Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Adriano Pini
| Born | 8 Sep 1906 | Bellagio (Lake Como) | |
| Died | 9 Jan 1944 | (37) | Killed in Pola during an air raid by the USAAF. |
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Career information
AMBRA (T.V. C.O.): from 22.12.1938 to 24.06.1940.SCIRÈ (T.V. C.O.): from 24.06.1940 to 11.09.1940.
D DESSIÈ (T.V. C.O.): from 23.09.1940 to 29.05.1942.
TOPAZIO (T.V. C.O.): from 28.02.1942 to 17.03.1942.
MARCANTONIO BRAGADINO (T.V. C.O.): from 21.06.1942 to 17.04.1943?
F.R.114 (T.V. C.O.) from ? to June 1943?
Joined RSI. In command of the Pola midget submarine (C.B. group). Killed during an air raid on the submarine base. Source: "I SOMMERGIBILI ITALIANI DAL SETTEMBRE 1943 AL DICEMBRE 1945" by Admiral Giuliano Manzari.
Commands listed for Adriano Pini
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambra (AM) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 22 Dec 1938 | 24 Jun 1940 |
| Scirè (SR) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 24 Jun 1940 | 11 Sep 1940 |
| Topazio (TP) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 28 Feb 1942 | 17 Mar 1942 |
| Dessiè (DE) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 23 Sep 1940 | 29 May 1942 |
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | Minelaying | T.V. | 21 Jun 1942 | 17 Apr 1943 |
| FR 114 (ex-Espadon) () | T.V. | 1 Jun 1943 | 30 Jun 1943 |
Ships hit by Adriano Pini
| Date | Submarine | Ship hit | Type | GRT | Nat. | Loss type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 Jul 1940 | Scirè | Cheik | Cargo ship | 941 |  | Sunk |
War patrols listed for Adriano Pini
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambra (AM) | 10 Jun 1940 | Taranto | 10 Jun 1940 | Taranto | At Taranto refitting. | |||||
| Scirè (SR) | 26 Jun 1940 | 0734 | La Spezia | 26 Jun 1940 | 1500 | La Spezia | 49 | Exercises. | ||
| Scirè (SR) | 26 Jun 1940 | 2235 | La Spezia | 27 Jun 1940 | 2035 | La Maddalena | 214 | Passage La Spezia-La Maddalena with Argo and Neghelli. | ||
| 1. | Scirè (SR) | 3 Jul 1940 | 1412 | La Spezia | 6 Jul 1940 | 2050 | La Maddalena | 550 | Sailed with Neghelli and Diaspro and patrolled in 37°31'N, 08°25'E or 310º - 110 miles from Asinara Point. Uneventful. | |
| 2. | Scirè (SR) | 10 Jul 1940 | 0030 | La Maddalena | 12 Jul 1940 | 0500 | La Maddalena | 215 | Sailed for patrol with Argo, Iride and Diaspro initially 310° - Punta Scorno - 80 miles then 310° - Asinara Point - 54 miles. | |
| 10 Jul 1940 | 1610 | (0) West of Corsica. | At 1610 hours, a vessel was sighted at a distance of 16,000 metres on a southerly course at 10 knots. At 1659 hours, Scirè had closed enough to recognise it as a 6,000-ton French ship but without being able to read the name and the attack was aborted. | |||||||
| 10 Jul 1940 | 2030 1930 (e) | 41° 40'N, 7° 23'E (0) 310° - Asinara Point - 54 miles (west of Corsica). | At 2000 hours, a vessel was sighted at a distance of 7,000 metres on a southerly course. As she appeared armed and her flag could not be determined, T.V. Adriano Pini decided to attack. At 2030 hours, a single torpedo (533mm) was fired from a stern tube at a distance of 600 metres. The torpedo struck the ship amidship and she sank immediately. This was the French Cheik (941 GRT, built 1920) on passage from Marseilles to Algiers carrying 1,150 tons of cement. At 2033 hours, the submarine surfaced and picked up ten survivors, including Lieutenant Lenci, the only surviving officer of a crew of twenty-three. In 1945, the French Government wanted to prosecute T.V. Pini for war crimes as he had sunk the French ship without warning after the Italo-French Armistice. The British government opposed the motion as it was felt that its own submarines had also sunk merchant ships without warning and the case would be weak. Nevertheless, the attack by Scirè on a vessel in an area where most those encountered would likely be French or Italian left little doubt that Pini should have been more careful in choosing his targets. | |||||||
| 3. | Scirè (SR) | 31 Jul 1940 | 2230 | La Maddalena | 1 Aug 1940 | 1512 | Cagliari | 167 | Sailed with Argo and Neghelli with brief stop at Cagliari to pick up her sailing orders before proceeding for patrol. | |
| 4. | Scirè (SR) | 1 Aug 1940 | 1535 | Cagliari | 11 Aug 1940 | 1055 | La Maddalena | 1228 | Patrolled south of Balearic Islands in 37°20'N, 06°00'E and 06;20'E, on a patrol line with Argo and Neghelli. Uneventful. | |
| Scirè (SR) | 6 Sep 1940 | 1250 | La Spezia | 6 Sep 1940 | 1810 | La Spezia | 23,2 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 10 Oct 1940 | 1358 | Augusta | 10 Oct 1940 | 1603 | Augusta | 7,8 | Exercises. | ||
| 5. | Dessiè (DE) | 23 Oct 1940 | 1015 | Augusta | 8 Nov 1940 | 0900 | Augusta | 1782 | Patrolled north of Gulf of Sollum, between 31°55'N and 32°40'N, and between 25°35'E and 26°35'E with Settembrini in an adjacent area. | |
| 26 Oct 1940 | 1810 | (0) Off Cyrenaica. | At 1810 hours, a vessel believed to be an Italian torpedo boat, was sighted at a distance of 1,500 metres. By precaution, Dessié dived. This was actually the submarine Settembrini. | |||||||
| 2 Nov 1940 | 0135 | 32° 25'N, 25° 54'E | At 0135 hours, a submarine was briefly sighted in very poor visibility at a distance from 150 to 50 metres. It was believed to have been Luigi Settembrini, but she did not report any sighting and no British submarine operated in the vicinity. | |||||||
| Dessiè (DE) | 21 Nov 1940 | 1343 | Augusta | 21 Nov 1940 | 1620 | Augusta | 13 | Trials. | ||
| 6. | Dessiè (DE) | 26 Nov 1940 | 0130 | Augusta | 1 Dec 1940 | 1200 | Augusta | 594 | Patrolled northwest of Malta within 15 miles from 36°30'N, 13°10'E to the westward. | |
| 28 Nov 1940 | 0305 0315.5 (e) | 36° 30'N, 12° 59'E | At 0302 hours, a naval squadron was sighted at a distance of 4,000 metres. It consisted of three large units proceeding in single file and steering 270° at 20 knots. At 0305 hours, two torpedoes (one 533mm and one 450 mm) were fired from the stern tubes at a range of 3,500 metres, aimed at the second ship. Dessié dived upon firing and two hits were heard. In fact, both had missed. The targets were the heavy cruiser HMS York and the light cruisers HMS Gloucester and HMS Glasgow. They also heard one explosion but this was probably a torpedo detonating at the end of its run. It must also be noted that these three ships heard two detonations at 0138 hours in 36°57' N, 11°37' E but these were probably from the attack by the torpedo boat Calliope. | |||||||
| 7. | Dessiè (DE) | 18 Dec 1940 | 1455 | Augusta | 27 Dec 1940 | 1240 | Augusta | 731 | Patrolled east of Malta on a line 10 miles south from 35°50'N, 15°40'E, with Serpente in an adjacent area. Uneventful. | |
| Dessiè (DE) | 16 Jan 1941 | 0900 | Augusta | 16 Jan 1941 | 1145 | Augusta | 12,5 | Exercises. | ||
| 8. | Dessiè (DE) | 19 Jan 1941 | 1800 | Augusta | 1 Feb 1941 | 1020 | Augusta | 1438 | Patrolled east of Malta to the Gulf of Sollum. Uneventful except for H.E. | |
| Dessiè (DE) | 17 Feb 1941 | 1330 | Augusta | 17 Feb 1941 | 1625 | Augusta | 10,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 19 Feb 1941 | 0920 | Augusta | 19 Feb 1941 | 1820 | Augusta | 10,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 7 Mar 1941 | 0715 | Augusta | 8 Mar 1941 | 1347 | Naples | 262 | Passage Augusta-Naples. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 12 Apr 1941 | 1011 | Naples | 12 Apr 1941 | 1851 | Naples | 30,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 18 Apr 1941 | 0828 | Naples | 18 Apr 1941 | 1710 | Naples | 59,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 21 Apr 1941 | 0810 | Naples | 21 Apr 1941 | 1610 | Naples | 30 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 22 Apr 1941 | 0807 | Naples | 22 Apr 1941 | 1336 | Naples | 27,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 23 Apr 1941 | 1500 | Naples | 23 Apr 1941 | 1530 | Naples | 1,5 | Docked? | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 24 Apr 1941 | 1800 | Naples | 24 Apr 1941 | 1836 | Naples | 1,5 | Undocked? | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 25 Apr 1941 | 0906 | Naples | 25 Apr 1941 | 1612 | Naples | 33 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 30 Apr 1941 | 0802 | Naples | 30 Apr 1941 | 1112 | Naples | 18 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 2 May 1941 | 0804 | Naples | 2 May 1941 | 1135 | Naples | 30 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 3 May 1941 | 0925 | Naples | 3 May 1941 | 0935 | Naples | 0,3 | Docked? | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 5 May 1941 | 0750 | Naples | 5 May 1941 | 0800 | Naples | 0,3 | Undocked? | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 8 May 1941 | 0803 | Naples | 8 May 1941 | 1237 | Naples | 31 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 10 May 1941 | 1018 | Naples | 10 May 1941 | 1551 | Naples | 26,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 13 May 1941 | 1944 | Naples | 14 May 1941 | 0110 | Naples | 32 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 16 May 1941 | 1009 | Naples | 17 May 1941 | 1425 | Augusta | 277 | Passage Naples-Augusta. | ||
| 9. | Dessiè (DE) | 23 May 1941 | 2255 | Augusta | 8 Jun 1941 | 0850 | Augusta | 1725 | Patrolled between (1) 32°26'N, 27°54'E (2) 32°13'E, 28°13'E (3) 32°38'N, 28°48'E (4) 32°56'N, 28°36'E. On the way, was diverted to investigate the Bay of Messara, south of Crete in 34°50'N, 24°20'E or Grids 2418 and 2433. Heard only H.E. | |
| 6 Jun 1941 | Time? | 35° 55'N, 20° 10'E | During the day (probably morning, time not given), a derelict mine was fired upon (250 rounds of 13mm and 80 rounds of 6.5mm ammunition) but without sinking it. | |||||||
| Dessiè (DE) | 26 Jun 1941 | 1007 | Augusta | 26 Jun 1941 | 1210 | Augusta | 6 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 2 Jul 1941 | 1045 | Augusta | 2 Jul 1941 | 1347 | Augusta | 18 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 4 Jul 1941 | 0800 | Augusta | 4 Jul 1941 | 1142 | Augusta | 21,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 6 Jul 1941 | 0800 | Augusta | 6 Jul 1941 | 1137 | Augusta | 18 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 7 Jul 1941 | 1525 | Augusta | 7 Jul 1941 | 1800 | Augusta | 9 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 14 Jul 1941 | 0855 | Augusta | 14 Jul 1941 | 1141 | Augusta | 17 | Exercises. | ||
| 10. | Dessiè (DE) | 23 Jul 1941 | 1215 | Augusta | 27 Jul 1941 | 0910 | Augusta | 473 | Patrolled west of Malta within 15 miles from 36°30'N, 13°06'E or about 38 miles north of Linosa. Uneventful. | |
| Dessiè (DE) | 30 Jul 1941 | 2005 | Augusta | 3 Aug 1941 | 0900 | Leros | 618 | Passage Augusta-Leros. Uneventful. HMS Unique, patrolling near Augusta, was told of her departure from an ULTRA decrypt but was a little too far North to intercept. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 20 Aug 1941 | 0824 | Leros | 20 Aug 1941 | 1220 | Leros | 30,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 29 Aug 1941 | 0800 | Leros | 29 Aug 1941 | 1157 | Leros | 25 | Exercises. | ||
| 11. | Dessiè (DE) | 5 Sep 1941 | 1315 | Leros | 9 Sep 1941 | 0544 | Leros | 360 | Patrolled near Kandeluisa, between 35°50'N and 36°05'N, and between 26°43'E and 27°00'E. Ran aground due to an error in navigation. | |
| 8 Sep 1941 | 0930 | (0) Makri Sophrano Islet (southernmost of the Sopkrana Nisia group). | At 0930 hours, due to an error in navigation, Dessié hit a rock with some damage to her bow. T.V. Adriano Pini and two others received a reprimand. | |||||||
| Dessiè (DE) | 10 Sep 1941 | 1500 | Leros | 10 Sep 1941 | 1522 | Leros | 0,3 | Docked? | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 17 Sep 1941 | 1129 | Leros | 17 Sep 1941 | 1150 | Leros | 0,3 | Undocked? | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 19 Sep 1941 | 0815 | Leros | 19 Sep 1941 | 1142 | Leros | 21,5 | Exercises. | ||
| 12. | Dessiè (DE) | 20 Sep 1941 | 0733 | Leros | 21 Sep 1941 | 0730 | Leros | 168 | Sailed for patrol between Cyprus, Egypt and the Palestinian coast, but turned back when it was realised she was leaking fuel (British Intelligence was aware of it through an ULTRA intercept). | |
| Dessiè (DE) | 21 Sep 1941 | 1005 | Leros | 21 Sep 1941 | 1112 | Leros | 3 | Trials. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 23 Sep 1941 | 0733 | Leros | 23 Sep 1941 | 1221 | Leros | 27 | Trials. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 25 Sep 1941 | 1312 | Leros | 25 Sep 1941 | 1333 | Leros | 0,3 | Docked? | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 27 Sep 1941 | 1012 | Leros | 27 Sep 1941 | 1031 | Leros | 0,3 | Undocked? | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 30 Sep 1941 | 0839 | Leros | 30 Sep 1941 | 1202 | Leros | 27 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 1 Oct 1941 | 0813 | Leros | 1 Oct 1941 | 1207 | Leros | 28 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 2 Oct 1941 | 0814 | Leros | 2 Oct 1941 | 1157 | Leros | 21 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 5 Oct 1941 | 1055 | Leros | 5 Oct 1941 | 1114 | Leros | 0,3 | Docked? | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 9 Oct 1941 | 0926 | Leros | 9 Oct 1941 | 0947 | Leros | 0,3 | Undocked? | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 11 Oct 1941 | 0809 | Leros | 11 Oct 1941 | 1223 | Leros | 31,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 20 Oct 1941 | 1353 | Leros | 20 Oct 1941 | 1415 | Leros | 0,3 | Docked? | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 25 Oct 1941 | 1034 | Leros | 25 Oct 1941 | 1121 | Leros | 1,5 | Undocked? | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 27 Oct 1941 | 0810 | Leros | 27 Oct 1941 | 1130 | Leros | 31,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 1 Nov 1941 | 0824 | Leros | 1 Nov 1941 | 1217 | Leros | 21 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 4 Nov 1941 | 0859 | Leros | 4 Nov 1941 | 1208 | Leros | 21 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 13 Nov 1941 | 0806 | Leros | 13 Nov 1941 | 1130 | Leros | 21 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 29 Nov 1941 | 0805 | Leros | 29 Nov 1941 | 1155 | Leros | 20 | Exercises. | ||
| 13. | Dessiè (DE) | 3 Dec 1941 | 1150 | Leros | 15 Dec 1941 | 0735 | Leros | 935 | Defensive patrol near Leros, between Nikaria Channel and latitude 38°00'N, and between 25°20'E and 26°00'E. | |
| 7 Dec 1941 | 0430 | (0) Off Cape Pappas. | At 0430 hours, a vessel was sighted at a distance of 12,000 metres, followed by another at 0457 hours. Dessié closed to investigate. These proved to be the Italian Bucintoro (1,273 GRT, built 1909) escorted by the auxiliary Canogli on their way to Leros. They exchanged signals and closed to voice range to ascertain their respective identities. | |||||||
| Dessiè (DE) | 17 Dec 1941 | 0900 | Leros | 17 Dec 1941 | 0930 | Leros | 0,5 | Docked? | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 23 Dec 1941 | 1050 | Leros | 23 Dec 1941 | 1115 | Leros | 0,5 | Undocked? | ||
| 14. | Dessiè (DE) | 4 Jan 1942 | 1700 | Leros | 6 Jan 1942 | 0540 | Leros | 275 | Sailed for patrol off Tobruk in Grids 6285 and 3485 but turned back because of defects. Uneventful. | |
| Dessiè (DE) | 8 Jan 1942 | 0845 | Leros | 8 Jan 1942 | 1045 | Leros | 11 | Exercises. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 11 Jan 1942 | 0800 | Leros | 17 Jan 1942 | 0815 | Augusta | 806 | Passage Leros-Augusta. Initially, on 10/1, the route was established as follows: (a) Point E of Stampalia (b) 36°06'N, 26°00'E (c) 36°05'N, 24°10'E (d) 35°45'N, 23°30'E, (e) 35°45'N, 23°00'E and (f) Point A1 of Augusta) then was altered to (a) Kaso Straits (b) 35°00'N, 26°44'E (c) 33°40'N, 26°20'E (d) 34°10'N, 22°40'E (e) Point A1 of Augusta. Uneventful. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 18 Jan 1942 | 1040 | Augusta | 19 Jan 1942 | 1600 | Naples | 316 | Passage Augusta-Naples. | ||
| Topazio (TP) | 2 Mar 1942 | 0903 | Messina | 5 Mar 1942 | 1140 | Pola | 676 | Passage Messina-Pola. Sighted only Italian vessels. | ||
| Topazio (TP) | 7 Mar 1942 | 0849 | Pola | 7 Mar 1942 | 1425 | Fiume | 58 | Passage Pola-Fiume. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 1 Apr 1942 | 1016 | Naples | 1 Apr 1942 | 1800 | Naples | 57 | Trials. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 7 Apr 1942 | 0947 | Naples | 7 Apr 1942 | 1520 | Naples | 31 | Trials. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 10 Apr 1942 | 0843 | Naples | 10 Apr 1942 | 1735 | Naples | 60 | Trials. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 11 Apr 1942 | 1430 | Naples | 11 Apr 1942 | 1927 | Naples | 38,5 | Exercises with torpedo boat Achille Papa. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 13 Apr 1942 | 0845 | Naples | 13 Apr 1942 | 2304 | Naples | 92 | Trials. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 19 Apr 1942 | 0912 | Naples | 19 Apr 1942 | 2014 | Naples | 25 | Gyrocompass tests. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 20 Apr 1942 | 1054 | Naples | 20 Apr 1942 | 1420 | Naples | 22,5 | Trials. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 22 Apr 1942 | 1243 | Naples | 22 Apr 1942 | 1706 | Naples | 31 | Trials. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 23 Apr 1942 | 0930 | Naples | 23 Apr 1942 | 1029 | Naples | 1,5 | Docked. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 23 Apr 1942 | 1909 | Naples | 23 Apr 1942 | 1938 | Naples | 1,5 | Undocked. | ||
| Dessiè (DE) | 24 Apr 1942 | 2042 | Naples | 25 Apr 1942 | 1843 | Trapani | 210 | Passage Naples-Trapani. | ||
| 15. | Dessiè (DE) | 4 May 1942 | 2100 | Trapani | 23 May 1942 | 0730 | Trapani | 2016,5 | Patrolled in Western Mediterranean, between 38°00'N and 38°40'N, and between 02°40'E and 03°00'E. Uneventful. Heard only H.E. and distant explosions. | |
| 5 May 1942 | 1221 | 38° 26'N, 9° 46'E | At 1221 hours, a derelict mine was sunk after an expenditure of 170 rounds of 13.2mm and 13 rounds of 9mm ammunition. | |||||||
| 22 May 1942 | 1750 | 38° 21'N, 11° 00'E | At 1750 hours, a derelict mine was sunk after an expenditure of 90 rounds of 13.2mm ammunition. | |||||||
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 21 Jun 1942 | 2000 | Brindisi | 22 Jun 1942 | 1541 | Taranto | 140 | Passage Brindisi-Taranto. | ||
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 24 Jun 1942 | 1320 | Brindisi | 24 Jun 1942 | 1848 | Brindisi | 37 | Trials. | ||
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 26 Jun 1942 | 0830 | Brindisi | 26 Jun 1942 | 1110 | Brindisi | 2,5 | Trials. | ||
| 16. | Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 27 Jun 1942 | 1120 | Taranto | 3 Jul 1942 | 0550 | Ras Hilal | Supply mission to Derna (49 tons of petrol and 1.247 ton of provisions). She arrived off Derna at dusk on 1st July, but could not enter due to bad weather and was told to wait for the departure of the submarine Corridoni. However, Corridoni could not sail because of the bad weather and finally Bragadino was diverted to Ras Hilal. ULTRA sigint had learnt that Italian submarines Atropo, Bragadino, Corridoni and Zoea, used to transport stores to Derna, were passing through 33°20’N, 22°40’E. | ||
| 30 Jun 1942 | 0358 | 34° 24'N, 21° 30'E | At 0358 hours, a derelict mine was sighted but no action taken except reporting its position by signal. | |||||||
| 17. | Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 3 Jul 1942 | 2100 | Ras Hilal | 8 Jul 1942 | 1315 | Taranto | 1266 | Return trip from supply mission to Derna [mileage is for round trip]. | |
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 12 Jul 1942 | 0800 | Taranto | 12 Jul 1942 | 1740 | Taranto | 74 | Exercises. | ||
| 18. | Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 16 Jul 1942 | 1250 | Taranto | 20 Jul 1942 | 1542 | Tobruk | 628 | Supply mission to Tobruk with 53 tons of petrol. | |
| 20 Jul 1942 | 0416 | At 0416 hours, a small vessel and the submarine dived immediately. | ||||||||
| 19. | Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 20 Jul 1942 | 2010 | Tobruk | 25 Jul 1942 | 1615 | Taranto | 1242 | Return trip from supply mission to Tobruk [mileage is for round trip]. | |
| 20 Jul 1942 | 0416 | At 0416 hours, a small vessel and the submarine dived immediately. | ||||||||
| 23 Jul 1942 | 0835 | 39° 55'N, 18° 00'E | Ar 0835 hours, a derelict mine was sighted and sunk by machine gun fire after expending 180 rounds of 13.2mm and 170 rounds of 9mm ammunition. | |||||||
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 3 Aug 1942 | 0818 | Taranto | 3 Aug 1942 | 1425 | Taranto | 43,5 | Exercises. | ||
| 20. | Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 7 Aug 1942 | 1017 | Taranto | 11 Aug 1942 | 1025 | Tobruk | Supply mission to Tobruk (58 tons). Uneventful. | ||
| 10 Aug 1942 | 1005C (e) | (e) 34° 02'N, 23° 04'E | A RAF aircraft sighted the submarine and reported its course as 160°, 10 knots. Senior Officer Submarines Alexandria relayed the information to the submarines HMS Taku, HMS Porpoise and HMS Traveller but they were unable to intercept. | |||||||
| 21. | Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 11 Aug 1942 | 1450 | Tobruk | 15 Aug 1942 | 0644 | Augusta | 1143,5 | Return trip from supply mission to Tobruk. Uneventful [mileage is for round trip]. | |
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 24 Aug 1942 | 0900 | Taranto | 24 Aug 1942 | 1117 | Taranto | 8,5 | Exercises. | ||
| 22. | Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 24 Aug 1942 | 1806 | Augusta | 27 Aug 1942 | 0822 | Benghazi | Supply mission to Benghazi with 46 tons of stores. Uneventful. | ||
| 23. | Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 27 Aug 1942 | 1740 | Benghazi | 30 Aug 1942 | 1305 | Taranto | 1095,5 | Return trip from supply mission to Benghazi. Uneventful [mileage is for round trip]. | |
| 24. | Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 13 Sep 1942 | 1100 | Taranto | 17 Sep 1942 | 0945 | Benghazi | Supply mission to Benghazi with 71 tons of stores. | ||
| 25. | Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 17 Sep 1942 | 1810 | Benghazi | 21 Sep 1942 | 1420 | Taranto | 1112 | Return trip from supply mission to Benghazi [mileage is for round trip]. | |
| 20 Sep 1942 | 2045 | 38° 59'N, 18° 28'E | At 2045 hours, a derelict mine was sighted and reported by radio. | |||||||
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 22 Sep 1942 | 0900 | Taranto | 22 Sep 1942 | 1000 | Taranto | 6 | Exercises. | ||
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 2 Oct 1942 | 0800 | Taranto | 2 Oct 1942 | 1326 | Taranto | 34,5 | Exercises. | ||
| 26. | Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 4 Oct 1942 | 1045 | Taranto | 8 Oct 1942 | 0908 | Benghazi | Supply mission to Benghazi via 33°23'N, 18°30'E. Uneventful. | ||
| 27. | Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 8 Oct 1942 | 1641 | Benghazi | 11 Oct 1942 | 1500 | Taranto | 1129 | Return trip from supply mission to Benghazi. Uneventful [mileage is for round trip]. | |
| 28. | Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 2 Nov 1942 | 1045 | Taranto | 6 Nov 1942 | 1000 | Tobruk | Supply mission to Tobruk with 69.076 tons of ammunition. Was to pass through 34°02'N, 22°12'E at 1000 hours on 5th November. Uneventful. | ||
| 29. | Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 6 Nov 1942 | 1730 | Tobruk | 11 Nov 1942 | 1630 | Taranto | 1440 | Return trip from supply mission via 34°30'N, 22°20'E at 1800/7 and then course 297° for 36°36'N, 17°20'E, then refit. Uneventful [mileage is for round trip]. | |
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 18 Feb 1943 | 0840 | Taranto | 18 Feb 1943 | 1705 | Taranto | 40 | Exercises. | ||
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 22 Feb 1943 | 0831 | Taranto | 22 Feb 1943 | 1559 | Taranto | 49 | Exercises. | ||
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 24 Feb 1943 | 0830 | Taranto | 24 Feb 1943 | 1430 | Taranto | 47 | Exercises with the auxiliary Linnara. | ||
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 25 Feb 1943 | 1300 | Taranto | 25 Feb 1943 | 1535 | Taranto | 6 | Exercises. | ||
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 26 Feb 1943 | 1010 | Taranto | 26 Feb 1943 | 1553 | Taranto | 2 | Exercises. | ||
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 27 Feb 1943 | 0530 | Taranto | 27 Feb 1943 | 1100 | Taranto | 37,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 1 Mar 1943 | 1645 | Taranto | 4 Mar 1943 | 0645 | Augusta | 353 | Passage Taranto-Augusta. Uneventful. | ||
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 19 Mar 1943 | 0710 | Augusta | 19 Mar 1943 | 1546 | Reggio | 66 | Passage Augusta-Reggio to load supplies. This is listed as navigation trip no.19. | ||
| 30. | Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 22 Mar 1943 | 1600 | Reggio | 25 Mar 1943 | 2045 | Sousse | Supply mission to Sousse (50.88 tons of stores). Uneventful. | ||
| 31. | Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 25 Mar 1943 | 2350 | Sousse | 28 Mar 1943 | 0915 | Trapani | 728 | Return from supply mission. Uneventful [mileage is for round trip]. | |
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 2 Apr 1943 | 1700 | Trapani | 5 Apr 1943 | 1945 | Naples | 352 | Passage Trapani-Naples. Uneventful. | ||
124 entries. 120 total patrol entries (31 marked as war patrols) and 16 events.