Italian submarines in World War Two


S 6
S 6

TypeSea going 
ClassS (Type VII C) (28) 
Laid down 5 Oct 1942 Danziger Werft AG, Danzig, Germany
Launched22 Apr 1943
Commissioned4 Aug 1943
End service10 Sep 1943
Stricken
Loss date
Loss position
History Taken over by the Germans on 10th September 1943 after Italian armistice. Commissioned as U-430 on 29th September 1943. Sunk at Bremen on 30th March 1945 during an US air raid
Fate

Commands


CommanderDate fromDate toCommand notes
T.V. Mario Rossetto4 Aug 19439 Sep 1943

Ships hit

No ships hit by this submarine.

Patrols and events

 CommanderDateTimePortArr. dateArr. timeArr. portMilesDescription
Rossetto, Mario5 Aug 1943Danzig5 Aug 1943DanzigStarted trials.

Rossetto, Mario9 Sep 1943Danzig9 Sep 1943DanzigSeized by the Germans at the armistice. No patrols carried out.

2 entries. 2 total patrol entries (0 marked as war patrols) and 0 events.

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