CB 6
CB 6

Type	Midget
Class	CB (42)
Laid down		Caproni-Taliedo, Milan
Launched
Commissioned	10 May 1941
End service
Stricken
Loss date
Loss position
History	Transferred to the Black Sea. Transferred to Romania after the armestice. Scuttled by the Romanians in August 1944.
Fate

Commands

Commander	Date from	Date to	Command notes
S.T.V. Francesco Gallinaro	10 May 1941	Oct 1942
G.M. Giovanni Re	Jul 1943	Aug 1943
S.T.V. Alberto Farolfi	Aug 1943	Sep 1943

Ships hit

No ships hit by this submarine.

Patrols and events

	Commander	Date	Time	Port	Arr. date	Arr. time	Arr. port	Miles	Description
	Gallinaro, Francesco	10 May 1941		La Spezia	10 May 1941		La Spezia		Commissioned.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	30 May 1941		La Spezia	30 May 1941		La Spezia		Exercises.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	15 Jun 1941		La Spezia	15 Jun 1941		La Spezia		Joined MARICOSOM.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	25 Jun 1941	1550	La Spezia	25 Jun 1941	1735	La Spezia		Exercises.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	26 Jun 1941	0840	La Spezia	26 Jun 1941	1210	La Spezia	21	Exercises.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	27 Jun 1941	1445	La Spezia	27 Jun 1941	1730	La Spezia	15,5	Exercises.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	30 Jun 1941	0945	La Spezia	30 Jun 1941	1435	La Spezia	30,6	Exercises.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	9 Jul 1941	0840	La Spezia	9 Jul 1941	1740	La Spezia	27	Exercises.
1	Gallinaro, Francesco	11 Jul 1941	1505	La Spezia	15 Jul 1941	1210	La Spezia	318	Defensive patrol.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	1 Aug 1941	0830	La Spezia	1 Aug 1941	1135	La Spezia	10,4	Exercises.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	2 Aug 1941	0800	La Spezia	2 Aug 1941	1830	La Spezia	6	Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat La Masa.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	14 Aug 1941	1020	La Spezia	14 Aug 1941	1840	La Spezia	9	Exercises.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	15 Aug 1941	1555	La Spezia	16 Aug 1941	1315	La Spezia	34	Exercises.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	16 Aug 1941	0850	La Spezia	16 Aug 1941	1340	La Spezia	26,5	Exercises.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	19 Aug 1941	1320	La Spezia	19 Aug 1941	2145	La Spezia	2,8	Exercises. Then moved to Naples by train.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	24 Aug 1941	1240	Naples	24 Aug 1941	1300	Naples	2	Exercises.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	25 Aug 1941	1900	Naples	25 Aug 1941	1920	Naples	0,1	Diving exercises.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	26 Aug 1941	0550	Naples	26 Aug 1941	1320	Salerno	45	Passage Naples-Salerno.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	20 Sep 1941	0930	Salerno	20 Sep 1941	1030	Salerno	1,5	Exercises.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	23 Sep 1941	1545	Salerno	23 Sep 1941	1715	Salerno	7,5	Exercises.
2	Gallinaro, Francesco	25 Sep 1941	1800	Salerno	26 Sep 1941	0915	Salerno	80	Antisubmarine patrol off Salerno near Cape D'Orso. Uneventful.
3	Gallinaro, Francesco	7 Oct 1941	1605	Salerno	9 Oct 1941	0945	Salerno	138	Antisubmarine patrol. Uneventful.
4	Gallinaro, Francesco	25 Oct 1941	1800	Salerno	26 Oct 1941	0835	Salerno	75,5	Surface antisubmarine patrol with CB 5. Uneventful.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	17 Nov 1941	0915	Salerno	17 Nov 1941	1730	Salerno		Exercises.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	21 Nov 1941	0830	Salerno	21 Nov 1941	1435	Salerno		Exercises.
5	Gallinaro, Francesco	23 Nov 1941	1800	Salerno	24 Nov 1941	0915	Salerno	75	Antisubmarine patrol. Uneventful.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	25 Nov 1941	0830	Salerno	25 Nov 1941	1230	Salerno		Exercises, escorted by the motorboats A.S.65 and A.S.83.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	27 Nov 1941	0850	Salerno	27 Nov 1941	1400	Salerno		Exercises.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	28 Nov 1941	0925	Salerno	28 Nov 1941	1230	Salerno		Exercises.
6	Gallinaro, Francesco	15 Dec 1941	1630	Salerno	16 Dec 1941	1130	Salerno	102	Antisubmarine patrol. Uneventful.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	19 Dec 1941	1010	Salerno	19 Dec 1941	1616	Salerno	40	Passage Salerno-Naples.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	21 Dec 1941	0825	Naples	21 Dec 1941	1420	Salerno	40	Passage Naples-Salerno.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	14 Jan 1942	0945	Salerno	14 Jan 1942	1500	Naples	40	Passage Salerno-Naples.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	7 Mar 1942	Date???	Naples	9 Mar 1942		La Spezia		Transported to La Spezia (by train?).
	Gallinaro, Francesco	5 May 1942		Galatz	7 May 1942	1945	Costanza		Passage Galatz-Costanza.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	22 May 1942	0945	Costanza	22 May 1942	1400	Costanza		Exercises.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	9 Jun 1942	0030	Costanza	11 Jun 1942	1030	Yalta	298,5	Passage Costanza-Yalta with CB 4 and CB 5.
		11 Jun 1942	0130		At 0130 hours, a Soviet MTB was sighted at 700 metres, steering 270°. Possibly one of three MO-cutters escorting the steamer Belostok (2,034 GRT, built 1933) to Sevastopol. No action was taken as the boat very quickly disappeared at high speed.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	13 Jun 1942		Yalta	13 Jun 1942		Yalta	16	Exercises.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	14 Jun 1942		Yalta	14 Jun 1942		Yalta	15	Exercises.
7	Gallinaro, Francesco	18 Jun 1942	2000	Yalta	19 Jun 1942	0700	Yalta	36	Patrolled south of Yalta. uneventful. Heard only H.E.
8	Gallinaro, Francesco	19 Jun 1942	1710	Yalta	21 Jun 1942	1000	Yalta	130	Patrolled south of Sevastopol and southwest of Cape Sarych. Uneventful. Probably sighted by Soviet submarine S-31 at 1400 hours on the 20th in 43°54.6'N, 34°14.5'E.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	28 Jun 1942	1415	Yalta	30 Jun 1942	1945	Balcic		Passage Yalta-Balcic in rough weather.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	1 Jul 1942	0900	Balcic	1 Jul 1942	2215	Costanza	303	Passage Balcic-Costanza.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	15 Aug 1942	1215	Costanza	18 Aug 1942	0130	Costanza	230	Passage Costanza-Yalta with CB 2 and CB 3, but all returned because of heavy seas and defects.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	29 Aug 1942	1830	Costanza	30 Aug 1942	1335	Sulina	171	Passage Costanza-Sulina with CB 1. Uneventful.
9	Gallinaro, Francesco	31 Aug 1942	1230	Sulina	2 Sep 1942	1230	Sulina		Patrolled north of Sulina between (a) 45°51'30'N, 30°24'E (b) 45°43.5'N, 30°33.5'E (C) 45°34.5'N, 30°18'E (D) 45°42'15'N, 30°09'E. Uneventful.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	4 Sep 1942	1400	Sulina	5 Sep 1942	0720	Costanza	315	Passage Sulina-Costanza with CB 1 [mileage from 29th August].
		4 Sep 1942	1800		At 1800 hours, a Rumanian convoy was sighted and exchanged recognition signals.
	Gallinaro, Francesco	13 Sep 1942	1835	Costanza	14 Sep 1942	1330	Sulina		Passage Costanza-Sulina with CB 1 and CB 4. Uneventful.
10	Gallinaro, Francesco	16 Sep 1942	1900	Sulina	17 Sep 1942	0725	Sulina		Sailed toward the north with CB 1 and CB 4 and a Rumanian convoy (also reported as convoy of German F-lighters) but the bad weather forced them back at 0100 hours on the 17th.
10b	Gallinaro, Francesco	19 Sep 1942	1810	Sulina	20 Sep 1942	1630	Otschakov		Passage Sulina-Otschakov with CB 1 and CB 4 and a convoy. Uneventful.
10c	Gallinaro, Francesco	25 Sep 1942	1215	Otschakov	26 Sep 1942	1650	Ak Metchet		Passage Otschakov-Ak Metchet with CB 1 and CB 4 and a convoy, CB 6 was towed by the lighter F-342 for part of the trip.
10d	Gallinaro, Francesco	28 Sep 1942	1000	Ak Metchet	28 Sep 1942	1830	Skadowsk		Passage Ak Metchet-Skadowsk with CB 1 and CB 4. Uneventful.
11	Gallinaro, Francesco	15 Oct 1942	0900	Skadowsk	15 Oct 1942	1805	Ak Metchet		Passage Skadowsk-Ak Metchet with CB 1 and CB 4 and a convoy. Uneventful.
11b	Gallinaro, Francesco	15 Oct 1942	2100	Ak Metchet	16 Oct 1942	1500	Sevastopol	608,85	Passage Ak Metchet-Sevastopol. Uneventful.
		22 Nov 1942	0800	Sevastopol	22 Nov 1942	1956	Ostchakov		Sailed for Costanza but then diverted to Ostchakov. Was towed by a tug.
		27 Nov 1942	0600?	Ostchakov	27 Nov 1942	1400?	Odessa		Passage Ostchakov-Odessa, towed by a German tug, escorting a German convoy with CB 1, CB 2 and CB 4.
		28 Nov 1942	0600	Odessa	28 Nov 1942	1500	Bugaz		Passage Odessa-Bugaz with CB 1, CB 2 and CB 4.
		30 Nov 1942	0600?	Bugaz	30 Nov 1942	2000?	Sulina		Passage Bugaz-Sulina with CB 1, CB 2 and CB 4.
		3 Dec 1942	Date?	Sulina	3 Dec 1942	0900	Costanza	440	Passage Sulina-Costanza [mileage from 22nd November].
		16 Jun 1943	0700	Costanza	16 Jun 1943	1200	Costanza		Exercises.
		23 Jun 1943	0730	Costanza	23 Jun 1943	1200	Costanza		Exercises.
12		27 Jun 1943	0800	Costanza	29 Jun 1943	1200	Costanza		Carried out a patrol?
		10 Jul 1943	0500	Costanza	10 Jul 1943	0930	Costanza		Exercises.
		22 Jul 1943		Costanza	22 Jul 1943		Costanza		Exercises.
		22 Jul 1943	0700	Costanza	23 Jul 1943	0000	Sulina		Passage Costanza-Sulina with CB 1. She was towed by the German tug Stralsund and escorted by the submarine chaser UJ-2305 as far as 31°30'E then proceeded alone to SN 3 (Sevastopol) to escort two F-lighters and 2 HS-boats.
		24 Jul 1943	2225	Sulina	26 Jul 1943	1230	Sevastopol		Passage Sulina-Sevastopol with CB 1, submarine chaser UJ-2305 and tugs Gastein and Stralsund; then escorted the lighters F-301 and F-304.
13	Re, Giovanni	2 Aug 1943	0610	Sevastopol	4 Aug 1943	1900	Sevastopol	172	Antisubmarine patrol with CB 1 off Crimean coast. Uneventful. Sighted only German aircraft.
	Farolfi, Alberto	7 Aug 1943	0500	Sevastopol	7 Aug 1943	1500	Yalta		Passage Sevastopol-Yalta with CB 1. Uneventful.
14	Farolfi, Alberto	7 Aug 1943	1800	Yalta	10 Aug 1943	1230	Sevastopol	320	Patrolled south of Crimea with CB 1. Uneventful.
15	Farolfi, Alberto	16 Aug 1943	0600	Sevastopol	18 Aug 1943	1445	Sevastopol		Antisubmarine patrol between (a) 44°15'N, 34°15'E (b) 44°00N, 34°15'E (c) 44°30'N, 34°45'E (d) 44°15'N, 34°45'E.
16	Farolfi, Alberto	22 Aug 1943	0510	Sevastopol	23 Aug 1943	2230	Sevastopol		Patrolled between 45°00'N and 45°30'N, and between 32°30'E and 33°30'E.
		23 Aug 1943	0430	(0) 19 miles WNW of Eupatoria or Luft Quadrat 2669.	At 0430 hours, a Soviet submarine was sighted and attacked with two torpedoes (450mm) at a range of 800 metres. They missed as both torpedoes apparently hit a shoal after a run of 100 metres. This was probably SC-203 sunk three days later by CB 4.
17	Farolfi, Alberto	27 Aug 1943	0600	Sevastopol	30 Aug 1943	1230	Sevastopol		Patrolled between (a) 44°15'N, 34°15'E (b) 44°00'N, 34°15'E (c) 44°30'N, 34°45'E (d) 44°15'N, 34°45'E.
	Farolfi, Alberto	9 Sep 1943		Sevastopol	9 Sep 1943		Sevastopol		Seized by the Germans at Sevastopol. Later ceded to Rumania and subsequently returned to the Italian Fascist Republic. Scuttled off Costanza at the Rumanian armistice.
18	Farolfi, Alberto	15 Sep 1943		Sevastopol	16 Sep 1943		Sevastopol		Patrolled during operation MAINLAND.
		3 Dec 1943			3 Dec 1943				According to an ULTRA signal, she flew the Rumanian flag on 3rd December 1943.
		20 Jun 1944		Costanza	20 Jun 1944		Costanza		In port.
		1 Jul 1944	Date approx.		1 Jul 1944				Possible sortie with another CB (?)

77 entries. 77 total patrol entries (18 marked as war patrols) and 3 events.

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