Zoea (ZE)
Zoea

Type	Minelaying
Class	Foca (32)
Laid down	3 Feb 1936	Cantieri Navale Tosi di Taranto, Taranto
Launched	5 Dec 1937
Commissioned	12 Feb 1938
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. Giorgio Bernabò	1 Jun 1940	18 Dec 1940
T.V. Enrico Lambertini	19 Dec 1940	18 Jun 1941
T.V. Alberto Campanella	18 Jun 1941	14 Nov 1941
T.V. Rino Erler	15 Nov 1941	10 Dec 1941
G.M. Enzo Berardi	1 Jan 1942	20 Jan 1942
S.T.V. Pier Vittorio Casarini	20 Jan 1942	2 Feb 1942
T.V. Alberto Campanella	3 Feb 1942	20 Jun 1942
T.V. Rino Erler	20 Jun 1942	28 Aug 1942
T.V. Rodolfo Bombig	28 Aug 1942	15 Sep 1945

Ships hit

No ships hit by this submarine.

Patrols and events

	Commander	Date	Time	Port	Arr. date	Arr. time	Arr. port	Miles	Description
	Bernabò, Giorgio	9 Jun 1940	1037	La Spezia	9 Jun 1940	1055	La Spezia	2	Moved from the Arsenal to Le Grazie.
	Bernabò, Giorgio	12 Jun 1940	0800	La Spezia	12 Jun 1940	1400	La Spezia		Exercises with the submarine Iride.
	Bernabò, Giorgio	14 Jun 1940	2120	La Spezia	16 Jun 1940	1210	Naples	335,5	Passage La Spezia-Naples.
1	Bernabò, Giorgio	18 Jun 1940	1645	Naples	21 Jun 1940	1300	Tobruk	805	Supply mission to Tobruk (49 tons of ammunition in 1,225 boxes).
1b	Bernabò, Giorgio	22 Jun 1940	2027	Tobruk	24 Jun 1940	2215	Taranto	616	Return trip from supply mission to Tobruk.
2	Bernabò, Giorgio	29 Jun 1940	2300	Taranto	17 Jul 1940	1320	Taranto	2223	Minelaying mission off Ras El Kenayis, in 31°17.5'N, 27°52'E to 31°18'N, 27°53.52'E between Mersa Matruh and El Alamein, then patrolled from point 34°22'N, 26°20'E on axis 290°-110°.
		30 Jun 1940	0615	39° 50'N, 18° 00'E (0) Approximately.	At 0615 hours, the torpedo-boat Pallade was sighted and exchanged recognition signals.
		30 Jun 1940	0720	(0) Off Cape Santa Maria di Leuca.	At 0720 hours, the torpedo boat Pallade was again sighted, this time in company with a submarine (doubtful).
		4 Jul 1940	0814-0822	31° 17'N, 27° 52'E	At 0814 hours, Zoea began laying mines. This should have been a line of 36 mines from 31°17.5' N, 27°52' E to 31°18' N, 27°53.52' E. At 0822 hours, after the 8th mine had been laid an explosion occurred and the minelaying was stopped. A later examination concluded that it was probably not one of the submarine's mines but an enemy one or an aircraft bomb. It would take the accident that occurred with Atropo and the disappearance of Foca in October 1940, for Italian submarine minelaying operations to be withheld indefinitely.
		8 Jul 1940	0634 0640 (e)	34° 22'N, 26° 20'E	At 0550 hours, hydrophone effects were heard, but an examination through the periscope revealed nothing. At 0630 hours, the submarine surfaced to have a better look but sighted a large aircraft and had to crash-dive. She had reached a depth of 10-12 metres when two bombs exploded at 0634 hours. They caused some damage to the hull in the bow section, but Zoea continued her patrol. This was a Swordfish (Lieutenant (A) P.S. Touchbourne, RN) from 824 Squadron (HMS Eagle) flying at an altitude of 2,000 feet. A submarine similar to the ARGO class was sighted at a distance of 5-6 mile. It had a heavily camouflaged conning tower and was steering 035°. The aircraft dropped six 100 lb bombs of which only four exploded.
	Bernabò, Giorgio	24 Aug 1940	0850	Taranto	24 Aug 1940	1545	Taranto	51	Exercises.
	Bernabò, Giorgio	28 Aug 1940	0801	Taranto	28 Aug 1940	1152	Taranto	28	Exercises.
	Bernabò, Giorgio	3 Sep 1940	0804	Taranto	3 Sep 1940	1154	Taranto	33	Exercises.
3	Bernabò, Giorgio	22 Sep 1940	2150	Taranto	23 Sep 1940	1004	Taranto	80,5	Defensive patrol (hydrophone watch).
	Bernabò, Giorgio	27 Sep 1940	0650	Taranto	27 Sep 1940	1255	Taranto	24	Exercises.
4	Bernabò, Giorgio	7 Oct 1940	1809	Taranto	22 Oct 1940	1715	Taranto	2374	Minelaying mission through (1) 34°00'N, 23°30'E and (2) 33°30'N, 30°00'E to lay a minefield off Jaffa. Captain A.N. Bencivenni came along to check the mines.
		10 Oct 1940	1230	33° 50'N, 25° 24'E	At 1230 hours, Zoea was on her way to her minelaying mission, when she received a signal informing her of a large vessel in the Grid square between 33°40' N and 33°50' N and 23°40' E and 24°00' E, steering 105° at 13 knots. The submarine steered 180°, proceeding on the surface for 20 minutes to intercept then dived to listen with the hydrophones, but nothing was detected.
		14 Oct 1940	2029-2151	32° 00'N, 34° 33'E	Between 2029 and 2151 hours, Zoea laid a minefield of 20 mines off Jaffa. (1) 32°00.5' N, 34°33.8' E to 32°32' N, 34°34' E (8 mines) (2) 31°59' N, 34°34.4' E to 31°58.5' N, 34°34.5' E (6 mines). (3) 31°58.3' N, 34°34.7' E to 31°58' N, 34°35' E (6 mines). One of the mines may have damaged the Hellenic destroyer Spetsai at 0315 hours, on 21st February 1943, in 32°10.5' N, 34°30' E.
		21 Oct 1940	2030	38° 40'N, 17° 43'E	At 2030 hours, two lookouts reported sighting a submarine submerging at a distance of 500 metres. This was HMS Parthian (Lieutenant Commander M.G. Rimington, RN). At 2025 hours, a submarine was sighted 20° on the port bow at a distance of 500 yards, steering 360°. HMS Parthian was steering 130° and attempted to ram, but missed her opponent's stern by only a few yards. The officer of the watch was certain the submarine was British.
	Bernabò, Giorgio	24 Oct 1940	0818	Taranto	24 Oct 1940	1130	Taranto	19	Exercises.
	Bernabò, Giorgio	12 Dec 1940	0835	Taranto	12 Dec 1940	1555	Taranto	25	Exercises.
	Bernabò, Giorgio	18 Dec 1940	0840	Taranto	18 Dec 1940	1710	Taranto	18	Exercises.
5	Lambertini, Enrico	22 Dec 1940	0854	Taranto	26 Dec 1940	1055	Portolago (Leros)	728,5	Supply mission (? tons) to Leros through: (1) 35°40'N, 20°20'E (2) 328° - Agria Grabusa Light (Crete) - 10 miles (3) 260° - Cape Malaka (Crete) - 29 miles (4) 158° - Makra Island - 11 miles (5) Point E of Stampalia. Uneventful.
	Lambertini, Enrico	2 Jan 1941	1012	Leros	2 Jan 1941	1120	Leros	1	Changed moorings?
5b	Lambertini, Enrico	3 Jan 1941	1705	Leros	7 Jan 1941	1530	Taranto	657	Return trip from supply mission to Leros. Uneventful.
	Lambertini, Enrico	5 Feb 1941	0835	Taranto	5 Feb 1941	1141	Taranto	26	Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Pleiadi.
	Lambertini, Enrico	6 Feb 1941	0740	Taranto	6 Feb 1941	1145	Taranto	18	Exercises.
	Lambertini, Enrico	10 Feb 1941	1056	Taranto	10 Feb 1941	1634	Taranto	39,7	Exercises.
	Lambertini, Enrico	12 Feb 1941	0800	Taranto	12 Feb 1941	1510	Taranto	54	Exercises.
6	Lambertini, Enrico	23 Feb 1941	0818	Taranto	28 Feb 1941	1140	Leros	647	Supply mission to Leros. Uneventful.
6b	Lambertini, Enrico	9 Mar 1941	1650	Leros	13 Mar 1941	1740	Taranto	677	Return trip from supply mission to Leros.
	Lambertini, Enrico	31 Mar 1941	0837	Taranto	31 Mar 1941	1140	Taranto	24,5	Exercises.
7	Lambertini, Enrico	1 Apr 1941	0820	Taranto	7 Apr 1941	0600	Leros	927	Supply mission to Leros (? tons). Uneventful.
	Lambertini, Enrico	15 Apr 1941	2218	Leros	16 Apr 1941	0730	Rhodes	115	Passage Leros-Rhodes to pick up (gold?) from the Bank of Italy.
7b	Lambertini, Enrico	17 Apr 1941	0100	Rhodes	17 Apr 1941	0600	Alminia Bay	35	Return trip from supply mission to Leros. As she was leaving harbour, she was ordered to go to Alimnia Bay and await instructions.
7c	Lambertini, Enrico	17 Apr 1941	1700	Alminia Bay	22 Apr 1941	1430	Taranto	731	Return trip from supply mission to Leros. Uneventful.
	Lambertini, Enrico	10 May 1941	0743	Taranto	10 May 1941	1215	Taranto	40	Exercises.
	Lambertini, Enrico	12 May 1941	0800	Taranto	12 May 1941	1400	Taranto	50	Exercises with the pilot vessel Limbara.
8	Lambertini, Enrico	14 May 1941	1555	Taranto	17 May 1941	1845	Derna		Supply mission to Derna (75 tons of ammunition for Afrika Korps). Uneventful.
8b	Lambertini, Enrico	18 May 1941	0300	Derna	20 May 1941	1800	Taranto	1182	Return trip from supply mission to Derna. Uneventful.
9	Lambertini, Enrico	23 May 1941	1600	Taranto	26 May 1941	2000	Derna		Supply mission to Derna (73 tons of ammunition).
		25 May 1941	0850	34° 20'N, 20° 05'E	At 0850 hours, a derelict mine was sighted and an attempt to sink it by machine gun fire failed.
9b	Lambertini, Enrico	27 May 1941	0115	Derna	29 May 1941	1425	Taranto	1140	Return trip from supply mission to Derna. Unevenful.
10	Lambertini, Enrico	2 Jun 1941	0620	Taranto	4 Jun 1941	1940	Derna		Supply mission to Derna (77 tons of ammunition). Uneventful.
10b	Lambertini, Enrico	5 Jun 1941	0030	Derna	7 Jun 1941	1500	Taranto	1163	Return trip from supply mission to Derna.
		6 Jun 1941	1700	37° 06'N, 19° 45'E	At 1700 hours, a derelict mine was sighted and sunk by machine gun fire.
		6 Jun 1941	1700	37° 06'N, 19° 45'E	At 1700 hours, a derelict mine was sunk by machine-gun fire. This was apparently of the Vickers - Elia or P,A. 200 type.
		6 Jun 1941	1800	37° 16'N, 19° 40'E	At 1800 hours, a derelict mine was sunk by machine-gun fire. This was apparently of the Vickers - Elia or P.A. 200 type.
11	Campanella, Alberto	23 Jun 1941	0840	Taranto	26 Jun 1941	2040	Derna		Supply mission to Derna (76 tons of ammunition). Uneventful.
11b	Campanella, Alberto	27 Jun 1941	0300	Derna	29 Jun 1941	1200	Taranto	1190	Return trip from supply mission to Derna. Uneventful.
12	Campanella, Alberto	4 Jul 1941	1145	Taranto	7 Jul 1941	2100	Derna		Supply mission to Derna (54 tons of ammunition) Uneventful.
12b	Campanella, Alberto	7 Jul 1941	2330	Derna	10 Jul 1941	1030	Taranto	1184	Return trip from supply mission to Derna. Uneventful.
13	Campanella, Alberto	17 Jul 1941	1030	Taranto	20 Jul 1941	2100	Derna		Supply mission to Derna (56 tons of ammunition). Uneventful.
13b	Campanella, Alberto	21 Jul 1941	0100	Derna	23 Jul 1941	1145	Taranto	1182	Return trip from supply mission to Derna. Uneventful.
14	Campanella, Alberto	6 Aug 1941	1330	Taranto	10 Aug 1941	0510	Bardia	?	Supply mission to Bardia with 57 tons of petrol. First submarine to reach Bardia following the British evacuation.
		8 Aug 1941	0310	34° 50'N, 21° 50'E	At 0310 hours, a submarine was sighted on parallel but opposite course. Zoea turned away. MARICOSOM had issued orders not to attack submarines when east of 22° E and this was close to the limit.
		8 Aug 1941	1000 1120 (e)	34° 00'N, 23° 16'E	Aircraft had been seen in the distance at 0700, 0900 and 0915 hours. At 1000 hours, a fourth aircraft was sighted and circled the submarine at a distance of 2,500 metres. It finally attacked, as Zoea opened fire with her machine guns at distance of 1,500 metres. Three bombs were dropped, falling about 20 metres from the starboard bow. The aircraft attempted a second attack from the stern, Zoea opened fire with two machine guns and, as the aircraft was 500 metres away, it was hit and crashed in the sea. Zoea did not linger on the surface as three aircraft were seen approaching and she dived. The aircraft was Blenheim 'X' (Z.6421) of 203 Squadron piloted by Flight Lieutenant Corbould. It had sighted the submarine described as small (!) in very dark colours and with no visible armament, steering 100° at 10 knots. It released four SAP bombs, one of which was seen to fall 10-15 yards off the port bow. The aircraft was not shot down as claimed and reached Mersa Matruh.
		10 Aug 1941	0910+	(0) At Bardia.	General Rommel and General Count Giorgio Carlo Calvi di Bergolo visited the submarine.
14b	Campanella, Alberto	10 Aug 1941	0930	Bardia	13 Aug 1941	1430	Taranto	1577	Return trip from supply mission to Bardia.
		10 Aug 1941	0910+	(0) At Bardia.	General Rommel and General Count Giorgio Carlo Calvi di Bergolo visited the submarine.
		11 Aug 1941	0725	34° 05'N, 22° 20'E (0) Approximately.	At 0725 hours, an aircraft was sighted and it made a stern attack. Zoea opened fire with her machine guns at a range of 1,500 metres. The aircraft replied with its own machine guns but did not drop any bomb. It circled at a distance of 4,000 metres for 40 minutes and it was believed that the aircraft was summoning other bombers to attack. At 1115 hours, a second aircraft appeared diving from the sun. The submarine made the recognition signal but was not answered and opened fire with her machine guns at a range of 2,000 metres. The aircraft strafed the submarine but did not carry out a bombing attack.
		11 Aug 1941	1825	34° 05'N, 22° 20'E	At 1825 hours, an aircraft flying low came from the sun and strafed the submarine. Zoea opened fire at about 1,000 metres, but one of her gunners was seriously wounded. The aircraft made the reconnaissance signal of the CAT (German Air Corps) while the submarine was plainly displaying the Italian flag. This did not prevent the aircraft making another strafing run, flasing again the CAT reconnaissance signal before flying away.
		12 Aug 1941	0830	36° 00'N, 20° 00'E (0) Approximately.	At 0830 hours, a French convoy was sighted at a distance of 1,500 metres, steering 110°, 10 knots. Zoea dived to avoid being seen.
	Campanella, Alberto	22 Oct 1941		Taranto	22 Oct 1941	0815	Sunk		At Taranto, sunk accidentally at her moorings. Later raised and repaired.
		22 Oct 1941	0815-0920	(0) At Taranto.	The submarine had just left the dock when she accidentally sank at her moorings sometime between 0815 and 0920 hours when the starboard mine hatch was accidentally opened. There were a number of persons on board. The inquest recorded that some nineteen persons were in the control room at one time or another. Who could have opened the hatch by mistake? Three were electricians from the crew and the remainder workers from the S. Giorgio, Calzoni and Tosi firms and from MARICOST Taranto. There were crew members in other parts of the boat when the accident occurred. The crew members did not panic and evacuated in good order. However, some of the workers panicked. The submarine sank slowly and Maggiore G.N Festuccia from the nearby submarine Ammiraglio Saint Bon, had time to run and board Zoea. He tried to close the hatches but was not in time and was thrown in the water. There were no victims. The submarine was raised on 5th November and docked. It took several months to be repaired, in time for operation HARPOON.
	Erler, Rino	15 Nov 1941	0930	Taranto	10 Dec 1941	1430	Taranto		Repairs at Taranto. Change in command.
	Berardi, Enzo	1 Jan 1942		Taranto	20 Jan 1942		Taranto		Repairs at Taranto. Change in command.
	Casarini, Pier Vittorio	20 Jan 1942		Taranto	2 Feb 1942		Taranto		Repairs at Taranto. Change in command.
	Campanella, Alberto	16 Apr 1942	1400	Taranto	16 Apr 1942	1745	Taranto	15	Trials.
	Campanella, Alberto	19 Apr 1942	1232	Taranto	19 Apr 1942	1800	Taranto	37	Trials, escorted by the minesweeper R.D.13.
	Campanella, Alberto	23 Apr 1942	0815	Taranto	23 Apr 1942	1545	Taranto	42	Trials, escorted by the minesweeper R.D.6.
	Campanella, Alberto	26 Apr 1942	0700	Taranto	26 Apr 1942	1250	Taranto	46	Trials and exercises.
	Campanella, Alberto	8 May 1942	1440	Taranto	8 May 1942	1845	Taranto	46	Exercises.
	Campanella, Alberto	18 May 1942	0830	Taranto	18 May 1942	1730	Taranto	56	Exercises.
	Campanella, Alberto	24 May 1942	0730	Taranto	24 May 1942	1330	Taranto	52	Exercises.
	Campanella, Alberto	30 May 1942	0730	Taranto	30 May 1942	1250	Taranto	46	Exercises.
	Campanella, Alberto	4 Jun 1942	0800	Taranto	4 Jun 1942	1740	Taranto	79	Exercises.
	Campanella, Alberto	6 Jun 1942	0815	Taranto	6 Jun 1942	1320	Taranto	33	Exercises with the torpedo boat Sagittario.
15	Campanella, Alberto	14 Jun 1942	0830	Taranto	19 Jun 1942	1435	Taranto	846	Patrolled southeast of Malta between 35°00'N and 35°20'N, and between 15°40'E and 16°00'E.
		19 Jun 1942	0503		At 0503 hours, the submarine Micca was sighted.
16	Erler, Rino	25 Jun 1942	1000	Taranto	28 Jun 1942	2030	Derna		Supply mission to Derna (53 tons of petrol and 3 tons of food supplies). 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.
		27 Jun 1942	1505	33° 49'N, 22° 33'E	At 1505 hours, a submarine was sighted and believed to be Atropo. Zoea had instructions not to attack submarines encountered. She was sighted by HMS Thrasher the next morning when approaching Derna, but the British submarine could not get into an attacking position.
16b	Erler, Rino	29 Jun 1942	0015	Derna	2 Jul 1942	1100	Taranto	1047	Return trip from supply mission to Derna. 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. In fact, they were informed that Zoea was due in Derna on the 27th, but it was on her return trip that the interception was made.
		29 Jun 1942	1220	34° 00'N, 22° 50'E (0) Approximately.	At 1220 hours, a German Red Cross aircraft was sighted and exchanged recognition signals.
		29 Jun 1942	1505 1639 (e)	34° 20'N, 22° 40'E	At 1430 hours, an aircraft was sighted astern and remained at a distance. At 1500 hours, an aircraft was sighted making a long circle at low altitude and it made an attack from the sun. It tried strafing the submarine without managing to hit her. Zoea opened fire with her machine guns and even with her deck gun. The aircraft was believed hit and flew away. This was Maryland 'P' (No. 364) of 203 Squadron piloted by Pilot Officer E. Boyce, on a special search for enemy craft south of Crete. At 1629C hours, it sighted the submarine on the surface, steering 280° at 8 knots. Zoea opened fire but her shots fell astern. The aircraft replied with its guns but without any apparent effect. The Italian flag was seen to be flying. The submarine was still on the surface when the aircraft departed.
17	Erler, Rino	8 Jul 1942	1330	Taranto	11 Jul 1942	0930	Tobruk		Supply mission to Tobruk (51.4 tons of ammunition).
		9 Jul 1942	0900		At 0900 hours, a derelict mine was sighted and sunk by machine gun fire.
17b	Erler, Rino	11 Jul 1942	1800	Tobruk	14 Jul 1942	1220	Taranto	1111	Return trip from supply mission to Tobruk.
		12 Jul 1942	0240	37° 00'N, 23° 10'E	At 0240 hours, a vessel was sighted but could not be identified. It may have been the torpedo-boat Clio, known to be in the area looking for survivors of a German transport aircraft. Zoea took avoiding action by submerging.
18	Erler, Rino	19 Jul 1942	1130	Taranto	22 Jul 1942	0900	Tobruk		Supply mission to Tobruk (55.7 tons: 52.7 tons of German ammunition and three tons of provisions).
		20 Jul 1942	1635		At 1635 hours, a German aircraft was sighted, which circled three times around the submarine. The submarine made recognition signals and the aircraft finally flew away.
		21 Jul 1942	0115		At 0115 hours, an italian hospital ship was sighted at a distance of 5,000 metres.
18b	Erler, Rino	22 Jul 1942	1800	Tobruk	25 Jul 1942	1130	Taranto	1156	Return trip from supply mission to Tobruk. Uneventful.
19	Erler, Rino	2 Aug 1942	1130	Taranto	6 Aug 1942	0830	Tobruk		Supply mission to Tobruk (63.6 tons: 54 tons of petrol, 2.6 tons of lubricating oil, 7 tons of spare parts). Uneventful.
		6 Aug 1942	1830	(0) Tobruk harbour.	At 1830 hours, Zoea had unloaded her stores when a heavy air raid by the USAAF was witnessed. A heavy bomb fell a few metres from the conning tower on the starboard side, while a pontoon loaded with ammunition suffered a direct hit 200 meters away. The submarine suffered some damage from the near-miss but this was not noticed at the moment. Following the explosions of the ammunition on the pontoon, the First Officer ordered the submarine away. During the air raid TV. Erler was ashore and could not rejoin the submarine before 2000 hours.
		6 Aug 1942	2005+	(0) Outside Tobruk harbour.	At 2005 hours, the submarine ran aground on a shoal 30 meters from shore as she was maneuvering between obstructions to leave the harbour. Initial efforts to free the submarine failed. At 2300 hours, another heavy air raid occurred and a salvo of bombs fell in the sea 500 meters from the submarine while a second salvo fell on land some 700 meters away. At 0900 hours on the 7th, a tug arrived and the submarine was freed at the first attempt" At 0930, she returned to harbour to check for damage.
19b	Erler, Rino	6 Aug 1942	2005	Tobruk	7 Aug 1942	0930	Tobruk		The submarine sailed for home, but ran aground at the harbour exit and returned to harbour to check for damage.
		6 Aug 1942	1830	(0) Tobruk harbour.	At 1830 hours, Zoea had unloaded her stores when a heavy air raid by the USAAF was witnessed. A heavy bomb fell a few metres from the conning tower on the starboard side, while a pontoon loaded with ammunition suffered a direct hit 200 meters away. The submarine suffered some damage from the near-miss but this was not noticed at the moment. Following the explosions of the ammunition on the pontoon, the First Officer ordered the submarine away. During the air raid TV. Erler was ashore and could not rejoin the submarine before 2000 hours.
		6 Aug 1942	2005+	(0) Outside Tobruk harbour.	At 2005 hours, the submarine ran aground on a shoal 30 meters from shore as she was maneuvering between obstructions to leave the harbour. Initial efforts to free the submarine failed. At 2300 hours, another heavy air raid occurred and a salvo of bombs fell in the sea 500 meters from the submarine while a second salvo fell on land some 700 meters away. At 0900 hours on the 7th, a tug arrived and the submarine was freed at the first attempt" At 0930, she returned to harbour to check for damage.
19c	Erler, Rino	7 Aug 1942	1830	Tobruk	9 Aug 1942	0500+	Navarino		Passage Tobruk-Navarino for repairs. At 0500 hours on the 9th, she was met by the torpedo boat Partenope who escorted her to harbour. She was moored next to auxiliary Quarnaro who helped with repairs.
19d	Erler, Rino	11 Aug 1942	0015	Navarino	12 Aug 1942	1220	Taranto	1276	Return trip from supply mission to Tobruk.
		11 Aug 1942	0830		At 0830 hours, an Italian aircraft was sighted and exchanged recognition signals.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	6 Sep 1942	1305	Taranto	6 Sep 1942	1840	Taranto	31	Trials.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	7 Sep 1942	0815	Taranto	7 Sep 1942	1322	Taranto	31	Trials.
20	Bombig, Rodolfo	9 Sep 1942	1150	Taranto	12 Sep 1942	0901	Benghazi		Supply mission to Benghazi (58 tons of ammunition). Uneventful. Heard only H.E.
20b	Bombig, Rodolfo	12 Sep 1942	1710	Benghazi	15 Sep 1942	1310	Taranto	1110	Return trip from supply mission to Benghazi. Uneventful [mileage is for round trip].
21	Bombig, Rodolfo	23 Sep 1942	1115	Taranto	26 Sep 1942	0935	Benghazi		Supply mission to Benghazi (62 tons of ammunition). Her diesel engines emitted a lot of smoke.
		24 Sep 1942	0830		At 0830 hours, an aircraft was seen and the submarine dived.
21b	Bombig, Rodolfo	26 Sep 1942	1550	Benghazi	29 Sep 1942	1210	Taranto	1155	Return trip from supply mission to Benghazi [mileage is for round trip].
		27 Sep 1942	0845	34° 45'N, 19° 24'E	At 0845 hours, several aircraft were seen coming from the stern and the submarine dived.
		28 Sep 1942	0800	37° 34'N, 18° 35'E	At 0800 hours, a German aircraft was seen and exchanged recognition signals.
22	Bombig, Rodolfo	10 Oct 1942	1115	Taranto	13 Oct 1942	1000	Benghazi		Supply mission to Benghazi (45.6 tons: 45.3 tons of Italian ammunition, 0.3 ton of spare parts). Uneventful.
22b	Bombig, Rodolfo	13 Oct 1942	1640	Benghazi	17 Oct 1942	1700	Taranto	1123,5	Return trip from supply mission to Benghazi [mileage is for round trip].
		14 Oct 1942	0635	33° 30'N, 19° 02'E	At 0635 hours, a German aircraft was seen and exchanged recognition signals.
		14 Oct 1942	0706	33° 38'N, 19° 02'E	At 0706 hours, two aircraft were seen and the submarine dived.
		14 Oct 1942	0759	33° 40'N, 19° 05'E	At 0759 hours, an aircraft was seen steering 290° and the submarine dived.
		14 Oct 1942	1122	33° 59'N, 19° 18'E	At 1122 hours, an aircraft was seen and the submarine dived. Two bombs exploded near her but caused no damage.
		15 Oct 1942	1615	35° 36'N, 19° 36'E	At 1615 hours, a German aircraft was seen and the exchanged recognition signals.
		15 Oct 1942	1620	35° 36'N, 19° 36'E	At 1615 hours, another German aircraft was seen and the submarine dived.
23	Bombig, Rodolfo	1 Nov 1942	1125	Taranto	4 Nov 1942	0915	Tobruk		Supply mission to Tobruk (48 tons of Italian petrol).
		3 Nov 1942	0545		At 0545 hours, a German aircraft was seen and the exchanged recognition signals. Later, Zoea sighted many German aircraft but none made the recognition signals.
		3 Nov 1942	1525	34° 16'N, 22° 58'E	At 1525 hours, two German aircraft were sighted, apparently conducting a systematic search. They exchanged recognition signals at 1540 hours. These were probably the same aircraft sighted by Ascianghi.
		3 Nov 1942	1632	34° 16'N, 22° 58'E (0) Approximately.	At 1632 hours, an Italian submarine was sighted and exchanged recognition signals. This was Ascianghi.
		3 Nov 1942	1855	34° 00'N, 23° 12'E	At 1855 hours, a hospital ship was sighted steering 300°.
		3 Nov 1942	2255	33° 23'N, 23° 28'E (0) Approximately.	At 2255 hours, another hospital ship was sighted steering 340°.
23b	Bombig, Rodolfo	4 Nov 1942	1540	Tobruk	8 Nov 1942	1645	Taranto	1238,5	Return trip from supply mission to Tobruk [mileage is for round trip].
		8 Nov 1942	0800		At 0800 hours, a submarine was sighted. It was believed to be Otaria.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	8 Jan 1943	1045	Taranto	8 Jan 1943	1707	Taranto	14	Trials.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	11 Jan 1943	0825	Taranto	11 Jan 1943	1705	Taranto	14	Trials.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	13 Jan 1943	0932	Taranto	13 Jan 1943	1117	Taranto	4,2	Trials.
24	Bombig, Rodolfo	16 Jan 1943	1145	Taranto	23 Jan 1943	0905	Sfax		Supply mission to Tripoli (35 tons of Italian ammunition, 5.6 tons of foodstuff and 0.4 tons of various stores). As she was approaching her destination, at 0612 hours on the 20th, she received a signal to return home. At 0037 hours on the 21st, she was told to remain in the area and then was ordered to Zuara and finally to Sfax.
		20 Jan 1943	0250	34° 38'N, 15° 30'E	At 0250 hours, a hospital ship was sighted steering 050°.
24b	Bombig, Rodolfo	23 Jan 1943	1255	Sfax	28 Jan 1943	1505	Taranto	1620	Return trip from supply mission to Sfax [mileage is for round trip].
		25 Jan 1943	0250	34° 38'N, 15° 30'E	At 0250 hours, two destroyers were sighted at distance of 12,000 metres. They were believed to be part of the convoy heading for Malta and later detected with the hydrophones. They turned toward the submarine. Because the moonlight made a surface attack difficult, Zoea submerged.
		28 Jan 1943	0800	(0) Off Cape Trionto.	At 0800 hours, the torpedo boat Perseo escorting a tanker was sighted.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	22 Feb 1943	0800	Taranto	22 Feb 1943	1600	Taranto	66,5	Trials.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	1 Apr 1943	0800	Taranto	1 Apr 1943	1200	Taranto	17	Trials.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	2 Apr 1943	0955	Taranto	2 Apr 1943	1305	Taranto	9	Trials.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	8 Apr 1943	0930	Taranto	8 Apr 1943	1600	Taranto	15	Trials.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	13 Apr 1943	0712	Taranto	13 Apr 1943	1550	Taranto	43	Trials.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	14 Apr 1943	0955	Taranto	16 Apr 1943	0648	Augusta	325,5	Passage Taranto-Augusta.
		14 Apr 1943	1423	39° 59'N, 17° 14'E	At 1423 hours, a derelict mine was sighted.
25	Bombig, Rodolfo	4 May 1943	1800	Augusta	8 May 1943	0045	Lampedusa		Supply mission to Lampedusa (54.03 tons of Italian ammunition). Uneventful except for sighting an Italian convoy and hearing H.E.
25b	Bombig, Rodolfo	8 May 1943	0504	Lampedusa	12 May 1943	0207	Augusta	793	Return trip from supply mission to Lampedusa. Uneventful. Heard only H.E.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	15 May 1943	2240	Augusta	18 May 1943	0705	Taranto	306	Passage Augusta-Taranto. Uneventful.
		16 May 1943	0004		At 0004 hours, the submarine Pietro Micca was sighted and exchanged recognition signals. She was returning because of defects.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	12 Jun 1943	1315	Taranto	12 Jun 1943	1830	Taranto	34	Trials.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	18 Jun 1943	1400	Taranto	18 Jun 1943	1835	Taranto	29,2	Sonar exercises with the torpedo boat Lince and auxiliary Claretta.
26	Bombig, Rodolfo	21 Jun 1943	1918	Taranto	22 Jun 1943	1232	Taranto	107	Hydrophone watch.
		22 Jun 1943	1423	(0) 182° - Torre Ovo - 11 miles.	At 1423 hours, a derelict mine was sighted.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	3 Jul 1943	0510	Taranto	3 Jul 1943	1002	Taranto	36,5	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	7 Jul 1943	0440	Taranto	7 Jul 1943	1110	Taranto	32,5	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	9 Jul 1943	0903	Taranto	9 Jul 1943	1215	Taranto	30	Trials.
27	Bombig, Rodolfo	19 Jul 1943	0315	Taranto	20 Jul 1943	0350	Taranto	116	Special mission. Probably hydrophone watch with submarine Micca in Gulf of Taranto.
28	Bombig, Rodolfo	21 Jul 1943	0100	Taranto	21 Jul 1943	0400	Taranto		Sailed for defensive patrol but quickly recalled.
29	Bombig, Rodolfo	21 Jul 1943	0500	Taranto	23 Jul 1943	0734	Taranto	278	Sailed with the submarine Micca for defensive patrol in 39°40'N, 17°50'E or 30 miles from Punta Alice, in Gulf of Taranto. This was also reported as Special Mission. Uneventful.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	27 Jul 1943	0455	Taranto	27 Jul 1943	1020	Taranto	30	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	4 Aug 1943	0536	Taranto	4 Aug 1943	0951	Taranto	34,8	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	18 Aug 1943	0516	Taranto	18 Aug 1943	1018	Taranto	29,4	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	28 Aug 1943	1435	Taranto	28 Aug 1943	106	Taranto	8,1	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	1 Sep 1943	0524	Taranto	1 Sep 1943	1107	Taranto	34	Exercises.
30	Bombig, Rodolfo	3 Sep 1943	0115	Taranto	10 Sep 1943	0930	Augusta	743	Sailed for special mission between 38°30'N and 38°38'N, and between 15°45'E and Italian coast. then diverted to Augusta for surrender.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	17 Sep 1943	0602	Augusta	17 Sep 1943	1835	Malta	102	Passage Augusta-Malta with the submarines Settembrini, Corridoni, Bragadino, Squalo and Vortice.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	16 Oct 1943	0841	Malta	21 Oct 1943	0950	Haifa	1071	Passage Malta-Haifa with the submarines Atropo, Corridoni and Menotti.
31	Bombig, Rodolfo	23 Oct 1943	0600	Haifa	26 Oct 1943	2105	Leros		Supply mission to Leros (Port Laki) with 48 tons of stores and 25 bags of mail. Uneventful.
31b	Bombig, Rodolfo	27 Oct 1943	0227	Leros	29 Oct 1943	2152	Haifa	1317	Return trip from supply mission to Leros.
		28 Oct 1943	0206	(0) Kaso Strait.	At 0206 hours, a submarine was sighted. Zoea turned away.
		29 Oct 1943	0920		At 0920 hours, the submarine Ciro Menotti was sighted and exchanged recognition signals.
32	Bombig, Rodolfo	3 Nov 1943	0301	Haifa	6 Nov 1943	2032	Leros		Supply mission to Leros through (1) 32°59'N, 34°34'E (2) 34°26'N, 27°10'E, thence diving at dawn north of Kaso Strait. She was carrying 37 tons of stores and six anti-tank guns (on deck).
		5 Nov 1943	2104		At 2104 hours, a British submarine was sighted and exchanged recognition signals. This was HMS Seraph (Lieutenant N.L.A. Jewell, MBE, RN).
32b	Bombig, Rodolfo	7 Nov 1943	0220	Leros	10 Nov 1943	2204	Haifa	1321	Return trip from supply mission to Leros.
		8 Nov 1943	0522	(0) Kaso Strait.	At 0522 hours, a submarine was sighted and Zoea turned away.
		8 Nov 1943	1840 1820 (e)	(e) 34° 55'N, 27° 40'E (0) [southeast of Kaso Strait].	At 1840 hours, a submarine was sighted making a recognition signal, but dived before it was returned (this was ORP Dzik). Zoea turned away.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	3 Dec 1943	0815	Haifa	3 Dec 1943	1635	Haifa	311	Exercises with coastal battery.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	4 Dec 1943	0816	Haifa	5 Dec 1943	1840	Alexandria	311	Passage Haifa-Alexandria, escorted by King George II.
		4 Dec 1943	1147	(0) Off Haifa.	At 1147 hours, the submarine Galatea was sighted.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	7 Dec 1943	0825	Alexandria	7 Dec 1943	1546	Alexandria		Brief sortie for demagnetization.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	8 Dec 1943	0800	Alexandria	8 Dec 1943	1516	Alexandria	47	Sonar exercises with two British destroyers.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	9 Dec 1943	0825	Alexandria	9 Dec 1943	1512	Alexandria	46,6	Sonar exercises with a British and a Polish destroyers.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	10 Dec 1943	0830	Alexandria	10 Dec 1943	1505	Alexandria	47,3	Sonar exercises with a British vessel.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	12 Dec 1943	0810	Alexandria	12 Dec 1943	0905	Alexandria	0,6	Sailed for exercises but these were then canceled.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	13 Dec 1943	0905	Alexandria	13 Dec 1943	1552	Alexandria	47,8	Sonar exercises with a British vessel.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	14 Dec 1943	0837	Alexandria	14 Dec 1943	1403	Alexandria	48,2	Sonar exercises with two British vessels.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	15 Dec 1943	0834	Alexandria	15 Dec 1943	1315	Alexandria	46	Sonar exercises with two British vessels.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	16 Dec 1943	0834	Alexandria	16 Dec 1943	1539	Alexandria	46,5	Sonar exercises with two British vessels.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	17 Dec 1943	0900	Alexandria	17 Dec 1943	1604	Alexandria	45,8	Sonar exercises with two British vessels.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	18 Dec 1943	0610	Alexandria	19 Dec 1943	1245	Haifa	321	Passage Alexandria-Haifa.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	9 Jan 1944	0610	Haifa	9 Jan 1944	1245	Haifa	28,7	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	23 Jan 1944	0700	Haifa	24 Jan 1944	1528	Alexandria	309	Passage Haifa-Alexandria.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	25 Jan 1944	0810	Alexandria	25 Jan 1944	1629	Alexandria	51	Exercises with a British destroyer.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	28 Jan 1944	0800	Alexandria	28 Jan 1944	1652	Alexandria	46,5	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	29 Jan 1944	0630	Alexandria	29 Jan 1944	1422	Alexandria	42,5	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	1 Feb 1944	0700	Alexandria	1 Feb 1944	1619	Alexandria	52,8	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	2 Feb 1944	0720	Alexandria	2 Feb 1944	1600	Alexandria	45	Exercises with a Polish destroyer.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	3 Feb 1944	0720	Alexandria	3 Feb 1944	1600	Alexandria	47,5	Exercises with a British destroyer.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	4 Feb 1944	0900	Alexandria	4 Feb 1944	1553	Alexandria	36,2	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	7 Feb 1944	1000	Alexandria	7 Feb 1944	1815	Alexandria	38	Exercises with a British destroyer.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	9 Feb 1944	0900	Alexandria	9 Feb 1944	1746	Alexandria	44,7	Exercises with a Greek corvette.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	10 Feb 1944	0730	Alexandria	10 Feb 1944	1658	Alexandria	42,2	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	11 Feb 1944	0645	Alexandria	11 Feb 1944	1559	Alexandria	48,2	Exercises with a Greek corvette.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	12 Feb 1944	0600	Alexandria	13 Feb 1944	1306	Haifa	303,3	Passage Alexandria-Haifa for refit.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	21 Apr 1944	1045	Haifa	21 Apr 1944	1931	Haifa	47,5	Trials.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	22 Apr 1944	1816	Haifa	24 Apr 1944	1927	Alexandria	352	Passage Haifa-Alexandria.
		23 Apr 1944	1506	(0) Between Alexandria and Haifa.	At 1506 hours, the submarine Alagi was sighted.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	25 Apr 1944	0700	Alexandria	25 Apr 1944	1745	Alexandria	49,2	Exercises with a British destroyer.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	27 Apr 1944	0723	Alexandria	27 Apr 1944	1822	Alexandria	40,8	Exercises with two British corvettes.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	28 Apr 1944	0653	Alexandria	28 Apr 1944	1733	Alexandria	45,7	Exercises with two British corvettes.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	1 May 1944	0736	Alexandria	1 May 1944	1733	Alexandria	41,3	Exercises with a Btitish corvette and MTB.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	2 May 1944	0742	Alexandria	2 May 1944	1514	Alexandria	38,7	Exercises with two Motor Launches.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	3 May 1944	0645	Alexandria	3 May 1944	1940	Alexandria	50,1	Exercises with a British destroyer and a Motor Launch.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	5 May 1944	0656	Alexandria	5 May 1944	1658	Alexandria	53	Exercises with a British destroyer and two corvettes.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	6 May 1944	1020	Alexandria	6 May 1944	1837	Alexandria	43,3	Exercises with a British destroyer.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	8 May 1944	1059	Alexandria	8 May 1944	1758	Alexandria	50,6	Exercises with two British destroyers and two corvettes.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	9 May 1944	1224	Alexandria	9 May 1944	1847	Alexandria	43,6	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	10 May 1944	1222	Alexandria	10 May 1944	1851	Alexandria	43,2	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	11 May 1944	1114	Alexandria	11 May 1944	1703	Alexandria	44,2	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	12 May 1944	0817	Alexandria	12 May 1944	1446	Alexandria	44,3	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	13 May 1944	0558	Alexandria	14 May 1944	1546	Haifa	341,5	Passage Alexandria-Haifa.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	18 Jun 1944	1744	Haifa	20 Jun 1944	0730	Alexandria	341	Passage Haifa-Alexandria.
		19 Jun 1944	1506	(0) Between Alexandria and Haifa.	At 1506 hours, two Egyptian sailing vessels were sighted.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	22 Jun 1944	0737	Alexandria	22 Jun 1944	1414	Alexandria	53,8	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	26 Jun 1944	0702	Alexandria	26 Jun 1944	1505	Alexandria	48,2	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	27 Jun 1944	0655	Alexandria	27 Jun 1944	1508	Alexandria	47,1	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	28 Jun 1944	0835	Alexandria	28 Jun 1944	1544	Alexandria	43,7	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	30 Jun 1944	0643	Alexandria	30 Jun 1944	1618	Alexandria	58,7	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	2 Jul 1944	0644	Alexandria	2 Jul 1944	1442	Alexandria	51,2	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	5 Jul 1944	0741	Alexandria	5 Jul 1944	1221	Alexandria	45,7	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	6 Jul 1944	0640	Alexandria	6 Jul 1944	1458	Alexandria	52,3	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	7 Jul 1944	0640	Alexandria	7 Jul 1944	1320	Alexandria	42,6	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	10 Jul 1944	0638	Alexandria	10 Jul 1944	1723	Alexandria	57,8	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	11 Jul 1944	0736	Alexandria	11 Jul 1944	1418	Alexandria	47,5	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	12 Jul 1944	0641	Alexandria	12 Jul 1944	1713	Alexandria	66	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	13 Jul 1944	0638	Alexandria	13 Jul 1944	1534	Alexandria	49,2	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	14 Jul 1944	0706	Alexandria	14 Jul 1944	1358	Alexandria	43	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	17 Jul 1944	0636	Alexandria	17 Jul 1944	1510	Alexandria	56,2	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	18 Jul 1944	0737	Alexandria	18 Jul 1944	1640	Alexandria	47,6	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	20 Jul 1944	0840	Alexandria	20 Jul 1944	1454	Alexandria	44,2	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	21 Jul 1944	0700	Alexandria	21 Jul 1944	1330	Alexandria	42,2	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	22 Jul 1944	1909	Alexandria	24 Jul 1944	0800	Haifa	354	Passage Alexandria-Haifa.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	26 Aug 1944	0842	Haifa	28 Aug 1944	0819	Alexandria	404,6	Passage Haifa-Alexandria.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	29 Aug 1944	0656	Alexandria	29 Aug 1944	1700	Alexandria	61,2	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	1 Sep 1944	0749	Alexandria	1 Sep 1944	1601	Alexandria	51,9	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	4 Sep 1944	0854	Alexandria	4 Sep 1944	1754	Alexandria	56	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	6 Sep 1944	0907	Alexandria	6 Sep 1944	1842	Alexandria	56,9	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	7 Sep 1944	0735	Alexandria	7 Sep 1944	1432	Alexandria	54,8	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	11 Sep 1944	0714	Alexandria	11 Sep 1944	1419	Alexandria	55,5	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	14 Sep 1944	0759	Alexandria	14 Sep 1944	1628	Alexandria	56,7	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	18 Sep 1944	0647	Alexandria	18 Sep 1944	1422	Alexandria	56	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	19 Sep 1944	0732	Alexandria	19 Sep 1944	1431	Alexandria	50	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	21 Sep 1944	0731	Alexandria	21 Sep 1944	1437	Alexandria	52	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	25 Sep 1944	0702	Alexandria	25 Sep 1944	1638	Alexandria	60	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	26 Sep 1944	0650	Alexandria	26 Sep 1944	1410	Alexandria	57,5	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	27 Sep 1944	0658	Alexandria	27 Sep 1944	1542	Alexandria	58,5	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	29 Sep 1944	0630	Alexandria	29 Sep 1944	1722	Alexandria	65	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	30 Sep 1944	0733	Alexandria	30 Sep 1944	1433	Alexandria	46	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	1 Oct 1944	1845	Alexandria	3 Oct 1944	0902	Haifa	355	Passage Alexandria-Haifa.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	30 Oct 1944	1237	Haifa	1 Nov 1944	1021	Alexandria	359	Passage Haifa-Alexandria.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	9 Nov 1944	0650	Alexandria	9 Nov 1944	1421	Alexandria	48,5	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	13 Nov 1944	0705	Alexandria	13 Nov 1944	1447	Alexandria	45,5	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	14 Nov 1944	0732	Alexandria	14 Nov 1944	1421	Alexandria	41	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	20 Nov 1944	0655	Alexandria	20 Nov 1944	1647	Alexandria	48	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	23 Nov 1944	0722	Alexandria	23 Nov 1944	1730	Alexandria	50	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	25 Nov 1944	0707	Alexandria	25 Nov 1944	1431	Alexandria	42	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	28 Nov 1944	0652	Alexandria	28 Nov 1944	1656	Alexandria	44,5	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	29 Nov 1944	0705	Alexandria	29 Nov 1944	1555	Alexandria	41	Exercises.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	2 Dec 1944	1615	Alexandria	4 Dec 1944	0624	Haifa	290	Passage Alexandria-Haifa with submarine Bandiera.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	16 Dec 1944	1011	Alexandria	20 Dec 1944	1803	Tobruk	647	Passage Alexandria-Tobruk.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	21 Dec 1944	0923	Tobruk	25 Dec 1944	1223	Messina	645	Passage Tobruk-Messina.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	8 Jan 1945	0630	Messina	9 Jan 1945	2020	Taranto	253	Passage Messina-Taranto.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	11 May 1945	0645	Taranto	12 May 1945	0315	Taranto	103	Passage Taranto-Naples but broke down and had to be towed back by the torpedo boat Fortunale.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	5 Jun 1945	0800	Taranto	5 Jun 1945	1146	Taranto	19	Trials.
	Bombig, Rodolfo	6 Jun 1945	1125	Taranto	8 Jun 1945	0845	Naples	400	Passage Taranto-Naples towed by the torpedo boat Fortunale. The submarine did not carry out any sortie for the rest of the war.

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