Italian submarines in World War Two

Italian Commanders


Guido D'Alterio

Born  20 Jan 1909Naples
Died   2000(90)Rome

Ranks

  T.V.Tenente di Vascello
15 Jun 1940 C.C.Capitano di Corvetta

Decorations

13 Dec 1941 Medaglia di bronzo al valore militare
28 Feb 1950 Medaglia d'argento al valore militare

Career information

GIOVANNI DA PROCIDA (T.V. C.O.): from 01.05.1940 to 30.09.1940.
Promoted C.C. ca. mid-June 1940.
PIETRO MICCA (C.C. C.O.): from 01.10.1940 to 30.12.1942.
GIOVANNI DA PROCIDA (C.C. C.O.): from 21.11.1940 to 21.11.1940.
GIOVANNI DA PROCIDA (C.C. C.O.): from 01.12.1940 to 11.12.1940.
DOMENICO MILLELIRE (C.C. C.O.): from 01.01.1941 to 31.01.1941.
PIETRO MICCA (C.C. C.O.): from 01.02.1941 to 24.06.1941.
ATROPO (C.C. C.O.): from 25.06.1941 to 03.08.1941.
PIETRO MICCA (C.C. C.O.): from 05.08.1941 to 01.01.1942.
DES GENEYS (C.C. C.O.): from 10.02.1942 to 29.03.1942.
GIOVANNI BAUSAN (C.C. C.O.): from 26.03.1942 to 30.03.1942?
SERPENTE (C.C. C.O.): from 31.03.1942 to 17.05.1942.
JALEA (C.C. C.O.): from 18.05.1942 to 11.10.1942.
GOFFREDO MAMELI (C.C. C.O.): from 25.05.1942 to 26.05.1942.
LUIGI SETTEMBRINI (C.C. C.O.): from 11.10.1942 to 03.12.1942.

Commands listed for Guido D'Alterio


Submarine Type Rank From To
Giovanni da Procida (DP)Ocean goingT.V.1 May 194030 Sep 1940
Giovanni da Procida (DP)Ocean goingC.C.21 Nov 194021 Nov 1940
Giovanni da Procida (DP)Ocean goingC.C.1 Dec 194011 Dec 1940
Domenico Millelire (MI)Ocean goingC.C.1 Jan 194131 Jan 1941
Pietro Micca (MC)MinelayingC.C.1 Feb 194124 Jun 1941
Atropo (AT, N.51)MinelayingC.C.25 Jun 19413 Aug 1941
Pietro Micca (MC)MinelayingC.C.5 Aug 19411 Jan 1942
Des Geneys (DN)Ocean goingC.C.10 Feb 194229 Mar 1942
Giovanni Bausan (BN)Ocean goingC.C.26 Mar 194230 Mar 1942
Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)Coastal / Sea goingC.C.31 Mar 194217 May 1942
Goffredo Mameli (GM)Ocean goingC.C.25 May 194226 May 1942
Jalea (IA)Coastal / Sea goingC.C.18 May 194211 Oct 1942
Luigi Settembrini (ST)Ocean goingC.C.11 Oct 19423 Dec 1942
Pietro Micca (MC)MinelayingC.C.1 Oct 194030 Dec 1942

Ships hit by Guido D'Alterio

No ships hit by this Commander.

War patrols listed for Guido D'Alterio

 SubmarineDateTimePortArr. dateArr. timeArr. portMilesDescription
Giovanni da Procida (DP)8 Jun 19401050Taranto9 Jun 19400612Messina212Passage Taranto-Messina.

1.Giovanni da Procida (DP)25 Jun 19401920Messina6 Jul 19402207Messina1259,3Patrolled between Pantelleria and the Tunisian coast in 36°38'N, 11°20'E, on the meridian.
  1 Jul 19400458
(0) 30 miles SW of Pantelleria.
At 0455 hours, a shadow was sighted, which appeared to be a submarine very similar to Fieramosca. At 0458 hours, one torpedo (533mm) was fired from a bow tube at an estimated distance of 1,600 metres. It missed. This was probably HMS Proteus (Lt. Cdr. R.T. Gordon-Duff, RN), which had left her patrol south of Malta and was on her way to Oran to participate in Operation CATAPULT, but she did not observe the attack.
  1 Jul 19400500
(0) 30 miles SW of Pantelleria.
A second torpedo (533mm) was fired from a bow tube at a distance of 1,400 metres but again it missed.

Giovanni da Procida (DP)20 Jul 19401302Messina20 Jul 19402008Messina39,5Exercises.

Giovanni da Procida (DP)21 Jul 19401522Messina21 Jul 19401755Messina20Exercises.

Giovanni da Procida (DP)22 Jul 19400821Messina22 Jul 19401055Messina17,5Exercises.

2.Giovanni da Procida (DP)18 Aug 19401540Messina6 Sep 19400802Messina2212Sailed for patrol south of Cyprus through 34°00'N, 22°10'E. The patrol was plagued by defects to the starboard diesel. Uneventful.

Giovanni da Procida (DP)10 Sep 19400834Messina11 Sep 19400805Taranto255,4Passage Messina-Taranto.

Giovanni da Procida (DP)12 Sep 19400833Taranto12 Sep 19401205Taranto31Exercises.

Giovanni da Procida (DP)21 Sep 19401130Taranto21 Sep 19401230Taranto2Entered dock?

Pietro Micca (MC)1 Oct 1940Taranto11 Nov 1940TarantoRefit.

Pietro Micca (MC)12 Nov 19400910Taranto12 Nov 19401805Taranto8Exercises.

Pietro Micca (MC)13 Nov 19401120Taranto13 Nov 19401755Taranto8Exercises.

Pietro Micca (MC)15 Nov 19400900Taranto15 Nov 19401645Taranto81,2Exercises.

Pietro Micca (MC)16 Nov 19400821Taranto16 Nov 19401830Taranto87,6Exercises.

3.Giovanni da Procida (DP)21 Nov 19400132Taranto21 Nov 19401105Taranto72Defensive patrol in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.

4.Giovanni da Procida (DP)1 Dec 19400830Taranto11 Dec 19401545Taranto1137,9Patrolled southwest of Corfu within 10 miles from 39°20'N, 19°30'E, on parallel with Jalea in an adjacent area.

Domenico Millelire (MI)6 Jan 19410855Brindisi6 Jan 19411140Brindisi16Exercises.

Domenico Millelire (MI)6 Jan 19412340Brindisi7 Jan 19411457Taranto173Passage Brindisi-Taranto.

Domenico Millelire (MI)10 Jan 19410835Taranto10 Jan 19411620Taranto1316Exercises with the submarines Ondina and Speri.

5.Domenico Millelire (MI)20 Jan 19410725Taranto30 Jan 19411345Brindisi1143Patrolled south of Otranto Srait within 10 miles from 39°10'N, 19°20'E. Uneventful except for H.E. and distant explosions.

Pietro Micca (MC)4 Feb 19411022Taranto4 Feb 19411655Taranto33Exercises.

6.Pietro Micca (MC)28 Feb 19410834Taranto4 Mar 19411055LerosSupply mission to Leros (105 tons of cooking oil, 70 ton of ammunition including 600 rounds of 152mm/53 ).

7.Pietro Micca (MC)11 Mar 19411520Leros15 Mar 19411730Taranto1372Return trip from supply mission to Leros [mileage is for round trip].
  13 Mar 19410355
(0) 40 miles SW of Cape Matapan.
At 0327 hours, the Officer of the Watch sighted four shadows on the starboard bow, which proved to destroyers at a distance of 13-14,000 metres, steering 100°, followed shortly after by three other destroyers and more. The submarine closed on the surface, but visibility was excellent and she had to submerge at 0335 hours to avoid being seen.

At 0355 hours, one torpedo was fired from a bow tube aimed at one of the destroyers. It was fired at the limit of the weapon's range (probably 4,000 metres) and T.V. Guido D'Alterio's view through the periscope was continuously hampered by continuous drops of oil leaking from the Calzoni system. The torpedo missed.

At 0400 hours, the submarine was turned for a stern shot. D'Alterio intended to fire a 533mm as it could be angled (the 450mm could not) but at the critical moment the torpedo misfired as the launching valve failed to open. He gave up the attack and brought down his submarine to a depth of 40 metres.

The targets may have been HMS Nubian, HMS Mohawk and other destroyers.

8.Pietro Micca (MC)30 Mar 19410800Taranto5 Apr 19410850Leros930Supply mission to Leros carrying passengers and material for the Royal Italian Army and 140 tons of benzine for the Italian Navy. Stern damaged following the explosion of a torpedo which was accidentally discharged while entering Leros.
  3 Apr 1941040034° 10'N, 25° 24'EAt 0353 hours, a lookout spotted a shadow on the port bow. Shortly after, a single-funnel cruiser could be discerned, followed by a number of merchantmen, steering 320°.

At 0400 hours, four torpedoes were ordered fired from the bow tubes at a range of 1,500-2,500 metres, two aimed at the cruiser and two at merchantmen. Only two left the tubes, the others misfired. Two loud explosions were heard. Actually both torpedoes missed.
  5 Apr 19410518
(0) Near Porto Lago.
At 0518 hours, as the submarine arrived at the entrance of Leros, a torpedo was accidentally fired from a stern tube and exploded shortly after, causing serious damage to her stern. Pietro Micca was towed to Leros and temporarily patched up, then sailed for Taranto for repairs. The claim that she was attacked by an enemy submarine is not substantiated.

Pietro Micca (MC)13 Jun 19411450Leros14 Jun 19410112Syra97Passage Leros-Syra.

Pietro Micca (MC)14 Jun 19412313Syra15 Jun 19410648Piraeus88,5Passage Syra-Piraeus escorted by the sloop Diana.

Pietro Micca (MC)15 Jun 19411045Piraeus15 Jun 19412055Patras103,5Passage Piraeus-Patras via Corinth Canal.

Pietro Micca (MC)16 Jun 19411135Patras17 Jun 19411320Taranto306,5Passage Patras-Taranto escorted by the sloop Diana until 2030 hours on the 16th. Then repairs to her stern.

9.Atropo (AT, N.51)25 Jun 19410925Taranto27 Jun 19412100DernaPassage Taranto to Derna with 40 tons of ammunition.
  26 Jun 1941151535° 40'N, 19° 22'EAt 1515 hours, two derelict mines were sighted and machine gunned. One was perhaps sunk.

10.Atropo (AT, N.51)28 Jun 19410150Derna1 Jul 19411109Taranto1045Return trip from supply mission to Derna. Uneventful (mileage total).

Atropo (AT, N.51)9 Jul 19410935Taranto9 Jul 19411620Taranto48Exercises.

Atropo (AT, N.51)10 Jul 19411030Taranto10 Jul 19411155Taranto8Exercises.

Atropo (AT, N.51)14 Jul 19410911Taranto14 Jul 19411459Taranto43Exercises.

Atropo (AT, N.51)17 Jul 19410940Taranto17 Jul 19411443Taranto43Exercises.

11.Atropo (AT, N.51)19 Jul 19411228Taranto20 Jul 19411044Taranto218Supply mission to Bardia but then recalled. Uneventful

12.Atropo (AT, N.51)21 Jul 19411145Taranto23 Jul 19412330DernaPassage Taranto to Derna with 47 tons of ammunition.
  22 Jul 19410920+34° 47'N, 19° 43'EAt 0920 hours, a derelict mine was sighted and 30 rounds of 13.2mm and 20 rounds of 6.5mm ammunition were expended. It was probably sunk.
  22 Jul 1941222034° 47'N, 19° 43'EAt 2220 hours, a Sunderland was sighted. It flashed the signal "O" and the submarine replied with "U". The sunderland came back and signalled "U" and this time the submarine replied with "O". The aircraft appeared to have been satisfied and flew away.
  23 Jul 1941220033° 00'N, 22° 36'EAt 2200 hours, a small vessel was sighted on a westerly course. Atropo made an enemy report.

13.Atropo (AT, N.51)25 Jul 19410305Derna27 Jul 19411245Taranto1163Return trip from supply mission to Derna. Uneventful (mileage total).

Pietro Micca (MC)3 Nov 19410900Taranto3 Nov 19411715Taranto48Trials.

Pietro Micca (MC)7 Nov 19411217Taranto7 Nov 19411810Taranto32Trials.

Pietro Micca (MC)20 Nov 19410930Taranto20 Nov 19411858Taranto66Torpedo firing exercises with H 8 and torpedo boat Aretusa.

Pietro Micca (MC)24 Nov 19410919Taranto24 Nov 19411820Taranto45Trials.

14.Pietro Micca (MC)28 Nov 19411100Taranto2 Dec 19410915Benghazi542Supply mission to Benghazi via 32°17'N, 19°50'E (176 tons of petrol in cans, 3.4 tons of ammunition). Was damaged by depth-charges and could not proceed to Derna as intended.
  30 Nov 1941122036° 52'N, 19° 09'EAt 1220 hours, in poor visibility, an Italian squadron was encountered and it apparently included a destroyer of the SOLDATO class. Pietro Micca was mistaken for enemy and attacked with depth-charges. She was damaged but escaped by diving to 85-90 meters and was forced to go to Benghazi instead of Derna.

This was probably the Italian 7th Cruiser Squadron, which had made a sortie in the Central Ionian Sea. It consisted of the light cruiers Emanuele Filiberto Duca D'Aosta, Raimondo Montecuccoli, and Muzio Attendolo escorted by the destroyers Aviere, Geniere and Granatiere.

15.Pietro Micca (MC)2 Dec 19411903Benghazi3 Dec 19410743Benghazi50After partially unloading her cargo, for security reasons, she was ordered by Marina Bengasi to sail south and return the next morning.

16.Pietro Micca (MC)3 Dec 19411820Benghazi4 Dec 19410817Benghazi24After partial unloading of her cargo, for security reasons, she was ordered by Marina Bengasi to sail for a point 10 miles from the harbour and she bottomed there in 27 meters.

17.Pietro Micca (MC)4 Dec 19412010Benghazi7 Dec 19411500Taranto555Return trip from mission to Benghazi with twenty British officers PoWs. Uneventful.

Pietro Micca (MC)8 Dec 19411315Taranto8 Dec 19411845Taranto35Trials.

18.Pietro Micca (MC)15 Dec 19411120Taranto18 Dec 19410845Benghazi577Supply mission to Benghazi (154 tons of petrol, 15 tons of ammunition). Uneventful.

19.Pietro Micca (MC)18 Dec 19411920Benghazi19 Dec 19410800Benghazi50Sailed on a southerly course before turning back.

20.Pietro Micca (MC)19 Dec 19411725Benghazi22 Dec 19411425Taranto565Return trip from supply mission to Benghazi with twenty-seven passengers (Italian naval ratings). Uneventful.

Des Geneys (DN)12 Feb 19420835Pola12 Feb 19421405Pola25,2Exercises.

Des Geneys (DN)14 Feb 19421241Pola14 Feb 19421835Pola35,5Exercises.

Des Geneys (DN)16 Feb 19420808Pola16 Feb 19421312Pola31Exercises.

Des Geneys (DN)18 Feb 19421245Pola18 Feb 19421811Pola30Exercises.

Des Geneys (DN)20 Feb 19420815Pola20 Feb 19421545Pola31Exercises.

Des Geneys (DN)23 Feb 19420814Pola23 Feb 19421320Pola26,5Exercises.

Des Geneys (DN)24 Feb 19421242Pola24 Feb 19421840Pola26Exercises.

Des Geneys (DN)26 Feb 19420845Pola26 Feb 19421436Pola30Exercises.

Des Geneys (DN)27 Feb 19420820Pola27 Feb 19421435Pola32Exercises.

Des Geneys (DN)2 Mar 19421250Pola2 Mar 19421836Pola32,5Exercises.

Des Geneys (DN)4 Mar 19420819Pola4 Mar 19421425Pola26,5Exercises.

Des Geneys (DN)6 Mar 19420820Pola6 Mar 19421429Pola30Exercises.

Des Geneys (DN)9 Mar 19421246Pola9 Mar 19421839Pola33Exercises.

Des Geneys (DN)11 Mar 19420815Pola11 Mar 19421428Pola32Exercises.

Des Geneys (DN)13 Mar 19421215Pola13 Mar 19421826Pola27,5Exercises.

Des Geneys (DN)16 Mar 19420815Pola16 Mar 19421325Pola27,5Exercises.

Des Geneys (DN)18 Mar 19420815Pola18 Mar 19421306Pola29Exercises.

Giovanni Bausan (BN)26 Mar 1942PolaDate???PolaTo be disarmed.

Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)2 Apr 19421042Brindisi3 Apr 19422100Pola350Passage Brindisi-Pola.

Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)8 Apr 19420815Pola8 Apr 19421425Pola24Exercises, escorted by Grado.

Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)10 Apr 19421248Pola10 Apr 19421922Pola23,5Exercises.

Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)11 Apr 19420815Pola11 Apr 19421430Pola23,5Exercises, escorted by Grado.

Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)13 Apr 19420815Pola13 Apr 19421235Pola22,6Exercises.

Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)16 Apr 19420815Pola16 Apr 19421430Pola25,1Exercises.

Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)21 Apr 19421345Pola21 Apr 19421937Pola22Exercises.

Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)23 Apr 19420815Pola23 Apr 19421440Pola18Exercises.

Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)25 Apr 19421345Pola25 Apr 19421905Pola20Exercises.

Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)27 Apr 19421245Pola27 Apr 19421902Pola25Exercises.

Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)1 May 19420840Pola1 May 19421425PolaExercises.

Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)2 May 19420820Pola2 May 19421420Pola15Exercises.

Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)3 May 19420820Pola3 May 19421415Pola20Exercises.

Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)5 May 19421345Pola6 May 19420130Pola50Exercises.

Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)6 May 19421345Pola7 May 19420130Pola75Exercises.

Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)9 May 19420818Pola9 May 19421444Pola13Exercises.

Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)11 May 19421320Pola11 May 19421930Pola10Exercises.

Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)13 May 19420820Pola13 May 19421430Pola14Exercises.

Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE)15 May 19421320Pola15 May 19421710Pola12Exercises.

Jalea (IA)19 May 19420830Pola19 May 19421130Pola3,9Exercises.

21.Goffredo Mameli (GM)25 May 19421600Pola26 May 19421003Pola134Sailed with Squalo for hydrophone watch and exercises with the battleship Roma. First area: between (a) 45°31'N, 12°55'E (b) 45°22'45'N, 13°01.5'E (c) 45°18'20'N, 12°50'E (d) 45°26.5'N, 12°43.5'E. Second area: between 45°15'N and 45°24'N and 13°10'E and 13°25 E. Uneventful.

Jalea (IA)5 Jun 19420845Pola5 Jun 19421410Pola26,5Exercises.

Jalea (IA)8 Jun 19420825Pola8 Jun 19421440Pola20,2Exercises.

Jalea (IA)11 Jun 19421320Pola11 Jun 19421940Pola24,7Exercises.

Jalea (IA)15 Jun 19420825Pola15 Jun 19421427Pola20,8Exercises.

Jalea (IA)16 Jun 19421328Pola16 Jun 19421915Pola26Exercises.

Jalea (IA)18 Jun 19420840Pola18 Jun 19421550Pola23,1Exercises.

22.Jalea (IA)19 Jun 19421910Pola20 Jun 19421035Pola38Patrolled in Northern Adriatic. Uneventful. Heard only H.E.

23.Jalea (IA)20 Jun 19421835Pola21 Jun 19421050Pola72,3Patrolled in Northern Adriatic. Uneventful. Heard only H.E.

24.Jalea (IA)22 Jun 19421830Pola23 Jun 19421020Pola65,8Patrolled in Northern Adriatic for hydrophone exercises with auxiliary Roma. Uneventful.

Jalea (IA)24 Jun 19420935Pola24 Jun 19421600Pola23,3Exercises.

Jalea (IA)26 Jun 19420836Pola26 Jun 19421437Pola21,5Exercises.

Jalea (IA)30 Jun 19421310Pola30 Jun 19421914Pola21,4Exercises.

Jalea (IA)3 Jul 19421316Pola3 Jul 19421846Pola18,5Exercises.

25.Jalea (IA)3 Jul 19421930Pola4 Jul 19421050Pola93,5Defensive patrol (hydrophone watch). Uneventful.

Jalea (IA)7 Jul 19420815Pola7 Jul 19421240Pola26,7Exercises.

Jalea (IA)7 Jul 19421835Pola8 Jul 19420110Pola15,5Exercises.

Jalea (IA)9 Jul 19421315Pola9 Jul 19421955Pola27,3Exercises.

26.Jalea (IA)12 Jul 19421819Pola13 Jul 19421022Pola113,7Hydrophone watch in northern Adriatic. Uneventful.

27.Jalea (IA)13 Jul 19421827Pola14 Jul 19421042Pola104,3Hydrophone watch in northern Adriatic. Uneventful.

Jalea (IA)21 Sep 19421325Pola21 Sep 19421745Pola14,6Trials.

Jalea (IA)23 Sep 19420525Pola23 Sep 19421939Pola130Trials.

Jalea (IA)28 Sep 19420820Pola28 Sep 19421817Venice80Passage Pola-Venice.

Jalea (IA)1 Oct 19420850Venice1 Oct 19421157Venice15Tests with G7e torpedoes.

Jalea (IA)3 Oct 19420005Venice3 Oct 19420748Pola76Passage Venice-Pola.

Luigi Settembrini (ST)11 Oct 19420800Pola11 Oct 19421216Pola25Exercises.

Luigi Settembrini (ST)13 Oct 19421300Pola13 Oct 19421754Pola35Exercises with torpedo boats Uragano and San Martino and the tugs Parenzo and Marittimo.

Luigi Settembrini (ST)14 Oct 19420800Pola14 Oct 19421046Pola16Exercises.

Luigi Settembrini (ST)14 Oct 19421802Pola15 Oct 19420215Pola35Exercises.

Luigi Settembrini (ST)20 Oct 19420930Pola20 Oct 19421821Pola43Exercises.

Luigi Settembrini (ST)24 Oct 19420825Pola24 Oct 19421258Pola25Exercises.

Luigi Settembrini (ST)26 Oct 19420800Pola26 Oct 19420959Pola11Exercises.

Luigi Settembrini (ST)29 Oct 19420800Pola29 Oct 19421210Pola21Exercises.

Luigi Settembrini (ST)31 Oct 19421215Pola2 Nov 19421635Taranto524Passage Pola-Taranto. Uneventful.

125 entries. 121 total patrol entries (27 marked as war patrols) and 10 events.

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