Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Luigi Caneschi
| Born | 1 Oct 1900 | Naples |
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Career information
ATROPO (C.F. C.O.): from 28.12.1939 to 18.09.1940.From November 1940 to ? served as Head of 9° GRUPSOM (Brindisi).
From 06.06.1941, Head of 10° GRUPSOM (Augusta).
From 24.03.1942 to June 1942+, served as Head of 9° GRUPSOM (Brindisi).
SANTORRE DI SANTAROSA (C.F. C.O.): from 13.04.1942 to 19.06.1942 (refit in Brindisi).
Commands listed for Luigi Caneschi
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atropo (AT, N.51) | Minelaying | C.F. | 1 Jan 1940 | 18 Sep 1940 |
| Santorre Di Santarosa (SN) | Ocean going | C.F. | 13 Apr 1942 | 19 Jun 1942 |
Ships hit by Luigi Caneschi
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Luigi Caneschi
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atropo (AT, N.51) | 10 Jun 1940 | 1050 | Taranto | 10 Jun 1940 | 1240 | Taranto | 5,4 | Exercises. | ||
| 1. | Atropo (AT, N.51) | 22 Jun 1940 | 1100 | Taranto | 26 Jun 1940 | 0700 | Leros | 643,1 | Supply mission to Leros, brought 27 tons of ammunition and stores. | |
| 26 Jun 1940 | 0245 0330 (e) | 36° 51'N, 26° 19'E | At 0245 hours, Atropo was proceeding on the surface with her electric motors, when a submarine was sighted proceeding on the surface at 11 knots. Two bow (533mm) torpedoes were fired at a distance of 1,100 metres (only two forward tubes were loaded). They missed. The target was the French submarine Achéron (Capitaine de corvette Jean Joseph Marie Alliou) returning to Beirut after a patrol off Leros. | |||||||
| Atropo (AT, N.51) | 30 Jun 1940 | 1050 | Leros | 30 Jun 1940 | 1115 | Leros | 3,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Atropo (AT, N.51) | 12 Jul 1940 | 0900 | Leros | 12 Jul 1940 | 1055 | Leros | 3,3 | Exercises. | ||
| 2. | Atropo (AT, N.51) | 15 Jul 1940 | 1816 | Leros | 27 Jul 1940 | 1200 | Taranto | 1188,6 | Return trip from supply mission and patrol in Cerigotto Channel in 36°00'N, 23°30'E. | |
| Atropo (AT, N.51) | 5 Aug 1940 | 0740 | Taranto | 5 Aug 1940 | 1140 | Taranto | 26,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Atropo (AT, N.51) | 15 Aug 1940 | 0830 | Taranto | 15 Aug 1940 | 1145 | Taranto | 13,2 | Exercises. | ||
| 3. | Atropo (AT, N.51) | 27 Aug 1940 | 1120 | Taranto | 1 Sep 1940 | 0850 | Rhodes | 740,25 | Supply mission to Rhodes. Uneventful. | |
| 4. | Atropo (AT, N.51) | 2 Sep 1940 | 2100 | Rhodes | 3 Sep 1940 | 0730 | Leros | 106 | Passage Rhodes-Leros. | |
| 5. | Atropo (AT, N.51) | 10 Sep 1940 | 1700 | Leros | 14 Sep 1940 | 1300 | Taranto | 655,6 | Return trip from supply mission to Leros. | |
| Santorre Di Santarosa (SN) | 13 Apr 1942 | Brindisii | 19 Jun 1942 | Brindisi | In Brindisi (refit). C.F. Luigi was responsible for the boat and was also Head of 9° GRUPSOM BRINDISI. | |||||
11 entries. 11 total patrol entries (5 marked as war patrols) and 1 events.