
The Navy Department Library
Italian Submarine Casualties in World War Two
Date | Submarine | Cause of Sinking | Position |
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1940 | |||
14 Jun | Macalle | Wrecked on Red Sea reef | 19-00 N, 38-00 E |
17 Jun | Provana | RF La Curieuse | off Oran |
19 Jun | Galileo Galilei (assgd. P-711 as HMS) | Captured by HMS Moonstone | 12-48 N, 45-12 E |
20 Jun | Diamante | HM Sub. Parthian | 32-42 N, 23-49 E |
22 Jun | Evangelista Torricelli | HMS Kandahar, Kingston & Shoreham | 12-34 N, 43-16 E |
23 Jun | Luigi Galvani | HMS Falmouth | 25-55 N, 56-55 E |
27 Jun | Console Generale Liuzzi | HMS Dainty & Ilex | 33-46 N, 27-27 E |
28 Jun | Argonauta | Aircraft | off Alexandria |
29 Jun | Uebi Scebeli | Aircraft | 35-29 N, 20-06 E |
29 Jun | Rubino | RAF Aircraft | 39-10 N, 18-49 E |
22 Aug | Iride | HMS Eagle's Aircraft | Gulf of Bomba |
30 Sep | Gondar | HMAS Stuart & Aircraft | 31-33 N, 28-33 E |
2 Oct | Berillo | HMS Havock & Hasty | 33-09 N, 26-24 E |
6 Oct | Gemma | Italian MAS boats | 36-00 N, 28-00 E |
18 Oct | Durbo | HMS Firedrake, Wrestler & Aircraft | 35-54 N, 04-17 W |
20 Oct | Lafole | HMS Hotspur, Gallant & Griffin | 36-00 N, 03-00 W |
(23 Oct) | Foca | Unknown (struck own mine?) | E. Mediterranean |
8 Nov | Faa di Bruno | HMS Havelock | 56-01 N, 17-50 W |
14 Dec | Capitano Raffaele Tarantini | HM Sub. Thunderbolt | 45-25 N, 01-22 W |
14 Dec | Naiade | HMS Hyperion & Hereward | 32-03 N, 25-26 E |
1941 | |||
6 Jan | Marcello | British Squadron 210 | 58-38 N, 11-51 W |
7 Jan | Nani | HMS Anemone | 60-15 N, 15-27 W |
-- Jan | Neghelli | Unknown | Aegean |
6 Mar | Anfitrite | HMS Greyhound | 34-55 N, 26-43 E |
31 Mar | Pier Capponi | HM Sub. Rorqual | 38-32 N, 15-15 E |
27 Jun | Glauco | HMS Wishart | 35-06 N, 12-41 W |
27 Jun | Salpa | HM Sub. Triumph | 32-05 N, 26-47 E |
5 Jul | Jantina | HM Sub. Torbay | 37-30 N, 25-00 E |
Jul | Ettore Fieramosca | Retired (after battle damage?) | (ult. scuttled) |
2 Aug | Tembien | HMS Hermione (rammed & sunk, carrying POW's) | 36-21 N, 12-40 E |
7 Aug | Michele Bianchi | HM Sub. Severn | 34-48 N, 13-04 W |
8 Sep | Maggiore Francesco Baracca | HMS Croome | 40-30 N, 21-15 W |
28 Sep | Fisalia | HMS Hyacinth | 32-19 N, 34-17 E |
-- Sep | Smeraldo | Unknown (last reptd. 16 Sep. off Sollum) | Mediterranean |
30 Sep | Adua | HMS Gurkha & Legion | 37-10 N, 00-56 E |
-- Oct | Alessandro Malaspina | Unknown | Atlantic |
25 Oct | Galileo Ferraris | HMS Lamerton & British Squadron 202 | 37-07 N, 14-19 W |
(Mid-) Nov | Guglielmo Marconi | Unknown | Atlantic |
11 Dec | Ammiraglio Caracciolo | HMS Farndale | 32-09 N, 25-19 E |
1942 | |||
5 Jan | Ammiraglio St. Ban | HM Sub. Upholder | 38-22 N, 15-22 E |
30 Jan | Medusa | HM Sub. Thorn | 44-55 N, 13-46 E |
14 Mar | Ammiraglio Enrico Millo | HM Sub. Ultimatum | 38-27 N, 16-37 E |
17 Mar | Guglielmotti | HM Sub. Unbeaten | 37-42 N, 15-58 E |
18 Mar | Tricheco | HM Sub. Upholder | 40-45 N, 17-56 E |
9 Jun | Veniero | British Squadron 240 | 38-21 N, 03-21 E |
24 Jun | Zaffiro | HM Sub. Ultimatum | 34-20 N, 24-09 E |
9 Jul | Perla | Captured by HMS Hyacinth; recd, pendant #P-712; trsfd. to Greece (HHMS Matrozos) | 33-50 N, 35-19 E |
11 Jul | Ondina | HMSAS Protea, Southern Maid & RN Aircraft | 34-35 N, 34-56 E |
14 Jul | Pietro Calvi | HMS Lulworth | 30-35 N, 25-58 W |
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Date | Submarine | Cause of Sinking | Position |
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10 Aug | Scire | HM Trawler Islay | 33-00 N, 34-00 E |
12 Aug | Cobalto | HMS Ithuriel & Pathfinder | 37-39 N, 10-00 E |
12 Aug | Dagabur | HMS Wolverine | 37-18 N, 01-55 E |
(late) Aug | Morosini | Unknown | Biscay |
14 Sep | Alabastro | British Squadron 202 | 37-28 N, 04-34 E |
7 Nov | Antonio Sciesa | U.S. Army Aircraft | 32-05 N, 23-59 E |
9 Nov | Granito | HM Sub. Saracen | 38-34 N, 12-00 E |
10 Nov | Emo | HMS Lord Nuffield | 36-50 N, 02-50 E |
2 Dec | Dessie | British Squadron 500 (HMS Quentin & HMAS Quiberon? ) § | 37-48 N, 02-14 E |
6 Dec | Porfiro | HM Sub. Tigris | 38-10 N, 08-35 E |
13 Dec | Corallo | HMS Enchantress | 36-58 N, 05-07 E |
15 Dec | Uarsciek | HMS Petard & HHellenicMS Queen Olga | 35-08 N, 14-22 E |
1943 | |||
14 Jan | Narvalo | HMS Pakenham, Hursley & RAF Aircraft | 34-08 N, 16-04 E |
19 Jan | Santorre Santarosa | HM MTB-260 | 37-10 N, 03-15 E |
19 Jan | Tritone | HMCS Port Arthur | 37-06 N, 05-22 E |
8 Feb | Avorio | HMCS Regina | 37-10 N, 06-42 E |
9 Feb | Malachite | HNetherlandsM Sub. Dolfyn | 38-42 N, 08-52 E |
17 Feb | Asteria | HMS Wheatland & Easton | 37-14 N, 04-27 E |
23 Mar | Delfino | Collision | Off Sicily |
15 Apr | Archimede | VP-83 | 03-23 S, 30-28 W |
13 May | Mocenigo | US Army Aircraft | Cagliari, Sardinia |
21 May | Gorgo | Nields (DD-616) | 36-01 N, 00-34 W |
23 May | Leonardo da Vinci | HMS Active & Ness | 42-16 N, 15-40 W |
5 Jun | H-8 | RAF Aircraft (wreck scrapped) | Spezia |
(20 Jun) | Barbarigo | Unknown (last reptd. 20 June) | Biscay |
11 Jul | Flutto | HM MTBs-640,-651 & -670 | 37-34 N, 15-43 E |
12 Jul | Bronzo | Captured by HMS Seaham, (assigned pendant no. P-714; later RF Narval) | 37-06 N, 15-24 E |
13 Jul | Nereide | HMS Echo & Ilex | 37-25 N, 16-07 E |
13 Jul | Acciaio | HM Sub. Unruly | 38-30 N, 15-49 E |
15 Jul | Remo | HM Sub. United | 39-19 N, 17-30 E |
18 Jul | Romolo | British Squadron 221 | 37-20 N, 16-18 E |
23 Jul | Ascianghi | HMS Laforey & Eclipse | 37-09 N, 14-22 E |
29 Jul | Pietro Micca | HM Sub. Trooper | 39-48 N, 18-43 E |
3 Aug | Argento | Buck (DD-420) | 36-52 N, 12-08 E |
7 Sep | Velella | HM Sub. Shakespeare | 40-07 N, 14-50 E |
8 Sep | Ambra | Scuttled (later refloated & recommissioned by Germans) | Spezia |
8 Sep | H-6 | Aircraft bombs, wreck scuttled | Maddalena |
9 Sep | Volframio | Scuttled refloated by Germans; destr. by Aircraft, '45 | Maddalena |
9 Sep | Sirena | Scuttled | Maddalena |
9 Sep | Giovanni Bausan | Scuttled | Pola |
9 Sep | Ammiraglio des Geneys | Scuttled | Fiume |
9 Sep | Aradam & Argo | Scuttled (refloated & recommissioned.) | Genoa, Maddalena |
12 Sep | Ametista & Serpente | Scuttled | off Ancona |
1944 | |||
9 Jan | Nautilo | RAF bombs | Pola |
14 Feb | Enrico Tazzoli | Torpedo (unidentified source) | Biscay |
11 Mar | UIT-22 (ex-Alpino Attilio Bagnolini) | RSAAF (see U-boat list, this date) | off C. Good Hope |
20 Apr | R-8 | Sunk incomplete, Allied Aircraft | Monfalcone |
25 May | Beilul | RAF bombs | |
1Sep | UIT-19 (ex-Nautilo) | RAF bombs | Pola |
4 Sep | Grongo* (redesig. UIT-20) | RAF bombs | Genoa |
4 Sep | Murena* (redesig. UIT-16) | RAF bombs (scuttled 9-9-43, Spezia; raised, recommissioned) | Genoa |
4 Sep | Sparide* (redesig. UIT-15) | RAF bombs | Genoa |
§ Most recently published British research points to Quentin and Quiberon as agents in Dessie's sinking and to Wrestler as accounting for U-411, 15 November.
* Reported to have been towing midget submarines to sea.
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Date | Submarine | Cause of Sinking | Position |
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1945 | |||
16 Mar | R-9 | Sunk incomplete by Allied Aircraft | Monfalcone |
-- Apr | Bario, Ferro, Litio, Piombo, Potassio, Rame, Sodio | Destroyed incomplete by Aircraft | Monfalcone |
Axum, Balilla, X-2, X-3 were scrapped about this time after bomb damage or stranding; Anguilla was destroyed on stocks by aircraft.
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Published: Tue Jan 31 07:48:47 EST 2017