Turchese (TC)
Turchese

Type	Coastal / Sea going
Class	Perla (22)
Laid down	27 Sep 1935	Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Monfalcone
Launched	19 Jul 1936
Commissioned	21 Sep 1936
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. Gustavo Miniero	1 Jan 1940	5 Dec 1940
T.V. Pier Vincenzo Di Domenico	5 Dec 1940	27 Oct 1941
C.C. Giovanni Cunsolo	28 Oct 1941	30 Nov 1941
T.V. Pier Vincenzo Di Domenico	1 Dec 1941	20 Jun 1942
S.T.V. Sergio Parodi	21 Jun 1942	15 Jul 1942
T.V. Giandaniele Asquini	15 Jul 1942	30 Apr 1943
T.V. Aredio Galzigna	1 May 1943	21 Aug 1943
T.V. Eugenio Parodi	21 Aug 1943	11 Dec 1943
S.T.V. Giorgio Mogni	12 Dec 1943	31 Mar 1944
C.C. Renato Frascolla	1 Apr 1944	13 Sep 1944
C.C. Marco Revedin	14 Sep 1944	22 Nov 1944
T.V. Emilio Botta	23 Nov 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
1	Miniero, Gustavo	9 Jun 1940	2002	Cagliari	21 Jun 1940	2005	Cagliari	1052	Sailed to form a patrol line (S2) on the Cape Teulada meridian: Axum - 15 miles south of the Cape. Turchese - 35 miles south of the Cape. Adua - 55 miles south of the Cape. Aradam - 75 miles south of the Cape. On 13th June, ordered to Gulf of Lyons and patrolled 15 miles east of Cape Creus until the evening of 19th June.
		21 Jun 1940	1015	(0) Italian Grid 0261 or northeast of Balearic Islands.	At 1015 hours, three small warships were sighted at a distance of 20,000 metres. Turchese closed to 14,000 metres and identified them as a large enemy force. She gave up the chase at 1148 hours. The were probably the large destroyers of the French 8th DCT (Division de Contre-Torpilleurs), which at that time, were the fastest warships in the World.
2	Miniero, Gustavo	3 Jul 1940	1416	Cagliari	6 Jul 1940	1200	Cagliari	262	Sailed with Aradam and patrolled between Bone and Cape de Fer in 37°54'N, 07°40'E, on a patrol line with Aradam, Axum and Alagi.
3	Miniero, Gustavo	9 Jul 1940	0057	Cagliari	12 Jul 1940	1105	Cagliari	354	Patrolled between La Galite and Tunisia in 37°50'N, 09°40'E.
		12 Jul 1940	0325	38° 24'N, 9° 19'E	At 0225 hours, an illuminated vessel was sighted by the First Officer who was Officer of the Watch. Turchese closed on her electric motors to avoid revealing her presence. It was thought that the vessel behaved strangely and was perhaps an enemy vessel on a minelaying mission. At 0325 hours, one torpedo (533mm) was fired from a bow tube at a range of 500 metres. The phosphorescent wake appeared to hit amidships but it passed under the target. At 0326 hours, a second torpedo (533mm) was fired from a bow tube at the same range with the same result. C.C. Gustavo Miniero intended to renew the action with a third torpedo and gunfire. However, at 0335 hours, the submarine had a violent shock with a metallic object, followed three minutes later by a second one more violent than the first. At 0410 hours, the action was broken off. No British warships appear to have operated in the area at the time. The target was probably a neutral vessel.
4	Miniero, Gustavo	1 Aug 1940	0100	Cagliari	9 Aug 1940	1140	La Maddalena	1342	Patrolled south of Balearic Islands in 37°25'N, 06°30'E. Uneventful.
	Miniero, Gustavo	23 Aug 1940	0100	La Maddalena	28 Aug 1940	1140	Pola	1054	Passage La Maddalena-Pola.
	Miniero, Gustavo	30 Aug 1940	0545	Pola	30 Aug 1940	1230	Monfalcone	74	Passage Pola-Monfalcone.
	Miniero, Gustavo	9 Nov 1940	0918	Monfalcone	9 Nov 1940	1610	Monfalcone	40	Exercises.
	Miniero, Gustavo	22 Nov 1940	0930	Monfalcone	22 Nov 1940	1550	Monfalcone	44	Exercises.
	Miniero, Gustavo	24 Nov 1940	0933	Monfalcone	24 Nov 1940	1640	Pola	74	Passage Monfalcone-Pola.
	Miniero, Gustavo	29 Nov 1940	0903	Pola	29 Nov 1940	0953	Pola	5	Exercises?
	Miniero, Gustavo	2 Dec 1940	0910	Pola	2 Dec 1940	1745	Fiume	63	Passage Pola-Fiume, diving exercises to 60 meters, escorted by submarine Galatea.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	5 Dec 1940	1212	Fiume	5 Dec 1940	1635	Fiume	18	Diving exercises to 60 meters.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	6 Dec 1940	0836	Fiume	6 Dec 1940	1436	Pola	63	Passage Fiume-Pola.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	7 Dec 1940	1410	Pola	7 Dec 1940	1440	Pola	?	Changed anchorage.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	9 Dec 1940	0805	Pola	9 Dec 1940	1725	Pola	61	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Laurana.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	11 Dec 1940	0800	Pola	11 Dec 1940	1715	Pola	57	Exercises.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	12 Dec 1940	0820	Pola	12 Dec 1940	1425	Pola	14	Gyrocompass tests.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	13 Dec 1940	0810	Pola	13 Dec 1940	1710	Pola	57	Sailed with the submarine Fieramosca, escorted by the tug Tenace, for torpedo firing exercises with the torpedo boat Audace.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	14 Dec 1940	1418	Pola	14 Dec 1940	1435	Pola	?	Changed anchorage.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	26 Dec 1940	1940	Pola	28 Dec 1940	1415	Brindisi	370	Passage Pola-Brindisi.
5	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	30 Dec 1940	1000	Brindisi	10 Jan 1941	1730	Brindisi	887	Patrolled south of Strait of Otranto and west of Corfu, in 39°30'N, 19°10'E. Uneventful, only heard H.E.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	21 Jan 1941	1005	Brindisi	21 Jan 1941	1114	Brindisi	1	Changed anchorage?
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	22 Jan 1941	0900	Brindisi	22 Jan 1941	1230	Brindisi	18	Exercises
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	29 Jan 1941	0842	Brindisi	29 Jan 1941	1230	Brindisi	18	Exercises.
6	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	30 Jan 1941	1000	Brindisi	10 Feb 1941	1815	Brindisi	908	Patrolled off Albanian coast, within 10 miles from 39°10'N, 19°20'E. Uneventful except for H.E.
7	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	21 Feb 1941	1300	Brindisi	4 Mar 1941	1450	Brindisi	985	Patrolled west of Corfu within 10 miles from 39°10'N, 19°20'E. Uneventful.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	15 Mar 1941	2200	Brindisi	16 Mar 1941	1735	Crotone	179	Passage Brindisi-Crotone.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	20 Mar 1941	1400	Crotone	22 Mar 1941	1730	Cagliari	485	Passage Crotone-Cagliari. Uneventful.
		20 Mar 1941			On this date, some sources claim that Turchese carried out an attack an enemy destroyer and was depth charged. This is an error and is not recorded in her report.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	31 Mar 1941	0800	Cagliari	31 Mar 1941	1215	Cagliari	31	Exercises.
8	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	3 Apr 1941	1250	Cagliari	9 Apr 1941	1715	Cagliari	552	Patrolled north of Cape Blanc (Tunisia), within 20 miles from 37°30'N, 09°50'E, on a patrol line with Corallo. Uneventful, sighted only French ships.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	18 Apr 1941	2000	Cagliari	20 Apr 1941	1000	Messina	360	Passage Cagliari-Messina.
9	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	21 Apr 1941	1856	Messina	7 May 1941	1440	Leros	1451	Patrolled off Mersa Matruh and Gulf of Sollum, within 20 miles from 32°10'N, 27°30'E on a NE-SW axis.
		30 Apr 1941	1727 1939 (e)		At 1727 hours, Turchese was on a hydrophone watch, proceeding submerged, when suddenly she was shaken by two explosions believed to be from aircraft bombs. This was followed at 1842 hours, by eight more explosions and still more until 1940 hours. The submarine escaped by diving to 90-95 meters. Explosions were also heard the next day, but a distance. The diesel engines developed defects on 3rd May, perhaps due to the depth-charging, so the patrol was abandoned. This was most likely an attack by the destroyers HMS Juno and HMS Jaguar who claimed the submarine probably sunk. HMS Juno was damaged by the premature explosion of a depth-charge and had five killed and eleven wounded.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	19 May 1941	0950	Leros	19 May 1941	1048	Leros	?	Changed anchorage?
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	26 May 1941	0805	Leros	26 May 1941	1219	Leros	23	Exercises.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	27 May 1941	0738	Leros	27 May 1941	1043	Leros	3	Trials.
10	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	31 May 1941	0320	Leros	8 Jun 1941	1435	Taranto	1040	Patrolled south of Kupho Island (southeast of Crete), within 20 miles from 33°50'N, 26°00'E. Returned to Taranto because of mechanical defects.
		5 Jun 1941	2043	(0) 20 miles SW of Cape Krio (Crete).	At 2043 hours, a submarine was sighted at a distance of 2,000 metres. As Turchese was submerging, the submarine was recognized as Italian. This was Smeraldo.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	20 Jun 1941	1445	Taranto	20 Jun 1941	1750	Taranto	2	Gyrocompass tests.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	24 Jun 1941	1000	Taranto	24 Jun 1941	1010	Taranto	?	Changed anchorage.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	21 Aug 1941	1149	Taranto	21 Aug 1941	1930	Taranto	29	Trials, escorted by the pilot vessel Limbara.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	23 Aug 1941	1414	Taranto	23 Aug 1941	1624	Taranto	2	Gyrocompass tests.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	24 Aug 1941	0842	Taranto	24 Aug 1941	1752	Taranto	63	Exercises.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	27 Aug 1941	0805	Taranto	27 Aug 1941	1710	Taranto	60	Exercises.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	29 Aug 1941	1100	Taranto	29 Aug 1941	1810	Taranto	33	Exercises with the torpedo boat Altair.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	1 Sep 1941	0855	Taranto	2 Sep 1941	1210	Messina	255	Passage Taranto-Messina.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	3 Sep 1941	1900	Messina	5 Sep 1941	0707	Cagliari	351	Passage Messina-Cagliari.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	9 Sep 1941	0730	Cagliari	9 Sep 1941	1355	Cagliari	26	Exercises.
11	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	11 Sep 1941	1340	Cagliari	16 Sep 1941	0933	Cagliari	685	Patrolled north of Cape Bougaroni, in 38°00'N, 06°00'E, then, on 14th September was ordered to 38°10'N, 04°00'E. Uneventful.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	22 Sep 1941	0708	Cagliari	22 Sep 1941	1224	Cagliari	35	Exercises with the submarines Serpente and Adua, escorted by the torpedo boat Abba and the minesweeper Balear.
12	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	23 Sep 1941	1900	Cagliari	4 Oct 1941	2225	Cagliari	1258	Patrolled South of Balearic Islands between Cape Palos and Cape Caxine, between 36°50'N (or 36°30'N?) and 37°30'N, and between 00°20'E and 00°40'E, on a patrol line with Adua.
		30 Sep 1941	1039	36° 49'N, 0° 24'E	At 0503 hours, information was received that, at 0350 hours, the submarine Adua had sighted a squadron of eleven destroyers. However, it appeared this force would pass much farther north of Turchese. At 1017 hours, smokes were sighted at a distance of 14,000 metres. At 1039 hours, Turchese had closed to 6,000 metres and two cruisers of the ARETHUSA class and two destroyers could be made out. At 1110 hours, the submarine was at a depth of 19 metres, when six explosions were heard near the submarine. Turchese was taken down to 40 metres. At 1339 hours, the hydrophone noises had ceased. These were probably HMS Gurkha and HMS Legion, screening Force H and returning from operation HALBERD. They were shortly to sink Adua.
		2 Oct 1941	0650	37° 15'N, 3° 12'E	At 0650 hours, a submarine was sighted at a distance of 2,000 metres. It was probably Italian. Visibility was poor and Turchese took avoiding action.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	15 Oct 1941	0805	Cagliari	15 Oct 1941	1230	Cagliari	30	Exercises.
13	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	16 Oct 1941	2340	Cagliari	21 Oct 1941	1116	Cagliari	552	Patrolled off Cape de Fer, with the submarines Alagi, Aradam, Serpente and Diaspro between 37°40'N and 37°50'N (or 37°10'N and 37°20'N?), and between 06°40'E and 07°20'E. Uneventful. Sighted only French ships.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	27 Oct 1941	1310	Cagliari	27 Oct 1941	1615	Cagliari	15	Exercises, escorted by the minesweeper Balear.
14	Cunsolo, Giovanni	11 Nov 1941	1830	Cagliari	17 Nov 1941	1610	Cagliari	672	Patrolled between Cape Bon and Ras Mustafa in zone K.1, between 37°12'N and Tunisian coast, and between 06°20'E and 06°30'E, on a patrol line with Axum, Alagi and Aradam.
		13 Nov 1941	0600	(0) 000° - Cape Blanc - 8 miles.	At 0600 hours, an illuminated freighter was sighted. Turchese closed to 6,000 meters and observed the vessel proceeding to Bizerta. The submarine in the following days sighted only French or Italian vessels.
15	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	18 Dec 1941	2025	Cagliari	25 Dec 1941	1630	Cagliari	763	Patrolled off Cape Bougaroni, between 37°30'N and Algerian coast, and between 06°20'E and 06°30'E. Sighted only French ships.
		19 Dec 1941	0940	38° 05'N, 7° 47'E	At 0940 hours, a German U-boat (possibly U-74), sighted at a distance of 3,000 metres, made an unintelligible signal. Turchese proceeded on her course.
		21 Dec 1941	0124	37° 21'N, 6° 22'E	At 0124 hours, a steamer believed to be French was sighted.
		22 Dec 1941	0255	37° 32'N, 6° 28'E	At 0124 hours, a steamer believed to be French was sighted.
		23 Dec 1941	1705	37° 21'N, 6° 26'E	At 1445 hours, hydrophone noises were heard bearing 248°. The direction varied considerably. Turchese steered toward them. At 1705 hours, two cruisers of the NEWCASTLE class and four destroyers of the JERVIS class were sighted at a distance of 12,000 metres, proceeding at 25 knots. The submarine could not close to less than 7,000 meters. These were probably HMS Dido and the destroyers HMAS Nestor, HMS Zulu, HMS Gurkha, HMS Arrow and HMS Foxhound.
16	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	1 Jan 1942	2000	Cagliari	2 Jan 1942	1650	Trapani		Sailed for patrol with Axum, Alagi and Aradam, between 34°20'N and 34°40'N, and between 14°00'E and 14°40'E, on a line 60-100 miles south of Malta. Diverted to Trapani because of defects.
16b	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	2 Jan 1942	1900	Trapani	8 Jan 1942	1940	Cagliari	1027	Sailed for patrol with Axum, Alagi and Aradam, between 34°20'N and 34°40'N, and between 14°00'E and 14°40'E on a line 60-100 miles south of Malta via 35°00'N, 13°00'E.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	16 Jan 1942	1345	Cagliari	16 Jan 1942	1715	Cagliari	14	Trials.
17	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	28 Jan 1942	1420	Cagliari	28 Jan 1942	1930	Cagliari	46	Sailed for patrol with Alagi, Aradam, Brin and Axum, between 37°30'N and 38°00'N, and between 07°00'E and 07°10'E but was recalled at 1646 hours on the 28th.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	3 Feb 1942	1225	Cagliari	3 Feb 1942	1735	Cagliari	33	Exercises.
18	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	9 Feb 1942	1535	Cagliari	21 Feb 1942	1110	Cagliari	1143	Patrolled off Philippeville, between 37°30'N and 38°00'N, and between 06°00'E and 06°10'E, on a line with Aradam and Axum.
		11 Feb 1942	1500		At 1500 hours, a submarine on a westerly course was sighted. It was believed to be Benedetto Brin.
19	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	27 Feb 1942	1238	Cagliari	4 Mar 1942	1630	Cagliari	765	Patrolled off Algerian coast between 37°20'N and 37°30'N, 03°40'E and 04°40'E, on a line with Axum, Aradam and Brin. Sighted only French ships.
20	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	27 Mar 1942	2205	Cagliari	2 Apr 1942	0938	Cagliari	643	Patrolled off Cape Bougaroni, between 37°10'N and 37°20'N, and between 05°20'E and 06°20'E, on a line with Aradam.
		30 Mar 1942	1712	37° 25'N, 6° 29'E	At 1712 hours, an aircraft was seen at a distance of 7,000 metres and Turchese dived. At the time, the submarine was proceeding to intercept an enemy cruiser reported SE of La Galite, at 2009 hours. It was believed that the cruiser had passed some ten miles away.
		1 Apr 1942	0300 0200 (e)	37° 40'N, 6° 26'E	At 0300 hours, a large seaplane, believed to be a Catalina, was sighted a distance of 1,000 metres. Turchese crash-dived as five bombs exploded, but they caused only minor damages. Indeed, this was Catalina 'J' (AJ.160) of 202 Squadron piloted by Flying Officer I.F. Edgar. The submarine had first been detected by radar at 8 miles and then sighted steering 075°. The attack was delivered from a height of 75 feet, as the submarine submerged. Seven depth charges were released (an 8th hung up) and a large oil slick was observed.
21	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	4 Apr 1942	0118	Cagliari	11 Apr 1942	0850	Cagliari	674	Patrolled north of Cape Bon in zone K.1 (between 37°12'N and Tunisian coast, 11°00'E and 11°05'E) with Aradam in zone K.2.
		8 Apr 1942	2120	(0) Off Cape Bon.	At 2120 hours, information was received that a cruiser and a destroyer had been sighted proceeding west. Turchese and Aradam were told to close the North African coast. Turchese moved to a position 2 miles from Cape Bon but sighted nothing.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	18 Apr 1942	1405	Cagliari	19 Apr 1942	1040	Trapani	181	Passage Cagliari-Trapani. Uneventful.
22	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	20 Apr 1942	1540	Trapani	20 Apr 1942	2155	Trapani	50	Sailed for patrol between 38°00'N and 38°40'N, and between 09°20'E and 09°40'E following a signal reporting an enemy force, but was then recalled at 1341 hours on the 20th.
23	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	1 May 1942	1952	Trapani	17 May 1942	1015	Trapani	1842	Patrolled south of Formentara [38°42'N, 01°27'E] between 37°40'N and 38°20'N, 01°20'E and 01°40'E. On the evening of 8th May, was moved 20 miles to the south and, on the evening of 11th May, a further 40 miles to the south.
		8 May 1942	0010	38° 18'N, 1° 31'E	At 0010 hours, Turchese was informed that a convoy was sighted proceeding east. The submarine was not in a position to intercept but, at 2000 hours, she received an order to move 20 miles south from her present position.
		9 May 1942	1243	37° 27'N, 1° 37'E	At 1243 hours, a Sunderland was sighted at a distance of 7,000 metres. No action was taken.
		11 May 1942	1700	37° 27'N, 1° 37'E (0) Approximately.	At 1700 hours, information was received of a cruiser sighted SW of La Galite proceeding eastward. Turchese moved to intercept and at 2000 hours received the order to move 40 miles south of her position, which she reached at 2353 hours. The submarine submerged to listen with her hydrophones, but nothing was detected.
		15 May 1942	1433	38° 05'N, 4° 20'E	At 1433 hours, the French steamer Île Rousse (1,367 GRT, built 1918) was sighted steering 325°.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	21 May 1942	2108	Trapani	23 May 1942	2125	La Spezia	400	Passage Trapani-La Spezia. Uneventful.
	Di Domenico, Pier Vincenzo	29 May 1942	0730	La Spezia	29 May 1942	1343	Genoa	56	Passage La Spezia-Genoa, escorted by MAS 566 for refit.
	Parodi, Sergio	21 Jun 1942		Genoa	15 Jul 1942		Genoa		Refit at Genoa.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	6 Aug 1942	1010	Genoa	6 Aug 1942	1630	Genoa	26	Trials.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	9 Aug 1942	0909	Genoa	9 Aug 1942	1508	Genoa	47	Trials.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	11 Aug 1942	0955	Genoa	11 Aug 1942	1546	La Spezia	53	Passage Genoa-La Spezia.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	14 Aug 1942	0810	La Spezia	14 Aug 1942	1315	La Spezia	?	Trials.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	14 Aug 1942	1500?	La Spezia	14 Aug 1942	1830	La Spezia	45	Trials.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	17 Aug 1942	1036	La Spezia	17 Aug 1942	1203	La Spezia	8	Trials.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	28 Aug 1942	1440	La Spezia	28 Aug 1942	1820	La Spezia	25	Trials.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	29 Aug 1942	0824	La Spezia	29 Aug 1942	1730	Portovenere		Exercises.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	29 Aug 1942	2006	Portovenere	30 Aug 1942	0030	La Spezia	81	Exercises.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	1 Sep 1942	1102	La Spezia	1 Sep 1942	2345	Fezzano Buoy	6	Trials.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	2 Sep 1942	0700	Fezzano Buoy	2 Sep 1942	1550	La Spezia	36	Exercises.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	3 Sep 1942	1226	La Spezia	5 Sep 1942	0930	Trapani	416	Passage La Spezia-Trapani intially escorted by MAS 509. At 1420 hours on the 3rd, she was informed by Attilio Regolo that an enemy submarine was reported in Grid 7648 but the passage was made without incident.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	8 Sep 1942	0745	Trapani	8 Sep 1942	1306	Trapani	24	Exercises.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	11 Sep 1942	0750	Trapani	11 Sep 1942	1240	Trapani	20	Exercises.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	22 Sep 1942	0832	Trapani	22 Sep 1942	1147	Trapani	18	Exercises.
24	Asquini, Giandaniele	19 Oct 1942	1310	Trapani	1 Nov 1942	1440	Trapani	1823	Sailed with Corallo and patrolled south of Balearic Islands between 37°40'N and 38°10'N, and between 02°20'E and 02°40'E, on a patrol line with Corallo The submarine was armed with G7e torpedoes.
		21 Oct 1942	1119	37° 13'N, 4° 46'E	At 1119 hours, an aircraft was sighted at a distance of 7,000 metres and the submarine dived.
		24 Oct 1942	0750	38° 06'N, 2° 29'E	At 0750 hours, an aircraft was sighted at a distance of 5,000 metres and the submarine dived.
		25 Oct 1942	1344	37° 47'N, 2° 29'E	At 1344 hours, an aircraft was sighted at a distance of 5,000 metres and the submarine dived.
		28 Oct 1942	2141		At 2141 hours, information was received that a naval force had sailed from Gibraltar that morning. Turchese moved to the southern limit of her patrol position and listened on her hydrophones, without result. At 1100 hours on 29th October, MARICOSOM ordered her to a position southwest of Cape Palos, but nothing was sighted.
		30 Oct 1942	1252	38° 50'N, 3° 16'E	At 1252 hours, a steamer was observed at a distance of 13,000 metres on a southerly course. It was believed to be French.
		30 Oct 1942	1800	38° 50'N, 4° 02'E	At 1800 hours, a steamer was observed at a distance of 11,000 metres on a southerly course. It was believed to be French.
25	Asquini, Giandaniele	7 Nov 1942	0100	Trapani	13 Nov 1942	2110	Trapani	741	Patrolled off Bizerta in 37°12'N, 08°00'E. Returned via Point T.3. Also reported as 37°30'N, 10°00'E and shortly after in 37°20'N, 07°50'E.
		8 Nov 1942	1758	(0) North of Bizerta.	At 1758 hours, a submarine believed to be Bronzo was sighted. Both submarines turned away.
		9 Nov 1942	0730	37° 18'N, 8° 40'E	At 0730 hours, a 2,000-ton French vessel was sighted at a distance of 4,500 metres.
		11 Nov 1942	1645	37° 08'N, 7° 58'E	At 1645 hours, a submarine believed to be Aradam was sighted.
		13 Nov 1942	0745	37° 58'N, 10° 06'E	At 0745 hours, an aircraft was seen at a distance of 4,000 metres and the submarine dived.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	15 Nov 1942	1500	Trapani	16 Nov 1942	1555	Naples	220	Passage Trapani-Naples.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	25 Nov 1942	1505	Naples	27 Nov 1942	0830	La Maddalena	232	Passage Naples-La Maddalena.
26	Asquini, Giandaniele	2 Dec 1942	0354	La Maddalena	3 Dec 1942	2210	La Maddalena	262	Patrolled off Ajaccio between 41°40'N and 41°55'N, and between 08°20'E and the coast.
		3 Dec 1942	0702	(0) Off Cape Senetosa.	At 0702 hours, two steamers, escorted by a torpedo-boat, were sighted on northerly course. No action taken when the torpedo-boat was recognised as Italian of the "Three-funnel" type.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	6 Dec 1942	1815	La Maddalena	7 Dec 1942	1440	Cagliari	191	Passage La Maddalena-Cagliari with submarines Diaspro and Corallo.
27	Asquini, Giandaniele	9 Dec 1942	1800	Cagliari	10 Dec 1942	1208	Cagliari	86	Sailed for patrol off Algerian coast between 37°40'N and 38°00'N, and between 08°20'E and 08°40'E, but returned because of defects.
		9 Dec 1942	2145	(0) Off Cagliari.	At 2145 hours, the submarine Galatea returning to base was encountered and exchanged recognition signals.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	22 Dec 1942	0827	Cagliari	22 Dec 1942	1127	Cagliari	22	Exercises.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	29 Dec 1942	1250	Cagliari	31 Dec 1942	1540	Augusta	481	Passage Cagliari-Augusta. Heard distant bombs.
28	Asquini, Giandaniele	4 Jan 1943	0337	Augusta	4 Jan 1943	0843	Augusta	30	Sailed for patrol SW of Malta but ran accidentally in one of the anti-torpedo obstructions and had to return to port.
		4 Jan 1943	0352		Turchese was sailing out for a patrol when, in low visibility and in the darkness, she accidentally ran in one of the anti-torpedo obstructions and returned to port because of the damage. T.V. Asquini received a reprimand and his Navigation Officer was inflicted the maximum penalty.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	5 Jan 1943	1715	Augusta	6 Jan 1943	0815	Messina	74	Passage Augusta-Messina.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	11 Jan 1943	0634	Messina	11 Jan 1943	1341	Augusta	73	Passage Messina-Augusta.
29	Asquini, Giandaniele	17 Jan 1943	2155	Augusta	22 Jan 1943	0711	Augusta	704	Sailed for patrol between 34°00'N and Libyan coast, and between 21°00'E and 21°30'E. Recalled at 1700 hours on the 20th, before reaching her patrol position.
30	Asquini, Giandaniele	7 Feb 1943	1620	Augusta	21 Feb 1943	0950	Augusta	1395	Patrolled off Cape Misurata, between 32°40'N and 33°30'N, 15°20'E and 15°40'E then on 14 February moved to 32°00'N and 32°10'N, and between 15°50'E and 16°40'E (or between 32°20'N and 32°30'N, and between 15°00'E and 18°00'E?).
		16 Feb 1943	0356		At 0356 hours, a signal from Axum was received reporting a convoy. Turchese altered course to 120° to intercept. Nothing was heard or sighted.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	26 Feb 1943	1600	Augusta	28 Feb 1943	2400	Taranto	297	Passage Augusta-Taranto for refit. Uneventful.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	20 Apr 1943	1300	Taranto	20 Apr 1943	1830	Taranto	8	Exercises.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	22 Apr 1943	0600	Taranto	22 Apr 1943	1715	Taranto	38,5	Exercises.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	24 Apr 1943	1420	Taranto	24 Apr 1943	1830	Taranto	2	Tests.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	26 Apr 1943	0630	Taranto	26 Apr 1943	1410	Taranto	27	Tests.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	27 Apr 1943	0735	Taranto	27 Apr 1943	1340	Taranto	24,5	Tests.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	28 Apr 1943	1146	Taranto	28 Apr 1943	1733	Taranto	20	Exercises with the tug Gagliardo, escorted by the auxiliary Claretta.
	Asquini, Giandaniele	29 Apr 1943	0540	Taranto	29 Apr 1943	1040	Taranto	21	Exercises.
	Galzigna, Aredio	2 May 1943	1205	Taranto	2 May 1943	1940	Taranto	27	Exercises.
	Galzigna, Aredio	3 May 1943	1245	Taranto	3 May 1943	1850	Taranto	23	Exercises.
	Galzigna, Aredio	6 May 1943	1135	Taranto	6 May 1943	1945	Taranto	34,5	Exercises.
	Galzigna, Aredio	8 May 1943	1135	Taranto	8 May 1943	1730	Taranto	21,5	Exercises with the auxiliary Vergada.
	Galzigna, Aredio	10 May 1943	1140	Taranto	10 May 1943	1824	Taranto	28	Exercises.
	Galzigna, Aredio	11 May 1943	0705	Taranto	11 May 1943	1905	Taranto	32	Exercises. On 12th May 1943, C.F. Carlo Liannazza (Head of 4° GRUPSOM) recommended that an additional period of exercises be added as four out of five officers were new to submarines and this was T.V. Galzigna's first command.
	Galzigna, Aredio	15 May 1943	1535	Taranto	16 May 1943	0105	Taranto	34,5	Exercises.
	Galzigna, Aredio	17 May 1943	0630	Taranto	17 May 1943	1120	Taranto	27,5	Sonar exercises with the torpedo boat Monzambano and corvette Gabbiano.
	Galzigna, Aredio	20 May 1943	1846	Taranto	27 May 1943	0645	Naples	644	Passage Taranto-Naples.
		25 May 1943	1135	(0) Straits of Messina.	At 1135 hours, a formation of four-engine bombers proceeding eastward was seen. and the submarine dived. Turchese zigzagged at full speed and several bombs fell about 900 meters astern.
		25 May 1943	1209	(0) Straits of Messina.	At 1209 hours, a formation of four-engine bombers proceeding eastward was seen. and the submarine dived. Turchese crash-dived and reached a depth of 70 metres as several bombs were heard.
		25 May 1943	1334	(0) Straits of Messina.	At 1334 hours, a formation of four-engine bombers proceeding southward was seen. and the submarine dived. Turchese dived immediately and bombs were heard close at 1338 and 1340 hours. It is probable they were not directed at the submarine.
	Galzigna, Aredio	27 May 1943	1132	Naples	27 May 1943	1250	Pozzuoli	8	Passage Naples-Pozzuoli.
	Galzigna, Aredio	29 May 1943	1100	Pozzuoli	29 May 1943	1530	Pozzuoli	11	Exercises.
	Galzigna, Aredio	30 May 1943	0930	Pozzuoli	30 May 1943	1110	Naples	8	Passage Pozzuoli-Naples.
	Galzigna, Aredio	1 Jun 1943	1730	Naples	2 Jun 1943	0550	Naples	42	Exercises.
	Galzigna, Aredio	2 Jun 1943	935	Naples	2 Jun 1943	1100	Pozzuoli	8	Passage Naples-Pozzuoli.
	Galzigna, Aredio	3 Jun 1943	0903	Pozzuoli	3 Jun 1943	1553	Pozzuoli	18	Trials and exercises.
	Galzigna, Aredio	14 Jun 1943	1405	Pozzuoli	14 Jun 1943	1756	Pozzuoli	18	Trials and exercises.
	Galzigna, Aredio	16 Jun 1943	0423	Pozzuoli	16 Jun 1943	1216	Pozzuoli	32	Trials and exercises.
	Galzigna, Aredio	16 Jun 1943	1715	Pozzuoli	16 Jun 1943	2120	Pozzuoli	30,5	Trials and exercises.
	Galzigna, Aredio	17 Jun 1943	1415	Pozzuoli	17 Jun 1943	1845	Pozzuoli	15	Trials and exercises.
	Galzigna, Aredio	18 Jun 1943	0834	Pozzuoli	18 Jun 1943	1205	Pozzuoli	18	Trials and exercises.
	Galzigna, Aredio	19 Jun 1943	0820	Pozzuoli	19 Jun 1943	1005	Pozzuoli	8	Trials and exercises.
	Galzigna, Aredio	19 Jun 1943	1950	Pozzuoli	20 Jun 1943	0305	Pozzuoli	34	Trials and exercises.
	Galzigna, Aredio	23 Jun 1943	1113	Pozzuoli	23 Jun 1943	1230	Pozzuoli	8	Trials and exercises.
	Galzigna, Aredio	23 Jun 1943	2301	Pozzuoli	26 Jun 1943	0640	La Maddalena	312	Passage Pozzuoli-La Maddalena.
	Galzigna, Aredio	26 Jun 1943	0915	La Maddalena	26 Jun 1943	1016	San Stefano	4	Passage La Maddalena-San Stefano.
	Galzigna, Aredio	28 Jun 1943	1657	San Stefano	28 Jun 1943	1945	Bonifacio	21	Passage San Stefano-Bonifacio.
31	Galzigna, Aredio	30 Jun 1943	2236	Bonifacio	16 Jul 1943	0645	Naples	1300,5	Sailed for patrol off southwest of Sardinia on between 38°00'N and 38°40'N, and between 07°00'E and 07°40'E. At 1958 hours on 2nd July, she was ordered to make an incursion on the 37°20'N parallel between 36°40'N and 07°40'E, then return to her original area. At 1255 hours on the 6th, she was ordered to move 10 miles East then to 37°50'N by dawn on the 7th. Her next move was from east to west from 08°10'E to Cape de Fer meridian (07°10'E) on 37°20'N [she was delayed because of defects] parallel and return to her area at dawn on the 8th. At 0215 hours on 10th July , she received the order (0015/10) to execute the ZETA order and proceed to zone 96. At 1425 hours, she received a new order (1141/10) to immediately go to zone 172. At 0013 hours on the 11th, she received the order (2213/10) ordered to zone 83 (east coast of Sicily) via 39°00'N, 15°00'E and M 3 (Cape Vaticano). At 2110 hours on the 11th, she received a new order (1840/11) to shift her area to zone 81. At 0007 hours on the 14th, MARICOSOM ordered her to occupy the northern half of zone 80 but she had to abort her patrol because of defects.
		1 Jul 1943	0915	38° 20'N, 7° 28'E	At 0915 hours, a large aircraft formation was seen on an easterly course and the submarine dived.
		11 Jul 1943	0522	38° 20'N, 9° 25'E	At 0522 hours, a twin-engined aircraft was seen flying low on a SE course. Turchese dived.
		11 Jul 1943	0908	38° 20'N, 9° 50'E	At 0908 hours, an aircraft was seen on a southerly course and the submarine dived.
		11 Jul 1943	2022	38° 24'N, 10° 10'E	At 2022 hours, an aircraft was seen on a southwest course and the submarine dived.
		11 Jul 1943	2132	38° 25'N, 10° 12'E	At 2132 hours, an aircraft was seen on a northwest course and the submarine dived.
		12 Jul 1943	0428	38° 43'N, 11° 35'E	At 0428 hours, an aircraft was seen and the submarine dived.
		12 Jul 1943	1050		At 1050 hours, an aircraft was seen on a westerly course and the submarine dived.
		13 Jul 1943	0350	38° 48'N, 12° 30'E	At 0350 hours, an aircraft was seen and Turchese dived.
		14 Jul 1943	0513	39° 00'N, 13° 20'E	At 0513 hours, an aircraft was seen and the submarine dived.
	Galzigna, Aredio	16 Jul 1943	1105	Naples	16 Jul 1943	1250	Castellammare di Stabia	13,3	Passage Naples-Castellammare di Stabia.
	Galzigna, Aredio	30 Jul 1943	0720	Castellammare di Stabia	30 Jul 1943	1015	Naples	10	Trials.
	Galzigna, Aredio	30 Jul 1943	2047	Naples	2 Aug 1943	0720	La Maddalena	257	Passage Naples-La Maddalena.
		31 Jul 1943	0220		At 0220 hours, flares were sighted at a distance of 2,000 metres and the submarine dived.
		2 Aug 1943	0220		At 0220 hours, flares were sighted at a distance of 2,000 metres and the submarine dived.
	Galzigna, Aredio	2 Aug 1943	1215	La Maddalena	2 Aug 1943	1355	Mezzo Schifo	2	Passage La Maddalena-Mezzo Schifo.
		2 Aug 1943	0220		At 0220 hours, flares were sighted at a distance of 2,000 metres and the submarine dived.
	Galzigna, Aredio	3 Aug 1943	0434	Mezzo Schifo	3 Aug 1943	0725	Bonifacio	19	Passage Mezzo Schifo-Bonifacio.
	Galzigna, Aredio	19 Aug 1943	0729	Bonifacio	19 Aug 1943	1140	Bonifacio	22,5	Exercises.
	Parodi, Eugenio	24 Aug 1943	0725	Bonifacio	24 Aug 1943	1159	Bonifacio	26	Exercises.
	Parodi, Eugenio	27 Aug 1943	0736	Bonifacio	27 Aug 1943	1222	Bonifacio	27,5	Exercises.
	Parodi, Eugenio	31 Aug 1943	0747	Bonifacio	31 Aug 1943	1230	Bonifacio	24	Exercises.
	Parodi, Eugenio	2 Sep 1943	0520	Bonifacio	2 Sep 1943	0759	Villa Marina	24	Passage Bonifacio-Villa Marina.
32	Parodi, Eugenio	7 Sep 1943	1515	Villa Marina	13 Sep 1943	0002	Bone	695	Sailed for patrol in Gulf of Gaeta and Gulf of Paola with Topazio until the latter parted on the 10th, when on parallel of Anzio, slightly east of 11°E. Damaged by air attack off Bone at 2230 hours on the 11th and was taken in tow by the trawler HMS Stroma to Bone.
		7 Sep 1943	1600	(0) Near La Maddalena.	At 1600 hours, Turchese came under fire from a coastal battery, which fired three rounds. The shells fell some 200 meters short.
		11 Sep 1943	2127 2057 (e)		At 2127 hours, Turchese came under air attack from what was believed to be a Junker 88. The nearest bombs fell six meters off the port bow and exploded at a depth of ten meters. The submarine was seriously damaged and her port diesel engine was put out of action, but she reached Bone at 0002 hours on 13th September. This was actually Hudson 'O' of 500 Squadron piloted by Pilot Officer G.M. Shires. The aircraft made two circuits, firing off the colors of the day on the second one. As there was no response, the submarine was attacked. The attack was carried out up moon from the starboard bow and a stick of four depth charges released, which straddled just forward of the conning tower. The submarine appeared to be diving stern first. Half an hour later, the aircraft received a signal from base ordering it to not attack unless the submarine was taking hostile action. What was believed to be the same submarine was sighted stern down and attacked and sunk by Bisley V/13 the next morning (this was probably Topazio).
	Parodi, Eugenio	14 Sep 1943	1330	Bone	14 Sep 1943	2200	Bone	30	Passage Bone-Malta with Alagi, Giada, Platino, Galatea, Marea, Menotti and Brin, escorted by HMS Isis. She was towed by Marea, but the tow parted and she had to be towed back to Bone by a British vessel. Repairs completed on 24 September 1943.
	Parodi, Eugenio	27 Sep 1943	1721	Bone	28 Sep 1943	0730	Bone	59	Passage Bone-Malta but broke down and had to be towed back to Bone by British tug or Motor launch.
	Parodi, Eugenio	1 Oct 1943	1630	Bone	2 Oct 1943	1715	Bizerta	123	Passage Bone-Bizerta in tow.
	Parodi, Eugenio	4 Oct 1943	1130	Bizerta	6 Oct 1943	1030	Malta	251	Passage Bizerta-Malta. She was the 23rd submarine to reach Malta and had to be towed by the trawler HMS Goth with Army harbour craft C.T.13 and HMS ML 480 and HMS HDML 1243 and with the trawler HMS Tango in a convoy of three merchant ships.
	Parodi, Eugenio	27 Nov 1943	1530	Malta	28 Nov 1943	0930	Augusta	117	Passage Malta-Augusta, towed by the corvette Chimera.
	Mogni, Giorgio	11 Mar 1944	0545	Augusta	12 Mar 1944	1945	Brindisi	335	Passage Augusta-Brindisi, towed by the torpedo boat Monzambano.
	Frascolla, Renato	1 Apr 1944		Brindisi	13 Sep 1944		Brindisi		Refit in Brindisi. Change in command.
	Revedin, Marco	14 Sep 1944		Brindisi	22 Nov 1944		Brindisi		Refit in Brindisi. Change in command.
	Botta, Emilio	22 Jun 1945	0605	Brindisi	22 Jun 1945	0800	Naples	450	Passage Brindisi-Naples then in reserve until end of war.

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