Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Luigi Ginocchio
Sottotenente di Vascello
Born | 14 Aug 1914 | ? |
Ranks
Decorations |
Career information
H.6 (S.T.V. officer): from 22.11.1939 to ?H.1 (S.T.V. C.O.): From 24.03.1942 to 27.04.1943.
H.4 (S.T.V. C.O.): From 27.04.1943 to 26.06.1943.
Ametista (S.T.V. C.O.): From 09.09.1943 to 12.09.1943 (scuttled, Ginocchio survived).
Commands listed for Luigi Ginocchio
Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
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H 1 (H1, P.56) | Coastal | S.T.V. | 24 Mar 1942 | 27 Apr 1943 |
H 4 (H4) | Coastal | S.T.V. | 27 Apr 1943 | 26 Jun 1943 |
Ametista (AA) | Coastal / Sea going | S.T.V. | 9 Sep 1943 | 12 Sep 1943 |
Ships hit by Luigi Ginocchio
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Luigi Ginocchio
Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
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H 1 (H1, P.56) | 24 Mar 1942 | 0755 | La Spezia | 24 Mar 1942 | 1658 | La Spezia | 53 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone, Capodistria and Torre Annunziata. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 1 Apr 1942 | 0800 | La Spezia | 1 Apr 1942 | 2307 | La Spezia | 67 | Exercises with the submarines Ambra and Bajamonti, escorted by the auxiliary Crotone. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 3 Apr 1942 | 0915 | La Spezia | 3 Apr 1942 | 0928 | La Spezia | 0,5 | Changed moorings? | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 4 Apr 1942 | 0900 | La Spezia | 4 Apr 1942 | 1005 | La Spezia | 3,5 | Gyrocompass tests. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 8 Apr 1942 | 0723 | La Spezia | 8 Apr 1942 | 1550 | La Spezia | 31,5 | Exercises with the submarine H.4, escorted by the auxiliary Crotone. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 10 Apr 1942 | 0745 | La Spezia | 10 Apr 1942 | 1715 | La Spezia | 11 | Gyrocompass tests. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 13 Apr 1942 | 0800 | La Spezia | 13 Apr 1942 | 1500 | La Spezia | 35,5 | Exercises, escorted by MAS 567 and the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 15 Apr 1942 | 0800 | La Spezia | 15 Apr 1942 | 1347 | La Spezia | 2,5 | Gyrocompass tests. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 17 Apr 1942 | 0943 | La Spezia | 17 Apr 1942 | 1718 | La Spezia | 46 | Exercises. | ||
1. | H 1 (H1, P.56) | 21 Apr 1942 | 2350 | La Spezia | 23 Apr 1942 | 0923 | La Spezia | 198 | Defensive patrol with the submarines Rismondi and H.4, on a line 6 miles 053°-333° from 44°11'N, 09°10'E in Gulf of Genoa. | |
23 Apr 1942 | 0504 | (0) Near La Spezia. | At 0504 hours, the submarine Francesco Rismondo was sighted. | |||||||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 24 Apr 1942 | 1140 | La Spezia | 24 Apr 1942 | 1832 | La Spezia | 33 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 29 Apr 1942 | 1157 | La Spezia | 29 Apr 1942 | 1732 | La Spezia | 30 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 30 Apr 1942 | 1140 | La Spezia | 30 Apr 1942 | 1608 | La Spezia | 24 | Exercises with the submarines H.4 and H.6, escorted by MAS 501. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 1 May 1942 | 0730 | La Spezia | 1 May 1942 | 1630 | La Spezia | 40 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 12 May 1942 | 1205 | La Spezia | 12 May 1942 | 1415 | La Spezia | 8,5 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 15 May 1942 | 0932 | La Spezia | 15 May 1942 | 1732 | La Spezia | 40 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 17 May 1942 | 0655 | La Spezia | 17 May 1942 | 1417 | La Spezia | 37 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 19 May 1942 | 0732 | La Spezia | 19 May 1942 | 1400 | La Spezia | 29 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 21 May 1942 | 0900 | La Spezia | 21 May 1942 | 1300 | La Spezia | 23 | Exercises with the submarines H.4 and H.6, escorted by MAS 509. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 26 May 1942 | 0717 | La Spezia | 26 May 1942 | 1315 | La Spezia | 29 | Exercises, escorted back by the auxiliary Rimini. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 29 May 1942 | 0747 | La Spezia | 29 May 1942 | 1530 | La Spezia | 39 | Exercises, escorted by the tug Palmaria. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 1 Jun 1942 | 0613 | La Spezia | 1 Jun 1942 | 1340 | La Spezia | 38 | Trials. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 5 Jun 1942 | 0715 | La Spezia | 5 Jun 1942 | 1619 | La Spezia | 29 | Trials. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 12 Jun 1942 | 0800 | La Spezia | 12 Jun 1942 | 1620 | La Spezia | 36 | Trials. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 19 Jun 1942 | 0742 | La Spezia | 19 Jun 1942 | 1710 | La Spezia | 36,5 | Trials. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 24 Jun 1942 | 0745 | La Spezia | 24 Jun 1942 | 1725 | La Spezia | 39 | Trials. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 26 Jun 1942 | 1140 | La Spezia | 26 Jun 1942 | 1302 | La Spezia | 5 | Trials. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 27 Jun 1942 | 0635 | La Spezia | 27 Jun 1942 | 1114 | La Spezia | 25 | Trials. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 30 Jun 1942 | 0727 | La Spezia | 30 Jun 1942 | 1238 | La Spezia | 26,5 | Trials. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 7 Jul 1942 | 0645 | La Spezia | 7 Jul 1942 | 1240 | La Spezia | 28 | A/S exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 15 Jul 1942 | 0736 | La Spezia | 15 Jul 1942 | 1738 | La Spezia | 42 | A/S exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 18 Jul 1942 | 0807 | La Spezia | 18 Jul 1942 | 1056 | La Spezia | 7 | A/S exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 28 Jul 1942 | 0704 | La Spezia | 28 Jul 1942 | 0910 | La Spezia | 13 | A/S exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 1 Aug 1942 | 0608 | La Spezia | 1 Aug 1942 | 1118 | La Spezia | 21,5 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 5 Aug 1942 | 0800 | La Spezia | 5 Aug 1942 | 0957 | La Spezia | 14 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 9 Aug 1942 | 0920 | La Spezia | 9 Aug 1942 | 1430 | La Spezia | 30 | Exercises. | ||
2. | H 1 (H1, P.56) | 11 Aug 1942 | 2345 | La Spezia | 14 Aug 1942 | 2040 | La Spezia | 305 | Defensive patrol, on a patrol line with H.4, H.6, Rismondi and Bajamonti in Gulf of Genoa. Uneventful. | |
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 17 Aug 1942 | 0704 | La Spezia | 17 Aug 1942 | 1219 | La Spezia | 27 | Exercises. | ||
3. | H 1 (H1, P.56) | 18 Aug 1942 | 0140 | La Spezia | 18 Aug 1942 | 2120 | La Spezia | 99 | Defensive barrage in Gulf of Genoa with H.4, H.6 and Bajamonti, in 44°11'N, 09°10'E, but recalled at 1705 hours on the 18th. | |
18 Aug 1942 | 1110 | 44° 13'N, 9° 07'E | At 1110 hours, the tug Favignana was sighted laying a line of buoys. At 1215 hours, H.1 closed to voice range to inquire about the presence of this vessel in her patrol area. | |||||||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 23 Aug 1942 | 1457 | La Spezia | 23 Aug 1942 | 1850 | La Spezia | 23,5 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 24 Aug 1942 | 1457 | La Spezia | 24 Aug 1942 | 1515 | La Spezia | 1 | Entered dock. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 28 Aug 1942 | 1520 | La Spezia | 28 Aug 1942 | 1610 | La Spezia | 1 | Left dock. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 31 Aug 1942 | 0856 | La Spezia | 31 Aug 1942 | 1250 | La Spezia | 25 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 4 Sep 1942 | 0652 | La Spezia | 4 Sep 1942 | 1520 | La Spezia | 41 | Exercises, escorted by A.S.103, A.S.105 and A.S.108. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 6 Sep 1942 | 0637 | La Spezia | 6 Sep 1942 | 1700 | La Spezia | 51 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 9 Sep 1942 | 1920 | La Spezia | 10 Sep 1942 | 0030 | La Spezia | 25 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 10 Sep 1942 | 0710 | La Spezia | 10 Sep 1942 | 1350 | La Spezia | 20 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 15 Sep 1942 | 0730 | La Spezia | 15 Sep 1942 | 1047 | La Spezia | 32 | Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Animoso and submarine chaser 108 and 113. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 17 Sep 1942 | 0722 | La Spezia | 17 Sep 1942 | 1358 | La Spezia | 23 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 24 Sep 1942 | 0710 | La Spezia | 24 Sep 1942 | 1104 | La Spezia | 21 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 28 Sep 1942 | 0725 | La Spezia | 28 Sep 1942 | 1000 | La Spezia | 14 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 30 Sep 1942 | 0724 | La Spezia | 30 Sep 1942 | 1535 | La Spezia | 38 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 2 Oct 1942 | 0720 | La Spezia | 2 Oct 1942 | 1245 | La Spezia | 26 | Sonar (S-Gerät) exercises with the destroyer Velite. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 3 Oct 1942 | 0804 | La Spezia | 3 Oct 1942 | 1400 | La Spezia | 4 | Gyrocompass tests. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 6 Oct 1942 | 0725 | La Spezia | 6 Oct 1942 | 1330 | La Spezia | 23 | A/S exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 9 Oct 1942 | 0726 | La Spezia | 9 Oct 1942 | 1553 | La Spezia | 36 | Sonar exercises with the submarine Onice, escorted by the torpedo boats Cigno and Sagittario. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 12 Oct 1942 | 0724 | La Spezia | 12 Oct 1942 | 1548 | La Spezia | 35 | Sonar exercises with the submarine H.6 and the torpedo boats Ardente and Groppo. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 15 Oct 1942 | 0721 | La Spezia | 15 Oct 1942 | 1611 | La Spezia | 34 | Sonar exercises with torpedo boats Ardente and Groppo. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 17 Oct 1942 | 0730 | La Spezia | 17 Oct 1942 | 1605 | La Spezia | 38 | Sonar exercises with the submarine Onice, the torpedo boats Ardente and Groppo, MAS 510 and MAS 556. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 20 Oct 1942 | 0715 | La Spezia | 20 Oct 1942 | 1750 | La Spezia | 37 | Sonar exercises with the torpedo boat Ardente andthe submarine chaser Zagabria. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 30 Oct 1942 | 0735 | La Spezia | 30 Oct 1942 | 1525 | La Spezia | 32 | A/S exercises with submarine chaser Regina Elena. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 5 Nov 1942 | 0730 | La Spezia | 5 Nov 1942 | 1420 | La Spezia | 20,5 | Exercises. | ||
4. | H 1 (H1, P.56) | 8 Nov 1942 | 0115 | La Spezia | 11 Nov 1942 | 0807 | La Spezia | 349 | Patrolled in Gulf of Genoa with H.4, H.6 and Bajamonti. | |
9 Nov 1942 | 1250 | (0) Off Genoa. | At 1250 hours, a Swiss ship escorted by a motorboat was sighted leaving from Genoa and proceeding south. | |||||||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 13 Nov 1942 | 0800 | La Spezia | 14 Nov 1942 | 1058 | La Maddalena | 209 | Passage La Spezia-La Maddalena with H.4. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 29 Nov 1942 | 1545 | La Maddalena | 30 Nov 1942 | 1222 | La Spezia | 206 | Passage La Maddalena-La Spezia with H.8 and Bajamonti. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 22 Dec 1942 | 0734 | La Spezia | 22 Dec 1942 | 1241 | La Spezia | 13 | A/S exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 26 Dec 1942 | 0733 | La Spezia | 26 Dec 1942 | 1212 | La Spezia | 19 | A/S exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 29 Dec 1942 | 0743 | La Spezia | 29 Dec 1942 | 1521 | La Spezia | 16 | A/S exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 2 Jan 1943 | 0920 | La Spezia | 2 Jan 1943 | 1421 | La Spezia | 21 | Sonar exercises. | ||
2 Jan 1943 | 1011 | (0) Near La Spezia. | At 1011 hours, the periscope of a submarine was sighted. H.1 attempted to ram, but lost contact. The submarine may have been H.2 or H.4 as both were also off La Spezia. No allied or German submarines operated in this area at the time. | |||||||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 7 Jan 1943 | 0922 | La Spezia | 7 Jan 1943 | 1653 | La Spezia | 42 | Sonar exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 11 Jan 1943 | 0750 | La Spezia | 11 Jan 1943 | 1340 | La Spezia | 31 | Sonar exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 20 Jan 1943 | 0740 | La Spezia | 20 Jan 1943 | 1600 | La Spezia | 35 | Sonar exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 25 Jan 1943 | 0735 | La Spezia | 25 Jan 1943 | 1646 | La Spezia | 40 | Sonar exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 27 Jan 1943 | 1315 | La Spezia | 27 Jan 1943 | 1615 | La Spezia | 24 | Sonar exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 28 Jan 1943 | 0800 | La Spezia | 28 Jan 1943 | 1315 | La Spezia | 23 | Sonar exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 8 Feb 1943 | 0736 | La Spezia | 8 Feb 1943 | 1640 | La Spezia | 37,5 | A/S exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 8 Feb 1943 | 0736 | La Spezia | 8 Feb 1943 | 1640 | La Spezia | 37,5 | A/S exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 10 Feb 1943 | 0740 | La Spezia | 10 Feb 1943 | 1535 | La Spezia | 38 | A/S exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 13 Feb 1943 | 0808 | La Spezia | 13 Feb 1943 | 1337 | La Spezia | 29 | A/S exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 17 Feb 1943 | 1350 | La Spezia | 17 Feb 1943 | 1820 | La Spezia | 26 | A/S exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 18 Feb 1943 | 0814 | La Spezia | 18 Feb 1943 | 1335 | La Spezia | 26 | A/S exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 23 Feb 1943 | 0644 | La Spezia | 23 Feb 1943 | 1707 | La Spezia | 58 | A/S exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 1 Mar 1943 | 0805 | La Spezia | 1 Mar 1943 | 1655 | La Spezia | 42 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 4 Mar 1943 | 1335 | La Spezia | 4 Mar 1943 | 1847 | La Spezia | 30 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 9 Mar 1943 | 0730 | La Spezia | 9 Mar 1943 | 1900 | La Spezia | 52 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 11 Mar 1943 | 0915 | La Spezia | 11 Mar 1943 | 1430 | La Spezia | 28 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 15 Mar 1943 | 0723 | La Spezia | 15 Mar 1943 | 1600 | La Spezia | 27,5 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 19 Mar 1943 | 1303 | La Spezia | 19 Mar 1943 | 1910 | La Spezia | 29 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 22 Mar 1943 | 0718 | La Spezia | 22 Mar 1943 | 1600 | La Spezia | 32 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 24 Mar 1943 | 0640 | La Spezia | 24 Mar 1943 | 1650 | La Spezia | 30 | Exercises with the torpedo boats Ardimentoso and Pallade. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 1 Apr 1943 | 0800 | La Spezia | 1 Apr 1943 | 1444 | La Spezia | 41 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 5 Apr 1943 | 0732 | La Spezia | 5 Apr 1943 | 1705 | La Spezia | 18 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 10 Apr 1943 | 0830 | La Spezia | 10 Apr 1943 | 1752 | La Spezia | 11,8 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 12 Apr 1943 | 0736 | La Spezia | 12 Apr 1943 | 1555 | La Spezia | 23,1 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 15 Apr 1943 | 1216 | La Spezia | 15 Apr 1943 | 1651 | La Spezia | 17,2 | Exercises. | ||
H 1 (H1, P.56) | 24 Apr 1943 | 0730 | La Spezia | 24 Apr 1943 | 1445 | Genoa | 46 | Passage La Spezia-Genoa, towing MAS 561 and Panfilo Nino II. | ||
H 4 (H4) | 27 Apr 1943 | 0955 | Genoa | 27 Apr 1943 | 1645 | Genoa | 35 | Trials. | ||
H 4 (H4) | 1 May 1943 | 0945 | Genoa | 1 May 1943 | 1500 | La Spezia | 46 | Passage Genoa-La Spezia. | ||
5. | H 4 (H4) | 10 May 1943 | 1830 | La Spezia | 11 May 1943 | 0750 | La Spezia | 73 | Hydrophone watch. | |
H 4 (H4) | 13 May 1943 | 0710 | La Spezia | 13 May 1943 | 1720 | La Spezia | 48 | Exercises. | ||
6. | H 4 (H4) | 14 May 1943 | 1800 | La Spezia | 15 May 1943 | 0807 | La Spezia | 74 | Hydrophone watch. | |
H 4 (H4) | 18 May 1943 | 0610 | La Spezia | 18 May 1943 | 1818 | La Spezia | 51 | Exercises. | ||
H 4 (H4) | 20 May 1943 | 0930 | La Spezia | 20 May 1943 | 1512 | La Spezia | 29 | Exercises. | ||
H 4 (H4) | 22 May 1943 | 0710 | La Spezia | 22 May 1943 | 1445 | La Spezia | 25 | Exercises. | ||
H 4 (H4) | 27 May 1943 | 0717 | La Spezia | 27 May 1943 | 2057 | La Spezia | 63 | Exercises. | ||
H 4 (H4) | 29 May 1943 | 0702 | La Spezia | 29 May 1943 | 1317 | La Spezia | 32 | Exercises. | ||
H 4 (H4) | 31 May 1943 | 1630 | La Spezia | 1 Jun 1943 | 0927 | La Spezia | 108 | Exercises. | ||
H 4 (H4) | 2 Jun 1943 | 0735 | La Spezia | 2 Jun 1943 | 2122 | La Spezia | 62 | Exercises. | ||
H 4 (H4) | 4 Jun 1943 | 0739 | La Spezia | 4 Jun 1943 | 2135 | La Spezia | 89 | Exercises. | ||
H 4 (H4) | 11 Jun 1943 | 1002 | La Spezia | 11 Jun 1943 | 1250 | La Spezia | 12 | Exercises. | ||
H 4 (H4) | 12 Jun 1943 | 0843 | La Spezia | 12 Jun 1943 | 1650 | La Spezia | 35 | Exercises. | ||
H 4 (H4) | 14 Jun 1943 | 0710 | La Spezia | 14 Jun 1943 | 2045 | La Spezia | 47 | Exercises. | ||
H 4 (H4) | 19 Jun 1943 | 0630 | La Spezia | 19 Jun 1943 | 1200 | La Spezia | 31,5 | Exercises. | ||
H 4 (H4) | 21 Jun 1943 | 0720 | La Spezia | 21 Jun 1943 | 1205 | La Spezia | 32,5 | Exercises. | ||
H 4 (H4) | 23 Jun 1943 | 0709 | La Spezia | 23 Jun 1943 | 1404 | La Spezia | 30 | Exercises. | ||
Ametista (AA) | 9 Sep 1943 | Evening | Fiume | 11 Sep 1943 | Morning | Ancona | Passage Fiume-Ancona. | |||
Ametista (AA) | 12 Sep 1943 | 1500 | Ancona | 12 Sep 1943 | 1930 | Scuttled | Scuttled off Numana after armistice. | |||
12 Sep 1943 | 1930 | (0) Off Numana (Ancona). | At 1930 hours, Ametista was on her way to Taranto, when S.T.V Luigi Ginocchio decided to scuttle her rather than surrender to the Allies. Two or three ratings were reported to have drowned. For his decision which ran counter to the Armistice conditions, Ginocchio was later court-martialed. |
117 entries. 117 total patrol entries (6 marked as war patrols) and 5 events.