Italian submarines in World War Two

Italian Commanders


Serafino Corio

Born  22 May 1914La Spezia
Died   1985(70)Lerici (SP)

Ranks

  S.T.V.Sottotenente di Vascello
  T.V.Tenente di Vascello

Decorations

31 Oct 1941 Medaglia di bronzo al valore militare
21 Sep 1945 Medaglia di bronzo al valore militare

Career information

PIETRO MICCA (S.T.V. officer): from 10.02.1940 to ?.
C.B.2 (S.T.V. C.O.): from 10.05.1941 to 15.09.1941.
Promoted to T.V. on ?
CORALLO (T.V. First Officer): from 25.11.1941 to June 1942+.
CORALLO (T.V. resp.): from 28.06.1942 to 10.07.1942 (refit at Naples).

Commands listed for Serafino Corio


Submarine Type Rank From To
CB 2 ()S.T.V.10 May 194115 Sep 1941
Corallo (CO)Coastal / Sea goingT.V.28 Jun 194210 Jul 1942

Ships hit by Serafino Corio

No ships hit by this Commander.

War patrols listed for Serafino Corio

 SubmarineDateTimePortArr. dateArr. timeArr. portMilesDescription
CB 2 ()10 May 1941La Spezia10 May 1941La SpeziaEntered service.

CB 2 ()16 May 19410800La Spezia16 May 19411600La Spezia40Exercises.

CB 2 ()22 May 19410900La Spezia22 May 19411230La Spezia11Exercises with another unidentified CB boat and the submarine Zaffiro.

CB 2 ()23 May 19410800La Spezia23 May 19411300La Spezia21Exercises.

CB 2 ()24 May 19410800La Spezia24 May 19411230La Spezia13Exercises with the submarine Zaffiro.

CB 2 ()25 May 19411330La Spezia25 May 19411830La Spezia21Exercises.

CB 2 ()29 May 19411330La Spezia29 May 19411900La Spezia24Exercises.

CB 2 ()30 May 19411400La Spezia30 May 19411900La Spezia23Exercises.

CB 2 ()2 Jun 19410930La Spezia2 Jun 19411200La Spezia4Exercises.

CB 2 ()11 Jun 19411500La Spezia11 Jun 19411745La Spezia9Exercises.

CB 2 ()14 Jun 19412050La Spezia15 Jun 19410950La Spezia65Exercises with CB 3.

CB 2 ()18 Jun 19411500La Spezia18 Jun 19411730La Spezia6Exercises.

CB 2 ()20 Jun 19411500La Spezia20 Jun 19411700La Spezia6Exercises.

CB 2 ()21 Jun 19410900La Spezia21 Jun 19411200La Spezia8Exercises.

CB 2 ()27 Jun 19411445La Spezia27 Jun 19411615La SpeziaExercises.

CB 2 ()30 Jun 19411500La Spezia30 Jun 19411730La Spezia14Exercises.

CB 2 ()8 Jul 19410830La Spezia8 Jul 19411200La Spezia11Exercises.

1.CB 2 ()8 Jul 19411630La Spezia9 Jul 19410930La Spezia45,3Antisubmarine patrol with CB 3. Uneventful.

CB 2 ()1 Aug 19410845La Spezia1 Aug 19411815La Spezia12,4Exercises.

CB 2 ()2 Aug 19411440La Spezia2 Aug 19411810La Spezia6Exercises.

CB 2 ()3 Aug 19410800La Spezia3 Aug 19411235La Spezia6Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat La Masa.

2.CB 2 ()3 Aug 19411730La Spezia4 Aug 19411135La Spezia64Surface patrol with CB 3.

CB 2 ()15 Aug 19411100La Spezia16 Aug 19410450La Spezia26Exercises.

CB 2 ()16 Aug 19410825La Spezia16 Aug 19411400La Spezia21Exercises.

CB 2 ()25 Aug 19411710Naples25 Aug 19411725La Naples0,1Changed anchorage?

CB 2 ()26 Aug 19410550Naples26 Aug 19411310Salerno45Passage Naples-Salerno [CB 2 and CB 6 had arrived at Naples by train].

3.CB 2 ()15 Sep 19411600Salerno16 Sep 19411730Salerno104,6Antisubmarine patrol off Salerno in zone 2/sub-zone 9.
  15 Sep 19412320
(0) Off Salerno.
At 2320 hours, a vessel was sighted at a distance of 1,000 metres, steering 170°, 7-8 knots.

CB 2 closed to 700 meters for an attack, but recognized it as a medium-sized steamer and let her go. S.T.V. Russo had been informed of the passage of an Italian convoy, but not ships travelling alone.

Corallo (CO)28 Jun 1942Naples10 Jul 1942NaplesAt Naples. Change in command.

28 entries. 28 total patrol entries (3 marked as war patrols) and 1 events.

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