Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Teucle Meneghini
Born | 10 Sep 1906 | Pitelli (La Spezia) | |
Died | 1984 | (77) | La Spezia |
Ranks
Decorations
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Career information
H.8 (T.V. C.O.): from 17.06.1939 to 05.08.1940.AMBRA (T.V. C.O.): from 07.08.1940 to 27.10.1940.
H.4 (T.V. C.O.): from 02.11.1940 to 10.12.1940.
H.6 (T.V. C.O.): from 10.12.1940 to 30.04.1941.
SCIRÈ (T.V. C.O.): from 02.02.1941 to 05.02.1941
JALEA (T.V. C.O.): from 25.02.1942 to 25.02.1942.
LUCIANO MANARA (T.V. C.O.): from 06.12.1942 to 24.02.1943.
Promoted C.C. ca. April 1943.
OTARIA (C.C. C.O.): from 15.04.1943 to 08.09.1943.
LUIGI SETTEMBRINI (C.C. C.O.): from 01.06.1943 to 16.06.1943.
Commands listed for Teucle Meneghini
Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
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H 8 (H8) | Coastal | T.V. | 17 Jun 1939 | 5 Aug 1940 |
Ambra (AM) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 7 Aug 1940 | 27 Oct 1940 |
H 4 (H4) | Coastal | T.V. | 2 Nov 1940 | 10 Dec 1940 |
Scirè (SR) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 2 Feb 1941 | 5 Feb 1941 |
H 6 (H6) | Coastal | T.V. | 10 Dec 1940 | 30 Apr 1941 |
Jalea (IA) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 25 Feb 1942 | 25 Feb 1942 |
Luciana Manara (MR) | Ocean going | T.V. | 6 Dec 1942 | 24 Feb 1943 |
Luigi Settembrini (ST) | Ocean going | C.C. | 1 Jun 1943 | 16 Jun 1943 |
Otaria (OA, I.25) | Ocean going | C.C. | 15 Apr 1943 | 8 Sep 1943 |
Ships hit by Teucle Meneghini
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Teucle Meneghini
Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
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1. | H 8 (H8) | 9 Jun 1940 | 2300 | La Spezia | 13 Jun 1940 | 0847 | La Spezia | 357,7 | Patrolled off Imperia. | |
2. | H 8 (H8) | 19 Jun 1940 | 2000 | La Spezia | 24 Jun 1940 | 0914 | La Spezia | 397,7 | Patrolled off La Spezia , 135° - Imperia Light - 15 miles. | |
21 Jun 1940 | 1408 | (0) Off La Spezia. | At 1408 hours, H.8 was proceeding at a depth of 19 meters when she was attacked by an aircraft, with three bombs . No French aircraft reported attacking a submarine in this area. She may have been attacked in error by an Italian aircraft. The submarine was shaken but undamaged. | |||||||
3. | H 8 (H8) | 27 Jun 1940 | 2200 | La Spezia | 2 Jul 1940 | 0749 | La Spezia | 253,3 | Patrolled off La Spezia. | |
H 8 (H8) | 3 Aug 1940 | 0800 | La Spezia | 3 Aug 1940 | 1216 | La Spezia | 25 | Exercises. | ||
Ambra (AM) | 9 Aug 1940 | 0817 | Taranto | 9 Aug 1940 | 1908 | Taranto | 37 | Trials. | ||
Ambra (AM) | 10 Aug 1940 | 0857 | Taranto | 10 Aug 1940 | 1047 | Taranto | 1 | Trials. | ||
Ambra (AM) | 11 Aug 1940 | 0627 | Taranto | 11 Aug 1940 | 1447 | Taranto | 42,5 | Exercises. | ||
Ambra (AM) | 12 Aug 1940 | 0835 | Taranto | 12 Aug 1940 | 1708 | Taranto | 38 | Exercises. | ||
Ambra (AM) | 18 Aug 1940 | 1145 | Taranto | 18 Aug 1940 | 1716 | Taranto | 31,5 | Exercises. | ||
Ambra (AM) | 19 Aug 1940 | 2140 | Taranto | 20 Aug 1940 | 1022 | Taranto | 81,62 | Hydrophone watch. | ||
Ambra (AM) | 21 Aug 1940 | 2126 | Taranto | 22 Aug 1940 | 1120 | Taranto | 83,5 | Hydrophone watch. | ||
Ambra (AM) | 24 Aug 1940 | 2126 | Taranto | 25 Aug 1940 | 1030 | Taranto | 81,52 | Hydrophone watch. | ||
Ambra (AM) | 27 Aug 1940 | 2140 | Taranto | 28 Aug 1940 | 0933 | Taranto | 82,6 | Hydrophone watch. | ||
Ambra (AM) | 28 Aug 1940 | 2400 | Taranto | 29 Aug 1940 | 1027 | Taranto | 68,8 | Hydrophone watch. | ||
Ambra (AM) | 30 Aug 1940 | 1305 | Taranto | 30 Aug 1940 | 1500 | Taranto | 3 | Trials. | ||
Ambra (AM) | 13 Sep 1940 | 0617 | Taranto | 13 Sep 1940 | 1100 | Taranto | 29,5 | Exercises. | ||
4. | Ambra (AM) | 18 Sep 1940 | 1115 | Taranto | 13 Oct 1940 | 1610 | Taranto | 2229 | Patrolled southeast of Crete, between 34°10'N and 34°50'N, and between 25°35'E and 26°45'E, on a barrage line with Serpente. | |
29 Sep 1940 | 1420 | 32° 50'N, 26° 20'E (0) Approximately. | At 1420 hours, Ambra was proceeding at a depth of 55 meters when a metallic object hit her (possibly an unexploded depth-charge?). The submarine went down to 65 meters, then to 75 meters. At 1548 hours, two depth-charges exploded near her and four more at 1553 hours. The enemy vessel abandoned the chase at 1725 hours. | |||||||
5 Oct 1940 | 0615-0655 | 32° 50'N, 26° 20'E (0) Approximately. | Between 0615 and 0655 hours, five bombs were heard to explode. Ambra was not damaged. | |||||||
9 Oct 1940 | 1930 | (0) West of Crete. | At 1930 hours, a submarine was sighted at a range of 4,000 metres. She apparently sighted Ambra as she immediately dived. At this time, Ambra was returning home, steering 320°. The other submarine may have been Zoea as there were no British or Hellenic submarines in the vicinity. | |||||||
H 4 (H4) | 6 Nov 1940 | 0805 | La Spezia | 6 Nov 1940 | 1257 | La Spezia | 11,8 | Exercises. | ||
H 4 (H4) | 16 Nov 1940 | 2100 | La Spezia | 16 Nov 1940 | 2250 | La Spezia | ? | Changed anchorage. | ||
H 4 (H4) | 21 Nov 1940 | 0925 | La Spezia | 21 Nov 1940 | 1705 | La Spezia | 30 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 13 Dec 1940 | 0830 | La Spezia | 13 Dec 1940 | 1435 | La Spezia | 22 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 16 Dec 1940 | 0845 | La Spezia | 16 Dec 1940 | 1636 | La Spezia | 35 | Exercises with the minelayer Crotone and the auxiliary Capodistria. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 19 Dec 1940 | 0845 | La Spezia | 19 Dec 1940 | 1630 | La Spezia | 22,5 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 20 Dec 1940 | 0845 | La Spezia | 20 Dec 1940 | 1440 | La Spezia | 17,5 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 27 Dec 1940 | 0900 | La Spezia | 27 Dec 1940 | 1600 | La Spezia | 24,5 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 28 Dec 1940 | 0905 | La Spezia | 28 Dec 1940 | 1527 | La Spezia | 27 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 7 Jan 1941 | 0855 | La Spezia | 7 Jan 1941 | 1507 | La Spezia | 20 | Exercises, escorted by MAS 510 and MAS 524. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 29 Jan 1941 | 0840 | La Spezia | 29 Jan 1941 | 1536 | La Spezia | 29 | Exercises. | ||
5. | Scirè (SR) | 2 Feb 1941 | 2152 | La Spezia | 5 Feb 1941 | 1307 | La Spezia | 236 | Patrolled off French coast, from 43°40'N, 09°00'E searching 20 miles south and 20 miles on 240°. Sighted only a small vessel proceeding from Cape Corse to Hyères Island. | |
6. | H 6 (H6) | 28 Feb 1941 | 1900 | La Spezia | 1 Mar 1941 | 1101 | La Spezia | 53 | Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf, searching for an enemy submarine reported seen on 27th February (none were reported in the area). | |
7. | H 6 (H6) | 3 Mar 1941 | 1825 | La Spezia | 4 Mar 1941 | 1128 | La Spezia | 88,3 | Patrolled in 234° - Tino Lt - 28 miles with H.1, hunting a submarine reported in the area. Uneventful. | |
8. | H 6 (H6) | 14 Mar 1941 | 1728 | La Spezia | 15 Mar 1941 | 1107 | La Spezia | 106,3 | Hydrophone Watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful. | |
9. | H 6 (H6) | 5 Apr 1941 | 2125 | La Spezia | 6 Apr 1941 | 1021 | La Spezia | 75,5 | Hydrophone Watch with H.1 in 44°07'N, 09°20'E. Uneventful. | |
10. | H 6 (H6) | 6 Apr 1941 | 2020 | La Spezia | 9 Apr 1941 | 0850 | La Spezia | 188,5 | Defensive patrol with H.1 in 44°02'N, 09°15'E. Uneventful. | |
H 6 (H6) | 24 Apr 1941 | 0830 | La Spezia | 24 Apr 1941 | 1137 | La Spezia | 16 | Exercises. | ||
11. | H 6 (H6) | 26 Apr 1941 | 1825 | La Spezia | 29 Apr 1941 | 1550 | La Spezia | 224,9 | Hydrophone watch with H.4 off Tino Island, in anticipation of an important naval force from Gibraltar. | |
Jalea (IA) | 25 Feb 1942 | 0740 | Pola | 25 Feb 1942 | 1450 | Porto Baross | 60 | Passage Pola-Porto Baross with the submarines Velella and Pisani, the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliary Quarnerolo. | ||
Luciana Manara (MR) | 7 Dec 1942 | 1645 | Fiume | 7 Dec 1942 | 1940 | Fiume | 25 | Exercises. | ||
Luciana Manara (MR) | 8 Dec 1942 | 1030 | Fiume | 8 Dec 1942 | 1215 | Fiume | 14 | Exercises. | ||
Luciana Manara (MR) | 9 Dec 1942 | 1110 | Fiume | 9 Dec 1942 | 1350 | Fiume | 22 | Exercises. | ||
Luciana Manara (MR) | 9 Dec 1942 | 1710 | Fiume | 9 Dec 1942 | 1917 | Fiume | 22 | Exercises. | ||
Luciana Manara (MR) | 10 Dec 1942 | 0720 | Fiume | 10 Dec 1942 | 0930 | Fiume | 11 | Exercises. | ||
Luciana Manara (MR) | 10 Dec 1942 | 1510 | Fiume | 10 Dec 1942 | 1720 | Fiume | 19 | Exercises. | ||
Luciana Manara (MR) | 11 Dec 1942 | 0725 | Fiume | 11 Dec 1942 | 0945 | Fiume | 10 | Exercises. | ||
Luciana Manara (MR) | 11 Dec 1942 | 1435 | Fiume | 11 Dec 1942 | 1725 | Fiume | 15,5 | Exercises. | ||
Luciana Manara (MR) | 12 Dec 1942 | 1020 | Fiume | 12 Dec 1942 | 1345 | Fiume | 18,5 | Exercises. | ||
Luciana Manara (MR) | 12 Dec 1942 | 1540 | Fiume | 12 Dec 1942 | 1700 | Fiume | 12,5 | Exercises. | ||
Luciana Manara (MR) | 15 Dec 1942 | 1130 | Fiume | 15 Dec 1942 | 1445 | Fiume | 15 | Exercises. | ||
Luciana Manara (MR) | 19 Dec 1942 | 0850 | Fiume | 19 Dec 1942 | 0950 | Fiume | 2,5 | Entered dock? | ||
12. | Jalea (IA) | 28 Dec 1942 | 0905 | Porto Sauro | 31 Dec 1942 | 0600 | Pola | 423,7 | Patrolled in Northern Adriatic, in 43°50'N, 14°30'E. Uneventful. | |
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 15 Apr 1943 | 1420 | Fiume | 15 Apr 1943 | 2320 | Fiume | 62,5 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 17 Apr 1943 | 1414 | Fiume | 17 Apr 1943 | 2000 | Fiume | 42 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 20 Apr 1943 | 1306 | Fiume | 20 Apr 1943 | 2345 | Fiume | 60,5 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 22 Apr 1943 | 1436 | Fiume | 22 Apr 1943 | 2312 | Fiume | 46,5 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 26 Apr 1943 | 1158 | Fiume | 26 Apr 1943 | 1636 | Fiume | 26,5 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 27 Apr 1943 | 1417 | Fiume | 28 Apr 1943 | 0030 | Fiume | 61,5 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 29 Apr 1943 | 1408 | Fiume | 30 Apr 1943 | 0010 | Fiume | 60 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 1 May 1943 | 1305 | Fiume | 2 May 1943 | 2353 | Fiume | 58 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 4 May 1943 | 1402 | Fiume | 4 May 1943 | 2315 | Fiume | 50,5 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 6 May 1943 | 1410 | Fiume | 6 May 1943 | 2340 | Fiume | 48 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 8 May 1943 | 1410 | Fiume | 8 May 1943 | 2332 | Fiume | 56 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 11 May 1943 | 1302 | Fiume | 12 May 1943 | 0118 | Fiume | 41,2 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 13 May 1943 | 1330 | Fiume | 14 May 1943 | 0036 | Fiume | 40,5 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 15 May 1943 | 1310 | Fiume | 16 May 1943 | 0030 | Fiume | 43,5 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 16 May 1943 | 1000 | Fiume | 16 May 1943 | 1050 | Fiume | 2,5 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 31 May 1943 | 1105 | Fiume | 31 May 1943 | 1150 | Fiume | 2,5 | Exercises. | ||
Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 1 Jun 1943 | 0806 | Pola | 1 Jun 1943 | 1220 | Pola | 15 | Trials. | ||
Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 1 Jun 1943 | 1435 | Pola | 1 Jun 1943 | 1845 | Pola | 15 | Trials. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 1 Jun 1943 | 1243 | Fiume | 2 Jun 1943 | 0050 | Fiume | 13 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 3 Jun 1943 | 1107 | Fiume | 3 Jun 1943 | 1622 | Fiume | 34,2 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 4 Jun 1943 | 1015 | Fiume | 5 Jun 1943 | 1155 | Fiume | 52 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 7 Jun 1943 | 1106 | Fiume | 8 Jun 1943 | 0234 | Fiume | 52 | Exercises. | ||
Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 9 Jun 1943 | 0710 | Pola | 9 Jun 1943 | 1525 | Pola | 31 | Exercises with the torpedo boat Audace and the tug Molara. | ||
Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 9 Jun 1943 | 1550 | Pola | 9 Jun 1943 | 1844 | Pola | 18 | Trials. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 9 Jun 1943 | 1000 | Fiume | 9 Jun 1943 | 1720 | Fiume | 8 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 12 Jun 1943 | 1245 | Fiume | 13 Jun 1943 | 0215 | Fiume | 54 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 14 Jun 1943 | 1200 | Fiume | 15 Jun 1943 | 0120 | Fiume | 62 | Exercises. | ||
Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 15 Jun 1943 | 0755 | Pola | 15 Jun 1943 | 1327 | Pola | 32 | Exercises. | ||
Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 15 Jun 1943 | 1455 | Pola | 15 Jun 1943 | 1900 | Pola | 23 | Trials. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 16 Jun 1943 | 1132 | Fiume | 17 Jun 1943 | 0135 | Fiume | 65 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 18 Jun 1943 | 0700 | Fiume | 19 Jun 1943 | 0115 | Fiume | 67 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 21 Jun 1943 | 0655 | Fiume | 22 Jun 1943 | 0142 | Fiume | 67,6 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 23 Jun 1943 | 1222 | Fiume | 24 Jun 1943 | 0130 | Fiume | 70 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 25 Jun 1943 | 1154 | Fiume | 26 Jun 1943 | 0120 | Fiume | 67,7 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 28 Jun 1943 | 1115 | Fiume | 29 Jun 1943 | 0450 | Fiume | 64,8 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 30 Jun 1943 | 1224 | Fiume | 1 Jul 1943 | 0120 | Fiume | 47,5 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 2 Jul 1943 | 1225 | Fiume | 3 Jul 1943 | 0300 | Fiume | 67,5 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 5 Jul 1943 | 1226 | Fiume | 6 Jul 1943 | 0050 | Fiume | 62 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 7 Jul 1943 | 1245 | Fiume | 8 Jul 1943 | 0126 | Fiume | 61,2 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 9 Jul 1943 | 1515 | Fiume | 10 Jul 1943 | 0045 | Fiume | 49,8 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 10 Jul 1943 | 1116 | Fiume | 10 Jul 1943 | 1440 | Fiume | 18,2 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 12 Jul 1943 | 1218 | Fiume | 12 Jul 1943 | 2415 | Fiume | 58,7 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 14 Jul 1943 | 2232 | Fiume | 15 Jul 1943 | 0420 | Pola | 64 | Passage Fiume-Pola. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 30 Jul 1943 | 0856 | Pola | 30 Jul 1943 | 1945 | Pola | 43,5 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 30 Jul 1943 | 2234 | Pola | 31 Jul 1943 | 0420 | Fiume | 65 | Passage Pola-Fiume. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 31 Jul 1943 | 1644 | Fiume | 31 Jul 1943 | 1852 | Fiume | Exercises. | |||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 31 Jul 1943 | 2115 | Fiume | 1 Aug 1943 | 0140 | Fiume | 42 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 3 Aug 1943 | 1024 | Fiume | 4 Aug 1943 | 0040 | Fiume | 52 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 4 Aug 1943 | 1012 | Fiume | 5 Aug 1943 | 0148 | Fiume | 72,6 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 6 Aug 1943 | 1017 | Fiume | 7 Aug 1943 | 0130 | Fiume | 62,5 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 7 Aug 1943 | 1245 | Fiume | 7 Aug 1943 | 1715 | Fiume | 19,9 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 9 Aug 1943 | 1015 | Fiume | 10 Aug 1943 | 0030 | Fiume | 37,2 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 11 Aug 1943 | 1030 | Fiume | 12 Aug 1943 | 0020 | Fiume | 41 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 13 Aug 1943 | 0610 | Fiume | 14 Aug 1943 | 0235 | Fiume | 75 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 14 Aug 1943 | 1240 | Fiume | 14 Aug 1943 | 1922 | Fiume | 13,8 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 16 Aug 1943 | 1025 | Fiume | 17 Aug 1943 | 0350 | Fiume | 51,7 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 18 Aug 1943 | 1025 | Fiume | 19 Aug 1943 | 0110 | Fiume | 34,7 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 20 Aug 1943 | 0545 | Fiume | 21 Aug 1943 | 0100 | Fiume | 35,6 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 23 Aug 1943 | 1424 | Fiume | 24 Aug 1943 | 0010 | Fiume | 22,8 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 25 Aug 1943 | 1007 | Fiume | 26 Aug 1943 | 0004 | Fiume | 45 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 27 Aug 1943 | 0724 | Fiume | 27 Aug 1943 | 1050 | Fiume | 48,3 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 28 Aug 1943 | 1030 | Fiume | 28 Aug 1943 | 1525 | Fiume | 15 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 30 Aug 1943 | 1012 | Fiume | 30 Aug 1943 | 1535 | Fiume | 51,4 | Exercises. | ||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 1 Sep 1943 | 1030 | Fiume | 2 Sep 1943 | 0200 | Fiume | Exercises. | |||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 3 Sep 1943 | 1030 | Fiume | 4 Sep 1943 | 0010 | Fiume | Exercises. | |||
Otaria (OA, I.25) | 6 Sep 1943 | 0830 | Fiume | 7 Sep 1943 | 0005 | Fiume | Exercises. |
118 entries. 116 total patrol entries (12 marked as war patrols) and 4 events.