Italian submarines in World War Two

Italian Commanders


Filiberto Sturlese

Born  15 Dec 1904Campiglia (La Spezia)

Ranks

  S.T.V.Sottotenente di Vascello

Decorations

3 Feb 1943 Croce di guerra al valore militare

Career information

VENIERO (S.T.V. officer): from 24.12.1939 to ?
SALPA (S.T.V. C.O.): from 25.11.1940 to 14.12.1940.
H.6 (S.T.V. C.O.): from 30.04.1941 to 23.06.1941.
H.6 (S.T.V. C.O.): from 29.06.1941 to 03.06.1942.

Commands listed for Filiberto Sturlese


Submarine Type Rank From To
Salpa (SP)Coastal / Sea goingS.T.V.25 Nov 194014 Dec 1940
H 6 (H6)CoastalS.T.V.30 Apr 194123 Jun 1941
H 6 (H6)CoastalS.T.V.29 Jun 19413 Jun 1942

Ships hit by Filiberto Sturlese

No ships hit by this Commander.

War patrols listed for Filiberto Sturlese

 SubmarineDateTimePortArr. dateArr. timeArr. portMilesDescription
Salpa (SP)3 Dec 19401250Brindisi3 Dec 19401607Brindisi21Exercises.

Salpa (SP)7 Dec 19400959Brindisi7 Dec 19401110Brindisi0,3Entered dock?

1.H 6 (H6)1 May 19412012La Spezia2 May 19411105La Spezia81Hydrophone Watch with H.4 in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful.

2.H 6 (H6)2 May 19411853La Spezia3 May 19411115La Spezia82Hydrophone Watch with H.4 in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful.

H 6 (H6)8 May 19410910La Spezia8 May 19411040La Spezia2Changed anchorage?

3.H 6 (H6)13 May 19411740La Spezia14 May 19410935La Spezia108Defensive patrol with H.1 in 43°45'N, 09°12'E. Uneventful.

H 6 (H6)23 May 19410815La Spezia24 May 19411535La Spezia39Exercises.

H 6 (H6)27 May 19411130La Spezia27 May 19411140La Spezia1Docked?

H 6 (H6)28 May 19411200La Spezia28 May 19411210La Spezia1Undocked?

4.H 6 (H6)3 Jun 19411800La Spezia4 Jun 19410935La Spezia95Defensive patrol with H.1 in 43°46'N, 09°29'E.
  4 Jun 1941215543° 43'N, 9° 26'E
(0) Approximately.
At 2150 hours, in poor visibility, a submarine was sighted at close range. It did not answer the recognition signals. H,6 moved away and at 2155 hours, fired a stern torpedo from a distance of 1,000 metres. It missed. The attack is either on a non-sub target (no British submarine operated in the area) or H.1, operating a few miles to the west, was attacked in error.

5.H 6 (H6)4 Jun 19411800La Spezia5 Jun 19410528La Spezia95Defensive patrol with H.1 in 43°43'N, 09°26'E.
  4 Jun 1941215543° 43'N, 9° 26'E
(0) Approximately.
At 2150 hours, in poor visibility, a submarine was sighted at close range. It did not answer the recognition signals. H,6 moved away and at 2155 hours, fired a stern torpedo from a distance of 1,000 metres. It missed. The attack is either on a non-sub target (no British submarine operated in the area) or H.1, operating a few miles to the west, was attacked in error.

6.H 6 (H6)5 Jun 19411815La Spezia6 Jun 19410755La Spezia103Patrolled in Gulf of Genoa with Colonna, on meridian 9°50'E between 43°30'N and 43°42'E. Uneventful.

7.H 6 (H6)6 Jun 19411840La Spezia8 Jun 19410850La Spezia201Patrolled 24 miles east of 44°00'N, 08°40'E on a defensive line with Da Procida, Colonna and H.1.

8.H 6 (H6)12 Jun 19411805La Spezia13 Jun 19410940La Spezia98Hydrophone Watch with H.4 in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful.

9.H 6 (H6)14 Jun 19412005La Spezia16 Jun 19410840La Spezia196Hydrophone watch with H.4, Colonna and Da Procida in 43°40'N, 12 miles east of Colonna.

10.H 6 (H6)3 Jul 19411820La Spezia4 Jul 19410915La Spezia107Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful.

11.H 6 (H6)14 Jul 19411800La Spezia15 Jul 19410830La Spezia104Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful.

12.H 6 (H6)17 Jul 19411800La Spezia18 Jul 19410850La Spezia105Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful.

13.H 6 (H6)20 Jul 19411800La Spezia21 Jul 19410835La Spezia103Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful.

14.H 6 (H6)22 Jul 19411800La Spezia23 Jul 19410845La Spezia109Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful.

15.H 6 (H6)24 Jul 19411800La Spezia25 Jul 19410810La Spezia103Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful.

H 6 (H6)26 Jul 19410900La Spezia26 Jul 19411230La Spezia21Exercises then refit.

H 6 (H6)3 Sep 19410705La Spezia3 Sep 19411620La Spezia76Trials.

H 6 (H6)5 Sep 19410845La Spezia5 Sep 19411500La Spezia6Exercises with the submarines H.1 and H.4, escorted by the auxiliaries Capodistria and Torre Annunziata.

H 6 (H6)12 Sep 19410905La Spezia12 Sep 19411530La Spezia41Exercises.

16.H 6 (H6)12 Sep 19411620La Spezia15 Sep 19410655La Spezia291Patrolled in Gulf of Genoa, in 44°11'N, 09°10'E on a patrol line with H.1 and Colonna, following a report of a British naval force from Gibraltar. Uneventful.

H 6 (H6)17 Sep 19410845La Spezia17 Sep 19411700La Spezia50Exercises.

H 6 (H6)18 Sep 19410805La Spezia18 Sep 19411700La Spezia54Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary S. Antioco.

H 6 (H6)19 Sep 19410845La Spezia19 Sep 19411715La Spezia52Exercises with the submarines Da Procida and H.1 escorted by the auxiliaries S. Antioco, Capodistria, Crotone and Rimini.

17.H 6 (H6)26 Sep 19411815La Spezia29 Sep 19410915S. Margherita314Patrolled in 44°11'N, 9°10'E in Gulf of Genoa with Da Procida, Beilul, H.1 and H.4, in anticipation of an enemy force from Gibraltar. Uneventful.

H 6 (H6)30 Sep 19410700S. Margherita30 Sep 19411125La Spezia36Passage S. Margherita-La Spezia.

H 6 (H6)3 Oct 19410900La Spezia3 Oct 19411655La Spezia48Exercises.

H 6 (H6)7 Oct 19410850La Spezia7 Oct 19411650La Spezia42Exercises with the submarine H.4, escorted by the tugs Favignana, Crotone and Rimini.

H 6 (H6)8 Oct 19411820La Spezia8 Oct 19412400La Spezia30Exercises with the submarines H.1 and H.4, escorted by the auxiliary Taormina.

H 6 (H6)10 Oct 19410850La Spezia10 Oct 19411545La Spezia51Exercises.

H 6 (H6)11 Oct 19410810La Spezia11 Oct 19411010La Spezia16Exercises.

H 6 (H6)14 Oct 19411135La Spezia14 Oct 19411740La Spezia31Exercises.

H 6 (H6)15 Oct 19410850La Spezia15 Oct 19411115La Spezia17Exercises.

H 6 (H6)18 Oct 19411145La Spezia18 Oct 19411535La Spezia40Exercises.

H 6 (H6)19 Oct 19411900La Spezia19 Oct 19412035La Spezia17Exercises.

H 6 (H6)24 Oct 19410625La Spezia24 Oct 19411025La Spezia27Exercises.

H 6 (H6)28 Oct 19410845La Spezia28 Oct 19411915La Spezia57Exercises with H.4, escorted by the auxiliary Santantioco. Returned with the submarine Veniero, escorted by the auxiliary Torre Annunziata.

H 6 (H6)29 Oct 19410805La Spezia29 Oct 19411015La Spezia20Exercises, escorted by the the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria.

H 6 (H6)4 Nov 19410840La Spezia4 Nov 19411655La Spezia43Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Carini.

H 6 (H6)5 Nov 19410800La Spezia5 Nov 19411710La Spezia53Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone and Torre Annunziata.

H 6 (H6)7 Nov 19410845La Spezia7 Nov 19411615La Spezia41Exercises.

H 6 (H6)14 Nov 19410845La Spezia14 Nov 19411440La Spezia42,5Exercises.

H 6 (H6)19 Nov 19410845La Spezia19 Nov 19411800La Spezia60Exercises.

H 6 (H6)21 Nov 19410740La Spezia21 Nov 19411900La Spezia77Exercises.

H 6 (H6)22 Nov 19410845La Spezia22 Nov 19411640La Spezia38Exercises, escorted by MAS 525.

H 6 (H6)25 Nov 19410815La Spezia25 Nov 19411155La Spezia26Exercises with the submarines H.1, Colonna and Cobalto, escorted by the torpedo boat La Masa and MAS 510.

H 6 (H6)26 Nov 19410830La Spezia26 Nov 19411610La Spezia44Exercises.

H 6 (H6)28 Nov 19411245La Spezia28 Nov 19411610La Spezia16,5Exercises.

H 6 (H6)2 Dec 19410830La Spezia2 Dec 19411650La Spezia51Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone, Capodistria and two MAS boats.

H 6 (H6)6 Dec 19411430La Spezia6 Dec 19411730La Spezia7Exercises, escorted back by the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria.

H 6 (H6)11 Dec 19410800La Spezia11 Dec 19411630La Spezia65,5Exercises, escorted by MAS 507.

H 6 (H6)16 Dec 19410830La Spezia16 Dec 19411255La Spezia32Exercises with the submarine Platino, escorted by the destroyer Premuda, the torpedo boat Carini and the auxiliaries Capodistria, Crotone, Santantioco, Torre Annunziata and Favignana.

H 6 (H6)18 Dec 19410945La Spezia18 Dec 19411425La Spezia2Gyrocompass tests.

H 6 (H6)20 Dec 19410840La Spezia20 Dec 19411700La Spezia48Exercises.

H 6 (H6)23 Dec 19410845La Spezia23 Dec 19411640La Spezia47Exercises with the submarines Colonna and Cobalto, escorted by the destroyer Premuda, MAS 505, MAS 510 and the auxiliaries Capodistria and Crotone.

H 6 (H6)30 Dec 19410900La Spezia30 Dec 19411350La Spezia37Exercises, escorted by MAS 510 and the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria.

H 6 (H6)31 Dec 19410855La Spezia31 Dec 19411705La Spezia48Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Nettuno.

H 6 (H6)7 Jan 19420915La Spezia7 Jan 19421700La Spezia50Exercises, escorted back by the auxiliaries Porto Sdobba, Crotone, Capodistria, Giasone and Favignana.

H 6 (H6)10 Jan 19421700La Spezia10 Jan 19422200La Spezia50Exercises with the submarine Malachite, escorted by the torpedo boat La Masa.

H 6 (H6)16 Jan 19420855La Spezia16 Jan 19421645La Spezia40Exercises with the German submarine U-431, escorted by the destroyer Premuda, the torpedo boat La Masa and the auxiliary Capodistria.

H 6 (H6)21 Jan 19420840La Spezia21 Jan 19421505La Spezia42,5Exercises.

H 6 (H6)24 Jan 19420850La Spezia24 Jan 19421300La Spezia40Exercises.

H 6 (H6)27 Jan 19420855La Spezia27 Jan 19421640La Spezia48Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Carini, the auxiliaries Capodistria and Crotone.

H 6 (H6)28 Jan 19420830La Spezia28 Jan 19421135La Spezia32Exercises with the submarine H.1, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria.

H 6 (H6)29 Jan 19420830La Spezia29 Jan 19421645La Spezia67A/S exercises with the torpedo boat Pallade.

H 6 (H6)2 Feb 19420820La Spezia2 Feb 19421405La Spezia50Exercises.

H 6 (H6)3 Feb 19420920La Spezia3 Feb 19421355La Spezia2Gyrocompass tests.

H 6 (H6)4 Feb 19420815La Spezia4 Feb 19421650La Spezia60Exercises.

H 6 (H6)7 Feb 19421510La Spezia7 Feb 1942La SpeziaExercises with the auxiliary Torre Annunziata.

18.H 6 (H6)10 Feb 19421930La Spezia15 Feb 19420905La Spezia612Defensive patrol, in 44°11'N, 08°56'E, with Colonna and H.4. Uneventful.

H 6 (H6)18 Feb 19420835La Spezia18 Feb 19421335La Spezia30Exercises.

H 6 (H6)20 Feb 19420840La Spezia20 Feb 19421820La Spezia30Exercises.

H 6 (H6)23 Feb 19420840La Spezia23 Feb 19421345La Spezia34,5Exercises with Ambra, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone and Santantioco.

H 6 (H6)26 Feb 19420930La Spezia26 Feb 19421445La Spezia2Gyrocompass tests.

H 6 (H6)27 Feb 19420815La Spezia27 Feb 19421525La Spezia41,5Exercises.

19.H 6 (H6)28 Feb 19422045La Spezia1 Mar 19421200La Spezia153,5Hydrophone watch, in 44°11'N, 08°56'E on a patrol line with Rismondo and H.4. Uneventful.

H 6 (H6)3 Mar 19420825La Spezia3 Mar 19421620La Spezia53Exercises with the submarine Ambra escorted by the torpedo boat Carini and the auxiliaries Favignana and Crotone.

20.H 6 (H6)7 Mar 19421835La Spezia9 Mar 19420945La Spezia189Hydrophone watch, in 44°11'N, 08°43'E, on a patrol line with Bajamonti and H.4. Uneventful.

H 6 (H6)10 Mar 19420830La Spezia10 Mar 19421535La Spezia45Exercises.

H 6 (H6)12 Mar 19420845La Spezia12 Mar 19421630La Spezia34Exercises.

H 6 (H6)18 Mar 19420845La Spezia18 Mar 19421730La Spezia44Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria.

H 6 (H6)26 Mar 19420800La Spezia26 Mar 19421610La Spezia49Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Crotone.

H 6 (H6)28 Mar 19420830La Spezia28 Mar 19421355La Spezia26Exercises with the submarine Ambra, escorted by the torpedo boat Climene.

H 6 (H6)2 Apr 19420840La Spezia2 Apr 19421700La Spezia45,5Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Crotone.

H 6 (H6)10 Apr 19420730La Spezia10 Apr 19421520La Spezia47Exercises escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria.

H 6 (H6)30 Apr 19420800La Spezia30 Apr 19421615La Spezia43Exercises with the submarines H.1 and H.4, escorted by MAS 501.

H 6 (H6)6 May 19420800La Spezia6 May 19421215La Spezia33Exercises.

H 6 (H6)15 May 19421030La Spezia15 May 19421855La Spezia47Exercises.

H 6 (H6)21 May 19420730La Spezia21 May 19421520La Spezia47,5Exercises with H.1 and H.4, escorted by MAS 509.

H 6 (H6)22 May 19420745La Spezia22 May 19421305La Spezia38Exercises.

H 6 (H6)28 May 19420745La Spezia28 May 19421455La Spezia36Exercises.

H 6 (H6)2 Jun 19421100La Spezia3 Jun 19420140La Spezia62Exercises.

97 entries. 97 total patrol entries (20 marked as war patrols) and 2 events.

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