |||||
Manunta, Giovanni | 13 Jul 1943 | 1055 | Brindisi | 13 Jul 1943 | 1710 | Brindisi | Exercises. | |||
Manunta, Giovanni | 16 Jul 1943 | 1435 | Brindisi | 16 Jul 1943 | 1810 | Brindisi | Exercises. | |||
Manunta, Giovanni | 18 Jul 1943 | 1525 | Brindisi | 18 Jul 1943 | 1820 | Brindisi | Exercises. | |||
Manunta, Giovanni | 22 Jul 1943 | 1405 | Brindisi | 22 Jul 1943 | 1900 | Brindisi | Exercises. | |||
Manunta, Giovanni | 25 Jul 1943 | 0900 | Brindisi | 25 Jul 1943 | 1145 | Brindisi | Exercises. | |||
28 | Manunta, Giovanni | 27 Jul 1943 | 1900 | Brindisi | 11 Aug 1943 | 0630 | Brindisi | 1416,3 | Special mission: landing of a unit of the San Marco Battalion near Benghazi. Equipped with RARI (radiolocalizzatori) to intercept enemy radar signals (metric). This was operation BERTA. Note: it was considered to have Menotti carry two spare torpedoes in the forward torpedo room. | |
3 Aug 1943 | 2102-2304 | 31° 44'N, 19° 46'E (0) 202° - Benghazi - 24 miles. | Two officers and sixteen other ranks (San Marco Battalion) were landed to attack the Berka (or Berce) aerodrome (an officer and another rank remained on board to organize the recovery of the saboteurs). All were captured the next day south of Benghazi, before reaching their target. Relying on his RARI detection apparatus, Manunta assumed, wrongly, that the submarine was detected by radars from Benghazi and did not wait for the party to return. | |||||||
4 Aug 1943 | 0415 | 32° 26'N, 18° 14'E | An enemy warship illuminated the submarine with a projector. The vessel's radar emissions had been detected earlier by the RARI. Ciro Menotti dived immediately and escaped. | |||||||
6 Aug 1943 | 2136 | 35° 05'N, 18° 48'E | Two aircraft dropped flares on the submarine who dived immediately. | |||||||
10 Aug 1943 | 2136 | 39° 20'N, 19° 12'E | The RARI reported radar emissions directed at the submarine and she dived immediately. | |||||||
11 Aug 1943 | 0341-0445 | A vessel, initially believed to be a submarine but later recognised as an Italian corvette, was seen at a distance of 1,000 metres. Ciro Menotti made recognition signals but was not answered. | ||||||||
29 | Manunta, Giovanni | 3 Sep 1943 | 1800 | Brindisi | 11 Sep 1943 | 1740 | Malta | 774 | Sailed for patrol in the Strait of Otranto, then at 1900 hours on the 9th in 39°51'N, 19°04'E met HM submarine HMS Unshaken and proceeded to Malta (with Legionario?) to surrender. | |
9 Sep 1943 | 0800 | The submarine Jalea came into view and the two commanders discussed the situation. Finally, Ciro Menotti proceeded to Brindisi while Jalea returned to Taranto. | ||||||||
9 Sep 1943 | 1800 1900 (e) | (e) 39° 51'N, 19° 04'E | HM submarine Unshaken fired a warning shot across the bow of Ciro Menotti. The Italian submarine replied with a burst of machine gun fire before recognising the identity of the British submarine, T.V. Manunta later explaining that he had mistaken Unshaken for a German U-boat. The British submarine took one Italian officer and two ratings aboard while a British officer and three other ranks boarded the Italian submarine. Manunta was told to proceed to Malta [the exchange of gunfire is not mentioned in the Italian patrol report). | |||||||
Mariano, Enzo | 16 Oct 1943 | 0845 | Malta | 21 Oct 1943 | 0930 | Haifa | 1068 | Passage Malta-Haifa with Atropo, Zoea and Corridoni. | ||
30 | Mariano, Enzo | 28 Oct 1943 | 1900 | Haifa | 31 Oct 1943 | 2230 | Leros | Supply mission to Leros via (1) 32°59'N, 34°34 'E at 2230C hours on the 28th (2) 34°26'N, 27°10'E and Kaso Straits. Speed 8 knots on the surface until 0530 hours on 31st. | ||
29 Oct 1943 | 0910 | (0) West of Haifa. | The submarine Zoea was sighted and recognition signals exchanged. | |||||||
30b | Mariano, Enzo | 1 Nov 1943 | 0500 | Leros | 4 Nov 1943 | 2145 | Haifa | 1146,5 | Return trip from supply mission to Leros. The submarine was armed with only two 13.2 mm Breda MGs, her deck gun could not fire (firing pin removed?)[mileage is for round trip]. | |
Mariano, Enzo | 5 Dec 1943 | 1735 | Haifa | 10 Dec 1943 | 1240 | Taranto | 1136 | Passage Haifa-Taranto at 10 knots, course 277° to 34°15'N, 21°55'E at 1130B hours on 8th. Refit until September 1944. | ||
Donato, Alberto | 15 Apr 1944 | Taranto | 18 Jun 1944 | Taranto | At Taranto. Change in command. | |||||
De Ferrante, Luigi | 25 Sep 1944 | 1155 | Taranto | 25 Sep 1944 | 1802 | Taranto | 21 | Trials. | ||
De Ferrante, Luigi | 24 Oct 1944 | 0635 | Taranto | 24 Oct 1944 | 1350 | Taranto | 13 | Trials. | ||
De Ferrante, Luigi | 31 Oct 1944 | 0630 | Taranto | 31 Oct 1944 | 1350 | Taranto | 28 | Trials. | ||
De Ferrante, Luigi | 7 Nov 1944 | 1145 | Taranto | 7 Nov 1944 | 1812 | Taranto | 26 | Exercises. | ||
De Ferrante, Luigi | 15 Nov 1944 | 0615 | Taranto | 15 Nov 1944 | 1500 | Taranto | 30 | Trials. | ||
De Ferrante, Luigi | 24 Nov 1944 | 0615 | Taranto | 24 Nov 1944 | 1235 | Taranto | 16 | Trials. | ||
Andolfi, Aldo | 3 Dec 1944 | 0630 | Taranto | 3 Dec 1944 | 1615 | Taranto | 58 | Exercises. | ||
Andolfi, Aldo | 4 Dec 1944 | 1530 | Taranto | 8 Dec 1944 | 1141 | Alexandria | 950 | Passage Taranto-Alexandria, escorted by the destroyer Granatiere. The submarine broke down and had to be towed by the destroyer. | ||
Andolfi, Aldo | 10 Dec 1944 | 0642 | Alexandria | 11 Dec 1944 | 1036 | Haifa | 300 | Passage Alexandria-Haifa. | ||
Andolfi, Aldo | 16 Dec 1944 | 1424 | Haifa | 20 Dec 1944 | 1755 | Tobruk | 745 | Passage Haifa-Tobruk with Zoea, towed by Granatiere. Later joined off Port Said by Yugoslav submarine Nebojsa (which broke down the next day and had to be towed by Zoea then by Granatiere). | ||
Andolfi, Aldo | 21 Dec 1944 | 0932 | Tobruk | 25 Dec 1944 | 1151 | Messina | Passage Tobruk-Messina with Zoea escorted by the destroyer Granatiere. | |||
Andolfi, Aldo | 8 Jan 1945 | 0640 | Messina | 9 Jan 1945 | 1743 | Taranto | 243 | Passage Messina-Taranto towed by the destroyer Granatiere, in company with Zoea who was towed by the tug Nereo. | ||
Andolfi, Aldo | 27 Apr 1945 | 0645 | Taranto | 27 Apr 1945 | 1350 | Taranto | 36 | Trials. | ||
Andolfi, Aldo | 7 May 1945 | 0645 | Taranto | 7 May 1945 | 1615 | Taranto | 57 | Trials. | ||
Andolfi, Aldo | 18 May 1945 | 1428 | Taranto | 18 May 1945 | 2325 | Taranto | 48 | Exercises. | ||
Andolfi, Aldo | 17 Jun 1945 | 0755 | Taranto | 17 Jun 1945 | 1720 | Taranto | 64 | Trials. | ||
Andolfi, Aldo | 19 Jun 1945 | 1332 | Taranto | 19 Jun 1945 | 1808 | Taranto | 40 | Exercises. | ||
Andolfi, Aldo | 26 Jun 1945 | 1706 | Taranto | 27 Jun 1945 | 0956 | Brindisi | 153,5 | Passage Taranto-Brindisi. | ||
Andolfi, Aldo | 10 Aug 1945 | 0710 | Brindisi | 10 Aug 1945 | 1540 | Brindisi | 37,5 | Transfer of command. | ||
Mariano, Enzo | 18 Aug 1945 | 0712 | Brindisi | 18 Aug 1945 | 1500 | Brindisi | 47,5 | Exercises. |
189 entries. 174 total patrol entries (30 marked as war patrols) and 25 events.