Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Serafino Corio
| Born | 22 May 1914 | La Spezia | |
| Died | 1985 | (70) | Lerici (SP) |
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Career information
PIETRO MICCA (S.T.V. officer): from 10.02.1940 to ?.C.B.2 (S.T.V. C.O.): from 10.05.1941 to 15.09.1941.
Promoted to T.V. on ?
CORALLO (T.V. First Officer): from 25.11.1941 to June 1942+.
CORALLO (T.V. resp.): from 28.06.1942 to 10.07.1942 (refit at Naples).
Commands listed for Serafino Corio
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB 2 () | S.T.V. | 10 May 1941 | 15 Sep 1941 | |
| Corallo (CO) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 28 Jun 1942 | 10 Jul 1942 |
Ships hit by Serafino Corio
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Serafino Corio
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB 2 () | 10 May 1941 | La Spezia | 10 May 1941 | La Spezia | Entered service. | |||||
| CB 2 () | 16 May 1941 | 0800 | La Spezia | 16 May 1941 | 1600 | La Spezia | 40 | Exercises. | ||
| CB 2 () | 22 May 1941 | 0900 | La Spezia | 22 May 1941 | 1230 | La Spezia | 11 | Exercises with another unidentified CB boat and the submarine Zaffiro. | ||
| CB 2 () | 23 May 1941 | 0800 | La Spezia | 23 May 1941 | 1300 | La Spezia | 21 | Exercises. | ||
| CB 2 () | 24 May 1941 | 0800 | La Spezia | 24 May 1941 | 1230 | La Spezia | 13 | Exercises with the submarine Zaffiro. | ||
| CB 2 () | 25 May 1941 | 1330 | La Spezia | 25 May 1941 | 1830 | La Spezia | 21 | Exercises. | ||
| CB 2 () | 29 May 1941 | 1330 | La Spezia | 29 May 1941 | 1900 | La Spezia | 24 | Exercises. | ||
| CB 2 () | 30 May 1941 | 1400 | La Spezia | 30 May 1941 | 1900 | La Spezia | 23 | Exercises. | ||
| CB 2 () | 2 Jun 1941 | 0930 | La Spezia | 2 Jun 1941 | 1200 | La Spezia | 4 | Exercises. | ||
| CB 2 () | 11 Jun 1941 | 1500 | La Spezia | 11 Jun 1941 | 1745 | La Spezia | 9 | Exercises. | ||
| CB 2 () | 14 Jun 1941 | 2050 | La Spezia | 15 Jun 1941 | 0950 | La Spezia | 65 | Exercises with CB 3. | ||
| CB 2 () | 18 Jun 1941 | 1500 | La Spezia | 18 Jun 1941 | 1730 | La Spezia | 6 | Exercises. | ||
| CB 2 () | 20 Jun 1941 | 1500 | La Spezia | 20 Jun 1941 | 1700 | La Spezia | 6 | Exercises. | ||
| CB 2 () | 21 Jun 1941 | 0900 | La Spezia | 21 Jun 1941 | 1200 | La Spezia | 8 | Exercises. | ||
| CB 2 () | 27 Jun 1941 | 1445 | La Spezia | 27 Jun 1941 | 1615 | La Spezia | Exercises. | |||
| CB 2 () | 30 Jun 1941 | 1500 | La Spezia | 30 Jun 1941 | 1730 | La Spezia | 14 | Exercises. | ||
| CB 2 () | 8 Jul 1941 | 0830 | La Spezia | 8 Jul 1941 | 1200 | La Spezia | 11 | Exercises. | ||
| 1. | CB 2 () | 8 Jul 1941 | 1630 | La Spezia | 9 Jul 1941 | 0930 | La Spezia | 45,3 | Antisubmarine patrol with CB 3. Uneventful. | |
| CB 2 () | 1 Aug 1941 | 0845 | La Spezia | 1 Aug 1941 | 1815 | La Spezia | 12,4 | Exercises. | ||
| CB 2 () | 2 Aug 1941 | 1440 | La Spezia | 2 Aug 1941 | 1810 | La Spezia | 6 | Exercises. | ||
| CB 2 () | 3 Aug 1941 | 0800 | La Spezia | 3 Aug 1941 | 1235 | La Spezia | 6 | Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat La Masa. | ||
| 2. | CB 2 () | 3 Aug 1941 | 1730 | La Spezia | 4 Aug 1941 | 1135 | La Spezia | 64 | Surface patrol with CB 3. | |
| CB 2 () | 15 Aug 1941 | 1100 | La Spezia | 16 Aug 1941 | 0450 | La Spezia | 26 | Exercises. | ||
| CB 2 () | 16 Aug 1941 | 0825 | La Spezia | 16 Aug 1941 | 1400 | La Spezia | 21 | Exercises. | ||
| CB 2 () | 25 Aug 1941 | 1710 | Naples | 25 Aug 1941 | 1725 | La Naples | 0,1 | Changed anchorage? | ||
| CB 2 () | 26 Aug 1941 | 0550 | Naples | 26 Aug 1941 | 1310 | Salerno | 45 | Passage Naples-Salerno [CB 2 and CB 6 had arrived at Naples by train]. | ||
| 3. | CB 2 () | 15 Sep 1941 | 1600 | Salerno | 16 Sep 1941 | 1730 | Salerno | 104,6 | Antisubmarine patrol off Salerno in zone 2/sub-zone 9. | |
| 15 Sep 1941 | 2320 | (0) Off Salerno. | At 2320 hours, a vessel was sighted at a distance of 1,000 metres, steering 170°, 7-8 knots. CB 2 closed to 700 meters for an attack, but recognized it as a medium-sized steamer and let her go. S.T.V. Russo had been informed of the passage of an Italian convoy, but not ships travelling alone. | |||||||
| Corallo (CO) | 28 Jun 1942 | Naples | 10 Jul 1942 | Naples | At Naples. Change in command. | |||||
28 entries. 28 total patrol entries (3 marked as war patrols) and 1 events.