Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Filiberto Sturlese
Born | 15 Dec 1904 | Campiglia (La Spezia) |
Ranks
Decorations
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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 |
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Salpa (SP) | Coastal / Sea going | S.T.V. | 25 Nov 1940 | 14 Dec 1940 |
H 6 (H6) | Coastal | S.T.V. | 30 Apr 1941 | 23 Jun 1941 |
H 6 (H6) | Coastal | S.T.V. | 29 Jun 1941 | 3 Jun 1942 |
Ships hit by Filiberto Sturlese
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Filiberto Sturlese
Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
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Salpa (SP) | 3 Dec 1940 | 1250 | Brindisi | 3 Dec 1940 | 1607 | Brindisi | 21 | Exercises. | ||
Salpa (SP) | 7 Dec 1940 | 0959 | Brindisi | 7 Dec 1940 | 1110 | Brindisi | 0,3 | Entered dock? | ||
1. | H 6 (H6) | 1 May 1941 | 2012 | La Spezia | 2 May 1941 | 1105 | La Spezia | 81 | Hydrophone Watch with H.4 in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful. | |
2. | H 6 (H6) | 2 May 1941 | 1853 | La Spezia | 3 May 1941 | 1115 | La Spezia | 82 | Hydrophone Watch with H.4 in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful. | |
H 6 (H6) | 8 May 1941 | 0910 | La Spezia | 8 May 1941 | 1040 | La Spezia | 2 | Changed anchorage? | ||
3. | H 6 (H6) | 13 May 1941 | 1740 | La Spezia | 14 May 1941 | 0935 | La Spezia | 108 | Defensive patrol with H.1 in 43°45'N, 09°12'E. Uneventful. | |
H 6 (H6) | 23 May 1941 | 0815 | La Spezia | 24 May 1941 | 1535 | La Spezia | 39 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 27 May 1941 | 1130 | La Spezia | 27 May 1941 | 1140 | La Spezia | 1 | Docked? | ||
H 6 (H6) | 28 May 1941 | 1200 | La Spezia | 28 May 1941 | 1210 | La Spezia | 1 | Undocked? | ||
4. | H 6 (H6) | 3 Jun 1941 | 1800 | La Spezia | 4 Jun 1941 | 0935 | La Spezia | 95 | Defensive patrol with H.1 in 43°46'N, 09°29'E. | |
4 Jun 1941 | 2155 | 43° 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 1941 | 1800 | La Spezia | 5 Jun 1941 | 0528 | La Spezia | 95 | Defensive patrol with H.1 in 43°43'N, 09°26'E. | |
4 Jun 1941 | 2155 | 43° 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 1941 | 1815 | La Spezia | 6 Jun 1941 | 0755 | La Spezia | 103 | Patrolled 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 1941 | 1840 | La Spezia | 8 Jun 1941 | 0850 | La Spezia | 201 | Patrolled 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 1941 | 1805 | La Spezia | 13 Jun 1941 | 0940 | La Spezia | 98 | Hydrophone Watch with H.4 in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful. | |
9. | H 6 (H6) | 14 Jun 1941 | 2005 | La Spezia | 16 Jun 1941 | 0840 | La Spezia | 196 | Hydrophone watch with H.4, Colonna and Da Procida in 43°40'N, 12 miles east of Colonna. | |
10. | H 6 (H6) | 3 Jul 1941 | 1820 | La Spezia | 4 Jul 1941 | 0915 | La Spezia | 107 | Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful. | |
11. | H 6 (H6) | 14 Jul 1941 | 1800 | La Spezia | 15 Jul 1941 | 0830 | La Spezia | 104 | Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful. | |
12. | H 6 (H6) | 17 Jul 1941 | 1800 | La Spezia | 18 Jul 1941 | 0850 | La Spezia | 105 | Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful. | |
13. | H 6 (H6) | 20 Jul 1941 | 1800 | La Spezia | 21 Jul 1941 | 0835 | La Spezia | 103 | Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful. | |
14. | H 6 (H6) | 22 Jul 1941 | 1800 | La Spezia | 23 Jul 1941 | 0845 | La Spezia | 109 | Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful. | |
15. | H 6 (H6) | 24 Jul 1941 | 1800 | La Spezia | 25 Jul 1941 | 0810 | La Spezia | 103 | Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful. | |
H 6 (H6) | 26 Jul 1941 | 0900 | La Spezia | 26 Jul 1941 | 1230 | La Spezia | 21 | Exercises then refit. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 3 Sep 1941 | 0705 | La Spezia | 3 Sep 1941 | 1620 | La Spezia | 76 | Trials. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 5 Sep 1941 | 0845 | La Spezia | 5 Sep 1941 | 1500 | La Spezia | 6 | Exercises with the submarines H.1 and H.4, escorted by the auxiliaries Capodistria and Torre Annunziata. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 12 Sep 1941 | 0905 | La Spezia | 12 Sep 1941 | 1530 | La Spezia | 41 | Exercises. | ||
16. | H 6 (H6) | 12 Sep 1941 | 1620 | La Spezia | 15 Sep 1941 | 0655 | La Spezia | 291 | Patrolled 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 1941 | 0845 | La Spezia | 17 Sep 1941 | 1700 | La Spezia | 50 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 18 Sep 1941 | 0805 | La Spezia | 18 Sep 1941 | 1700 | La Spezia | 54 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary S. Antioco. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 19 Sep 1941 | 0845 | La Spezia | 19 Sep 1941 | 1715 | La Spezia | 52 | Exercises with the submarines Da Procida and H.1 escorted by the auxiliaries S. Antioco, Capodistria, Crotone and Rimini. | ||
17. | H 6 (H6) | 26 Sep 1941 | 1815 | La Spezia | 29 Sep 1941 | 0915 | S. Margherita | 314 | Patrolled 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 1941 | 0700 | S. Margherita | 30 Sep 1941 | 1125 | La Spezia | 36 | Passage S. Margherita-La Spezia. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 3 Oct 1941 | 0900 | La Spezia | 3 Oct 1941 | 1655 | La Spezia | 48 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 7 Oct 1941 | 0850 | La Spezia | 7 Oct 1941 | 1650 | La Spezia | 42 | Exercises with the submarine H.4, escorted by the tugs Favignana, Crotone and Rimini. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 8 Oct 1941 | 1820 | La Spezia | 8 Oct 1941 | 2400 | La Spezia | 30 | Exercises with the submarines H.1 and H.4, escorted by the auxiliary Taormina. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 10 Oct 1941 | 0850 | La Spezia | 10 Oct 1941 | 1545 | La Spezia | 51 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 11 Oct 1941 | 0810 | La Spezia | 11 Oct 1941 | 1010 | La Spezia | 16 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 14 Oct 1941 | 1135 | La Spezia | 14 Oct 1941 | 1740 | La Spezia | 31 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 15 Oct 1941 | 0850 | La Spezia | 15 Oct 1941 | 1115 | La Spezia | 17 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 18 Oct 1941 | 1145 | La Spezia | 18 Oct 1941 | 1535 | La Spezia | 40 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 19 Oct 1941 | 1900 | La Spezia | 19 Oct 1941 | 2035 | La Spezia | 17 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 24 Oct 1941 | 0625 | La Spezia | 24 Oct 1941 | 1025 | La Spezia | 27 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 28 Oct 1941 | 0845 | La Spezia | 28 Oct 1941 | 1915 | La Spezia | 57 | Exercises with H.4, escorted by the auxiliary Santantioco. Returned with the submarine Veniero, escorted by the auxiliary Torre Annunziata. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 29 Oct 1941 | 0805 | La Spezia | 29 Oct 1941 | 1015 | La Spezia | 20 | Exercises, escorted by the the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 4 Nov 1941 | 0840 | La Spezia | 4 Nov 1941 | 1655 | La Spezia | 43 | Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Carini. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 5 Nov 1941 | 0800 | La Spezia | 5 Nov 1941 | 1710 | La Spezia | 53 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone and Torre Annunziata. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 7 Nov 1941 | 0845 | La Spezia | 7 Nov 1941 | 1615 | La Spezia | 41 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 14 Nov 1941 | 0845 | La Spezia | 14 Nov 1941 | 1440 | La Spezia | 42,5 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 19 Nov 1941 | 0845 | La Spezia | 19 Nov 1941 | 1800 | La Spezia | 60 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 21 Nov 1941 | 0740 | La Spezia | 21 Nov 1941 | 1900 | La Spezia | 77 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 22 Nov 1941 | 0845 | La Spezia | 22 Nov 1941 | 1640 | La Spezia | 38 | Exercises, escorted by MAS 525. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 25 Nov 1941 | 0815 | La Spezia | 25 Nov 1941 | 1155 | La Spezia | 26 | Exercises with the submarines H.1, Colonna and Cobalto, escorted by the torpedo boat La Masa and MAS 510. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 26 Nov 1941 | 0830 | La Spezia | 26 Nov 1941 | 1610 | La Spezia | 44 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 28 Nov 1941 | 1245 | La Spezia | 28 Nov 1941 | 1610 | La Spezia | 16,5 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 2 Dec 1941 | 0830 | La Spezia | 2 Dec 1941 | 1650 | La Spezia | 51 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone, Capodistria and two MAS boats. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 6 Dec 1941 | 1430 | La Spezia | 6 Dec 1941 | 1730 | La Spezia | 7 | Exercises, escorted back by the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 11 Dec 1941 | 0800 | La Spezia | 11 Dec 1941 | 1630 | La Spezia | 65,5 | Exercises, escorted by MAS 507. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 16 Dec 1941 | 0830 | La Spezia | 16 Dec 1941 | 1255 | La Spezia | 32 | Exercises 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 1941 | 0945 | La Spezia | 18 Dec 1941 | 1425 | La Spezia | 2 | Gyrocompass tests. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 20 Dec 1941 | 0840 | La Spezia | 20 Dec 1941 | 1700 | La Spezia | 48 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 23 Dec 1941 | 0845 | La Spezia | 23 Dec 1941 | 1640 | La Spezia | 47 | Exercises 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 1941 | 0900 | La Spezia | 30 Dec 1941 | 1350 | La Spezia | 37 | Exercises, escorted by MAS 510 and the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 31 Dec 1941 | 0855 | La Spezia | 31 Dec 1941 | 1705 | La Spezia | 48 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Nettuno. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 7 Jan 1942 | 0915 | La Spezia | 7 Jan 1942 | 1700 | La Spezia | 50 | Exercises, escorted back by the auxiliaries Porto Sdobba, Crotone, Capodistria, Giasone and Favignana. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 10 Jan 1942 | 1700 | La Spezia | 10 Jan 1942 | 2200 | La Spezia | 50 | Exercises with the submarine Malachite, escorted by the torpedo boat La Masa. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 16 Jan 1942 | 0855 | La Spezia | 16 Jan 1942 | 1645 | La Spezia | 40 | Exercises 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 1942 | 0840 | La Spezia | 21 Jan 1942 | 1505 | La Spezia | 42,5 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 24 Jan 1942 | 0850 | La Spezia | 24 Jan 1942 | 1300 | La Spezia | 40 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 27 Jan 1942 | 0855 | La Spezia | 27 Jan 1942 | 1640 | La Spezia | 48 | Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Carini, the auxiliaries Capodistria and Crotone. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 28 Jan 1942 | 0830 | La Spezia | 28 Jan 1942 | 1135 | La Spezia | 32 | Exercises with the submarine H.1, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 29 Jan 1942 | 0830 | La Spezia | 29 Jan 1942 | 1645 | La Spezia | 67 | A/S exercises with the torpedo boat Pallade. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 2 Feb 1942 | 0820 | La Spezia | 2 Feb 1942 | 1405 | La Spezia | 50 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 3 Feb 1942 | 0920 | La Spezia | 3 Feb 1942 | 1355 | La Spezia | 2 | Gyrocompass tests. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 4 Feb 1942 | 0815 | La Spezia | 4 Feb 1942 | 1650 | La Spezia | 60 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 7 Feb 1942 | 1510 | La Spezia | 7 Feb 1942 | La Spezia | Exercises with the auxiliary Torre Annunziata. | ||||
18. | H 6 (H6) | 10 Feb 1942 | 1930 | La Spezia | 15 Feb 1942 | 0905 | La Spezia | 612 | Defensive patrol, in 44°11'N, 08°56'E, with Colonna and H.4. Uneventful. | |
H 6 (H6) | 18 Feb 1942 | 0835 | La Spezia | 18 Feb 1942 | 1335 | La Spezia | 30 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 20 Feb 1942 | 0840 | La Spezia | 20 Feb 1942 | 1820 | La Spezia | 30 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 23 Feb 1942 | 0840 | La Spezia | 23 Feb 1942 | 1345 | La Spezia | 34,5 | Exercises with Ambra, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone and Santantioco. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 26 Feb 1942 | 0930 | La Spezia | 26 Feb 1942 | 1445 | La Spezia | 2 | Gyrocompass tests. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 27 Feb 1942 | 0815 | La Spezia | 27 Feb 1942 | 1525 | La Spezia | 41,5 | Exercises. | ||
19. | H 6 (H6) | 28 Feb 1942 | 2045 | La Spezia | 1 Mar 1942 | 1200 | La Spezia | 153,5 | Hydrophone watch, in 44°11'N, 08°56'E on a patrol line with Rismondo and H.4. Uneventful. | |
H 6 (H6) | 3 Mar 1942 | 0825 | La Spezia | 3 Mar 1942 | 1620 | La Spezia | 53 | Exercises with the submarine Ambra escorted by the torpedo boat Carini and the auxiliaries Favignana and Crotone. | ||
20. | H 6 (H6) | 7 Mar 1942 | 1835 | La Spezia | 9 Mar 1942 | 0945 | La Spezia | 189 | Hydrophone watch, in 44°11'N, 08°43'E, on a patrol line with Bajamonti and H.4. Uneventful. | |
H 6 (H6) | 10 Mar 1942 | 0830 | La Spezia | 10 Mar 1942 | 1535 | La Spezia | 45 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 12 Mar 1942 | 0845 | La Spezia | 12 Mar 1942 | 1630 | La Spezia | 34 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 18 Mar 1942 | 0845 | La Spezia | 18 Mar 1942 | 1730 | La Spezia | 44 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 26 Mar 1942 | 0800 | La Spezia | 26 Mar 1942 | 1610 | La Spezia | 49 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Crotone. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 28 Mar 1942 | 0830 | La Spezia | 28 Mar 1942 | 1355 | La Spezia | 26 | Exercises with the submarine Ambra, escorted by the torpedo boat Climene. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 2 Apr 1942 | 0840 | La Spezia | 2 Apr 1942 | 1700 | La Spezia | 45,5 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Crotone. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 10 Apr 1942 | 0730 | La Spezia | 10 Apr 1942 | 1520 | La Spezia | 47 | Exercises escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 30 Apr 1942 | 0800 | La Spezia | 30 Apr 1942 | 1615 | La Spezia | 43 | Exercises with the submarines H.1 and H.4, escorted by MAS 501. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 6 May 1942 | 0800 | La Spezia | 6 May 1942 | 1215 | La Spezia | 33 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 15 May 1942 | 1030 | La Spezia | 15 May 1942 | 1855 | La Spezia | 47 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 21 May 1942 | 0730 | La Spezia | 21 May 1942 | 1520 | La Spezia | 47,5 | Exercises with H.1 and H.4, escorted by MAS 509. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 22 May 1942 | 0745 | La Spezia | 22 May 1942 | 1305 | La Spezia | 38 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 28 May 1942 | 0745 | La Spezia | 28 May 1942 | 1455 | La Spezia | 36 | Exercises. | ||
H 6 (H6) | 2 Jun 1942 | 1100 | La Spezia | 3 Jun 1942 | 0140 | La Spezia | 62 | Exercises. |
97 entries. 97 total patrol entries (20 marked as war patrols) and 2 events.