Marcantonio Bragadino (BG)
Bragadino

Type	Minelaying
Class	Bragadino (30)
Laid down	3 Feb 1927	Cantieri Navale Tosi di Taranto, Taranto
Launched	21 Jul 1929
Commissioned	16 Nov 1931
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
C.C. Bandino Bandini	20 Feb 1940	18 Aug 1940
T.V. Carlo Fecia di Cossato	18 Aug 1940	26 Aug 1940
C.C. Manlio Minucci	26 Aug 1940	19 Sep 1940
C.C. Mario Vannutelli	19 Sep 1940	30 Nov 1941
T.V. Luigi Andreotti	1 Dec 1941	3 Dec 1941
T.V. Luigi Andreotti	13 Dec 1941	8 Jan 1942
C.C. Raffaello Allegri	29 Jan 1942	5 Feb 1942
C.C. Loris Albanese	5 Feb 1942	7 Apr 1942
C.C. Alberto Campanella	8 Apr 1942	10 Apr 1942
C.C. Giuseppe Caito	10 Apr 1942	24 May 1942
T.V. Lodovico Grion	25 May 1942	20 Jun 1942
T.V. Adriano Pini	21 Jun 1942	17 Apr 1943
C.C. Francesco Pedrotti	18 Apr 1943	27 May 1943
T.V. Alpinolo Cinti	26 May 1943	17 Sep 1943
C.C. Renato Frascolla	17 Dec 1943	9 Mar 1944
S.T.V. Giovanni Magi	10 Mar 1944	21 Mar 1944
C.C. Antonio Dotta	22 Mar 1944	Aug 1945

Ships hit

No ships hit by this submarine.

Patrols and events

	Commander	Date	Time	Port	Arr. date	Arr. time	Arr. port	Miles	Description
	Bandini, Bandino	31 May 1940	1026	Augusta	31 May 1940	1630	Augusta	29	Exercises.
	Bandini, Bandino	21 Jun 1940	2325	Augusta	23 Jun 1940	0938	Naples	295	Passage Augusta-Naples.
1	Bandini, Bandino	24 Jun 1940	1607	Naples	28 Jun 1940	1426	Tobruk	865	Supply mission to Tobruk: brought 27 tons of material for the Italian Air Force.
		25 Jun 1940	1530	(0) 4 miles from Cape Dell'Armi (or near Melito Porto Salvo).	At 1530 hours, Bragadino was fired upon twice in error by the A/S auxiliary Marongiu (A.S.3) of Gruppo Cacciasommergibile Messina. Marongiu was not aware that only submerged submarines should be attacked near the Italian coast.
	Bandini, Bandino	29 Jun 1940	2105	Tobruk	4 Jul 1940	1930	Taranto	707	Passage Tobruk-Taranto.
		30 Jun 1940	1343 1345 (e)	33° 49'N, 23° 16'E	At 1343 hours, an aircraft was sighted at a distance of 4,000 metres and Bragadino crash-dived. She has reached a depth of 15 metres when she was shaken by the explosions of three bombs. She escaped by going down to 80 metres. This was a Swordfish of 824 Squadron from HMS Eagle. It actually dropped six 100-lb bombs. At the time the British Mediterranean fleet was 10 miles west of the submarine on an easterly course and turned southward to avoid the submarine.
		1 Jul 1940	1035	35° 14'N, 22° 14'E	At 0910 hours, an aircraft was sighted astern following a parallel course to the submarine. Bragadino crash-dived and went down to 80 metres. At 1035 hours, two bombs exploded near on the port side of the submarine but without causing damage. More explosions followed. About two hours later, propellers sound were picked up and about twenty depth charges were heard until 1835 hours.
		2 Jul 1940	1215	35° 14'N, 22° 14'E (0) Approximately.	At 1215 hours, the submarine was at a depth of 40-50 metres when several bombs or depth-charges were heard. Bragadino was taken down to 80 metres. At 1300 hours, another thirteen depth charges were heard but the submarine escaped damage.
	Fecia di Cossato, Carlo	18 Aug 1940		Taranto	26 Aug 1940		Taranto		In Taranto. Change in command.
	Minucci, Manlio	26 Aug 1940		Taranto	19 Sep 1940		Taranto		Refit in Taranto.
	Vannutelli, Mario	1 Oct 1940	0820	Taranto	1 Oct 1940	1259	Taranto	35,8	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	2 Oct 1940	0758	Taranto	2 Oct 1940	1300	Taranto	33,3	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	5 Oct 1940	0815	Taranto	5 Oct 1940	1800	Taranto	59,5	Exercises.
2	Vannutelli, Mario	8 Oct 1940	2006	Taranto	9 Oct 1940	1100	Taranto	87,4	Hydrophone Watch in 40°00'N, 17°20'E. Uneventful.
	Vannutelli, Mario	11 Oct 1940	0820	Taranto	11 Oct 1940	1709	Taranto	36,5	Exercises.
3	Vannutelli, Mario	14 Oct 1940	2100	Taranto	15 Oct 1940	1025	Taranto	72	Hydrophone watch for A/S search in 40°00'N, 17°20'E. Uneventful.
	Vannutelli, Mario	17 Oct 1940	1140	Taranto	17 Oct 1940	2010	Taranto	52,5	Exercises.
4	Vannutelli, Mario	18 Oct 1940	2100	Taranto	19 Oct 1940	0905	Taranto	75,8	Hydrophone watch for A/S search in 40°00'N, 17°20'E.
5	Vannutelli, Mario	23 Oct 1940	2100	Taranto	24 Oct 1940	1010	Taranto	82	Hydrophone watch for A/S search in 40°00'N, 17°20'E.
6	Vannutelli, Mario	26 Oct 1940	1310	Taranto	5 Nov 1940	1740	Taranto	916	Laid 24 mines off Navarino (Morean coast).
		29 Oct 1940	1140	36° 54'N, 21° 47'E (0) 250° - Tsihli Baba Rock (36°54'30" N, 21°47'17" E) - 0.7 mile.	At 1140 hours, Bragadino laid minefield J 7 AN, three rows of eight T.300 mines each.
		31 Oct 1940	0800-1800 1456-1500 (e)		From 0800 to 1800 hours, Bragadino reported to have been hunted by four destroyers. During the evening, she moved 15 miles away. The destroyers were actually HMS Diamond and HMS Ilex who dropped one and seven depth charges respectively.
	Vannutelli, Mario	9 Nov 1940	1430	Taranto	12 Nov 1940	0925	Pola	529	Passage Taranto-Pola. Uneventful.
	Vannutelli, Mario	2 Dec 1940	0800	Pola	2 Dec 1940	1250	Pola	32	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	6 Dec 1940	0800	Pola	6 Dec 1940	1800	Pola	56	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	7 Dec 1940	0800	Pola	7 Dec 1940	1702	Pola	52	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	10 Dec 1940	0750	Pola	10 Dec 1940	1802	Pola	52,5	Exercises, escorted by the tug Tenace.
	Vannutelli, Mario	14 Dec 1940	0800	Pola	15 Dec 1940	0130	Pola	81	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	17 Dec 1940	0745	Pola	18 Dec 1940	0145	Pola	77,5	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	21 Dec 1940	1530	Pola	22 Dec 1940	0230	Pola	75	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Laurana.
	Vannutelli, Mario	26 Dec 1940	0750	Pola	26 Dec 1940	1830	Pola	53,5	Attack exercises with the submarines Adua and Des Geneys, on the torpedo boat Audace. Escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio and the submarine chaser Laurana.
	Vannutelli, Mario	28 Dec 1940	0750	Pola	28 Dec 1940	1700	Pola	60	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	30 Dec 1940	0750	Pola	30 Dec 1940	1615	Pola	48	Sailed with the submarine Adua, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera, for torpedo firing exercises with torpedo boat Audace.
	Vannutelli, Mario	3 Jan 1941	0755	Pola	3 Jan 1941	1645	Pola	46	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	7 Jan 1941	0835	Pola	7 Jan 1941	1400	Pola	30,5	Gunfire exercises with the submarines Adua, Des Geneys and Fisalia, escorted by the auxiliary Laurana.
	Vannutelli, Mario	8 Jan 1941	0750	Pola	8 Jan 1941	1705	Pola	61,5	Attack exercises with the submarine chaser Laurana.
	Vannutelli, Mario	16 Jan 1941	0740	Pola	16 Jan 1941	1730	Pola	57	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	18 Jan 1941	1620	Pola	19 Jan 1941	0215	Pola	51	Sailed with the submarines Des Geneys and Adua escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio for torpedo firing exercises with torpedo boat Audace.
	Vannutelli, Mario	20 Jan 1941	0745	Pola	21 Jan 1941	0010	Pola	74	Exercises with the submarine Adua escorted by the auxiliaries Jadera, Volta, Audace and Laurana.
	Vannutelli, Mario	23 Jan 1941	0745	Pola	23 Jan 1941	1715	Pola	57	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	25 Jan 1941	0745	Pola	26 Jan 1941	0130	Pola	88	Attack exercises on the torpedo boat Audace escorted by the auxiliaries San Giorgio and Jadera.
	Vannutelli, Mario	28 Jan 1941	0910	Pola	28 Jan 1941	1900	Pola	73	Sailed with the submarines Adua and Fisalia, escorted by the auxiliaries San Giorgio and Jadera, for torpedo firing exercises with the sloop Diana.
	Vannutelli, Mario	29 Jan 1941	0735	Pola	29 Jan 1941	1740	Pola	47	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio.
	Vannutelli, Mario	31 Jan 1941	0815	Pola	1 Feb 1941	0100	Pola	56	Attack exercises on the torpedo boat Audace.
	Vannutelli, Mario	6 Feb 1941	0830	Pola	6 Feb 1941	1700	Pola	45	Exercises escorted by the auxiliary Jadera.
	Vannutelli, Mario	7 Feb 1941	1600	Pola	8 Feb 1941	0145	Pola	53	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	16 Feb 1941	0930	Pola	16 Feb 1941	1655	Pola	53	Sailed with the submarines Fisalia and Adua, escorted by the auxiliaries Laurana and Jadera, for torpedo firing exercises with the torpedo boat Audace.
	Vannutelli, Mario	19 Feb 1941	1100	Pola	19 Feb 1941	1250	Pola	14	Exercises with the submarine Fieramosca, escorted by the tug Tenace.
	Vannutelli, Mario	24 Feb 1941	0815	Pola	25 Feb 1941	0045	Pola	68	Exercises with the submarine Fieramosca, escorted by the tug Tenace.
	Vannutelli, Mario	27 Feb 1941	0830	Pola	27 Feb 1941	1740	Pola	46	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	1 Mar 1941	0815	Pola	1 Mar 1941	1800	Pola	55,81	Exercises with the submarines Toti, Adua and Fisalia, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliary Jadera.
	Vannutelli, Mario	2 Mar 1941	1745	Pola	3 Mar 1941	0245	Pola	58	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	7 Mar 1941	1730	Pola	8 Mar 1941	0210	Pola	50	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	10 Mar 1941	0815	Pola	10 Mar 1941	2315	Pola	82	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	13 Mar 1941	0802	Pola	13 Mar 1941	1640	Pola	46	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera.
	Vannutelli, Mario	14 Mar 1941	0815	Pola	15 Mar 1941	0010	Pola	63	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	15 Mar 1941	0830	Pola	15 Mar 1941	1620	Pola	57,05	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	17 Mar 1941	0815	Pola	17 Mar 1941	1430	Pola	45	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	19 Mar 1941	0815	Pola	20 Mar 1941	0015	Pola	65	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Laurana and San Giorgio.
	Vannutelli, Mario	25 Mar 1941	0800	Pola	25 Mar 1941	1705	Pola	51	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	27 Mar 1941	0800	Pola	27 Mar 1941	1830	Pola	57	Exercises with the submarines Jalea, Medusa and Des Geneys, escorted by the auxiliaries San Giorgio and Jadera.
	Vannutelli, Mario	31 Mar 1941	0945	Pola	31 Mar 1941	1930	Pola	55	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	1 Apr 1941	0830	Pola	1 Apr 1941	1730	Pola	28	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries San Giorgio and Laurana.
7	Vannutelli, Mario	7 Apr 1941	1925	Pola	8 Apr 1941	0720	Pola	4	A/S patrol.
8	Vannutelli, Mario	8 Apr 1941	1945	Pola	9 Apr 1941	0715	Pola	4	A/S patrol.
9	Vannutelli, Mario	9 Apr 1941	1945	Pola	10 Apr 1941	0730	Pola	4	A/S patrol.
10	Vannutelli, Mario	13 Apr 1941	1945	Pola	14 Apr 1941	0730	Pola	4	A/S patrol.
11	Vannutelli, Mario	14 Apr 1941	1945	Pola	15 Apr 1941	0730	Pola	4	A/S patrol.
12	Vannutelli, Mario	17 Apr 1941	1500	Pola	18 Apr 1941	0945	Pola	99	Sailed with the submarine Des Geneys, for a hydrophone watch in 45°21'N, 13°13'E, to cover the passage of the battleship Roma.
	Vannutelli, Mario	23 Apr 1941	1655	Pola	23 Apr 1941	1710	Pola	0,7	Entered dock?
	Vannutelli, Mario	27 Apr 1941	0730	Pola	27 Apr 1941	0800	Pola	1,3	Left dock?
	Vannutelli, Mario	1 May 1941	0830	Pola	1 May 1941	1410	Pola	25	Exercises, with the auxiliary Jadera.
	Vannutelli, Mario	6 May 1941	0730	Pola	6 May 1941	1855	Pola	43,5	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	7 May 1941	0730	Pola	7 May 1941	1800	Pola	40	Exercises with the submarine Pisani, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio.
	Vannutelli, Mario	9 May 1941	0750	Pola	9 May 1941	1830	Pola	33,5	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	12 May 1941	1000	Pola	13 May 1941	0130	Pola	88	Exercise, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio and the torpedo boat Audace.
	Vannutelli, Mario	14 May 1941	0715	Pola	14 May 1941	1855	Pola	33	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua.
	Vannutelli, Mario	16 May 1941	0720	Pola	16 May 1941	1845	Pola	64	Sailed for torpedo firing exercises in zone 5 with the submarine Alagi, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera, using the torpedo boat Cantore as target.
	Vannutelli, Mario	17 May 1941	1030	Pola	17 May 1941	1850	Pola	30	Exercises escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua.
	Vannutelli, Mario	19 May 1941	0730	Pola	19 May 1941	1820	Pola	53	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	21 May 1941	0730	Pola	22 May 1941	0230	Pola	104	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	27 May 1941	1930	Pola	28 May 1941	0330	Pola	50	Exercises with the submarine Bausan.
	Vannutelli, Mario	31 May 1941	0703	Pola	1 Jun 1941	0140	Pola	101	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera.
	Vannutelli, Mario	2 Jun 1941	0830	Pola	2 Jun 1941	1840	Pola	39	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	4 Jun 1941	0730	Pola	4 Jun 1941	1620	Pola	60,2	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	6 Jun 1941	0715	Pola	6 Jun 1941	1830	Pola	67	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	7 Jun 1941	0715	Pola	7 Jun 1941	1240	Pola	45,5	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	9 Jun 1941	1045	Pola	10 Jun 1941	0220	Pola	85	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	14 Jun 1941	0730	Pola	15 Jun 1941	0230	Pola	95	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	16 Jun 1941	0750	Pola	16 Jun 1941	1820	Pola	58	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	18 Jun 1941	0720	Pola	18 Jun 1941	1600	Pola	56	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	20 Jun 1941	0810	Pola	20 Jun 1941	1840	Pola	53	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	21 Jun 1941	0730	Pola	21 Jun 1941	1730	Pola	34	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	23 Jun 1941	0750	Pola	23 Jun 1941	1745	Pola	58	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	25 Jun 1941	0600	Pola	26 Jun 1941	0150	Pola	109	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	27 Jun 1941	0720	Pola	27 Jun 1941	1820	Pola	63	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	28 Jun 1941	0700	Pola	28 Jun 1941	1300	Pola	45	Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliary Principessa Mafalda.
	Vannutelli, Mario	29 Jun 1941	1405	Pola	29 Jun 1941	1415	Pola	0,5	Entered dock? Refit until September 1941. On 17th August 1941, she was ordered to transfer to 4.GRUPSOM for transport missions, but did not go until the end of November.
	Vannutelli, Mario	13 Sep 1941	0810	Pola	13 Sep 1941	1630	Pola	28	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Salvore.
	Vannutelli, Mario	14 Sep 1941	0905	Pola	14 Sep 1941	1615	Pola	52	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua.
	Vannutelli, Mario	15 Sep 1941	0710	Pola	15 Sep 1941	1810	Pola	88	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Indesiamo.
	Vannutelli, Mario	29 Sep 1941	0710	Pola	29 Sep 1941	1745	Pola	43,5	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	30 Sep 1941	0740	Pola	30 Sep 1941	1345	Pola	28,5	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	1 Oct 1941	1010	Pola	1 Oct 1941	1600	Lussin Piccolo	42	Exercises with the auxiliary San Giorgio and passage Pola-Lussin Piccolo.
	Vannutelli, Mario	2 Oct 1941	0535	Lussin Piccolo	2 Oct 1941	1930	Pola	115	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	3 Oct 1941	0855	Pola	3 Oct 1941	1800	Pola	12	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	4 Oct 1941	1315	Pola	4 Oct 1941	1840	Pola	34	Exercises.
	Vannutelli, Mario	13 Nov 1941	0830	Pola	13 Nov 1941	1735	Pola		Trials, escorted by the auxiliary Grado.
	Vannutelli, Mario	21 Nov 1941	1300	Pola	21 Nov 1941	1850	Pola		Trials.
	Vannutelli, Mario	22 Nov 1941	0815	Pola	22 Nov 1941	1700	Pola		Trials.
	Vannutelli, Mario	23 Nov 1941	0715	Pola	24 Nov 1941	1438	Pola		Trials.
	Vannutelli, Mario	28 Nov 1941	0350	Pola	30 Nov 1941	0115	Brindisi	368	Passage Pola-Brindisi. Rammed in error by the destroyer Solferino.
		29 Nov 1941	2009	(0) Off San Andrea di Missipezza Light (near Brindisi).	At 2009 hours, Bragadino was proceeding in the searched channel between Brindisi and the San Andrea di Missipezza Light, when a tanker and a torpedo boat were sighted at a distance of 2,000 metres. The submarine made the recognition signal but was not answered. It was repeated four more times with the same result. These were the tanker Arca (2,238 GRT, built 1885) escorted by the torpedo boat Solferino. The torpedo boat opened fire on the submarine with machine guns and rammed her near the deck gun, throwing C.C. Mario Vannutelli against the Breda machine gun mount and injuring him. Fortunately, the machine gun rounds of the torpedo boat hit the lower part of the conning tower without wounding anyone. Vannutelli was apparently the only casualty of the encounter.
	Andreotti, Luigi	2 Dec 1941	1447	Brindisi	3 Dec 1941	0955	Taranto		Passage Brindisi-Taranto.
		3 Dec 1941		Taranto	13 Dec 1941		Taranto		At Taranto. No Commanding officer?
13	Andreotti, Luigi	17 Dec 1941	1400	Taranto	25 Dec 1941	2100	Tripoli		Supply mission to Benghazi, but then diverted to Tripoli (35 tons of fuel, 14 tons of ammunition). At 1245 hours on 24th December 1941, she was sighted by the torpedo boat Polluce in 32°50'N, 14°12'E. The submarine ran aground and had to be freed by the tug Ciclope while the torpedo boat Cantore was sailed to provide antiaircraft protection.
		20 Dec 1941	0415		At 0415 hours, during a crash-dive, the hatch was not properly secured and two men had been left outside. The submarine quickly returned to a depth of 12 metres and then surfaced. Sergente Torpediniere Giovanni Taccori was found alive clinging to the periscope but 2o Capo Torpediniere Pietro Spada drowned.
		24 Dec 1941	2340	(0) 165° - Mellaha Tower - 1.6 mile or off Tagiura Point (near Tripoli).	At 2340 hours, Bragadino accidentally ran aground. The submarine unloaded her cargo with the help of motor fishing vessel and was finally freed at 1730 hours the next day with the help of the tug Ciclope and screened by the torpedo-boat Cantore.
13b	Andreotti, Luigi	27 Dec 1941	1305	Tripoli	28 Dec 1941	1335	Tripoli		Sailed for Taranto via (a) Point B of Ras Halab (b) Point F in 35°14'N, 17°22'E and (c) Point A of Santa Maria di Leuca, but returned as she could not dive properly. British Intelligence was aware of this mission through ULTRA decrypt.
13c	Andreotti, Luigi	1 Jan 1942	1234	Tripoli	4 Jan 1942	1425	Augusta	1314	Return trip for repairs. Uneventful [mileage from 25th December].
		2 Jan 1942	0125		At 0125 hours, a hospital ship was sighted and believed to be Gradisca.
13d	Andreotti, Luigi	5 Jan 1942	1020	Augusta	5 Jan 1942	1800	Messina	70	Passage Augusta-Messina.
		8 Jan 1942	1020	Messina	29 Jan 1942	1800	Messina	70	Refit at Messina.
	Allegri, Raffaello	3 Feb 1942	2330	Messina	5 Feb 1942	1105	Brindisi	320	Passage Messina-Brindisi.
	Albanese, Loris	5 Mar 1942	0830	Brindisi	5 Mar 1942	1545	Brindisi	40	Exercises.
	Campanella, Alberto	8 Apr 1942		Brindisi	10 Apr 1942		Brindisi		In Brindisi (refit?).
	Caito, Giuseppe	11 Apr 1942	1335	Brindisi	11 Apr 1942	1630	Brindisi	18,2	Exercises with the submarine Corridoni, escorted by the torpedo boat Orsa and minesweeper R.D.32.
	Caito, Giuseppe	4 May 1942	0835	Brindisi	4 May 1942	1318	Brindisi	18	Trials.
	Caito, Giuseppe	9 May 1942	1300	Brindisi	9 May 1942	1710	Brindisi	3	Trials.
	Caito, Giuseppe	13 May 1942	0750	Brindisi	13 May 1942	1140	Brindisi	21	Exercises.
	Grion, Lodovico	26 May 1942	0800	Brindisi	26 May 1942	1145	Brindisi	23	Exercises.
	Grion, Lodovico	20 Jun 1942	0800	Brindisi	20 Jun 1942	1134	Brindisi	13	Exercises.
	Pini, Adriano	21 Jun 1942	2000	Brindisi	22 Jun 1942	1541	Taranto	140	Passage Brindisi-Taranto.
	Pini, Adriano	24 Jun 1942	1320	Brindisi	24 Jun 1942	1848	Brindisi	37	Trials.
	Pini, Adriano	26 Jun 1942	0830	Brindisi	26 Jun 1942	1110	Brindisi	2,5	Trials.
14	Pini, Adriano	27 Jun 1942	1120	Taranto	3 Jul 1942	0550	Ras Hilal		Supply mission to Derna (49 tons of petrol and 1.247 ton of provisions). She arrived off Derna at dusk on 1st July, but could not enter due to bad weather and was told to wait for the departure of the submarine Corridoni. However, Corridoni could not sail because of the bad weather and finally Bragadino was diverted to Ras Hilal. ULTRA sigint had learnt that Italian submarines Atropo, Bragadino, Corridoni and Zoea, used to transport stores to Derna, were passing through 33°20’N, 22°40’E.
		30 Jun 1942	0358	34° 24'N, 21° 30'E	At 0358 hours, a derelict mine was sighted but no action taken except reporting its position by signal.
14b	Pini, Adriano	3 Jul 1942	2100	Ras Hilal	8 Jul 1942	1315	Taranto	1266	Return trip from supply mission to Derna [mileage is for round trip].
	Pini, Adriano	12 Jul 1942	0800	Taranto	12 Jul 1942	1740	Taranto	74	Exercises.
15	Pini, Adriano	16 Jul 1942	1250	Taranto	20 Jul 1942	1542	Tobruk	628	Supply mission to Tobruk with 53 tons of petrol.
		20 Jul 1942	0416		At 0416 hours, a small vessel and the submarine dived immediately.
15b	Pini, Adriano	20 Jul 1942	2010	Tobruk	25 Jul 1942	1615	Taranto	1242	Return trip from supply mission to Tobruk [mileage is for round trip].
		20 Jul 1942	0416		At 0416 hours, a small vessel and the submarine dived immediately.
		23 Jul 1942	0835	39° 55'N, 18° 00'E	Ar 0835 hours, a derelict mine was sighted and sunk by machine gun fire after expending 180 rounds of 13.2mm and 170 rounds of 9mm ammunition.
	Pini, Adriano	3 Aug 1942	0818	Taranto	3 Aug 1942	1425	Taranto	43,5	Exercises.
16	Pini, Adriano	7 Aug 1942	1017	Taranto	11 Aug 1942	1025	Tobruk		Supply mission to Tobruk (58 tons). Uneventful.
		10 Aug 1942	1005C (e)	(e) 34° 02'N, 23° 04'E	A RAF aircraft sighted the submarine and reported its course as 160°, 10 knots. Senior Officer Submarines Alexandria relayed the information to the submarines HMS Taku, HMS Porpoise and HMS Traveller but they were unable to intercept.
16b	Pini, Adriano	11 Aug 1942	1450	Tobruk	15 Aug 1942	0644	Augusta	1143,5	Return trip from supply mission to Tobruk. Uneventful [mileage is for round trip].
	Pini, Adriano	24 Aug 1942	0900	Taranto	24 Aug 1942	1117	Taranto	8,5	Exercises.
17	Pini, Adriano	24 Aug 1942	1806	Augusta	27 Aug 1942	0822	Benghazi		Supply mission to Benghazi with 46 tons of stores. Uneventful.
17b	Pini, Adriano	27 Aug 1942	1740	Benghazi	30 Aug 1942	1305	Taranto	1095,5	Return trip from supply mission to Benghazi. Uneventful [mileage is for round trip].
18	Pini, Adriano	13 Sep 1942	1100	Taranto	17 Sep 1942	0945	Benghazi		Supply mission to Benghazi with 71 tons of stores.
18b	Pini, Adriano	17 Sep 1942	1810	Benghazi	21 Sep 1942	1420	Taranto	1112	Return trip from supply mission to Benghazi [mileage is for round trip].
		20 Sep 1942	2045	38° 59'N, 18° 28'E	At 2045 hours, a derelict mine was sighted and reported by radio.
	Pini, Adriano	22 Sep 1942	0900	Taranto	22 Sep 1942	1000	Taranto	6	Exercises.
	Pini, Adriano	2 Oct 1942	0800	Taranto	2 Oct 1942	1326	Taranto	34,5	Exercises.
19	Pini, Adriano	4 Oct 1942	1045	Taranto	8 Oct 1942	0908	Benghazi		Supply mission to Benghazi via 33°23'N, 18°30'E. Uneventful.
19b	Pini, Adriano	8 Oct 1942	1641	Benghazi	11 Oct 1942	1500	Taranto	1129	Return trip from supply mission to Benghazi. Uneventful [mileage is for round trip].
20	Pini, Adriano	2 Nov 1942	1045	Taranto	6 Nov 1942	1000	Tobruk		Supply mission to Tobruk with 69.076 tons of ammunition. Was to pass through 34°02'N, 22°12'E at 1000 hours on 5th November. Uneventful.
20b	Pini, Adriano	6 Nov 1942	1730	Tobruk	11 Nov 1942	1630	Taranto	1440	Return trip from supply mission via 34°30'N, 22°20'E at 1800/7 and then course 297° for 36°36'N, 17°20'E, then refit. Uneventful [mileage is for round trip].
	Pini, Adriano	18 Feb 1943	0840	Taranto	18 Feb 1943	1705	Taranto	40	Exercises.
	Pini, Adriano	22 Feb 1943	0831	Taranto	22 Feb 1943	1559	Taranto	49	Exercises.
	Pini, Adriano	24 Feb 1943	0830	Taranto	24 Feb 1943	1430	Taranto	47	Exercises with the auxiliary Linnara.
	Pini, Adriano	25 Feb 1943	1300	Taranto	25 Feb 1943	1535	Taranto	6	Exercises.
	Pini, Adriano	26 Feb 1943	1010	Taranto	26 Feb 1943	1553	Taranto	2	Exercises.
	Pini, Adriano	27 Feb 1943	0530	Taranto	27 Feb 1943	1100	Taranto	37,5	Exercises.
	Pini, Adriano	1 Mar 1943	1645	Taranto	4 Mar 1943	0645	Augusta	353	Passage Taranto-Augusta. Uneventful.
	Pini, Adriano	19 Mar 1943	0710	Augusta	19 Mar 1943	1546	Reggio	66	Passage Augusta-Reggio to load supplies. This is listed as navigation trip no.19.
21	Pini, Adriano	22 Mar 1943	1600	Reggio	25 Mar 1943	2045	Sousse		Supply mission to Sousse (50.88 tons of stores). Uneventful.
21b	Pini, Adriano	25 Mar 1943	2350	Sousse	28 Mar 1943	0915	Trapani	728	Return from supply mission. Uneventful [mileage is for round trip].
	Pini, Adriano	2 Apr 1943	1700	Trapani	5 Apr 1943	1945	Naples	352	Passage Trapani-Naples. Uneventful.
	Pedrotti, Francesco	21 Apr 1943	0840	Naples	21 Apr 1943	1210	Naples	24	Trials.
	Pedrotti, Francesco	26 Apr 1943	1305	Naples	26 Apr 1943	1735	Naples	32	Trials.
	Pedrotti, Francesco	28 Apr 1943	0507	Naples	29 Apr 1943	0906	Augusta	279	Passage Naples-Augusta.
22	Pedrotti, Francesco	12 May 1943	1813	Augusta	16 May 1943	2055	Lampedusa		Supply mission to Lampedusa. Uneventful. Heard only H.E.
22b	Pedrotti, Francesco	17 May 1943	0330	Lampedusa	21 May 1943	0528	Augusta		Return trip from supply mission.
		18 May 1943	0411	34° 38'N, 14° 14'E	At 0411 hours, an aircraft was sighted and Bragadino dived.
22c	Pedrotti, Francesco	21 May 1943	2200	Augusta	24 May 1943	1208	Taranto	1042	Return trip from supply mission [mileage is for round trip].
		22 May 1943	0015 2357/21 (e)	37° 10'N, 15° 30'E	At 0003 hours, the forward lookout on the port side sighted a shadow bearing 280° but the other persons on the bridge could not make it out. 0015 hours, four torpedo wakes were sighted and Bragadino managed to avoid them, as they missed her on the port side. The Italian submarine remained on the surface and pulled away. The four torpedoes had been fired by the submarine HMS Unruly (Lieutenant. J.P. Fyfe, RN). She had sighted an outward bound U-boat at 2344 hours on 21st May before firing her torpedoes at 2357 hours, at a distance of 3,000 yards.
	Cinti, Alpinolo	17 Jun 1943	0814	Taranto	17 Jun 1943	1810	Taranto	66	Trials and sonar exercises with the torpedo boat Lince and the auxiliary Claretta.
	Cinti, Alpinolo	22 Jul 1943	0356	Taranto	22 Jul 1943	1115	Taranto	24	Trials and exercises.
	Cinti, Alpinolo	22 Jul 1943	1245	Taranto	22 Jul 1943	2032	Taranto	26,4	Trials and exercises.
	Cinti, Alpinolo	28 Jul 1943	0510	Taranto	28 Jul 1943	1010	Taranto	28,5	Trials and exercises.
	Cinti, Alpinolo	5 Aug 1943	1630	Taranto	5 Aug 1943	2015	Taranto	30	Trials and exercises.
	Cinti, Alpinolo	15 Aug 1943	0435	Taranto	15 Aug 1943	1053	Taranto	16	Trials and exercises with the torpedo boat Sirtori and the corvette Driade.
	Cinti, Alpinolo	16 Aug 1943	0831	Taranto	16 Aug 1943	1053	Taranto	15	Trials and exercises with the torpedo boat Sirtori and the corvette Driade in 40°26.5'N, 17°02'E.
	Cinti, Alpinolo	2 Sep 1943	0505	Taranto	2 Sep 1943	1107	Taranto	25	Exercises with the torpedo boats Sirio and Clio.
23	Cinti, Alpinolo	7 Sep 1943	1404	Taranto	11 Sep 1943	0945	Augusta	376,5	Sailed for patrol off Punta Alice (Calabria, ca. 39°24'N, 17°09'E), but then diverted to Augusta to surrender. At 2234 hours on the 8th, she received the order to submerge to 80 meters until 0800 hours on the 9th then surface and fly the black flag of surrender.
		9 Sep 1943	1121		At 1121 hours, the submarine Squalo was encountered and exchanged recognition signals.
		9 Sep 1943	1145		At 1145 hours, three British corvettes were sighted. Bragadino closed and was ordered to Augusta.
		9 Sep 1943	1500		At 1500 hours, the submarine Bandiera was sighted and closed within voice range to confer. At 1530 hours, Squalo also joined to exchange information.
		9 Sep 1943	2205	39° 09'N, 17° 55'E	At 2205 hours, a few warships were sighted. Bragadino turned away.
		10 Sep 1943	1610		At 1610 hours, a German aircraft was sighted at a distance of 2,000 metres. Bragadino dived immediately.
	Cinti, Alpinolo	17 Sep 1943	0613	Augusta	17 Sep 1943	1838	Malta	98	Passage Augusta-Malta with submarines Onice, Settembrini, Vortice, Squalo and Zoea.
	Marraccini, Augusto	20 Oct 1943	0825	Lazaretto Creek (Malta)	26 Oct 1943	1040	Haifa		Passage Malta-Haifa to join Grupsom Levante with six other Italian submarines. She was unable to participate in the supplying of Leros because of engine defects. She was reported as useless and not worth refitting. Towed back to Taranto to be disarmed.
	Marraccini, Augusto	30 Nov 1943	1500	Haifa	2 Dec 1943	1520	Alexandria		Passage Haifa-Alexandria towed by the depot ship Mocenigo escorted by the destroyers Da Recco and Grecale.
	Marraccini, Augusto	6 Dec 1943	0900	Alexandria	8 Dec 1943	1530	Tobruk		Passage Alexandria-Taranto with the submarine Corridoni, the depot ship Mocenigo (towing Bragadino) and destroyers Da Recco and Grecale, but when the tow parted they were diverted to Tobruk.
	Marraccini, Augusto	9 Dec 1943	1102	Tobruk	14 Dec 1943	1250	Taranto		Passage Tobruk-Taranto towed by the depot ship Mocenigo.
	Frascolla, Renato	17 Dec 1943		Taranto	9 Mar 1944		Taranto		Refit in Taranto.
	Magi, Giovanni	10 Mar 1944		Taranto	21 Mar 1944		Taranto		Refit in Taranto.
	Dotta, Antonio	12 Jun 1944	1910	Taranto	12 Jun 1944	2040	Taranto (Mar Grande)	5	Exercises.
	Dotta, Antonio	13 Jun 1944	0500	Taranto (Mar Grande)	13 Jun 1944	0630	Taranto	5	Return trip [just before - at 0000-0300 hours - trained in port with Mezzi d'assalto who set limpets on the hull]. Held in reserve until the end of war.

188 entries. 179 total patrol entries (23 marked as war patrols) and 23 events.

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