Italian submarines in World War Two


Ex-French Calypso
Calypso

TypeCoastal 
ClassCircĂ© (38) 
Laid down 7 Feb 1924 Schneider
Launched15 Jan 1926
CommissionedJun 1929
End service
Stricken
Loss date30 Jan 1943
Loss position37° 09'N, 9° 49'E
History Sank in Ferryville harbour (Tunisia) following damage from an air raid.
Fate

Commands


CommanderDate fromDate toCommand notes

Ships hit

No ships hit by this submarine.

Patrols and events

 CommanderDateTimePortArr. dateArr. timeArr. portMilesDescription
BizertaBizertaCaptured by the Germans at Bizerta in December 1942. Allocated to Italian Navy.

30 Jan 1943Bizerta30 Jan 19432100SunkSunk in an air raid.
  30 Jan 19432130
(0) Ferryville harbour.
At 1430 hours, the Italian freighter Noto (3,168 GRT, built 1938) carrying ammunition was hit by a bomb and set afire during an Allied air raid on Bizerta.

At 2100 hours, Noto blew up. The explosion fatally damaged the ex-French submarine Calypso (now under Italian colours) and she sank at 2130 hours.

2 entries. 2 total patrol entries (0 marked as war patrols) and 1 events.

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