Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Antonio Cuzzaniti
| Born | 23 Jan 1908 | La Spezia | |
| Died | 1985 | (76) | Milan |
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Career information
SANTORRE DI SANTAROSA (C.C. C.O.): from 03.01.1940 to 08.06.1940.DES GENEYS (C.C. C.O.): from 24.06.1940 to 26.09.1940.
RUGGIERO SETTIMO (C.C. C.O.): from 27.09.1940 to 28.12.1940?
GOFFREDO MAMELI (C.C. C.O.): from 26.11.1940 to 28.11.1940.
GOFFREDO MAMELI (C.C. C.O.): from 09.12.1940 to 10.12.1940.
Commands listed for Antonio Cuzzaniti
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santorre Di Santarosa (SN) | Ocean going | C.C. | 3 Jan 1940 | 8 Jun 1940 |
| Des Geneys (DN) | Ocean going | C.C. | 24 Jun 1940 | 26 Sep 1940 |
| Goffredo Mameli (GM) | Ocean going | C.C. | 26 Nov 1940 | 28 Nov 1940 |
| Goffredo Mameli (GM) | Ocean going | C.C. | 9 Dec 1940 | 10 Dec 1940 |
| Goffredo Mameli (GM) | Ocean going | C.C. | 11 Nov 1940 | 17 Dec 1940 |
| Ruggiero Settimo (RS) | Ocean going | C.C. | 27 Sep 1940 | 28 Dec 1940 |
Ships hit by Antonio Cuzzaniti
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Antonio Cuzzaniti
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santorre Di Santarosa (SN) | 1 Jun 1940 | 0800 | Trapani | 1 Jun 1940 | 1515 | Trapani | 35 | Exercises. | ||
| Des Geneys (DN) | 3 Jul 1940 | 0818 | Fiume | 3 Jul 1940 | 1400 | Fiume | 48 | Exercises. | ||
| Des Geneys (DN) | 22 Jul 1940 | 0630 | Fiume | 22 Jul 1940 | 1750 | Fiume | 65 | Exercises. | ||
| Des Geneys (DN) | 26 Jul 1940 | 0843 | Fiume | 26 Jul 1940 | 1727 | Fiume | 58 | Exercises. | ||
| Des Geneys (DN) | 29 Jul 1940 | 0825 | Fiume | 29 Jul 1940 | 1102 | Fiume | 35 | Exercises. | ||
| Des Geneys (DN) | 1 Aug 1940 | 1319 | Fiume | 1 Aug 1940 | 1745 | Fiume | 17,6 | Exercises. | ||
| Des Geneys (DN) | 2 Aug 1940 | 0543 | Fiume | 2 Aug 1940 | 1100 | Fiume | 57 | Passage Fiume-Pola. | ||
| Des Geneys (DN) | 4 Aug 1940 | 0710 | Pola | 4 Aug 1940 | 1620 | Pola | 54,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Des Geneys (DN) | 8 Aug 1940 | 1218 | Pola | 8 Aug 1940 | 1706 | Pola | 27 | Exercises. | ||
| Des Geneys (DN) | 9 Aug 1940 | 0845 | Pola | 9 Aug 1940 | 1127 | Pola | 0,8 | Changed moorings? | ||
| Des Geneys (DN) | 11 Aug 1940 | 0136 | Pola | 12 Aug 1940 | 1125 | Brindisi | 363 | Passage Pola-Brindisi. | ||
| 1. | Des Geneys (DN) | 14 Aug 1940 | 1400 | Brindisi | 7 Sep 1940 | 1115 | Messina | 2256,34 | Patrolled Southwest of Crete. Between Gavdos and Cerigotto (Antikythera) islands: between 23°10'E meridian and meridian Gavdos Island, parallel Gavdos Island, parallel Cerigotto and Cerigotto-Agria. | |
| 3 Sep 1940 | 1932-1945 | 35° 03'N, 23° 35'E (0) 10 miles south of Cape Krio (Chania). | At 1932 hours, the submarine sighted an enemy formation at a distance of 7,000 metres. She closed the range to 2,000 metres and was about to carry an attack when the enemy ships altered course and went straight toward the submarine which had to go deep in a hurry to avoid being rammed and the opportunity was missed. This was probably Force A (Third Cruiser Squadron with the heavy cruiser HMS Kent, the light cruisers HMS Liverpool and HMS Gloucester escorted by the destroyers HMS Nubian and HMS Mohawk). | |||||||
| Des Geneys (DN) | 17 Sep 1940 | 0630 | Messina | 18 Sep 1940 | 0802 | Brindisi | 278 | Passage Messina-Brindisi. | ||
| Des Geneys (DN) | 19 Sep 1940 | 2300 | Brindisi | 21 Sep 1940 | 0900 | Pola | 362 | Passage Brindisi-Pola. | ||
| 2. | Goffredo Mameli (GM) | 10 Nov 1940 | 1655 | Messina | 13 Nov 1940 | 1616 | Messina | 566 | Patrolled southeast of Malta, within 20 miles from 35°30'N, 15°20'E on an NE-SW axis. Uneventful. | |
| Ruggiero Settimo (RS) | 25 Nov 1940 | 0820 | Messina | 25 Nov 1940 | 1730 | Messina | 110 | Exercises. | ||
| Ruggiero Settimo (RS) | 26 Nov 1940 | 0830 | Messina | 26 Nov 1940 | 1640 | Messina | 54 | Exercises. | ||
| 3. | Goffredo Mameli (GM) | 26 Nov 1940 | 0030 | Messina | 28 Nov 1940 | 1822 | Messina | 530 | Patrolled southeast of Malta within 20 miles from 35°20'N, 16°00'E. | |
| 27 Nov 1940 | 1928 | (0) SE of Malta. | The submarine sighted several enemy destroyers at a distance of 500 metres. She attempted to fire her stern torpedoes (one 533mm and one 450mm), but the last destroyer in the formation appeared to rush toward her, she went deep to avoid being depth charged and the opportunity was missed. | |||||||
| Goffredo Mameli (GM) | 9 Dec 1940 | 0805 | Messina | 10 Dec 1940 | 1055 | Naples | 240 | Passage Messina-Naples. Then long refit. | ||
19 entries. 19 total patrol entries (3 marked as war patrols) and 2 events.