Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Emerico Siriani
| Born | 6 Jan 1906 | Fiume | |
| Died | 1982 | (75) | Trento |
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Career information
BEILUL (S.T.V. officer): from 06.09.1939 to November 1940+.SERPENTE (S.T.V. Navigation Officer): from 30.03.1942 to June 1942+.
Promoted to T.V. on ?
AMETISTA (T.V. C.O.): from 08.03.1943 to 02.06.1943.
ATROPO (T.V. C.O.): From 05.06.1943 to 19.06.1943.
S.9 (T.V. C.O.): From 26.08.1943? to 08.09.1943.
Joined R.S.I.
Commands listed for Emerico Siriani
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ametista (AA) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 8 Mar 1943 | 2 Jun 1943 |
| Atropo (AT, N.51) | Minelaying | T.V. | 5 Jun 1943 | 19 Jun 1943 |
| S 9 () | Sea going | T.V. | 26 Aug 1943 | 9 Sep 1943 |
Ships hit by Emerico Siriani
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Emerico Siriani
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ametista (AA) | 15 Mar 1943 | 0905 | Portolago (Leros) | 15 Mar 1943 | 1114 | Portolago (Leros) | 6,7 | Trials. | ||
| Ametista (AA) | 23 Mar 1943 | 1455 | Portolago (Leros) | 23 Mar 1943 | 1743 | Parteni | 13,5 | Passage Portolago-Parteni. | ||
| Ametista (AA) | 1 Apr 1943 | 0930 | Parteni | 1 Apr 1943 | 1137 | Portolago (Leros) | 9,5 | Passage Parteni-Portolago (Leros). | ||
| Ametista (AA) | 10 Apr 1943 | 0803 | Portolago (Leros) | 10 Apr 1943 | 1204 | Portolago (Leros) | 18,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Ametista (AA) | 18 Apr 1943 | 0802 | Portolago (Leros) | 18 Apr 1943 | 1134 | Portolago (Leros) | 28 | Exercises. On 22nd April 1943, she was reported operational with two periscopes in working order. | ||
| Ametista (AA) | 30 Apr 1943 | 0810 | Portolago (Leros) | 30 Apr 1943 | 1155 | Portolago (Leros) | 16,7 | Exercises. | ||
| 1. | Ametista (AA) | 6 May 1943 | 0903 | Portolago (Leros) | 27 May 1943 | 1356 | Brindisi | 1896,5 | Sailed with the submarine Onice until the Kaso Straits and patrolled in Gulf of Sirte, between 32°00'N and 32°50'N, and between 17°00'E and 17°40'E. Returned to Brindisi through 38°36'N, 18°48'E. She was instructed not to attack submarines. | |
| 6 May 1943 | 2115 | 35° 10'N, 26° 40'E | At 2115 hours, a Swedish relief ship was sighted at 20,000 metres. | |||||||
| 9 May 1943 | 2130 | 33° 10'N, 18° 18'E | At 2130 hours, an illuminated ship was sighted at 20,000 metres steering 090°. Ametista closed to about 6,000 meters when the ship was identified as a hospital ship. | |||||||
| 24 May 1943 | 0826 | 32° 44'N, 17° 36'E | At 0826 hours, a ship was sighted at 15,000 metres steering 090°. Ametista closed to 4,500 meters, when the ship was identified as a hospital ship. The submarine got as near as 3,000 metres before turning away. | |||||||
| 25 May 1943 | 1230 | 35° 40'N, 18° 08'E | At 1230 hours, a squadron of eighteen four-engine bombers were sighted at 6,000 metres steering 330°. Ametista dived immediately to a depth of 50 meters. | |||||||
| 25 May 1943 | 1350 | 35° 52'N, 18° 12'E | At 1350 hours, a large aircraft was seen at 8,000 metres and the submarine dived. | |||||||
| 25 May 1943 | 1451 | 35° 53'N, 18° 12'E | At 1451 hours, a squadron of 18 four-engine bombers (probably the same squadron sighted before) was sighted at 6,000 metres on a southerly course. Ametista dived. | |||||||
| 26 May 1943 | 0154 | 37° 40'N, 18° 38'E | At 0154 hours, a hospital ship was sighted steering 090°. | |||||||
| 27 May 1943 | 1100 | 40° 52'N, 18° 16'E | At 1100 hours, the steamer Campidoglio (3,905 GRT, built 1932) was observed proceeding to Brindisi. | |||||||
| 27 May 1943 | 1120 | 40° 56'N, 18° 15'E | At 1120 hours, a hospital ship and two "Protected" steamers were sighted. It was probably the hospital ship Gradisca sailing from Bari for Smyrna (Turkey) where a prisonner of war exchange was to take place. | |||||||
| Ametista (AA) | 29 May 1943 | 1800 | Brindisi | 31 May 1943 | 1117 | Fiume | 400 | Passage Brindisi-Fiume for refit. | ||
| 2. | Atropo (AT, N.51) | 6 Jun 1943 | 2000 | Augusta | 10 Jun 1943 | 0230 | Lampedusa | Supply mission to Lampedusa. Uneventful. | ||
| 3. | Atropo (AT, N.51) | 10 Jun 1943 | 0434 | Lampedusa | 10 Jun 1943 | 2117 | Lampedusa | Left Lampedusa to submerge during daylight hours outside the harbour and returned to complete the disembarkation of her cargo. | ||
| 4. | Atropo (AT, N.51) | 11 Jun 1943 | 0110 | Lampedusa | 16 Jun 1943 | 0820 | Taranto | 932 | Return trip from supply mission to Lampedusa (mileage total). | |
| 11 Jun 1943 | 2255 | 34° 40'N, 13° 39'E | At 2255 hours, an aircraft was seen and the submarine dived. | |||||||
| 11 Jun 1943 | 2320 | 34° 40'N, 13° 39'E | At 2320 hours, an aircraft was seen and the submarine dived. | |||||||
| 15 Jun 1943 | 2100B (e) | (e) 39° 09'N, 18° 50'E | The submarine was sighted by HMS Tactician (Lt.Cdr. A.F. Collett, DSC, RN) as she had just surfaced at 2040B/15. The British submarine refrained from attacking as the target was not identified positively and HMS Unbroken (Lt. B.J.B. Andrew, DSC, RN) was operating in the vicinity. | |||||||
| S 9 () | 9 Sep 1943 | Danzig | 9 Sep 1943 | Danzig | Seized by the Germans at the armistice. Did not carry out patrols. | |||||
22 entries. 12 total patrol entries (4 marked as war patrols) and 12 events.