Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Claudio Celli
Born | 1 Oct 1917 | Venice | |
Died | 10 Dec 1986 | (69) | Leghorn |
Ranks
Decorations
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Career information
ENRICO TAZZOLI (S.T.V. Armament then First Officer): from 05.02.1941 to February 1943+.Promoted to T.V. on ?
NICHELIO (T.V. C.O.): From 23.06.1943 to 22.12.1943.
TITO SPERI (T.V. C.O.): From 22.12.1943 to end of war.
Commands listed for Claudio Celli
Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
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Nichelio (NC) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 23 Jun 1943 | 22 Dec 1943 |
Tito Speri (TS) | Ocean going | T.V. | 22 Dec 1943 | Aug 1945 |
Ships hit by Claudio Celli
Date | Submarine | Ship hit | Type | GRT | Nat. | Loss type | |
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1. | 14 Jul 1943 | Nichelio | HMS MGB-641 | Gunboat | 90 | Sunk? |
War patrols listed for Claudio Celli
Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
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Nichelio (NC) | 25 Jun 1943 | 0443 | Pozzuoli | 25 Jun 1943 | 2115 | Pozzuoli | 70 | Exercises. | ||
Nichelio (NC) | 26 Jun 1943 | 1330 | Pozzuoli | 26 Jun 1943 | 1520 | Naples | 14 | Passage Pozzuoli-Naples. | ||
Nichelio (NC) | 28 Jun 1943 | 0930 | Naples | 28 Jun 1943 | 1300 | Pozzuoli | 22 | Passage Naples-Pozzuoli and exercises. | ||
Nichelio (NC) | 1 Jul 1943 | 0217 | Pozzuoli | 2 Jul 1943 | 1015 | Portoferraio | 232 | Passage Pozzuoli-Portoferraio. | ||
1. | Nichelio (NC) | 7 Jul 1943 | 0100 | Portoferraio | 23 Jul 1943 | 0800 | Naples | 1513 | Sailed via Point C of La Maddalena, Point B of Cape Scorno (41°07'N, 08°20'E) then south of Sardinia for operation ZETA between 37°00'N and 37°40'N and 08°00'E and 08°40'E. Off Trapani on 11st July. From 12th July, in area between 38°20'N and 38°30'N, and between 12°40'E and 13°00'E and finally from 16th to 22nd July in area between 36°30'N and 37°00'N, and between 15°10'E and 15°50'E. | |
10 Jul 1943 | 1230 | (0) Off Southern Sardinia? | At 1230 hours, an aircraft was seen at a distance of 12,000 metres and the submarine dived to 50 metres. Three bombs were heard. | |||||||
11 Jul 1943 | 0625 | (0) North of Sicily. | At 0625 hours, an aircraft was seen at a distance of 12,000 metres and the submarine dived. | |||||||
11 Jul 1943 | 1327 | (0) West of Trapani? | At 1327 hours, a four-engine aircraft was seen at a distance of 13,000 metres and the submarine dived. | |||||||
11 Jul 1943 | 1740 | (0) West of Trapani? | At 1740 hours, an aircraft was seen at a distance of 8,000 metres and the submarine dived. | |||||||
12 Jul 1943 | 0414 | (0) East of Trapani? | At 0414 hours, a large enemy bomber was seen at a distance of 8,000 metres and the submarine dived. | |||||||
14 Jul 1943 | 2220-0415/15 2239 (e) | 37° 55'N, 15° 36'E | At 2220 hours, Nichelio had just surfaced when she sighted three small vessels previously detected with the hydrophones. Initially, it was believed that they were German or Italian F-lighters, as several had been seen in the Strait of Messina. The submarine made a recognition signals as soon as the machine gun crews had joined their action stations. The three vessels opened fire and the submarine immediately replied first with the aft twin Breda and followed shortly by the forward machine gun. Nichelio had a few superficial holes to the conning tower but no casualties. It claimed to have hit one of the enemy vessel before submerging. These were MGB-643 (Lt G.M. Hobday RNVR with Lt MacIlraith, RNVR, s.o.), MGB-646 (Lt. J.A. 'Tufty' Forbes, RNVR), and MGB-641 (Lt P. Hughes, SANF [V]) of the 19th MGB Flotilla and they attacked the submarine with six pounders and oerlikons. Some sources have mentioned that MGB-641 was sunk by the submarine. It is doubtful that Nichelio's machine guns could have inflicted lethal damage to an MGB. It appears that MGB-641 was crippled shortly after by Italian coastal batteries, the crew was picked up by the other MGBs. | |||||||
16 Jul 1943 | 0131 | (0) Off Syracuse. | At 0131 hours, a corvette was sighted and the submarine was forced to dive. | |||||||
16 Jul 1943 | 0410 | 36° 53'N, 15° 32'E | At 0345 hours, three small merchant vessels escorted by two destroyers, were sighted at a distance of 2,500 metres. The submarine prepared for a surface attack. At 0410 hours, two torpedoes (533mm, G7e type) were fired at a range of 1,200 metres at the vessels observed to be on course 326° at 16 knots. Both torpedoes were seen to porpoise and deviate sharply to the right. They missed. | |||||||
16 Jul 1943 | 0515 | (0) Off Syracuse. | At 0515 hours, a vessel was sighted and an attack started when, at 0545 hours, the Red Cross markings were visible and the submarine moved away. | |||||||
16 Jul 1943 | 0702 | (0) Off Syracuse. | At 0702 hours, four corvettes were observed at a distance of 5,000 metres. The submarine remained at periscope depth. | |||||||
16 Jul 1943 | 0735 | (0) Off Syracuse. | At 0735 hours, four medium-sized merchant vessels escorted by four antisubmarine craft were sighted at a distance of 10,000 metres. The submarine attempted to intercept, but could not gain a favourable position and at 0910 hours, gave up the attack. From 1025 to 1215 hours, Nichelio was hunted by three corvettes. | |||||||
17 Jul 1943 | 1402 | 36° 42'N, 15° 24'E | At 1402 hours, a steamer was sighted on a southerly course. The submarine could not get into a favourable position and, at 1545 hours, abandoned the attack. During the chase, another steamer was also sighted on a southerly course but there was no chance to intercept it. | |||||||
17 Jul 1943 | 1630 | 36° 42'N, 15° 24'E (0) Approximate position. | At 1630 hours, a submarine chaser was observed through the periscope. The submarine moved away. | |||||||
18 Jul 1943 | 0325 | 36° 42'N, 15° 24'E (0) Approximate position. | At 0325 hours, an aircraft was seen at a distance of 2,000 metres, flying at an altitude of 1,000 metres. The submarine dived. | |||||||
18 Jul 1943 | 1700 | 36° 42'N, 15° 24'E (0) Approximate position. | At 0120 hours, an aircraft was seen at a distance of 2,000 metres, flying at a height of 300 metres. The submarine dived. | |||||||
18 Jul 1943 | 1700 | 36° 42'N, 15° 24'E (0) Approximate position. | At 0120 hours, an aircraft was seen at a distance of 2,000 metres, flying at an altitude of 300 metres. The submarine dived. | |||||||
18 Jul 1943 | 1700 | 36° 42'N, 15° 24'E (0) Approximate position. | At 1700 hours, a submarine chaser was observed through the periscope. The submarine moved away. | |||||||
19 Jul 1943 | 0058 | 36° 42'N, 15° 24'E (0) Approximate position. | At 0058 hours, an aircraft firing rockets was seen directly above the submarine. The submarine dived. | |||||||
19 Jul 1943 | 0310 | 36° 42'N, 15° 24'E (0) Approximate position. | At 0310 hours, an aircraft firing rockets was seen directly above the submarine. The submarine dived. | |||||||
19 Jul 1943 | 1130 | 36° 42'N, 15° 24'E (0) Approximate position. | From 1130 to 1150 hours, the submarine was subject to an A/S hunt and heard fifteen depth charges. | |||||||
19 Jul 1943 | 1354 | 36° 40'N, 15° 13'E | At 1258 hours, an 8,000-ton merchant vessel escorted by two corvettes was sighted at a distance of 12,000 metres. The submarine altered course to intercept. At 1354 hours, one torpedo (533mm, G7e type) was fired at a range of 600 metres (a second misfired). A hit was heard after 42 seconds and the vessel was claimed to have been sunk. T.V. Celio claimed he observed, through the periscope, the two corvettes picking up the survivors. The result has not been confirmed. | |||||||
19 Jul 1943 | 2209 | 36° 38'N, 15° 37'E | At 2209 hours, three cruisers (no escort could be seen) were observed steering 205° at 16 knots. The submarine could not gain an attacking position. At 0330 hours on 20th January, Nichelio made an enemy report. | |||||||
20 Jul 1943 | 0216 | At 0216 hours, an aircraft was seen at a distance of 1,000 metres and the submarine dived. | ||||||||
20 Jul 1943 | 1259 | At 1259 hours, the submarine had just surfaced when it was forced to dive by an aircraft. | ||||||||
20 Jul 1943 | 1310 | At 1310 hours, three corvettes were sighted at a distance of 5,000 metres. | ||||||||
20 Jul 1943 | 2320 | At 2320 hours, the submarine was forced to dive by a flare dropped very closely by an aircraft. | ||||||||
21 Jul 1943 | 0255 | At 0255 hours, the submarine was forced to dive by flares dropped by an aircraft. Two bombs were dropped when the submarine was already deep. | ||||||||
21 Jul 1943 | 1429 | At 1429 hours, an aircraft was seen at a distance of 5,000 metres and the submarine dived. | ||||||||
21 Jul 1943 | 1450 | At 1450 hours, six MTBs were sighted through the periscope. | ||||||||
22 Jul 1943 | 0055 | At 0055 hours, three submarine chasers were sighted. Nichelio turned away but could not distance them so she dived. | ||||||||
22 Jul 1943 | 0700 | At 0700 hours, three aircraft were seen at a distance of 5,000 metres and the submarine dived. | ||||||||
22 Jul 1943 | 1215 | (0) Strait of Messina. | From 1515-1645 hours, a MAS boat escorted the submarine through the Strait of Messina. | |||||||
Nichelio (NC) | 12 Aug 1943 | 0930 | Naples | 12 Aug 1943 | 1430 | Naples | 17 | Trials. | ||
2. | Nichelio (NC) | 15 Aug 1943 | 0844 | Naples | 23 Aug 1943 | 0800 | Naples | 382 | Patrolled in lower Tyrrhenian Sea between 38°24'N and 38°40'N, and betweeen 15°46'E and the Calabrian coast. | |
16 Aug 1943 | 0200 | 39° 28'N, 15° 05'E | At 0200 hours, an illuminated ship was sighted. At 0300 hours, the submarine was close enough to identify her as a hospital ship. | |||||||
16 Aug 1943 | 2050 | 39° 02'N, 15° 28'E | At 2050 hours, another hospital ship was sighted at a distance of 4,000 metres. | |||||||
16 Aug 1943 | 2140 | 39° 02'N, 15° 32'E | At 2140 hours, a light was seen. The submarine closed to 4,000 metres to identify yet another hospital ship. Nichelio dived at 2230 hours to avoid being seen. | |||||||
17 Aug 1943 | 0240 | At 0240 hours, an aircraft was seen at a distance of 3,000 metres and the submarine dived. | ||||||||
17 Aug 1943 | 0350 | 38° 42'N, 15° 50'E | At 0350 hours, two MTBs were sighted at a distance of 4,000 metres. Ten minutes later, Nichelio dived to avoid being seen. | |||||||
17 Aug 1943 | 0830 | 38° 42'N, 15° 50'E (0) Approximately. | At 0830 hours, Nichelio was proceeding submerged when three bombs fell near her. Three more bombs fell at 0850 hours, but the submarine did not see anything through the periscope. | |||||||
17 Aug 1943 | 1630 | 38° 31'N, 15° 48'E | At 1630 hours, an Italian hospital ship believed to be Toscana was sighted at a distance of 5,000 metres. | |||||||
18 Aug 1943 | 0030-0200 | From 0030 to 0200 hours, Nichelio was hunted and depth-charged by two vessels only detected by hydrophones. She managed to escape. | ||||||||
18 Aug 1943 | 1630 | 38° 31'N, 15° 48'E (0) Approximately. | At 1630 hours, Nichelio was bombed by an aircraft as she was coming to periscope depth. The bomb fell 30 meters from the submarine without causing any damage. | |||||||
Nichelio (NC) | 22 Aug 1943 | 0800 | Pozzuoli | 22 Aug 1943 | 1100 | Pozzuoli | 11 | Exercises. | ||
Nichelio (NC) | 22 Aug 1943 | 0930 | Naples | 22 Aug 1943 | 1100 | Pozzuoli | 11 | Passage Naples-Pozzuoli. | ||
3. | Nichelio (NC) | 7 Sep 1943 | 1430 | Pozzuoli | 9 Sep 1943 | 0800 | Salerno | Sailed for patrol off Salerno. Upon learning of the Armistice, she followed the orders of MARICOSOM and proceeded North to 42° parallel. On the way, then sighted two British MLs and surrendered. Escorted by British M.L.444 to Salerno where, for security reasons, her radio was disabled so she could not report on the landing. She was to have sailed to Bone in convoy but then was diverted to Palermo. She anchored in Salerno near the Command Ship USS Ancon (AGC-4). | ||
Nichelio (NC) | 11 Sep 1943 | 1035 | Salerno | 12 Sep 1943 | 1135 (ETA) | Palermo | Passage Salerno-Palermo in an Allied convoy [monitor HMS Abercrombie, damaged by contact mine, escort destroyer HMS Oakley and the submarine chasers SC-915 (?) (this vessel did not exist, signal was garbled), USS SC-977 (?)] and perhaps HMS Blencathra and HMS Eggesford. Lt (jg) Carty, USN and three enlisted men from the Command Ship USS Ancon (AGC-4) were put on board the submarine to act as liaison. She was to have sailed to Bone in convoy but was then diverted to Palermo. | |||
Nichelio (NC) | 19 Sep 1943 | Palermo | 21 Sep 1943 | 1830 (or 20/9?) | Malta | 535 | Passage Palermo-Malta [mileage from 7/9]. | |||
Nichelio (NC) | 6 Oct 1943 | 1230 | Malta | 8 Oct 1943 | 0000 | Taranto | 386 | Passage Malta-Taranto. | ||
Nichelio (NC) | 4 Nov 1943 | 0650 | Taranto | 4 Nov 1943 | 1620 | Taranto | 25 | Exercises. | ||
Nichelio (NC) | 19 Nov 1943 | 0810 | Taranto | 19 Nov 1943 | 1409 | Taranto | 23,5 | Exercises. | ||
Nichelio (NC) | 21 Nov 1943 | 1710 | Taranto | 22 Nov 1943 | 1050 | Brindisi | 159 | Passage Taranto-Brindisi. | ||
4. | Nichelio (NC) | 26 Nov 1943 | 1630 | Brindisi | 3 Dec 1943 | 1010 | Brindisi | 768 | Special operation HEADLAMP. Landed two groups of men on Italian coast in Northern Adriatic. No details on the two landings in the patrol report. | |
27 Nov 1943 | 0507 | (0) Northern Adriatic. | At 0507 hours, an MTB was sighted at a range of 800 metres proceeding at 30 knots. Nichelio turned away then submerged. | |||||||
28 Nov 1943 | 0344 | (0) Northern Adriatic. | At 0344 hours, an MTB was sighted at a range of 500 metres proceeding at 40 knots. Nichelio turned away then submerged. | |||||||
29 Nov 1943 | 0344 | (0) Northern Adriatic. | At 0344 hours, Nichelio reported sighting a torpedo track. The torpedo missed the submarine by two meters and she dived to 60 meters. | |||||||
30 Nov 1943 | 1510 | (0) Northern Adriatic. | At 1510 hours, an armed schooner was sighted. | |||||||
30 Nov 1943 | night 30/1 | (0) South of Chioggia. | During the night of 30 November/1st December, Nichelio landed seven agents (partly trained by SOE and ISLD) for special operation HEADLAMP. | |||||||
2 Dec 1943 | 2030 | (0) Northern Adriatic. | At 2030 hours, an aircraft was seen, which made a signal that was not recognised. The submarine dived. | |||||||
Tito Speri (TS) | 3 Jan 1944 | 1210 | Taranto | 5 Jan 1944 | 1510 | Pantelleria | Passage Taranto-Pantelleria with the submarines Dandolo, Marea, Vortice and Mameli, escorted by the destroyer Grecale. | |||
Tito Speri (TS) | 8 Jan 1944 | 0645 | Pantelleria | 9 Jan 1944 | 1645 | Algiers | Passage Pantelleria-Algiers with the submarines Dandolo, Marea, Vortice and Mameli, escorted by the destroyer Grecale. | |||
9 Jan 1944 | 1105 1124 (e) | 36° 47'N, 5° 37'E (e) 37° 21'N, 4° 42'E (0) German Grid CH 9525. | The submarine sighted an explosion followed at 1107 hours by another at distance of 200 meters. The escorting destroyer, Grecale, signalled that they were under air attack but these were actually premature explosions from torpedoes fired by U-616 (OL Siegfried Koitschka). The Italians vessels were unaware that they had been under attack from a U-boat and for security reasons were diverted to Algiers. | |||||||
Tito Speri (TS) | 11 Jan 1944 | 0655 | Algiers | 13 Jan 1944 | 1300 | Gibraltar | 1841 | Passage Algiers-Gibraltar with the submarines Dandolo, Marea, Vortice and Mameli, escorted by the destroyer Grecale. Tito Speri, had her port main motor armatures burnt out and she could only use her starboard motor when dived, but both her diesels were available [mileage is from 3rd January]. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 27 Jan 1944 | 0800 | Gibraltar | 27 Jan 1944 | 1015 | Gibraltar | Passage Gibraltar-Bermuda with the submarines Dandolo, Marea, Vortice and Mameli, escorted by the escort destroyer USS Neunzer (DE-150), but turned back because of defects. | |||
Tito Speri (TS) | 29 Jan 1944 | 0800 | Gibraltar | 13 Feb 1944 | 1610 | Port Hamilton (Bermuda) | 3382 | Passage Gibraltar-Bermuda with the submarines Dandolo, Marea, Vortice and Mameli, escorted by the destroyer escort USS Neunzer (DE-150). Refuelled by Neunzer on 6th February. Escorted in by the tug USS Cherokee (AT-66). Then refit in Bermuda [mileage is from 27th January]. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 3 Jul 1944 | 1310 | Port Royal | 7 Jul 1944 | 1015 | Portsmouth (NH) | 752 | Passage Port Royal-Portsmouth (NH) for major overhaul, escorted by the destroyer escort USS Lawrence C. Taylor (DE-415). Note: the submarine tested her armament (102/45 cannon and 13.2 mm machine-guns). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 14 Sep 1944 | 0620 | Portsmouth (NH) | 14 Sep 1944 | 1840 | Portsmouth (NH) | 83 | Trials. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 19 Sep 1944 | 0910 | Portsmouth (NH) | 19 Sep 1944 | 1532 | Portsmouth (NH) | 38 | Trials. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 21 Sep 1944 | 1515 | Portsmouth (NH) | 24 Sep 1944 | 1156 | Port Royal | 850 | Passage Portsmouth (New Hampshire)-Port Royal with the submarines Atropo and Dandolo, escorted by the frigate HMS Papua. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 26 Sep 1944 | 0705 | Port Royal | 26 Sep 1944 | 1715 | Port Royal | 44 | Exercises with the destroyer escorts USS Woodson (DE-359) and USS Bray (DE-709). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 27 Sep 1944 | 0700 | Port Royal | 27 Sep 1944 | 1800 | Port Royal | 49 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 28 Sep 1944 | 0655 | Port Royal | 28 Sep 1944 | 1815 | Port Royal | 64,5 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 29 Sep 1944 | 0650 | Port Royal | 29 Sep 1944 | 1710 | Port Royal | 49 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 30 Sep 1944 | 0650 | Port Royal | 30 Sep 1944 | 1800 | Port Royal | 54 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 1 Oct 1944 | 0650 | Port Royal | 1 Oct 1944 | 1720 | Port Royal | 75,5 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 2 Oct 1944 | 0650 | Port Royal | 2 Oct 1944 | 1837 | Port Royal | 64,5 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 3 Oct 1944 | 0655 | Port Royal | 3 Oct 1944 | 1830 | Port Royal | 61 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 9 Oct 1944 | 1800 | Port Royal | 9 Oct 1944 | 1833 | Port Royal | 11 | Change anchorage. Time or mileage apparently incorrect. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 10 Oct 1944 | 0650 | Port Royal | 10 Oct 1944 | 1800 | Port Royal | 79,5 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 11 Oct 1944 | 0630 | Port Royal | 11 Oct 1944 | 1700 | Port Royal | 81 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 12 Oct 1944 | 0645 | Port Royal | 12 Oct 1944 | 1858 | Port Royal | 104,5 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 13 Oct 1944 | 0645 | Port Royal | 13 Oct 1944 | 1729 | Port Royal | 61 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 14 Oct 1944 | 0650 | Port Royal | 14 Oct 1944 | 1442 | St. George | 41 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 15 Oct 1944 | 0810 | St. George | 15 Oct 1944 | 2005 | St. George | 60 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 16 Oct 1944 | 0800 | St. George | 16 Oct 1944 | 1933 | Port Royal | 72 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 17 Oct 1944 | 0650 | Port Royal | 17 Oct 1944 | 1820 | Port Royal | 77,5 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 18 Oct 1944 | 0700 | Port Royal | 21 Oct 1944 | 1015 | Port Royal | 368,8 | A/S exercises with the patrol vessel USS PCE-847, escort carrier USS Croatan (CVE-25) [TG 22.5], and her escort destroyers USS Frost (DE-144), USS Huse (DE-145), USS Inch (DE-146), USS Snowden (DE-246) on 18th October, with Frost, Huse and USS Swasey (DE-248) on 19th October, with Frost, Inch, Huse and Swasey on 20th October, with Frost, Huse and Swasey on 21st October. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 23 Oct 1944 | 0655 | Port Royal | 23 Oct 1944 | 1830 | Port Royal | 57 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 24 Oct 1944 | 0655 | Port Royal | 24 Oct 1944 | 1555 | Greet Sound (Bermuda) | 47 | A/S exercises. Possibly with the USS Bogue (CVE-9) group. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 25 Oct 1944 | 1200 | Greet Sound (Bermuda) | 25 Oct 1944 | 1305 | Greet Sound (Bermuda) | 8 | Changed anchorage. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 26 Oct 1944 | 0655 | Greet Sound (Bermuda) | 26 Oct 1944 | 0935 | Port Royal | 9,5 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 27 Oct 1944 | 0655 | Port Royal | 29 Oct 1944 | 1100 | Port Royal | 261 | A/S exercises with the escort carrier USS Bogue (CVE-9) and the destroyer escorts USS Haverfield (DE-393), USS Swenning (DE-394), USS Willis (DE-395), USS Janssen (DE-396), USS Wilhoite (DE-397) and USS Cockrill (DE-398). Speri was escorted by the minesweeper USS Method (AM-264) and was equipped with a mock-up Schnorkel (Snorkel). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 30 Oct 1944 | 1405 | Port Royal | 31 Oct 1944 | 1543 | Port Royal | 134 | A/S exercises with escort carrier USS Croatan (CVE-25) [TG 22.5], escort destroyers USS Huse (DE-145), USS Inch (DE-146), USS Snowden (DE-246) [and two other escort destroyers?], minesweeper USS Method (AM-264) and patrol vessel USS PCE-847. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 2 Nov 1944 | 0700 | Port Royal | 2 Nov 1944 | 1850 | Port Royal | 108,5 | A/S exercises with the destroyer escort USS Rombach (DE-364). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 4 Nov 1944 | 0740 | Port Royal | 4 Nov 1944 | 1740 | Port Royal | 67,5 | A/S exercises with the destroyer esorts USS Haverfield (DE-393), USS Janssen (DE-396) and USS Wilhoite (DE-397). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 5 Nov 1944 | 0545 | Port Royal | 5 Nov 1944 | 1735 | Port Royal | 86 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 6 Nov 1944 | 0610 | Port Royal | 6 Nov 1944 | 1720 | Port Royal | 79,5 | A/S exercises with the destroyer esorts USS Haverfield (DE-393), USS Janssen (DE-396) and USS Wilhoite (DE-397). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 7 Nov 1944 | 0935 | Port Royal | 7 Nov 1944 | 1115 | St. George | 15,5 | Passage Port Royal-St George for refit. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 14 Nov 1944 | 0725 | St. George | 14 Nov 1944 | 1650 | Port Royal | 62 | Passage St George-Port Royal. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 15 Nov 1944 | 0610 | Port Royal | 15 Nov 1944 | 1650 | Port Royal | 76,5 | A/S exercises with the fleet tug USS Kiowa (ATF-72). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 16 Nov 1944 | 0620 | Port Royal | 16 Nov 1944 | 1045 | Port Royal | 42 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 17 Nov 1944 | 0625 | Port Royal | 17 Nov 1944 | 1615 | Port Royal | 59 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 20 Nov 1944 | 0615 | Port Royal | 23 Nov 1944 | 2123 | St. George | 557 | A/S exercises with the escort carrier USS Core (CVE-13) and probably the destroyer escorts USS Moore (DE-240), USS Keith (DE-241), USS Tomich (DE-242), USS J. Richard Ward (DE-243), USS Ottersetter (DE-244), USS Sloat (DE-245) and the patrol vessel USS PCE-846. Exercises on 20th November and in the morning of 21st but interrupted in the afternoon due to heavy seas. Then again on 22nd November but one aircraft crashed in the sea while taxiing for take off, but the crew of two was picked up. Exercises again interrupted due to weather conditions. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 24 Nov 1944 | 0610 | St. George | 24 Nov 1944 | 0814 | Port Royal | 15,5 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 25 Nov 1944 | 0635 | Port Royal | 25 Nov 1944 | 1645 | Port Royal | 43 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 27 Nov 1944 | 0635 | Port Royal | 27 Nov 1944 | 1635 | Port Royal | 64 | A/S exercises with the high speed transports USS Kinzer (APD-91), USS Raymon W. Herndon (APD-121) and the frigate USS Sheboygan (PF-57). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 29 Nov 1944 | 0615 | Port Royal | 29 Nov 1944 | 1640 | Port Royal | 55 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 2 Dec 1944 | 0640 | Port Royal | 2 Dec 1944 | 1725 | Port Royal | 71 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 3 Dec 1944 | 0630 | Port Royal | 5 Dec 1944 | 1140 | Port Royal | 434 | A/S exercises with the escort carrier USS Card (CVE-11), and the destroyer escorts USS Thomas (DE-102), USS Bostwick (DE-103), USS Breeman (DE-104), USS Bronstein (DE-189), USS Baker (DE-190) and USS Coffman (DE-191) of TG 22.2. Speri was escorted out by the minesweeper USS Indicative (AM-250), which briefly had to turn back to land a case of appendicitis. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 13 Dec 1944 | 0635 | Port Royal | 13 Dec 1944 | 1615 | Port Royal | 68 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 14 Dec 1944 | 0630 | Port Royal | 14 Dec 1944 | 1700 | Port Royal | 59 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 16 Dec 1944 | 0640 | Port Royal | 16 Dec 1944 | 1650 | Port Royal | 52 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 17 Dec 1944 | 0707 | Port Royal | 19 Dec 1944 | 1620 | Port Royal | 335 | A/S exercises with the escort carrier USS Card (CVE-11) and the escort destroyers USS Bostwick (DE-103), USS Baker (DE-190) [and possibly USS Thomas (DE-102), USS Breeman (DE-104), Coffman (DE-191), USS Bronstein (DE-189) and USS Coffman (DE-191)]. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 22 Dec 1944 | 0705 | Port Royal | 22 Dec 1944 | 1625 | Port Royal | 68 | A/S exercises with the destroyers USS Compton (DD-705). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 23 Dec 1944 | 0655 | Port Royal | 24 Dec 1944 | 0525 | St. George | 135 | A/S exercises with the destroyer escort [and possibly the remainder of the USS Card (CVE-11) group as well]. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 24 Dec 1944 | 1215 | St. George | 24 Dec 1944 | 1355 | Port Royal | 16 | Passage St. George-Port Royal. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 28 Dec 1944 | 0705 | Port Royal | 28 Dec 1944 | 1730 | Port Royal | 78 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 29 Dec 1944 | 0710 | Port Royal | 29 Dec 1944 | 1644 | St. George | 63 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 30 Dec 1944 | 0745 | St. George | 30 Dec 1944 | 1640 | St. George | 69 | A/S exercises with the minesweeper USS Prime (AM-279) and a Killer Group (one destroyer and two frigates). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 11 Jan 1945 | 0700 | Port Royal | 11 Jan 1945 | 1530 | Port Royal | 57 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 12 Jan 1945 | 0700 | Port Royal | 12 Jan 1945 | 1617 | Port Royal | 74 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 13 Jan 1945 | 0719 | Port Royal | 16 Jan 1945 | 1421 | Port Royal | 592,3 | A/S exercises with the escort carrier USS Bogue (CVE-9) and the escort destroyers USS Haverfield (DE-393), USS Wilhoite (DE-397), USS Cockrill (DE-398) of TG 22.3, USS Frost (DE-144), USS Huse (DE-145), USS Snowden (DE-246), USS Stanton (DE-247) and USS Swasey (DE-248) of TG 22.5 USS Croatan (CVE-25) group) and also with the patrol vessel USS PCE-847. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 20 Jan 1945 | 0650 | Port Royal | 20 Jan 1945 | 1623 | Port Royal | 70 | A/S exercises. Possibly with the USS Croatan (CVE-25) hunter killer group. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 21 Jan 1945 | 0705 | Port Royal | 21 Jan 1945 | 1531 | St. George | 56 | A/S exercises. Possibly with the USS Croatan (CVE-25) hunter killer group. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 22 Jan 1945 | 0803 | St. George | 22 Jan 1945 | 1740 | Port Royal | 62 | A/S exercises. Possibly with the high speed transport USS Gosselin (APD-126). and also possibly with the USS Croatan (CVE-25) hunter killer group. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 23 Jan 1945 | 0645 | Port Royal | 23 Jan 1945 | 1626 | Port Royal | 69 | A/S exercises, possibly with the USS Croatan (CVE-25) hunter killer group. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 25 Jan 1945 | 0700 | Port Royal | 25 Jan 1945 | 1632 | Port Royal | 66 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 26 Jan 1945 | 0702 | Port Royal | 26 Jan 1945 | 1113 | Port Royal | 34 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 27 Jan 1945 | 0703 | Port Royal | 27 Jan 1945 | 1734 | Port Royal | 72 | A/S exercises. Possibly with the high speed transports USS Pavlic (APD-70) and USS Gosselin (APD-126). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 28 Jan 1945 | 0702 | Port Royal | 28 Jan 1945 | 1725 | Port Royal | 68 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 30 Jan 1945 | 0703 | Port Royal | 30 Jan 1945 | 1740 | Port Royal | 64 | A/S exercises. Possibly exercising with the destroyer USS Soley (DD-707). and the high speed transport USS Gosselin (APD-126). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 1 Feb 1945 | 0705 | Port Royal | 1 Feb 1945 | 1713 | Port Royal | 59 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 2 Feb 1945 | 0650 | Port Royal | 2 Feb 1945 | 1600 | St. George | 49 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 9 Feb 1945 | 0817 | Port Royal | 9 Feb 1945 | 1740 | St. George | 53,5 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 9 Feb 1945 | 0817 | St. George | 9 Feb 1945 | 1740 | Port Royal | 53,5 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 13 Feb 1945 | 0645 | Port Royal | 13 Feb 1945 | 1627 | Port Royal | 58 | A/S exercises with the escort destroyer USS Cross (DE-448) and the frigate USS Lorain (PF-93). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 14 Feb 1945 | 0644 | Port Royal | 14 Feb 1945 | 1719 | Port Royal | 59 | A/S exercises with the frigate USS Racine (PF-100). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 15 Feb 1945 | 0637 | Port Royal | 15 Feb 1945 | 1734 | Port Royal | 65 | A/S exercises, escorted out by the minesweeper YMS 306 | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 18 Feb 1945 | 0635 | Port Royal | 18 Feb 1945 | 1654 | Port Royal | 49 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 22 Feb 1945 | 0652 | Port Royal | 22 Feb 1945 | 1553 | Port Royal | 53 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 23 Feb 1945 | 0644 | Port Royal | 23 Feb 1945 | 1722 | Port Royal | 55 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 27 Feb 1945 | 1552 | Port Royal | 3 Mar 1945 | 0846 | Guantanamo (Cuba) | 1012 | Passage Port Royal-Guantanamo, escorted by the frigate USS Lorain (PF-93) partly in company with submarine Da Procida. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 7 Mar 1945 | 0735 | Guantanamo | 7 Mar 1945 | 1558 | Guantanamo | 41 | A/S exercises. Possibly exercised with the frigate USS Davenport (PF-69). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 9 Mar 1945 | 0724 | Guantanamo | 9 Mar 1945 | 1730 | Guantanamo | 41 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 19 Mar 1945 | 0729 | Guantanamo | 19 Mar 1945 | 1545 | Guantanamo | 29 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 20 Mar 1945 | 0720 | Guantanamo | 20 Mar 1945 | 1551 | Guantanamo | 41 | A/S exercises with the minesweeper USS Dour (AM-223). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 21 Mar 1945 | 0716 | Guantanamo | 21 Mar 1945 | 1440 | Guantanamo | 26,5 | A/S exercises with the submarine USS R-9 (SS-86) and the destroyers USS Harlan R. Dickson (DD-708) and USS Duncan (DD-874). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 24 Mar 1945 | 0718 | Guantanamo | 24 Mar 1945 | 1437 | Guantanamo | 32,5 | A/S exercises. Probably with the minesweeper USS Eager (AM-224). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 25 Mar 1945 | 0716 | Guantanamo | 25 Mar 1945 | 0945 | Guantanamo | 13 | A/S exercises with the high speed transport USS William J. Pattison (APD-104). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 26 Mar 1945 | 0948 | Guantanamo | 26 Mar 1945 | 1255 | Guantanamo | 6 | Gyrocompass tests. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 27 Mar 1945 | 0710 | Guantanamo | 27 Mar 1945 | 1735 | Guantanamo | 32 | A/S exercises. the high speed transport USS William J. Pattison (APD-104) exercised with an Italian submarine, either Atropo, Da Procida or Speri. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 28 Mar 1945 | 0712 | Guantanamo | 28 Mar 1945 | 1700 | Guantanamo | 32 | A/S exercises with the destroyer USS John A. Bole (DD-755). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 31 Mar 1945 | 0708 | Guantanamo | 31 Mar 1945 | 1727 | Guantanamo | 38 | A/S exercises. The high speed transport USS William J. Pattison (APD-104) exercised with an Italian submarine, either Atropo, Da Procida or Speri. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 1 Apr 1945 | 0712 | Guantanamo | 1 Apr 1945 | 1507 | Guantanamo | 43 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 2 Apr 1945 | 0708 | Guantanamo | 2 Apr 1945 | 1525 | Guantanamo | 38 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 4 Apr 1945 | 0718 | Guantanamo | 4 Apr 1945 | 1730 | Guantanamo | 42 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 5 Apr 1945 | 0720 | Guantanamo | 5 Apr 1945 | 1455 | Guantanamo | 58 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 7 Apr 1945 | 0720 | Guantanamo | 7 Apr 1945 | 1625 | Guantanamo | 42 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 16 Apr 1945 | 0711 | Guantanamo | 16 Apr 1945 | 1543 | Guantanamo | 42 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 17 Apr 1945 | 0715 | Guantanamo | 17 Apr 1945 | 1629 | Guantanamo | 47 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 18 Apr 1945 | 0716 | Guantanamo | 18 Apr 1945 | 1633 | Guantanamo | 42 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 20 Apr 1945 | 0708 | Guantanamo | 20 Apr 1945 | 1422 | Guantanamo | 26 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 22 Apr 1945 | 0713 | Guantanamo | 22 Apr 1945 | 1450 | Guantanamo | 41 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 23 Apr 1945 | 0805 | Guantanamo | 23 Apr 1945 | 1720 | Guantanamo | 51 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 25 Apr 1945 | 0704 | Guantanamo | 25 Apr 1945 | 1532 | Guantanamo | 30 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 1 May 1945 | 0712 | Guantanamo | 1 May 1945 | 1615 | Guantanamo | 34 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 4 May 1945 | 0710 | Guantanamo | 4 May 1945 | 1612 | Guantanamo | 37 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 5 May 1945 | 0710 | Guantanamo | 5 May 1945 | 1515 | Guantanamo | 32 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 9 May 1945 | 0630 | Guantanamo | 9 May 1945 | 1631 | Guantanamo | 44 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 14 May 1945 | 0545 | Guantanamo | 16 May 1945 | 1519 | Guantanamo | 620 | Passage Guantanamo-Key West, escorted by the patrol vessel USS PCS-1430 for refit. Passage through (E) 22°06'N, 77°22'W at 1154 hours on the 15th (F) 22°37'N, 78°00'W at 1609 hours on the 15th (G) 23°00'N, 79°00'W (H) 23°43'N, 81°00'W (I) 24°10'N, 81°30'W [all times EWT], ETA 1500 EWT 16th May. Then undergoing repairs. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 21 Jun 1945 | 0741 | Key West (FL) | 21 Jun 1945 | 1502 | Key West (FL) | 53 | Trials. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 24 Jun 1945 | 0750 | Key West (FL) | 26 Jun 1945 | 0937 | Guantanamo (Cuba) | 578 | Passage Key West-Guantanamo. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 28 Jun 1945 | 0709 | Guantanamo | 28 Jun 1945 | 1530 | Guantanamo | 41 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 29 Jun 1945 | 0932 | Guantanamo | 29 Jun 1945 | 1746 | Guantanamo | 34 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 30 Jun 1945 | 1003 | Guantanamo | 30 Jun 1945 | 1736 | Guantanamo | 40 | A/S exercises with the destroyer escorts USS Edsall (DE-129) and USS Stewart (DE-238). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 1 Jul 1945 | 0711 | Guantanamo | 1 Jul 1945 | 1435 | Guantanamo | 40 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 2 Jul 1945 | 0639 | Guantanamo | 2 Jul 1945 | 1510 | Guantanamo | 39 | A/S exercises with the destroyer USS Bordelon (DD-881). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 3 Jul 1945 | 0952 | Guantanamo | 3 Jul 1945 | 1716 | Guantanamo | 31 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 4 Jul 1945 | 0944 | Guantanamo | 4 Jul 1945 | 1716 | Guantanamo | 32 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 10 Jul 1945 | 0925 | Guantanamo | 10 Jul 1945 | 1741 | Guantanamo | 34 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 26 Jul 1945 | 0655 | Guantanamo | 26 Jul 1945 | 1543 | Guantanamo | 42 | A/S exercises with the high speed transport USS Weiss (APD-135). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 27 Jul 1945 | 0633 | Guantanamo | 27 Jul 1945 | 1323 | Guantanamo | 32 | A/S exercises with the destroyer USS Harold J. Ellison (DD-864) and the high speed transport USS Weiss (APD-135). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 28 Jul 1945 | 0641 | Guantanamo | 28 Jul 1945 | 1514 | Guantanamo | 47 | A/S exercises with the destroyer USS Eugene A. Greene (DD-711) and high speed transport USS Weiss (APD-135). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 30 Jul 1945 | 0928 | Guantanamo | 30 Jul 1945 | 1801 | Guantanamo | 34 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 31 Jul 1945 | 0630 | Guantanamo | 31 Jul 1945 | 1557 | Guantanamo | 38 | A/S exercises. On that day the destroyers USS Eugene A. Greene (DD-711) and USS Herbert J. Thomas (DD-833) exercised with an Italian submarine, probably Da Procida but it could also have been Speri. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 1 Aug 1945 | 0900 | Guantanamo | 1 Aug 1945 | 1545 | Guantanamo | 22 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 2 Aug 1945 | 0652 | Guantanamo | 2 Aug 1945 | 1438 | Guantanamo | 30 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 3 Aug 1945 | 0640 | Guantanamo | 3 Aug 1945 | 1416 | Guantanamo | 27 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 14 Aug 1945 | 0615 | Guantanamo | 14 Aug 1945 | 1438 | Guantanamo | 35 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 20 Aug 1945 | 0639 | Guantanamo | 20 Aug 1945 | 1438 | Guantanamo | 26 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 22 Aug 1945 | 0651 | Guantanamo | 22 Aug 1945 | 1601 | Guantanamo | 37 | A/S exercises with the destroyer USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 23 Aug 1945 | 0725 | Guantanamo | 23 Aug 1945 | 1523 | Guantanamo | 37 | A/S exercises. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 25 Aug 1945 | 0640 | Guantanamo | 25 Aug 1945 | 1529 | Guantanamo | 32 | A/S exercises with the high speed transport USS Upham (APD-99). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 26 Aug 1945 | 0825 | Guantanamo | 26 Aug 1945 | 1403 | Guantanamo | 32 | A/S exercises with the high speed transport USS Upham (APD-99). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 27 Aug 1945 | 0807 | Guantanamo | 27 Aug 1945 | 1556 | Guantanamo | 38,3 | A/S exercises with the high speed transport USS Upham (APD-99). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 19 Sep 1945 | 0815 | Guantanamo | 19 Sep 1945 | 1336 | Guantanamo | 30 | Trials. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 24 Sep 1945 | 1300 | Guantanamo | 30 Sep 1945 | 1248 | Guantanamo | 1017 | Passage Guantanamo-Bermuda with submarines Atropo and Dandolo, escorted by the patrol vessel USS PC-1192. On 29th September, they met the tug USS Kiowa (ATF-72), which took Speri in tow. The submarine had a number of defects and had to be docked in Bermuda. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 5 Oct 1945 | 1240 | Bermuda | 16 Oct 1945 | 0900 | Ponto Delgada | 1974 | Passage Bermuda-Ponto Delgada with submarines Dandolo, Onice, Atropo, Vortice, Marea and Da Procida, escorted by the salvage vessel USS Chain (ARS-20). On 8th October, Speri reported burst to high pressure lines and was assisted by Chain. On 9th October, a cracked cylinder head on cylinder liner required her to be towed by the American vessel. The towing cable broke on 10th October, a new cable had to be passed and the submarine was towed to the Azores. | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 21 Oct 1945 | 1150 | Ponto Delgada | 26 Oct 1945 | 0745 | Gibraltar | 1000 | Passage Bermuda-Ponto Delgada with the submarines Dandolo, Onice, Atropo, Vortice, Marea and Da Procida, escorted by the salvage vessel USS Chain (ARS-20). | ||
Tito Speri (TS) | 28 Oct 1945 | 1329 | Gibraltar | 3 Nov 1945 | 1057 | Taranto | 1337 | Passage Gibraltar-Taranto with submarines Dandolo, Onice, Atropo, Vortice, Marea and Da Procida, escorted by the salvage vessel USS Chain (ARS-20). Met off Taranto by Italian destroyers Libra (LB), Ariete (AE) and Cassiopea (CS). |
201 entries. 157 total patrol entries (4 marked as war patrols) and 48 events.