Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM)
Bajamonti

Type	Coastal
Class	Smeli (34)
Laid down		Atéliers et Chantiers de la Loire (Nantes, France)
Launched	1 Dec 1928
Commissioned	2 Dec 1928
End service
Stricken
Loss date
Loss position
History	Yugoslav submarine Smeli. Captured at Kotor by the Italians on 17th April 1941. Scuttled at La Spezia on 9th September 1943 to prevent her capture by the Germans.
Fate

Commands

Commander	Date from	Date to	Command notes
C.C. Aldobrando De Paulis Fedele	25 Apr 1941	9 Feb 1942
S.T.V. Plinio Pagni	9 Feb 1942	20 Feb 1942
C.C. Bardo Bardi	20 Feb 1942	21 Feb 1942
S.T.V. Plinio Pagni	21 Feb 1942	22 Feb 1942
C.C. Bruno Pilli	23 Feb 1942	26 Jun 1942
C.C. Raffaello Allegri	27 Jun 1942	29 Dec 1942
C.C. Virgilio Spigai	29 Nov 1942	30 Nov 1942
C.C. Gino Andreani	29 Dec 1942	24 Apr 1943
T.V. Francesco Caprile	25 Apr 1943	11 Jun 1943
C.C. Ugo Gelli	22 Jun 1943	9 Sep 1943

Ships hit

No ships hit by this submarine.

Patrols and events

	Commander	Date	Time	Port	Arr. date	Arr. time	Arr. port	Miles	Description
		17 Apr 1941		Kotor	17 Apr 1941		Kotor		Seized by Italian Navy and renamed N.2 and again renamed (ca. June 1941) Antonio Bajamonti.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	21 May 1941	0509	Teodo	21 May 1941	2110	Spalato		Passage Teodo-Spalato with the ex-Yugoslav submarines N 1 and N 3 escorted by torpedo boat Bassini.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	22 May 1941	0955	Spalato	22 May 1941	1725	Zara		Passage Spalato-Zara with the ex-Yugoslav submarines N 1 and N 3, escorted by the torpedo boat Bassini.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	23 May 1941	0945	Zara	23 May 1941	1800	Pola	318,8	Passage Zara-Pola with the ex-Yugoslav submarines N 1 and N 3, escorted by the torpedo boat Bassini and the tug Marittimo.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	16 Jun 1941	0800	Pola	16 Jun 1941	1930	Pola		Exercises.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	28 Jun 1941	0940	Pola	28 Jun 1941	1700	Pola		Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Grado.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	4 Jul 1941	0750	Pola	4 Jul 1941	1723	Pola	52	Exercises.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	11 Jul 1941	0750	Pola	11 Jul 1941	1740	Pola	61	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	17 Jul 1941	0730	Pola	17 Jul 1941	1640	Pola	71	Exercises.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	22 Jul 1941	0735	Pola	22 Jul 1941	1812	Pola	94,5	Exercises. She was docked on 22nd August 1941.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	4 Oct 1941	0833	Pola	4 Oct 1941	1735	Pola	35,5	Exercises.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	6 Oct 1941	0707	Pola	6 Oct 1941	1950	Pola	98,2	Trials, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	8 Oct 1941	0845	Pola	8 Oct 1941	1705	Pola	12,5	Exercises.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	9 Oct 1941	0832	Pola	9 Oct 1941	1650	Pola	34	Exercises.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	10 Oct 1941	0812	Pola	10 Oct 1941	1913	Pola	65	Exercises.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	14 Oct 1941	0735	Pola	14 Oct 1941	1920	Pola	57	Exercises.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	16 Oct 1941	0800	Pola	16 Oct 1941	1725	Pola	30,5	Exercises.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	21 Oct 1941	0830	Pola	21 Oct 1941	1757	Pola	29	Exercises with the tanker Verbano.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	22 Oct 1941	0835	Pola	22 Oct 1941	1519	Pola	23,5	Exercises.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	27 Oct 1941	0814	Pola	27 Oct 1941	1430	Pola	45	Exercises.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	28 Oct 1941	0824	Pola	28 Oct 1941	1620	Pola	33,9	Exercises escorted by the tug Salvore.
		28 Oct 1941	1405	(0) Off Cape Promontore.	At 1405 hours, Antonio Bajamonti was proceeding at about 2 knots for diving trials at periscope depth, when she collided with the water tanker Giovanna D. (aka Giovanna D'Arco, 205 GRT, built 1914). The submarine's bow hit the stern of the tanker and was damaged.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	7 Nov 1941	1646	Pola	7 Nov 1941	2400	Pola	55	Exercises escorted by the torpedo boat Audace.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	10 Nov 1941	0800	Pola	10 Nov 1941	1813	Pola	53	Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliary Jadera.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	11 Nov 1941	1000	Pola	11 Nov 1941	2336	Pola	53	Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	12 Nov 1941	1659	Pola	13 Nov 1941	0800	Pola	50	Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	3 Dec 1941	0900	Pola	3 Dec 1941	1220	Pola	14	Exercises.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	4 Dec 1941	0851	Pola	4 Dec 1941	1813	Pola	16,2	Exercises.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	5 Dec 1941	0800	Pola	5 Dec 1941	1727	Pola	63	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Jadera and San Giorgio.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	6 Dec 1941	0830	Pola	6 Dec 1941	1758	Pola	67	Exercises, escorted by torpedo boat Audace and auxiliaries Jadera, Trau and San Giorgio.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	9 Dec 1941	0819	Pola	9 Dec 1941	1801	Pola	68	Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliaries Jadera, Trau and San Giorgio.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	11 Dec 1941	0735	Pola	11 Dec 1941	1810	Pola	69,8	Exercises.
	De Paulis Fedele, Aldobrando	13 Dec 1941	0800	Pola	13 Dec 1941	1605	Pola	64,5	Exercises.
	Pagni, Plinio	9 Feb 1942		Pola	20 Feb 1942		Pola		In Pola (refit?).
	Bardi, Bardo	20 Feb 1942	1315	Pola	20 Feb 1942	1700	Pola	18,1	Exercises.
	Pagni, Plinio	21 Feb 1942	0837	Pola	21 Feb 1942	1300	Pola	25	Trials, escorted by the auxiliary Trau.
	Pilli, Bruno	25 Feb 1942	0840	Pola	27 Feb 1942	1709	Messina	645,8	Passage Pola-Messina. Sighted only Italian vessels.
	Pilli, Bruno	28 Feb 1942	1630	Messina	2 Mar 1942	1140	La Spezia	491,35	Passage Messina-La Spezia.
1	Pilli, Bruno	7 Mar 1942	1840	La Spezia	9 Mar 1942	0915	La Spezia	276,7	Patrolled in Gulf of Genoa. Uneventful.
	Pilli, Bruno	11 Mar 1942	1000	La Spezia	11 Mar 1942	1625	La Spezia	29,7	Exercises.
	Pilli, Bruno	21 Mar 1942	0930	La Spezia	21 Mar 1942	1605	La Spezia	28,7	Exercises, escorted by the tugs Rimini and Taormina.
	Pilli, Bruno	25 Mar 1942	0826	La Spezia	25 Mar 1942	1657	La Spezia	42,1	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria.
	Pilli, Bruno	27 Mar 1942	0810	La Spezia	27 Mar 1942	1624	La Spezia	35,2	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Crotone.
	Pilli, Bruno	1 Apr 1942	0756	La Spezia	1 Apr 1942	1713	La Spezia	42,9	A/S exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Crotone.
	Pilli, Bruno	20 Apr 1942	0810	La Spezia	20 Apr 1942	1116	La Spezia	18,2	Exercises, escorted by MAS 569.
	Pilli, Bruno	21 Apr 1942	0737	La Spezia	21 Apr 1942	1623	La Spezia	41,5	A/S exercises.
	Pilli, Bruno	28 Apr 1942	1150	La Spezia	28 Apr 1942	1757	La Spezia	29	A/S exercises.
	Pilli, Bruno	5 May 1942	0737	La Spezia	5 May 1942	1520	La Spezia	50	A/S exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Crotone and the sloop Diana.
	Pilli, Bruno	12 May 1942	0800	La Spezia	12 May 1942	1318	La Spezia	28,8	A/S exercises.
	Pilli, Bruno	19 May 1942	0800	La Spezia	19 May 1942	1654	La Spezia	40,5	A/S exercises.
	Pilli, Bruno	27 May 1942	0743	La Spezia	27 May 1942	1343	La Spezia	45,3	A/S exercises.
	Pilli, Bruno	2 Jun 1942	0720	La Spezia	2 Jun 1942	1625	La Spezia	26	Exercises.
	Pilli, Bruno	8 Jun 1942	0750	La Spezia	8 Jun 1942	1757	La Spezia	35	Exercises.
	Pilli, Bruno	16 Jun 1942	0750	La Spezia	16 Jun 1942	1042	La Spezia	14	Exercises.
	Pilli, Bruno	18 Jun 1942	0800	La Spezia	18 Jun 1942	1732	La Spezia	26	Exercises.
	Pilli, Bruno	20 Jun 1942	0934	La Spezia	20 Jun 1942	1315	La Spezia	19	Exercises.
	Pilli, Bruno	23 Jun 1942	0800	La Spezia	23 Jun 1942	1715	La Spezia	34	Exercises.
	Pilli, Bruno	26 Jun 1942	1407	La Spezia	26 Jun 1942	1640	La Spezia	20	Exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	29 Jun 1942	1300	La Spezia	29 Jun 1942	1927	La Spezia	3	Gyrocompass tests.
	Allegri, Raffaello	30 Jun 1942	0800	La Spezia	30 Jun 1942	1128	La Spezia	21	Exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	2 Jul 1942	0800	La Spezia	2 Jul 1942	1717	La Spezia	23,2	Exercising off La Spezia with torpedo boat Calliope, the light cruiser Attilio Regolo, and destroyer Corsaro.
	Allegri, Raffaello	4 Jul 1942	0848	La Spezia	4 Jul 1942	1316	La Spezia	18	Exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	7 Jul 1942	0840	La Spezia	7 Jul 1942	1154	La Spezia	18,1	Exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	8 Jul 1942	1044	La Spezia	8 Jul 1942	1509	La Spezia	35,9	Exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	10 Jul 1942	0725	La Spezia	10 Jul 1942	1632	La Spezia	37,5	Exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	14 Jul 1942	0743	La Spezia	14 Jul 1942	1240	La Spezia	27,5	Exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	17 Jul 1942	1035	La Spezia	17 Jul 1942	1545	La Spezia	25,2	Exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	22 Jul 1942	0725	La Spezia	22 Jul 1942	1320	La Spezia	33,1	Exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	30 Jul 1942	0622	La Spezia	30 Jul 1942	1305	La Spezia	25	Exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	7 Aug 1942	1300	La Spezia	7 Aug 1942	1800	La Spezia	35	Exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	11 Aug 1942	1300	La Spezia	11 Aug 1942	1630	La Spezia	28	Exercises.
2	Allegri, Raffaello	11 Aug 1942	2337	La Spezia	14 Aug 1942	1940	La Spezia	388	Patrolled in Gulf of Genoa. Uneventful.
3	Allegri, Raffaello	18 Aug 1942	0100	La Spezia	18 Aug 1942	2117	La Spezia	165	Sailed to form a defensive barrage in Gulf of Genoa with H 1 H 4 and H 6, but recalled at 1448 hours on the 18th. Uneventful.
	Allegri, Raffaello	21 Aug 1942	0735	La Spezia	21 Aug 1942	1445	La Spezia	40	A/S exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	25 Aug 1942	0700	La Spezia	25 Aug 1942	1515	La Spezia	39	A/S exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	28 Aug 1942	1835	La Spezia	30 Aug 1942	0835	La Spezia	4	Trials.
	Allegri, Raffaello	31 Aug 1942	1055	La Spezia	31 Aug 1942	2300	La Spezia	3	Trials.
	Allegri, Raffaello	3 Sep 1942	0705	La Spezia	3 Sep 1942	1445	La Spezia	40	A/S exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	9 Sep 1942	0710	La Spezia	9 Sep 1942	1310	La Spezia	38	A/S exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	15 Sep 1942	0645	La Spezia	15 Sep 1942	1815	La Spezia	92	Sailed with the submarine Rismondo, escorted by MAS 507 and by MAS 575, to test an explosive obstruction of the OLMO type laid by the auxiliary Brindisi on 12th September 1942, between 44°17'21'N, 09°17'18'E and 44°17'14'N, 09°18'E.
	Allegri, Raffaello	18 Sep 1942	0730	La Spezia	18 Sep 1942	1515	La Spezia	38,5	Exercises, escorted by AS.205, AS.218 and AS.266 and the German F-150.
	Allegri, Raffaello	22 Sep 1942	1850	La Spezia	22 Sep 1942	1907	Fezzano	1	Trials.
	Allegri, Raffaello	23 Sep 1942	0800	Fezzano	23 Sep 1942	2255	La Spezia	7	Trials.
	Allegri, Raffaello	26 Sep 1942	0812	La Spezia	26 Sep 1942	1748	La Spezia	37,5	A/S exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	5 Oct 1942	0716	La Spezia	5 Oct 1942	1914	La Spezia	43	Exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	6 Oct 1942	1521	La Spezia	6 Oct 1942	1600	La Spezia	6	Trials.
	Allegri, Raffaello	9 Oct 1942	0839	La Spezia	9 Oct 1942	0933	La Spezia	8	A/S exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	13 Oct 1942	1314	La Spezia	13 Oct 1942	1747	La Spezia	23	A/S exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	15 Oct 1942	0732	La Spezia	15 Oct 1942	1228	La Spezia	22	A/S exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	22 Oct 1942	0737	La Spezia	22 Oct 1942	1314	La Spezia	32	A/S exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	27 Oct 1942	0736	La Spezia	27 Oct 1942	1530	La Spezia	35	A/S exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	3 Nov 1942	0730	La Spezia	3 Nov 1942	1253	La Spezia	21	A/S exercises.
4	Allegri, Raffaello	8 Nov 1942	0035	La Spezia	11 Nov 1942	0740	La Spezia	364	Patrolled in Gulf of Genoa. Uneventful.
5	Allegri, Raffaello	12 Nov 1942	2120	La Spezia	16 Nov 1942	1035	La Maddalena	377,5	Defensive patrol off Ajaccio (Corsica) with the submarine H 8. Uneventful.
6	Allegri, Raffaello	26 Nov 1942	0210	La Maddalena	26 Nov 1942	0945	La Maddalena	4	Defensive patrol off Ajaccio (Corsica) with the submarine H 8, but turned back after her screw hit an underwater obstacle at 0325 hours on the 26th.
		26 Nov 1942	0325	(0) Cala Martinella Barrage (near La Maddalena).	At 0325 hours, the submarine's screw hit an underwater obstacle after the submarine had crossed the Cala Martinella Barrage. The damage forced the submarine to abort her patrol.
	Spigai, Virgilio	29 Nov 1942	1535	La Maddalena	30 Nov 1942	1200	La Spezia	219	Passage La Maddalena-La Spezia.
	Allegri, Raffaello	9 Dec 1942	0735	La Spezia	9 Dec 1942	1255	La Spezia	29	Exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	9 Dec 1942	0735	La Spezia	9 Dec 1942	1255	La Spezia	29	Exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	12 Dec 1942	0750	La Spezia	12 Dec 1942	1300	La Spezia	29	Exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	18 Dec 1942	0810	La Spezia	18 Dec 1942	1630	La Spezia	25	Exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	21 Dec 1942	0732	La Spezia	21 Dec 1942	1245	La Spezia	23	Exercises.
	Allegri, Raffaello	28 Dec 1942	0812	La Spezia	28 Dec 1942	0915	La Spezia	2	Trials.
	Andreani, Gino	29 Dec 1942	0812	La Spezia	29 Dec 1942	1345	Genoa	52	Passage La Spezia-Genoa, escorted by MAS 507 for refit.
	Andreani, Gino	16 Apr 1943	0910	Genoa	16 Apr 1943	1740	Genoa	46	Trials.
	Caprile, Francesco	26 Apr 1943	0900	Genoa	26 Apr 1943	1610	La Spezia	46	Passage Genoa-La Spezia.
	Caprile, Francesco	30 Apr 1943	1305	La Spezia	30 Apr 1943	1905	La Spezia	28	Exercises.
	Caprile, Francesco	30 Apr 1943	1305	La Spezia	30 Apr 1943	1905	La Spezia	28	Exercises.
	Caprile, Francesco	3 May 1943	0840	La Spezia	3 May 1943	1150	La Spezia	17	Trials.
	Caprile, Francesco	5 May 1943	1110	La Spezia	5 May 1943	1553	La Spezia	16	Trials.
	Caprile, Francesco	6 May 1943	0835	La Spezia	6 May 1943	1030	La Spezia	6	Trials.
	Caprile, Francesco	7 May 1943	0850	La Spezia	7 May 1943	1610	La Spezia	58	Trials.
	Caprile, Francesco	8 May 1943	1945	La Spezia	8 May 1943	2015	La Spezia	2,5	Trials.
	Caprile, Francesco	9 May 1943	0850	La Spezia	9 May 1943	1525	La Spezia	10	Trials.
	Caprile, Francesco	10 May 1943	0700	La Spezia	10 May 1943	0830	La Spezia	5	Trials.
	Caprile, Francesco	11 May 1943	0835	La Spezia	11 May 1943	1755	La Spezia	65	Trials.
	Caprile, Francesco	12 May 1943	0930	La Spezia	12 May 1943	1120	La Spezia	5	Trials.
	Caprile, Francesco	14 May 1943	0710	La Spezia	14 May 1943	1430	La Spezia	43	Exercises.
	Caprile, Francesco	16 May 1943	1005	La Spezia	16 May 1943	1130	La Spezia	9	Trials.
	Caprile, Francesco	27 May 1943	2010	La Spezia	27 May 1943	2030	La Spezia	1,5	Trials.
	Caprile, Francesco	29 May 1943	0715	La Spezia	29 May 1943	0730	La Spezia	1,5	Trials.
	Gelli, Ugo	22 Jun 1943		La Spezia			La Spezia		At La Spezia for refit until 8 August 1943.
	Gelli, Ugo	4 Jul 1943		La Spezia	4 Jul 1943		La Spezia		Trials System L.S.B. (?)
	Gelli, Ugo	5 Jul 1943		La Spezia	5 Jul 1943		La Spezia		Trials.
	Gelli, Ugo	6 Jul 1943		La Spezia	6 Jul 1943		La Spezia		Trials.
	Gelli, Ugo	14 Jul 1943		La Spezia	14 Jul 1943		La Spezia		Torpedo firing exercises.
	Gelli, Ugo	19 Jul 1943		La Spezia	19 Jul 1943		La Spezia		Sonar exercises.
	Gelli, Ugo	25 Jul 1943		La Spezia	25 Jul 1943		La Spezia		Trials of periscopic radio antenna.
	Gelli, Ugo	28 Jul 1943		La Spezia	28 Jul 1943		La Spezia		A/S exercises.
	Gelli, Ugo	30 Jul 1943		La Spezia	30 Jul 1943		La Spezia	139,8	A/S exercises (mileage is for whole month of July).
7	Gelli, Ugo	16 Aug 1943	2045	La Spezia	17 Aug 1943	0645	La Spezia		Hydrophone watch.
	Gelli, Ugo	6 Sep 1943	0805	La Spezia	6 Sep 1943	1600	La Spezia		Exercises.
	Gelli, Ugo	9 Sep 1943		La Spezia	9 Sep 1943	0900	Scuttled		Scuttled.
		17 Nov 1943		La Spezia	17 Nov 1943		La Spezia		Reported raised.

132 entries. 132 total patrol entries (7 marked as war patrols) and 2 events.

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