Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Gino Andreani
| Born | 15 Nov 1906 | Vicenza | |
| Died | 1988 | (81) | Rome |
| Ranks
Decorations
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Career information
CORALLO (T.V. C.O.): from 16.03.1941 to 13.06.1942.Promoted to C.C. on 29.08.1941.
DESSIÈ (C.C. C.O.): from 13.06.1942 to 17.06.1942.
CORALLO (C.C. C.O.): from 17.06.1942 to 27.06.1942.
ONICE (C.C. C.O.): from 10.08.1942 to 25.09.1942.
FRANCESCO RISMONDO (C.C. C.O.): from 02.10.1942 to 23.10.1942.
FRANCESCO RISMONDO (C.C. C.O.): from 06.11.1942 to 11.11.1942.
ANTONIO BAJAMONTI (C.C. C.O.): from 29.12.1942 to 24.04.1943.
H.1 (C.C. C.O.): from 27.04.1943 to 09.06.1943.
Commands listed for Gino Andreani
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corallo (CO) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 16 Mar 1941 | 13 Jun 1942 |
| Dessiè (DE) | Coastal / Sea going | C.C. | 13 Jun 1942 | 17 Jun 1942 |
| Corallo (CO) | Coastal / Sea going | C.C. | 17 Jun 1942 | 27 Jun 1942 |
| Onice (OC) | Coastal / Sea going | C.C. | 10 Aug 1942 | 25 Sep 1942 |
| Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI) | C.C. | 2 Oct 1942 | 23 Oct 1942 | |
| Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI) | C.C. | 6 Nov 1942 | 11 Nov 1942 | |
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | C.C. | 29 Dec 1942 | 24 Apr 1943 | |
| H 1 (H1, P.56) | Coastal | C.C. | 27 Apr 1943 | 9 Jun 1943 |
Ships hit by Gino Andreani
| Date | Submarine | Ship hit | Type | GRT | Nat. | Loss type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 Apr 1942 | Corallo | Dar El Salam | Fishing vessel | 138 |  | Sunk |
| 2. | 28 Apr 1942 | Corallo | Tunis | Fishing vessel | 41 | | Sunk |
| 3. | 7 Jun 1942 | Corallo | Hadj Mohamed | Fishing vessel | 26 | | Sunk |
War patrols listed for Gino Andreani
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corallo (CO) | 17 Mar 1941 | 0800 | Cagliari | 17 Mar 1941 | 1210 | Cagliari | 26 | Exercises, escorted by the tug Varo. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 19 Mar 1941 | 0802 | Cagliari | 19 Mar 1941 | 1140 | Cagliari | 24 | Exercises. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 22 Mar 1941 | 0800 | Cagliari | 22 Mar 1941 | 1210 | Cagliari | 19 | Exercises, escorted by the minesweeper R.D.29. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 1 Apr 1941 | 1330 | Cagliari | 1 Apr 1941 | 1800 | Cagliari | 28 | Exercises. | ||
| 1. | Corallo (CO) | 3 Apr 1941 | 1250 | Cagliari | 9 Apr 1941 | 1645 | Cagliari | 629,5 | Patrolled north of Tunisian coast on a a line NE/SW from 37°10' N, 08°10' E (with Turchese east of Galite Island). Sighted only French vessels. | |
| Corallo (CO) | 23 Apr 1941 | 0805 | Cagliari | 23 Apr 1941 | 1224 | Cagliari | 23,7 | Exercises with the minesweeper R.D.29. | ||
| 2. | Corallo (CO) | 8 May 1941 | 2217 | Cagliari | 12 May 1941 | 1105 | Cagliari | 360 | Patrolled west of La Galite on a line extending 10 miles north and south from 37°40' N, 08°00' E, to intercept a force reported to have sailed from Gibraltar. Uneventful except for H.E. and distant explosions. | |
| Corallo (CO) | 14 May 1941 | 0804 | Cagliari | 14 May 1941 | 1200 | Cagliari | 31 | Exercises with the minesweeper R.D.34. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 17 May 1941 | 0805 | Cagliari | 17 May 1941 | 1225 | Cagliari | 29 | Exercises with the minesweeper R.D.34. | ||
| 3. | Corallo (CO) | 21 May 1941 | 0445 | Cagliari | 23 May 1941 | 1040 | Cagliari | 283 | Patrolled west of Galite Island on a line extending 10 miles and 10 miles south from 37°40' N, 08°00' E (patrol line with Diaspro east of Galite Island), to intercept Force H which was reported to have sailed from Gibraltar. Uneventful, heard only H.E. | |
| Corallo (CO) | 27 May 1941 | 0445 | Cagliari | 28 May 1941 | 1040 | Naples | 273 | Passage Cagliari-Naples. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 2 Jun 1941 | 1425 | Naples | 2 Jun 1941 | 1830 | Naples | 28 | Trials. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 5 Jun 1941 | 0930 | Naples | 6 Jun 1941 | 1307 | Cagliari | 275 | Passage Naples-Cagliari. | ||
| 4. | Corallo (CO) | 13 Jun 1941 | 2018 | Cagliari | 19 Jun 1941 | 0010 | Cagliari | 763 | Operating against Force H in western Mediterranean on 37°54' N parallel between 06° and 08° E. | |
| 14 Jun 1941 | 1320 | (0) Western Med. | At 1320 hours, fifteen planes flying in an easterly direction, were sighted at a distance of 4,000 metres. These were probably Hurricanes flown off from HMS Ark Royal and HMS Victorious for Malta (operation TRACER). Corallo reported the sighting. | |||||||
| 5. | Corallo (CO) | 22 Jun 1941 | 0735 | Cagliari | 22 Jun 1941 | 1800 | Cagliari | 63 | Hydrographic observation, escorted by the minesweeper R.D.41. | |
| 6. | Corallo (CO) | 2 Jul 1941 | 2124 | Cagliari | 12 Jul 1941 | 1120 | Cagliari | 1090 | Patrolled in the western Mediterranean on a line extending 20 miles NE an SW of 37°50, 02°40' E (patrol line with Diaspro) to intercept an enemy force coming from Gibraltar. | |
| 4 Jul 1941 | 1610 | (0) Probably near Baleares. | At 1610 hours, a submarine similar to Sirena, was sighted at a range of 6,000 metres [Admiral Falangola wrote in his assessment that the submarine was certainly enemy]. This may have been Diaspro, but she did not report any incident. This could not have been HMS P 33 proceeding from Gibraltar to Malta as she was already east of Sardinia at the time. | |||||||
| Corallo (CO) | 16 Jul 1941 | 0732 | Cagliari | 17 Jul 1941 | 1320 | Naples | 273 | Passage Cagliari-Naples. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 3 Sep 1941 | 0845 | Naples | 3 Sep 1941 | 1525 | Naples | 31 | Trials. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 6 Sep 1941 | 0803 | Naples | 6 Sep 1941 | 1435 | Naples | 26 | Trials. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 7 Sep 1941 | 0835 | Naples | 7 Sep 1941 | 1910 | Naples | 48 | Trials. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 9 Sep 1941 | 0814 | Naples | 9 Sep 1941 | 1430 | Naples | 30 | Exercises. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 10 Sep 1941 | 1906 | Naples | 11 Sep 1941 | 0035 | Naples | 27 | Exercises. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 15 Sep 1941 | 0805 | Naples | 15 Sep 1941 | 1900 | Naples | 61 | Exercises with the torpedo boat Cascino. | ||
| 15 Sep 1941 | 1257 (e) | At 1257 hours, the submarine HMS Unique (Lieutenant A.F. Collett, RN) had just come to periscope depth, when a submarine of the DURBO class was sighted bearing 310°, steering 185°, apparently exercising with a GENERALE class destroyer. This was almost certainly Corallo exercising at the time with the torpedo-boat Cascino. The British submarine was unable to gain an attacking position and was thwarted by the presence of the destroyer. | ||||||||
| Corallo (CO) | 19 Sep 1941 | 0815 | Naples | 19 Sep 1941 | 1220 | Naples | 29 | Exercises. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 29 Sep 1941 | 1013 | Naples | 29 Sep 1941 | 1800 | Naples | 32 | Exercises. | ||
| 7. | Corallo (CO) | 3 Oct 1941 | 1607 | Naples | 5 Oct 1941 | 1630 | Naples | 439 | Sailed for patrol 33 miles north of Ras Zebib on a line 5 miles west from this point (on a barrage line with Ambra 13 miles north, and Ametista 33 miles north of the Cape) via the north coast of Sicily, but then recalled. Uneventful. | |
| Corallo (CO) | 15 Oct 1941 | 0815 | Naples | 15 Oct 1941 | 1507 | Naples | 30 | Exercises. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 17 Oct 1941 | 0915 | Naples | 18 Oct 1941 | 1645 | Augusta | 292 | Passage Naples-Augusta at 9.5 knots. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 23 Oct 1941 | 1315 | Augusta | 23 Oct 1941 | 1650 | Augusta | 18 | Exercises. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 30 Oct 1941 | 0830 | Augusta | 30 Oct 1941 | 1200 | Augusta | 16,5 | Exercises. | ||
| 8. | Corallo (CO) | 1 Nov 1941 | 1030 | Augusta | 10 Nov 1941 | 1545 | Augusta | 947 | Patrolled east of Linosa, between 35°40' N and 36°20' N, and between 13°00' E and 13°20' E. Did not sight any ship. | |
| 1 Nov 1941 | 1610 | (0) Off Porri Islet. | At 1610 hours, two enemy fighters or recce aircraft were sighted, one of which made a motion to attack but then desisted. Corallo's gun crew remained at the ready to repel the attack and the submarine proceeded on the surface. | |||||||
| 1 Nov 1941 | 1630-1643 | (0) Off Porri Islet. | At 1630-1643 hours, a derelict mine was fired upon with 210 rounds of 13.2mm rounds but without being able to sink it. | |||||||
| 10 Nov 1941 | 0805 | (0) Near Ragusa. | At 0805 hours, a derelict mine was fired upon, Some 150 rounds of 13.2mm rounds and 150 rounds of 6.5mm were expended and it sank without exploding. | |||||||
| Corallo (CO) | 20 Nov 1941 | 1458 | Augusta | 20 Nov 1941 | 1706 | Augusta | 20 | Exercises. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 25 Nov 1941 | 0854 | Augusta | 25 Nov 1941 | 1700 | Messina | 74 | Passage Augusta-Messina. | ||
| 9. | Corallo (CO) | 26 Nov 1941 | 0125 | Messina | 4 Dec 1941 | 1750 | Messina | 924,8 | Patrolled east of Malta, between 35°10' N and 35°50' N, and between 16°20' E and 16°40' E. Uneventful. | |
| Corallo (CO) | 19 Dec 1941 | 0900 | Messina | 19 Dec 1941 | 1130 | Messina | 11 | Trials, escorted by the auxiliary Diversi. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 12 Jan 1942 | 0915 | Messina | 12 Jan 1942 | 1145 | Messina | 13,5 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Diversi. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 17 Jan 1942 | 1305 | Messina | 17 Jan 1942 | 1825 | Messina | 39,5 | Exercises. | ||
| 10. | Corallo (CO) | 21 Jan 1942 | 1407 | Messina | 29 Jan 1942 | 1115 | Augusta | 896 | Sailed with the submarine Platino for a patrol off Malta between 34°00' N and 34°20' N, and between 15°40' E and 16°00' E. On 26th January, she was ordered to an area between 34°40' N and 35°00' N, and between 14°20' E and 14°40' E. Patrol lines with Platino to protect Italian convoys and intercept enemy traffic. Uneventful. | |
| Corallo (CO) | 4 Feb 1942 | 0900 | Augusta | 4 Feb 1942 | 1740 | Messina | 70 | Passage Augusta-Messina. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 25 Feb 1942 | 1612 | Messina | 25 Feb 1942 | 1901 | Messina | 15 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Castiglia. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 26 Feb 1942 | 1510 | Messina | 26 Feb 1942 | 1730 | Messina | 15 | Exercises. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 1 Mar 1942 | 0850 | Messina | 1 Mar 1942 | 1230 | Messina | 24 | Trials, escorted by the auxiliary Marras. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 2 Mar 1942 | 1000 | Messina | 2 Mar 1942 | 1740 | Augusta | 72 | Passage Messina-Augusta. | ||
| 11. | Corallo (CO) | 4 Mar 1942 | 1755 | Augusta | 14 Mar 1942 | 1000 | Augusta | 1068 | Patrolled south of Malta between 34°40' N and 35°00' N, and between 14°20' E and 14°40' E. Uneventful. Heard only distant explosions. | |
| Corallo (CO) | 15 Apr 1942 | 0405 | Augusta | 16 Apr 1942 | 1000 | Trapani | 282 | Passage Augusta-Trapani. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 20 Apr 1942 | 0805 | Trapani | 20 Apr 1942 | 1210 | Trapani | 24 | Exercises. | ||
| 12. | Corallo (CO) | 20 Apr 1942 | 1555 | Trapani | 5 May 1942 | 1012 | Trapani | 792,5 | Sailed with the submarine Onice, escorted by the torpedo boat Cigno until 2320 hours on the 20th, to patrol from 35°53' N to 36°57' N on meridian 11°12' E, off Cape Bon or zone K, to attack traffic to Malta. On 22nd April, attempted to communicate underwater with Onice, but without result. | |
| 23 Apr 1942 | 0952 | (0) Off Cape Bon. | At 0952 hours, the French steamer Liberia, escorted by the minesweeper Héron, was sighted on a southerly course. | |||||||
| 26 Apr 1942 | 1105 | (0) Off Cape Bon. | At 1105 hours, the French minesweeper Héron was sighted at a distance of 4,000 metres for the second time in four days. | |||||||
| 28 Apr 1942 | 0212-0320 | 37° 01'N, 11° 09'E | At 0212 hours, the Tunisian schooner Dar El Salam (A.D. 293, 138.33 GRT), on passage from Djerba to Bone, was stopped with a burst of machine gun fire. The crew of seven Tunisian nationals was ordered to abandon ship and were rescued. The vessel was sunk with fifteen 100mm rounds. | |||||||
| 28 Apr 1942 | 0345-0400 | 37° 01'N, 11° 09'E | At 0345 hours, the Tunisian fishing vessel Tunis (41 GRT) was stopped with a burst of machine gun fire. The crew of six were ordered to abandon ship and were rescued. The vessel was sunk with a single 100mm round. | |||||||
| 30 Apr 1942 | 1825 | (0) Near Cape Bon. | At 1825 hours, the Italian ship Apollo (3,177 GRT, built 1905) escorted by an aircraft were sighted. | |||||||
| Corallo (CO) | 22 May 1942 | 1339 | Trapani | 22 May 1942 | 1637 | Trapani | 21,5 | Trials. | ||
| 13. | Corallo (CO) | 24 May 1942 | 2350 | Trapani | 10 Jun 1942 | 0030 | Trapani | 1484 | Patrolled near Galite Island between 37°20' N and 37°45' E, and 09°00' E and 09°40' E. Sighted several Italian and French ships. | |
| 7 Jun 1942 | 0200-0345 | 37° 24'N, 9° 10'E | At 0145 hours, a faint light was sighted. At 0200 hours, it was identified as a schooner. She was ordered to bring her papers to the submarine. This was the Tunisiam motor vessel Hadj Mohamed (26 GRT) on passage Bizerta-Bone. As the vessel was navigating in a forbidden zone and without regulation lights, she was sunk with seventeen rounds of gunfire after the crew of six was taken on board the submarine. | |||||||
| 14. | Dessiè (DE) | 13 Jun 1942 | 0843 | Trapani | 17 Jun 1942 | 1635 | Trapani | 514 | Patrolled near La Galite, between 36°00'N and 36°00'N, and between 13°20'E and 13°40'E, on a patrol line with Onice and Aradam. | |
| Corallo (CO) | 19 Jun 1942 | 1800 | Trapani | 20 Jun 1942 | 1920 | Messina | 197 | Passage Trapani-Messina. | ||
| Corallo (CO) | 22 Jun 1942 | 0935 | Messina | 23 Jun 1942 | 0550 | Naples | 184,5 | Passage Messina-Naples. | ||
| Onice (OC) | 10 Aug 1942 | Genoa | 25 Sep 1942 | Genoa | At Genoa. Change in command. | |||||
| Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI) | 3 Oct 1942 | 1240 | La Spezia | 3 Oct 1942 | 1720 | Genoa | 55 | Passage La Spezia-Genoa. | ||
| Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI) | 6 Nov 1942 | Genoa | 11 Nov 1942 | Genoa | Refit at Genoa. | |||||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 29 Dec 1942 | 0812 | La Spezia | 29 Dec 1942 | 1345 | Genoa | 52 | Passage La Spezia-Genoa, escorted by MAS 507 for refit. | ||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 16 Apr 1943 | 0910 | Genoa | 16 Apr 1943 | 1740 | Genoa | 46 | Trials. | ||
| H 1 (H1, P.56) | 2 Jun 1943 | 0917 | Genoa | 2 Jun 1943 | 1858 | Genoa | 47 | Trials. | ||
64 entries. 58 total patrol entries (14 marked as war patrols) and 12 events.