Enrico Toti (TO)
Toti

Type	Ocean going
Class	Balilla (1)
Laid down	26 Jan 1925	Odero-Terni-Orlando, Muggiano
Launched	14 Apr 1928
Commissioned	19 Sep 1928
End service	1 May 1943
Stricken
Loss date
Loss position
History	Hulked on 1st May 1943.
Fate

Commands

Commander	Date from	Date to	Command notes
C.C. Giovanni Onnis	31 May 1940	21 Aug 1940
C.C. Bandino Bandini	21 Aug 1940	15 Nov 1940
T.V. Giovanni Cunsolo	22 Oct 1940	2 Feb 1941
T.V. Ugo Gentili	3 Feb 1941	8 Mar 1941
C.F. Cristiano Masi	9 Mar 1941	27 May 1941
C.C. Riccardo Boris	27 May 1941	31 Jan 1942
C.C. Mario Resio	31 Jan 1942	14 Mar 1942
C.C. Amedeo Stinchi	20 May 1942	18 Aug 1942
T.V. Giovanni Celeste	17 Aug 1942	20 Jan 1943
C.F. Riccardo Boris	21 Jan 1943	11 Feb 1943
T.V. Ugo Gentili	4 Mar 1943	30 Apr 1943

Ships hit

	Date	Commander	Ship hit	Type	GRT	Nat.	Loss type
1.	15 Oct 1940	C.C. Bandino Bandini	HMS Triad	Submarine	1,090		Sunk

Patrols and events

	Commander	Date	Time	Port	Arr. date	Arr. time	Arr. port	Miles	Description
	Onnis, Giovanni	5 Jun 1940	0558	Pola	7 Jun 1940	1415	Brindisi	418	Passage Pola-Brindisi.
1	Onnis, Giovanni	16 Jun 1940	1420	Brindisi	30 Jun 1940	1210	Brindisi	2212	Patrolled in Gulf of Philippeville between 37°10'N and the Algerian coast and between Cape Bougaroni and Cape de Fer meridians.
2	Onnis, Giovanni	12 Jul 1940	1410	Brindisi	29 Jul 1940	1010	Brindisi	1700	Patrolled within 20 miles from 33°40'N, 26°20'E on a line with Balilla.
	Onnis, Giovanni	31 Aug 1940	0845	Brindisi	31 Aug 1940	1315	Brindisi	21	Exercises.
	Bandini, Bandino	3 Sep 1940	0800	Brindisi	3 Sep 1940	1231	Brindisi	30	Exercises.
	Bandini, Bandino	5 Sep 1940	0914	Brindisi	5 Sep 1940	1400	Brindisi	22	Exercises in 40°42'25'N, 17°54'45'E.
	Bandini, Bandino	10 Sep 1940	0810	Brindisi	10 Sep 1940	1330	Brindisi	21	Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Pallade.
	Bandini, Bandino	12 Sep 1940	0812	Brindisi	12 Sep 1940	1222	Brindisi	21	Exercises.
	Bandini, Bandino	22 Sep 1940	0800	Brindisi	22 Sep 1940	1243	Brindisi	25	Exercises.
	Bandini, Bandino	28 Sep 1940	0808	Brindisi	28 Sep 1940	1150	Brindisi	18	Exercises.
	Bandini, Bandino	4 Oct 1940	1405	Brindisi	4 Oct 1940	1805	Brindisi	20	Exercises.
3	Bandini, Bandino	11 Oct 1940	1530	Brindisi	15 Oct 1940	1630	Brindisi	705	Sailed for patrol in Ionian Sea, through (a) 37°20'N, 18°20'E (b) 33°10'N, 23°20'E to an area 10 miles wide between 33°35'N, 26°50'E and 34°20'N, 28°15'E. Returned after damage following sinking of HMS Triad.
		15 Oct 1940	0110+	38° 16'N, 17° 37'E (0) 197° - Cape Colonne (Calabria) - 50 miles.	In bad weather, a submarine of the PERSEUS class was observed at a distance of 2,000 metres. In fact, this was HMS Triad (Lt. Cdr. G.S. Salt, RN). Enrico Toti turned immediately to port, toward the enemy who had opened fire, hitting the Italian submarine on the conning tower. S.T.V. Giuseppe Simonetti and rating Marino Casellato were slightly wounded. HMS Triad fired a torpedo, which narrowly missed Enrico Toti astern. The Italian gunners rushed to the deck gun, but it was jammed; they frantically tried to arm it, as the enemy passed at full speed at only 30 metres from the port side. One 12-cm round was finally fired, but missed. In frustration, electrician Nicola Stagi threw his shoe at the enemy submarine! The Breda machine-guns and sub-machine guns swept the enemy's deck and shouts could distinctly be heard. At a distance of about 100-200 metres, the enemy submarine dived as Toti fired a second round from her 12-cm gun, which scored a direct hit, followed by a 533mm torpedo which apparently also hit the submerged submarine. About 30 metres of her bows broke surface vertically, before she disappeared. For good measure, one more 12-cm round was fired as well a second torpedo set at a depth of nine metres, although they appear to have missed. HMS Triad was the only British submarine to be sunk by an Italian counterpart, five officers and fifty ratings went down with her.
	Bandini, Bandino	21 Oct 1940	1008	Brindisi	22 Oct 1940	1400	Pola	385	Passage Brindisi-Pola.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	22 Oct 1940		Pola	2 Feb 1941		Pola		Refit at Pola.
	Gentili, Ugo	18 Feb 1941	0905	Pola	18 Feb 1941	1210	Pola	4	Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	21 Feb 1941	0855	Pola	21 Feb 1941	1558	Pola	18	Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	25 Feb 1941	0800	Pola	25 Feb 1941	1835	Pola	65	Sailed with Bausan, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio. Hydrophone exercises with the torpedo boat Audace.
	Gentili, Ugo	26 Feb 1941	0902	Pola	26 Feb 1941	1640	Pola	12	Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	1 Mar 1941	0822	Pola	1 Mar 1941	1658	Pola	49	Exercises with Adua, Bragadino and Fisalia, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliary Jadera.
	Gentili, Ugo	5 Mar 1941	0830	Pola	5 Mar 1941	1831	Pola	70	Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	6 Mar 1941	0905	Pola	7 Mar 1941	0010	Pola	160	Sailed for exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Jadera and Tenace.
	Gentili, Ugo	8 Mar 1941	0905	Pola	8 Mar 1941	1444	Pola	50	Exercises.
	Masi, Cristiano	12 Mar 1941	0848	Pola	12 Mar 1941	2352	Pola	75	Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliary Jadera.
	Masi, Cristiano	14 Mar 1941	0914	Pola	14 Mar 1941	2352	Pola	78	Exercises.
	Masi, Cristiano	15 Mar 1941	0914	Pola	15 Mar 1941	1540	Pola	52,02	Exercises.
	Masi, Cristiano	20 Mar 1941	0920	Pola	20 Mar 1941	1745	Pola	136	Exercises.
	Masi, Cristiano	25 Mar 1941	0828	Pola	25 Mar 1941	1739	Pola	70	Exercises.
	Masi, Cristiano	26 Mar 1941	0830	Pola	26 Mar 1941	1515	Pola	57	Exercises.
	Masi, Cristiano	8 Apr 1941	0958	Pola	8 Apr 1941	1145	Pola	4	Exercises.
	Masi, Cristiano	28 Apr 1941	0815	Pola	28 Apr 1941	1130	Pola	17	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera.
	Masi, Cristiano	6 May 1941	0744	Pola	6 May 1941	1852	Pola	68	Exercises.
	Masi, Cristiano	9 May 1941	1032	Pola	10 May 1941	0200	Pola	114	Exercises.
	Masi, Cristiano	10 May 1941	0808	Pola	10 May 1941	1840	Pola	69,5	Exercises with the submarine Bausan, escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua.
	Masi, Cristiano	16 May 1941		Pola	16 May 1941		Pola	87	Exercises with the submarine Pisani escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua in zone 2.
	Masi, Cristiano	17 May 1941	0800	Pola	17 May 1941	1815	Pola	87	Exercises with the submarine Pisani escorted by the auxiliary Cilicia.
	Masi, Cristiano	19 May 1941	0912	Pola	19 May 1941	2310	Pola	67	Exercises.
	Masi, Cristiano	21 May 1941	0801	Pola	21 May 1941	1813	Pola	61,5	Exercises.
	Masi, Cristiano	24 May 1941	0750	Pola	24 May 1941	1745	Pola	73,5	Exercises with the submarines Narvalo, Pisani, Speri and Bausan, escorted by the auxiliaries San Giorgio, Jadera and Morrhua.
	Boris, Riccardo	28 May 1941	0750	Pola	28 May 1941	1850	Pola	64	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	30 May 1941	1100	Pola	31 May 1941	0415	Pola	118,5	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	3 Jun 1941	0730	Pola	3 Jun 1941	1900	Pola	67,6	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	4 Jun 1941	0800	Pola	4 Jun 1941	1535	Pola	68	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	6 Jun 1941	0800	Pola	6 Jun 1941	1615	Pola	45	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	7 Jun 1941	0750	Pola	7 Jun 1941	1220	Pola	47,7	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	9 Jun 1941	1110	Pola	10 Jun 1941	0350	Pola	100,2	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	11 Jun 1941	0800	Pola	11 Jun 1941	1845	Pola	59,5	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	13 Jun 1941	0800	Pola	13 Jun 1941	1800	Pola	63	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	14 Jun 1941	0810	Pola	14 Jun 1941	1630	Pola	57	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	17 Jun 1941	1100	Pola	18 Jun 1941	0215	Pola	77	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio.
	Boris, Riccardo	19 Jun 1941	2100	Pola	20 Jun 1941	0235	Pola	56	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera.
	Boris, Riccardo	24 Jun 1941	0754	Pola	24 Jun 1941	1720	Pola	65	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	26 Jun 1941	0750	Pola	26 Jun 1941	1705	Pola	61,5	Sailed with the submarine Pisani, escorted by Jadera, for exercises with the torpedo boat Audace.
	Boris, Riccardo	28 Jun 1941	0800	Pola	28 Jun 1941	1200	Pola	48,8	Exercises, escorted by torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliary Principessa Mafalda.
	Boris, Riccardo	30 Jun 1941	1700	Pola	30 Jun 1941	1720	Pola	2	Changed anchorage or docked?
	Boris, Riccardo	12 Jul 1941	0800	Pola	12 Jul 1941	1455	Pola	55,5	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	14 Jul 1941	0800	Pola	14 Jul 1941	1830	Pola	65	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	17 Jul 1941	1945	Pola	18 Jul 1941	0300	Pola	50	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	19 Jul 1941	0926	Pola	19 Jul 1941	1533	Pola	60,5	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera.
	Boris, Riccardo	22 Jul 1941	0805	Pola	22 Jul 1941	1745	Pola	70,8	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	24 Jul 1941	0800	Pola	24 Jul 1941	1630	Pola	54	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua.
	Boris, Riccardo	26 Jul 1941	0808	Pola	26 Jul 1941	1310	Pola	46,3	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	6 Aug 1941	0800	Pola	6 Aug 1941	1726	Pola	65,5	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	8 Aug 1941	0800	Pola	8 Aug 1941	1736	Pola	55	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	9 Aug 1941	1950	Pola	10 Aug 1941	0113	Pola	58	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera.
	Boris, Riccardo	11 Aug 1941	0800	Pola	11 Aug 1941	1720	Pola	67,5	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	15 Aug 1941	0800	Pola	15 Aug 1941	1520	Pola	53	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	18 Aug 1941	0740	Pola	18 Aug 1941	1810	Pola	71,6	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	19 Aug 1941	0740	Pola	19 Aug 1941	1810	Pola	71,6	Sailed with the submarines Jalea and Speri escorted by the auxiliaries San Giorgio and Salvore for torpedo firing exercises with the torpedo boat Insidioso.
	Boris, Riccardo	25 Aug 1941	0813	Pola	25 Aug 1941	1758	Pola	69,6	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	29 Aug 1941	0928	Pola	29 Aug 1941	1802	Pola	53	Sailed with the submarine Maleli, escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua, for torpedo firing exercises against the torpedo boat Insidioso.
	Boris, Riccardo	1 Sep 1941	0829	Pola	1 Sep 1941	1800	Pola	56,7	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	2 Sep 1941	1035	Pola	3 Sep 1941	0025	Pola	78	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	7 Sep 1941	0530	Pola	7 Sep 1941	2210	Pola	190	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	11 Sep 1941	0740	Pola	11 Sep 1941	1755	Pola	55,5	Exercises with the submarine Jalea, escorted by the auxiliary Salvore.
	Boris, Riccardo	12 Sep 1941	0740	Pola	12 Sep 1941	1800	Pola	57	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	15 Sep 1941	0800	Pola	15 Sep 1941	1810	Pola	59,5	Exercises with the submarine Speri escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua.
	Boris, Riccardo	16 Sep 1941	0545	Pola	16 Sep 1941	2013	Pola	230	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	17 Sep 1941	0802	Pola	17 Sep 1941	1740	Pola	57	Exercises escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua.
	Boris, Riccardo	20 Sep 1941	1000	Pola	20 Sep 1941	1215	Pola	21,5	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	22 Sep 1941	0814	Pola	22 Sep 1941	1734	Pola	37	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	24 Sep 1941	0820	Pola	24 Sep 1941	1640	Pola	63	Exercises with the submarines Des Geneys, Bausan and Mameli, escorted by the auxiliaries Salvore and San Giorgio.
	Boris, Riccardo	29 Sep 1941	0800	Pola	29 Sep 1941	1730	Pola	57	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	1 Oct 1941	0800	Pola	1 Oct 1941	1630	Pola	70	Exercises with the submarine Des Geneys, escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua and the torpedo boat Audace.
	Boris, Riccardo	3 Oct 1941	1045	Pola	4 Oct 1941	0105	Pola	92	Exercises with the submarine Speri, escorted by the auxiliary Salvatore.
	Boris, Riccardo	7 Oct 1941	0940	Pola	7 Oct 1941	1630	Pola	51	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	8 Oct 1941	1000	Pola	8 Oct 1941	1733	Pola	54	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua.
	Boris, Riccardo	10 Oct 1941	0815	Pola	10 Oct 1941	1705	Pola	56	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	14 Oct 1941	1315	Pola	15 Oct 1941	0050	Pola	48	Exercises with the submarine Emo, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace.
	Boris, Riccardo	17 Oct 1941	1007	Pola	17 Oct 1941	1506	Pola	51,8	Exercises with the submarine Speri, escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua.
	Boris, Riccardo	18 Oct 1941	0813	Pola	18 Oct 1941	1603	Pola	51	Exercises with the submarine Emo, escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua.
	Boris, Riccardo	21 Oct 1941	0820	Pola	21 Oct 1941	1645	Pola	59,2	Exercises with the submarine Speri, escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua.
	Boris, Riccardo	27 Oct 1941	0807	Pola	27 Oct 1941	1550	Pola	69	Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliary Grado.
	Boris, Riccardo	29 Oct 1941	0806	Pola	29 Oct 1941	1645	Pola	57	Exercises with the submarine Bausan, escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua.
	Boris, Riccardo	2 Nov 1941	1702	Pola	2 Nov 1941	2240	Pola	60	Exercises with the submarines Rismondo and Galatea, escorted by the auxiliary Salvore.
	Boris, Riccardo	5 Nov 1941	0813	Pola	5 Nov 1941	1600	Pola	51	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries San Giorgio and Grado.
	Boris, Riccardo	18 Nov 1941	0845	Pola	18 Nov 1941	1645	Pola	59	Exercises with the submarines Des Geneys and Jalea, escorted by the auxiliaries Jadera and San Giorgio.
	Boris, Riccardo	24 Nov 1941	0819	Pola	24 Nov 1941	1710	Pola	61	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	26 Nov 1941	0820	Pola	26 Nov 1941	1600	Pola	59	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	29 Nov 1941	0810	Pola	29 Nov 1941	1620	Pola	54,5	Exercises with submarines Pisani, Emo and Medusa, escorted by auxiliaries Jadera and Trau.
	Boris, Riccardo	1 Dec 1941	0815	Pola	1 Dec 1941	1710	Pola	59	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries San Giorgio and Jadera.
	Boris, Riccardo	2 Dec 1941	0820	Pola	2 Dec 1941	1605	Pola	64	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Jadera and Trau.
	Boris, Riccardo	6 Dec 1941	0822	Pola	6 Dec 1941	1550	Pola	57	Exercises with the submarines Bajamonti, Mameli, Speri and Des Geneys, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliaries Jadera, Trau and San Giorgio.
	Boris, Riccardo	10 Dec 1941	0820	Pola	10 Dec 1941	1720	Pola	56	Exercises with the submarines Mameli, Emo and Pisani, escorted by the auxiliaries Jadera and San Giorgio.
	Boris, Riccardo	23 Dec 1941	0832	Pola	23 Dec 1941	1700	Pola	71	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio.
	Boris, Riccardo	26 Dec 1941	1606	Pola	27 Dec 1941	0150	Pola	48	Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Insidioso.
	Boris, Riccardo	30 Dec 1941	0830	Pola	30 Dec 1941	1717	Pola	60,5	Gunfire exercises with the submarines Speri and Medusa, escorted by the auxiliaries Jadera, Grado and Trau.
	Boris, Riccardo	2 Jan 1942	1640	Pola	2 Jan 1942	2350	Pola	70	Torpedo firing exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	4 Jan 1942	0845	Pola	4 Jan 1942	1656	Pola	60	Exercises with the submarines Jalea, Des Geneys and Medusa, escorted by the auxiliaries Jadera and San Giorgio and the torpedo boat Audace.
	Boris, Riccardo	15 Jan 1942	0845	Pola	15 Jan 1942	1727	Pola	54	Exercises with the submarine Otaria, escorted by the auxiliary Trau.
	Boris, Riccardo	19 Jan 1942	1503	Pola	19 Jan 1942	2240	Pola	67,7	Exercises with the submarine Jalea, escorted by the auxiliary Grado, for night gunfire against Jadera then night torpedo firing against the torpedo boat Missori.
	Boris, Riccardo	23 Jan 1942	0904	Pola	23 Jan 1942	1150	Pola	30	Exercises.
	Boris, Riccardo	27 Jan 1942	0837	Pola	27 Jan 1942	1611	Pola	53	Exercises with the submarine Otaria, escorted by the auxiliary Grado.
	Boris, Riccardo	28 Jan 1942	0900	Pola	28 Jan 1942	157	Pola	52	Exercises with the submarine Otaria, escorted by the torpedo boat Insidioso and the auxiliary Grado.
	Resio, Mario	11 Feb 1942	0900	Pola	11 Feb 1942	1423	Monfalcone	65	Passage Pola-Monfalcone.
	Stinchi, Amedeo	22 May 1942	0930	Monfalcone	22 May 1942	1645	Monfalcone	47	Trials.
	Stinchi, Amedeo	27 May 1942	0836	Monfalcone	27 May 1942	1545	Pola	67	Passage Monfalcone-Pola with the submarine Ascianghi.
	Stinchi, Amedeo	28 May 1942	0648	Pola	28 May 1942	2320	Pola	93	Trials escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio.
	Stinchi, Amedeo	29 May 1942	1130	Pola	29 May 1942	1350	Pola	4	Trials.
	Stinchi, Amedeo	30 May 1942	1110	Pola	30 May 1942	1640	Monfalcone	67	Passage Pola-Monfalcone.
	Stinchi, Amedeo	11 Jun 1942	0936	Monfalcone	11 Jun 1942	1825	Monfalcone	54,7	Trials.
	Stinchi, Amedeo	18 Jun 1942	0940	Monfalcone	18 Jun 1942	1706	Pola	67	Passage Monfalcone-Pola.
	Stinchi, Amedeo	22 Jun 1942	0909	Pola	23 Jun 1942	1740	Brindisi	369,4	Passage Pola-Brindisi.
	Stinchi, Amedeo	24 Jun 1942	0010	Brindisi	24 Jun 1942	1325	Taranto	142,1	Passage Brindisi-Taranto.
	Stinchi, Amedeo	26 Jun 1942	0830	Taranto	26 Jun 1942	1508	Taranto	?	Gyrocompass tests.
	Stinchi, Amedeo	28 Jun 1942	1020	Taranto	28 Jun 1942	1715	Taranto	28,5	Exercises.
	Stinchi, Amedeo	29 Jun 1942	1550	Taranto	29 Jun 1942	1742	Taranto	4,5	Exercises.
4	Stinchi, Amedeo	30 Jun 1942	1125	Taranto	5 Jul 1942	2030	Derna (harbour entrance)	608	Supply mission to Derna (61 tons of German petrol and 4.5 tons of foodstuff) but as she arrived there she was ordered to proceed to Ras Hilal. ULTRA sigint had learnt that Toti was used to transport stores to Derna, passing through 33°34'N, 22°29'E.
		3 Jul 1942	1425		The submarine sighted an unknown aircraft and dived immediately.
4b	Stinchi, Amedeo	5 Jul 1942	2030	Derna	6 Jul 1942	0545	Ras Hilal	60	Passage Derna-Ras Hilal. Uneventful. She disembarked part of her cargo (petrol in jerrycans) but was then ordered to re-embark it and deliver it at Tobruk.
4c	Stinchi, Amedeo	6 Jul 1942	1109	Ras Hilal	6 Jul 1942	2045	Ras Hilal	1	Changed anchorage.
4d	Stinchi, Amedeo	7 Jul 1942	0802	Ras Hilal	7 Jul 1942	0821	Ras Hilal	0,2	Changed anchorage.
4e	Stinchi, Amedeo	8 Jul 1942	2235	Ras Hilal	9 Jul 1942	0930	Tobruk	104	Passage Ras Hilal-Tobruk. Uneventful. Disembarked her cargo except for 205 jerrycans of petrol.
4f	Stinchi, Amedeo	9 Jul 1942	1945	Tobruk	10 Jul 1942	1100	Ras Hilal	110	Passage Tobruk-Ras Hilal. She unloaded her remaining 205 jerrycans of petrol.
4g	Stinchi, Amedeo	10 Jul 1942	2000	Ras Hilal	13 Jul 1942	1340	Taranto	627,7	Return trip from supply mission to Tobruk.
		12 Jul 1942	0923	(0) About 70 miles west of Zante.	An aircraft suddenly appeared and flew only 50 metres from the submarine, which had time to fire seven machine gun rounds before checking fire, when it was observed to be German.
		12 Jul 1942	Dusk		A submarine was observed in the distance and recognised as Santorre Di Santarosa.
	Stinchi, Amedeo	28 Jul 1942	0800	Taranto	28 Jul 1942	1636	Taranto	72,2	Trials.
5	Stinchi, Amedeo	31 Jul 1942	1100	Taranto	3 Aug 1942	0750	Tobruk	702,5	Supply mission to Tobruk (61 tons of Italian petrol, 3.7 tons of anti-tank ammunition and 1.5 ton of valuables).
		1 Aug 1942	1535	(0) South of Strait of Otranto.	An unknown steamer was sighted. The submarine altered course to avoid being seen.
5b	Stinchi, Amedeo	3 Aug 1942	1800	Tobruk	6 Aug 1942	1340	Taranto	1372,5	Return trip from supply mission to Tobruk. Uneventful. Heard only H.E. of an expected convoy.
	Celeste, Giovanni	25 Sep 1942	0800	Taranto	25 Sep 1942	1855	Taranto	42	Trials.
6	Celeste, Giovanni	27 Sep 1942	1022	Taranto	28 Sep 1942	0830	Taranto	140	Sailed on supply mission (63.3 tons of petrol) but returned following a fire in the forward battery.
		27 Sep 1942	1915	(0) About 60 miles from Taranto.	An accidental fire occurred in the battery compartment. The submarine was forced to abort her mission.
	Celeste, Giovanni	17 Nov 1942	0830	Taranto	17 Nov 1942	1515	Taranto	46	Trials.
7	Celeste, Giovanni	19 Nov 1942	2300	Taranto	24 Nov 1942	1125	Tripoli		Supply mission to Tripoli (60.5 tons: 57.5 tons of petrol, 2.7 tons of lubricating oil and 0.3 ton of fats).
		20 Nov 1942	1346	(0) About 100 miles South of Crotone.	Two unknown aircraft were observed at a distance of 3,000 metres flying toward the submarine, which dived immediately.
7b	Celeste, Giovanni	24 Nov 1942	2120	Tripoli	24 Nov 1942	2157	Tripoli		Changed anchorage.
7c	Celeste, Giovanni	25 Nov 1942	0750	Tripoli	25 Nov 1942	0845	Tripoli		Changed anchorage.
		25 Nov 1942	1933	(0) About 60 miles NE of Tripoli.	The submarine sighted an illuminated vessel, which proved to be the hospital ship Virgilio.
7d	Celeste, Giovanni	25 Nov 1942	1340	Tripoli	28 Nov 1942	2325	Taranto	1373	Return trip from supply mission to Tripoli, the submarine suffered more engine defects. The submarine brought back 2.25 tons of Gold and other valuables from the Banca d'Italia and Cassa di Risparmio of Tripoli.
		25 Nov 1942	1933	(0) About 60 miles NE of Tripoli.	The submarine sighted an illuminated vessel, which proved to be the hospital ship Virgilio.
	Boris, Riccardo	21 Jan 1943		Taranto	11 Feb 1943		Taranto		Refit at Taranto.
	Abate, Pietro	27 Feb 1943	1005	Taranto	27 Feb 1943	1510	Taranto	8,1	Trials.
	Gentili, Ugo	5 Mar 1943	1430	Taranto	5 Mar 1943	1831	Taranto	20	Trials.
	Gentili, Ugo	6 Mar 1943	0545	Taranto	6 Mar 1943	1110	Taranto	12,9	Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	13 Mar 1943	0800	Taranto	13 Mar 1943	1550	Taranto	64	Trials.
	Gentili, Ugo	1 Apr 1943	0730	Taranto	1 Apr 1943	1414	Taranto	26	Trials.
		1 May 1943		Taranto	1 May 1943		Taranto		Retired from service after being used as a training vessel and in supply missions. In June 1943, she was considered for use as a pontoon for transport.

151 entries. 150 total patrol entries (7 marked as war patrols) and 9 events.

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