Italian submarines in World War Two


R 12 (UIT.3)
R 12

TypeTransport 
ClassR 1 (33) 
Laid down 13 May 1943 Odero-Terni-Orlando, Muggiano
Launched29 Sep 1944
Commissioned
End service
Stricken
Loss date24 Apr 1945
Loss position44° 24'N, 8° 55'E
History Captured on the slipway by the Germans on 9th September 1943. Renamed UIT-3. Scuttled at Genoa on 24th April 1945. Salvaged postwar and used as oil hulk. In 2011, her conning tower was exposed at the Caserna Angelo Paolucci (also the site of the Ufficio Storico Della Marina Militare) in 2011. It was transferred to Gaeta in 2016 as part of a monument to submariners.
Fate

Commands


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Ships hit

No ships hit by this submarine.

Patrols and events

 CommanderDateTimePortArr. dateArr. timeArr. portMilesDescription
9 Sep 1943La Spezia9 Sep 1943La SpeziaCaptured by the Germans. Renamed UIT 3 and launched on 19 September 1944.

24 Apr 1945Genoa24 Apr 1945ScuttledScuttled near eastern breakwater. Later raised and became a floating oil tank GR.523. Conning tower moved to Maricapitale (Caserna Angelo Paolucci, site of the Ufficio Storico Della Marina Militare) in 2011. Transferred to Gaeta in 2016 as part of a monument to submariners.

2 entries. 2 total patrol entries (0 marked as war patrols) and 0 events.

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