Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Folco Buonamici
| Born | 14 Jul 1902 | San Remo | |
| Died | 31 Mar 1990 | (87) | Florence |
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Career information
VENIERO (C.C. C.O.): from 22.02.1940 to 26.08.1940.From 01.03.1941 to June 1942+, Head of 12° GRUPSOM (SCUOLASOM, POLA).
In 1945: Head of COMANDO GRUPPO LEVANTE.
Commands listed for Folco Buonamici
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veniero (VN, I.22) | Ocean going | C.C. | 23 Feb 1940 | 26 Aug 1940 |
Ships hit by Folco Buonamici
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Folco Buonamici
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Veniero (VN, I.22) | 8 Jun 1940 | 2200 | La Spezia | 21 Jun 1940 | 1300 | La Spezia | 1238 | Patrolled south of Hyeres Island between 42°24'N and 42°54'N, and between 06°00'E and 06°40'E. | |
| 13 Jun 1940 | 1447 | (0) South of Hyeres Island. | At 1447 hours, Veniero was a depth of 25 metres when she was hit by an object. It was suspected that this may have been an aircraft bomb which failed to explode. | |||||||
| 13 Jun 1940 | 1900 | (0) South of Hyeres Island. | At 1900 hours, at a distance of 6,000 metres, Veniero sighted a French submarine of the SIRÈNE class on a 040° course. It had not been detected by the hydrophones. The Italian submarine maneuvered to attack but lost contact. | |||||||
| Veniero (VN, I.22) | 1 Jul 1940 | 0735 | La Spezia | 1 Jul 1940 | 1310 | La Spezia | 50 | Hydrophone trials with torpedo boat Audace in 165° - Monte Moneglia - 3.5 miles. | ||
| 2. | Veniero (VN, I.22) | 2 Jul 1940 | 1100 | La Spezia | 1 Aug 1940 | 0815 | La Spezia | 3176 | Attempted to reach the Atlantic and crossed Strait of Gibraltar during the night of 7/8th July. Operated off the Canaries in bad weather without result (sighted mostly Spanish ships) and returned through the Strait of Gibraltar (27/28th July). | |
| 15 Jul 1940 | 0800-0925 | (0) Off Island of Gomera (Canaries). | At 0800 hours, Veniero observed a tanker proceeding to Santa Cruz of Teneriffe. The submarine maneuvered to attack but the heavy seas made the pursuit difficult. At 0925 hours, the chase was abandoned. | |||||||
4 entries. 3 total patrol entries (2 marked as war patrols) and 3 events.