Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Vincenzo D'Amato
| Born | 30 Oct 1908 | Bari | |
| Died | 14 Mar 1942 | (33) | Killed in action |
| Ranks
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Career information
ONDINA (T.V. C.O.): from 05.04.1940 to 18.11.1940.Promoted C.C. ca. 03.11.1940.
SMERALDO (C.C. C.O.): from 18.11.1940 to 23.04.1941.
JALEA (C.C. C.O.): from 17.05.1941 to 31.01.1942.
AMMIRAGLIO MILLO (C.C. C.O.): from 05.02.1942 to 14.03.1942 (sunk, D'Amato was killed).
Commands listed for Vincenzo D'Amato
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ondina (ON) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 5 Apr 1940 | 18 Nov 1940 |
| Smeraldo (SD) | Coastal / Sea going | C.C. | 18 Nov 1940 | 23 Apr 1941 |
| Jalea (IA) | Coastal / Sea going | C.C. | 17 May 1941 | 31 Jan 1942 |
| Ammiraglio Millo (EM) | Ocean going | C.C. | 5 Feb 1942 | 14 Mar 1942 |
Ships hit by Vincenzo D'Amato
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Vincenzo D'Amato
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ondina (ON) | 8 Jun 1940 | 1238 | Brindisi | 8 Jun 1940 | 1604 | Brindisi | Exercises (16.7 miles). | |||
| 1. | Ondina (ON) | 27 Jun 1940 | 0900 | Brindisi | 5 Jul 1940 | 0705 | Augusta | 865,5 | Sailed for patrol in 34°16'N, 23°24'E as part of patrol line with Anfitrite, Salpa and Uebi Scebeli from a point 15 miles southwest of Gaudo to a point 40 miles northeast of Derna. | |
| 28 Jun 1940 | 1412 1405 (e) | At 1135 hours, a tall column of water was observed at 10,000 metres. An aircraft then was sighted in the same direction (this was probably the first attack on Anfitrite). Ondina dived to a depth of 40 metres. From 1230 to 1250 hours, six distant explosions were heard. At 1400 hours, the submarine was back at periscope depth when an aircraft was sighted and she was taken back down to 40 metres. At 1412 hours, she was at a depth of 35 metres, when a loud explosion was felt near her starboard side. T.V. D'Amato took his submarine to 60 metres and was no more disturbed. This was almost certainly Sunderland 'S' (L.5804) of 230 Squadron, piloted by Flight Lieutenant W.W. Campbell, attacking the submarine Anfitrite who was in the vicinity. | ||||||||
| 28 Jun 1940 | 2315 | 37° 21'N, 19° 51'E (0) Approximately. | At 2315 hours, a submarine, believed to be enemy, was sighted at 200 metres, bearing 020° to port. Ondina turned to starboard in an attempt to fire a stern shot and the sterns of the two submarines missed each other by about 30 meters, Ondina dived immediately to 30 meters and attempted to detect the submarine with hydrophones, but all contact was lost at 0052 hours on the 29th. This was possibly Rubino who was lost the next day. | |||||||
| 29 Jun 1940 | 0615 0430 or 0630 (e) | 38° 24'N, 18° 39'E | At 0615 hours, Ondina was proceeding at a depth of 40 meters when she was shaken by a violent explosion (probably an aircraft bomb as hydrophones had not picked up a contact). The submarine went down to 65 meters and escaped damage. This was Sunderland 5806 'Q' of 228 Squadron attacking Sirena. | |||||||
| 29 Jun 1940 | 0640-0650 | 38° 24'N, 18° 39'E (0) Approximately. | Between 0640 and 0650 hours, Ondina was attacked by a destroyer with fifteen depth-charges. The submarine was shaken but escaped serious damage. | |||||||
| 29 Jun 1940 | 0700-0805 | 38° 24'N, 18° 39'E (0) Approximately. | Between 0700 and 0805 hours, Ondina was attacked by a destroyer who dropped eighteen depth-charges. The submarine was shaken but escaped briefly to 86 meters but could not maintain silent running below 40 meters. She finally escaped without further damage. | |||||||
| 29 Jun 1940 | 1445 | 38° 24'N, 18° 39'E (0) Approximately. | At 1445, Ondina was attacked by a destroyer who dropped two depth-charges. The submarine escaped damage. | |||||||
| 30 Jun 1940 | 1400-1550 | 36° 37'N, 20° 50'E (0) Approximately. | At 1400 hours, Ondina Ondina was attacked by an aircraft which dropped two bombs. Two more bombs fell at 1550 hours. The submarine escaped damage. | |||||||
| 1 Jul 1940 | 1037-1047 | 35° 13'N, 20° 44'E | At 1037, 1045 and 1047 hours, Ondina reported being bombed by an aircraft. This probably refers to the attack on Bragadino at this time. | |||||||
| 1 Jul 1940 | 1325 | 36° 37'N, 20° 50'E (0) Approximately. | At 1325 hours, Ondina was attacked by a destroyer with five depth-charges. The submarine was shaken but escaped damage. | |||||||
| 1 Jul 1940 | 2003 | 34° 45'N, 21° 42'E | At 2003 hours, two vessels were observed moving at high speed at a distance of 3,500 metre. One of them was described as similar to Principessa Maria. Ondina fired three warning shots, followed by seven rounds. These were the Italians Principessa Giovanna and Piemonte, on passage from Tobruk to Bari and mistaken for enemy vessels. They reported attacked at 1952 hours. AT 2050 hours, Ondina had to break off the action because of the heavy seas. She had also developed defects, which would force her to abort patrol the next day. | |||||||
| Ondina (ON) | 14 Jul 1940 | 0440 | Augusta | 15 Jul 1940 | 1226 | Taranto | 316 | Passage Augusta-Taranto. | ||
| Ondina (ON) | 31 Aug 1940 | 0722 | Taranto | 31 Aug 1940 | 1720 | Taranto | 67 | Exercises. | ||
| Ondina (ON) | 3 Sep 1940 | 0851 | Taranto | 3 Sep 1940 | 1831 | Taranto | 56 | Exercises. | ||
| Ondina (ON) | 4 Sep 1940 | 1400 | Taranto | 4 Sep 1940 | 1910 | Taranto | 33 | Exercises. | ||
| 2. | Ondina (ON) | 6 Sep 1940 | 2321 | Taranto | 25 Sep 1940 | 1815 | Taranto | 2068,1 | Patrolled north of Mersa Matruh between 32°10'N and Egyptian coast, and between 27°00'E and 27°40'E, on a patrol line with Uarsciek. | |
| 13 Sep 1940 | 1134 | (0) Off Marsa Matruh. | At 1134 hours, Ondina was attacked by an aircraft with three bombs. The submarine was violently shaken but did not suffer significant damage. She heard more explosions at 1541 hours. | |||||||
| 17 Sep 1940 | 0530-0535 | (0) Off Marsa Matruh. | At 0530 hours, Ondina was bombed by an aircraft and again at 0535 hours. The submarine was undamaged. | |||||||
| 17 Sep 1940 | 0632 | (0) Off Marsa Matruh. | At 0632 hours, Ondina was depth charged by an enemy vessel. The submarine stopped her engines at 60-70 meters and, at 0833 hours, the vessel abandoned the hunt. | |||||||
| 17 Sep 1940 | 1420 | (0) Off Marsa Matruh. | At 1420 hours, Ondina was proceeding submerged when she was suddenly bombed by an aircraft. A heavy bomb exploded very near the bow shaking the submarine violently, another bomb was dropped at 1450 hours and, yet another at 1540 hours. | |||||||
| 17 Sep 1940 | 1849-1858 | (0) Off Marsa Matruh. | Between 1849 and 1858 hours, Ondina was depth charged by three enemy vessels. The submarine escaped despite the vessels using ASDIC as they passed over her. | |||||||
| 17 Sep 1940 | 2210 | (0) Off Marsa Matruh. | At 2210 hours, Ondina attempted to attack one of the three vessels hunting her, but the vessel turned towards her and dropped depth-charges. The submarine escaped by diving to 60 meters. | |||||||
| 18 Sep 1940 | 0507 | (0) Off Marsa Matruh. | At 0507 hours, Ondina was proceeding at a depth of 50 metres when bombs(apparently from an aircraft) exploded near her. Another salvo fell at 0535 hours. At 0632-0634 hours, the submarine was depth-charged by a surface craft, the submarine had stopped all machines and remained at a depth of 60-70 metres. At 0833 hours, the vessel dropped more bombs and was gone. | |||||||
| Ondina (ON) | 24 Oct 1940 | 1330 | Taranto | 24 Oct 1940 | 1810 | Taranto | 24,9 | Exercises. | ||
| Ondina (ON) | 26 Oct 1940 | 0836 | Taranto | 26 Oct 1940 | 1350 | Taranto | 43,7 | Exercises. | ||
| Ondina (ON) | 28 Oct 1940 | 0830 | Taranto | 28 Oct 1940 | 1222 | Taranto | 23,9 | Exercises. | ||
| 3. | Ondina (ON) | 3 Nov 1940 | 2124 | Taranto | 4 Nov 1940 | 1051 | Taranto | 72,3 | Defensive patrol in Gulf of Taranto (hydrophone watch). Uneventful. | |
| 4. | Ondina (ON) | 5 Nov 1940 | 2115 | Taranto | 6 Nov 1940 | 1246 | Taranto | 84,5 | Defensive patrol off Taranto in point A. At 0550 hours on the 6th sighted intense AA barrage from Taranto. | |
| 5. | Ondina (ON) | 12 Nov 1940 | 0410 | Taranto | 13 Nov 1940 | 1726 | Taranto | 170 | Defensive patrol in 232° - Torre Ovo - 16'. At 1950 hours on the 12th, she sighted an intense AA barrage from Taranto. | |
| 6. | Ondina (ON) | 15 Nov 1940 | 0240 | Taranto | 15 Nov 1940 | 1055 | Taranto | 49,2 | Defensive patrol off Taranto. Uneventful. | |
| Smeraldo (SD) | 24 Nov 1940 | 0815 | Taranto | 24 Nov 1940 | 1800 | Taranto | 48 | Exercises. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 28 Nov 1940 | 1035 | Taranto | 28 Nov 1940 | 1600 | Taranto | 41,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 2 Dec 1940 | 0700 | Taranto | 3 Dec 1940 | 1320 | Augusta | 316,2 | Passage Taranto-Augusta. | ||
| 7. | Smeraldo (SD) | 15 Dec 1940 | 1200 | Augusta | 27 Dec 1940 | 0845 | Augusta | 1528 | Operated off Cyrenaic and Egyptian coast, between 32°50'N and North African coast, 23°00'E and 23°40'E. Uneventful. | |
| Smeraldo (SD) | 10 Jan 1941 | 1430 | Augusta | 10 Jan 1941 | 1630 | Augusta | 7 | Exercises. | ||
| 8. | Smeraldo (SD) | 14 Jan 1941 | 2104 | Augusta | 20 Jan 1941 | 0925 | Augusta | 416 | Patrolled off Malta within 15 miles from 35°20'N, 16°40'E in bad weather, but suffered battery defects and had to turn back on 18th January 1941. | |
| Smeraldo (SD) | 21 Jan 1941 | 0750 | Augusta | 21 Jan 1941 | 1525 | Messina | 76 | Passage Augusta-Messina. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 17 Feb 1941 | 0800 | Messina | 17 Feb 1941 | 1630 | Messina | 50 | Trials escorted by the auxiliary Castiglia. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 21 Feb 1941 | 0700 | Messina | 21 Feb 1941 | 1810 | Messina | 61 | Trials with the submarine Colonna escorted by the auxiliary Castiglia. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 23 Feb 1941 | 0800 | Messina | 23 Feb 1941 | 1410 | Messina | 48,5 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Castiglia. | ||
| 9. | Smeraldo (SD) | 7 Mar 1941 | 2203 | Messina | 22 Mar 1941 | 1757 | Leros | 1342 | Patrolled within 20 miles from 33°20'N, 28°20'E. | |
| 12 Mar 1941 | 1950 | 33° 22'N, 22° 13'E | At 1950 hours, a derelict mine was sighted. | |||||||
| 13 Mar 1941 | 1118 | 33° 22'N, 22° 13'E (0) Approximately. | At 1103 hours, an explosion was heard near by. At 1105 hours, the hydrophones picked up noises and at 1118 hours, a convoy of seven merchant ships of between 3,000 and 10,000 tons (one was identified as belonging to the Blue Funnel line and two to the P & O Line) escorted by a cruiser and destroyers, was sighted at 10,000 metres, steering 295°. This may have been convoy A.G. 5 escorted by the destroyers HMAS Vampire and HMS Wryneck on their way to Piraeus via the Kythera Channel. Smeraldo could not close to attack and surfaced at 1347/13 and made an enemy report. | |||||||
| 18 Mar 1941 | 0410 | 33° 00'N, 28° 00'E | At 0410 hours, a destroyer was suddenly sighted at a range of 2,000 metres on a parallel course at 20-22 knots. Smeraldo was ready to fire a pair of torpedoes from her bow tubes, when the destroyer suddenly turned toward her and she was forced to submerge but was not attacked. | |||||||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 2 Apr 1941 | 1000 | Leros | 2 Apr 1941 | 1030 | Leros | ? | Changed anchorage. | ||
| 10. | Smeraldo (SD) | 6 Apr 1941 | 1600 | Leros | 21 Apr 1941 | 0815 | Leros | 1144,5 | Patrolled south of Crete within 20 miles from 34°05'N, 25°20'E on a NE-SW axis. | |
| 14 Apr 1941 | 2155 | (0) South of Crete. | At 2155 hours, an enemy destroyer was sighted at 6-7,000 metres, steering 090°, 15 knots. Smeraldo attempted to close to attack but the destroyer disappeared in the distance. | |||||||
| 17 Apr 1941 | 1745-1839 | (0) South of Crete. | At 2045 hours on 16th April, MARICOSOM signalled a large enemy convoy steering 300° in Italian Grid 2263/6. Smeraldo had received it, as she was starting her return trip. She remained in position until 0145 hours on the 17th, but heard or saw nothing. Between 1745 and 1839 many loud explosion were heard at 20-25,000 metres away. It was believed that this convoy was under attack. | |||||||
| Jalea (IA) | 28 May 1941 | 1100 | Pola | 28 May 1941 | 1130 | Pola | 0,5 | Undocked. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 14 Jun 1941 | 0840 | Pola | 14 Jun 1941 | 1830 | Pola | 72 | Trials. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 16 Jun 1941 | 0820 | Pola | 16 Jun 1941 | 0840 | Pola | 0,5 | Docked. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 19 Jun 1941 | 1030 | Pola | 19 Jun 1941 | 1105 | Pola | 0,5 | Undocked. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 23 Jun 1941 | 0835 | Pola | 23 Jun 1941 | 1900 | Pola | 25,5 | Exercises, tested Gyrocompass. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 24 Jun 1941 | 0651 | Pola | 24 Jun 1941 | 2030 | Pola | 95 | Trials. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 26 Jun 1941 | 0815 | Pola | 26 Jun 1941 | 1612 | Pola | 25 | Trials, escorted by the auxiliary Grado. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 26 Jun 1941 | 1655 | Pola | 26 Jun 1941 | 1740 | Pola | 0,5 | Docked. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 27 Jun 1941 | 1740 | Pola | 27 Jun 1941 | 1823 | Pola | 0,5 | Undocked. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 29 Jun 1941 | 0800 | Pola | 29 Jun 1941 | 0842 | Pola | 1,5 | Changed anchorage. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 30 Jun 1941 | 0800 | Pola | 30 Jun 1941 | 1848 | Pola | 65 | Speed trials. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 1 Jul 1941 | 0800 | Pola | 1 Jul 1941 | 1848 | Pola | 54 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 3 Jul 1941 | 1230 | Pola | 3 Jul 1941 | 1845 | Pola | 57 | Gunnery exercises with the submarines Pisani and Speri and the auxiliary Principessa Mafalda. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 4 Jul 1941 | 1212 | Pola | 4 Jul 1941 | 1826 | Pola | 57 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 5 Jul 1941 | 0756 | Pola | 5 Jul 1941 | 1817 | Pola | 72 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 6 Jul 1941 | 0830 | Pola | 6 Jul 1941 | 0900 | Pola | 0,5 | Docked? | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 7 Jul 1941 | 0830 | Pola | 7 Jul 1941 | 0900 | Pola | 0,5 | Undocked? | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 8 Jul 1941 | 0726 | Pola | 8 Jul 1941 | 1702 | Pola | 56 | Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliary San Giorgio. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 9 Jul 1941 | 1909 | Pola | 10 Jul 1941 | 0304 | Pola | 75 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 12 Jul 1941 | 0754 | Pola | 12 Jul 1941 | 1730 | Pola | 76 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 13 Jul 1941 | 0747 | Pola | 13 Jul 1941 | 1743 | Pola | 71 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 16 Jul 1941 | 0754 | Pola | 16 Jul 1941 | 1940 | Pola | 72 | Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boats Audace and Insidioso, the auxiliary Jadera and the tug Grado. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 17 Jul 1941 | 0740 | Pola | 17 Jul 1941 | 1859 | Pola | 68 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 18 Jul 1941 | 1450 | Pola | 18 Jul 1941 | 1511 | Pola | 0,5 | Docked? | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 25 Jul 1941 | 1140 | Pola | 25 Jul 1941 | 1210 | Pola | 0,5 | Undocked? | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 26 Jul 1941 | 0745 | Pola | 27 Jul 1941 | 0331 | Pola | 128 | Trials. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 29 Jul 1941 | 1848 | Pola | 30 Jul 1941 | 0324 | Pola | 65 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 31 Jul 1941 | 0735 | Pola | 31 Jul 1941 | 1820 | Pola | 64 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 1 Aug 1941 | 0736 | Pola | 1 Aug 1941 | 1832 | Pola | 65 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 2 Aug 1941 | 0541 | Pola | 2 Aug 1941 | 1747 | Pola | 62 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 4 Aug 1941 | 0740 | Pola | 4 Aug 1941 | 1743 | Pola | 59 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 8 Aug 1941 | 0736 | Pola | 8 Aug 1941 | 1704 | Pola | 60 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 12 Aug 1941 | 0738 | Pola | 12 Aug 1941 | 1635 | Pola | 60 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 12 Aug 1941 | 2115 | Pola | 13 Aug 1941 | 0610 | Pola | 65 | Exercises with the submarines Des Geneys and Pisani, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera, the torpedo boat Audace and light cruiser Da Barbiano. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 15 Aug 1941 | 0740 | Pola | 15 Aug 1941 | 1746 | Pola | 72 | Sailed with the submarine Bausan, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera, for torpedo firing exercises with the torpedo boat Audace. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 19 Aug 1941 | 0735 | Pola | 19 Aug 1941 | 1935 | Pola | 84 | Sailed with the submarines Speri and Toti for torpedo firing exercises with the torpedo boat Insidioso, escorted by the auxiliaries San Giorgio and Salvore. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 25 Aug 1941 | 0741 | Pola | 25 Aug 1941 | 1925 | Pola | 73 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 29 Aug 1941 | 1912 | Pola | 30 Aug 1941 | 0115 | Pola | 48 | Sailed, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera, for torpedo firing exercises against the torpedo boat Insidioso. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 2 Sep 1941 | 1045 | Pola | 3 Sep 1941 | 0130 | Pola | 81,3 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 3 Sep 1941 | 2205 | Pola | 4 Sep 1941 | 0657 | Pola | 74,8 | Exercises with the light cruiser Da Barbiano and the torpedo boat Audace. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 5 Sep 1941 | 0805 | Pola | 5 Sep 1941 | 1735 | Pola | 53,7 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 8 Sep 1941 | 0732 | Pola | 8 Sep 1941 | 1813 | Pola | 60,5 | Exercises with the submarines Des Geneys, Cagni and Speri, escorted by the auxiliaries Salvore, Jadera and Morrhua. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 11 Sep 1941 | 0740 | Pola | 11 Sep 1941 | 1824 | Pola | 59,2 | Exercises with the submarine Toti, escorted by the auxiliary Salvore. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 13 Sep 1941 | 0735 | Pola | 13 Sep 1941 | 1731 | Pola | 69,6 | Exercises with the submarines Bausan, Medusa and Pisani, escorted by the torpedo boat Insidioso and the auxiliaries Morrhua and Jadera. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 15 Sep 1941 | 0740 | Pola | 15 Sep 1941 | 1825 | Pola | 73,5 | Exercises with the submarine Medusa, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliary San Giorgio. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 16 Sep 1941 | 0740 | Pola | 16 Sep 1941 | 1745 | Pola | 51,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 18 Sep 1941 | 1010 | Pola | 19 Sep 1941 | 0155 | Pola | 97,5 | Exercises with the submarine Speri, escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 23 Sep 1941 | 0800 | Pola | 23 Sep 1941 | 1602 | Pola | 55,1 | Exercises with the submarines Des Geneys, Bausan and Mameli, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace, and the auxiliaries Salvore and Jadera. | ||
| 11. | Jalea (IA) | 25 Sep 1941 | 1753 | Pola | 28 Sep 1941 | 0825 | Pola | 257,5 | Patrolled west of Cherso, off Quarnaro, north of 44°46 N. Uneventful. | |
| Jalea (IA) | 1 Oct 1941 | 1302 | Pola | 2 Oct 1941 | 0020 | Pola | 85 | Exercises with the submarine Medusa, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 4 Oct 1941 | 0954 | Pola | 4 Oct 1941 | 1712 | Pola | 59 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 6 Oct 1941 | 1059 | Pola | 7 Oct 1941 | 0140 | Pola | 89 | Exercises with the submarine Mameli, escorted by the auxiliary Salvatore. | ||
| 12. | Jalea (IA) | 9 Oct 1941 | 1634 | Pola | 12 Oct 1941 | 0240 | Pola | 416 | Defensive patrol. | |
| Jalea (IA) | 13 Oct 1941 | 1045 | Pola | 13 Oct 1941 | 1100 | Pola | 0,5 | Changed anchorage? | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 13 Oct 1941 | 1355 | Pola | 13 Oct 1941 | 1415 | Pola | 0,4 | Changed anchorage? | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 15 Oct 1941 | 1315 | Pola | 15 Oct 1941 | 1332 | Pola | 0,4 | Changed anchorage? | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 20 Oct 1941 | 0845 | Pola | 20 Oct 1941 | 0930 | Pola | 0,5 | Changed anchorage? | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 23 Oct 1941 | 0928 | Pola | 23 Oct 1941 | 0950 | Pola | 0,5 | Changed anchorage? | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 28 Oct 1941 | 1426 | Pola | 28 Oct 1941 | 1500 | Pola | 0,5 | Changed anchorage? | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 30 Oct 1941 | 1103 | Pola | 30 Oct 1941 | 1718 | Pola | 58,2 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 1 Nov 1941 | 0756 | Pola | 1 Nov 1941 | 1719 | Pola | 80,5 | Exercises with the submarines Rismondo and Des Geneys, escorted by the auxiliary Morrhua. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 5 Nov 1941 | 0803 | Pola | 5 Nov 1941 | 1740 | Pola | 63,5 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries San Giorgio and Grado. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 7 Nov 1941 | 0800 | Pola | 7 Nov 1941 | 1819 | Pola | 76,5 | Exercises with the submarine Des Geneys, escorted by the auxiliary Grado. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 10 Nov 1941 | 0800 | Pola | 10 Nov 1941 | 1846 | Pola | 83,5 | Exercises, escorted by torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliary Jadera. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 12 Nov 1941 | 0800 | Pola | 12 Nov 1941 | 1707 | Pola | 73 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 18 Nov 1941 | 0800 | Pola | 18 Nov 1941 | 1647 | Pola | 65 | Exercises with the submarines Toti and Des Geneys, escorted by the auxiliaries Jadera and San Giorgio. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 22 Nov 1941 | 0800 | Pola | 22 Nov 1941 | 1710 | Pola | 74,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 25 Nov 1941 | 0803 | Pola | 25 Nov 1941 | 1710 | Pola | 64,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 26 Nov 1941 | 0801 | Pola | 26 Nov 1941 | 1710 | Pola | 71,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 28 Nov 1941 | 0800 | Pola | 28 Nov 1941 | 1625 | Pola | 73,5 | Exercises with the submarines Pisani, Speri and Mameli, escorted by the auxiliaries Jadera and Tron. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 1 Dec 1941 | 0810 | Pola | 1 Dec 1941 | 1650 | Pola | 72,728 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries San Giorgio and Jadera. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 2 Dec 1941 | 1635 | Pola | 3 Dec 1941 | 0035 | Pola | 62,072 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 3 Dec 1941 | 1047 | Pola | 3 Dec 1941 | 1103 | Pola | 0,99 | Changed anchorage? | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 9 Dec 1941 | 1620 | Pola | 9 Dec 1941 | 2400 | Pola | 70,136 | Exercises with the submarine Medusa, escorted by the torpedo boat Insidioso. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 11 Dec 1941 | 0745 | Pola | 11 Dec 1941 | 1830 | Pola | 67,556 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 12 Dec 1941 | 0810 | Pola | 12 Dec 1941 | 1715 | Pola | 58,499 | Exercises with the submarines Pisani and Speri, escorted by the torpedo boat Insidioso, and the auxiliaries Trau and San Giorgio. | ||
| 13. | Jalea (IA) | 13 Dec 1941 | 1421 | Pola | 14 Dec 1941 | 1249 | Pola | 121,5 | Substituting for Des Geneys (who turned back due to engine defects), Jalea went on defensive patrol (hydrophone watch) with the submarine Mameli, between Trieste and Venice to cover an important convoy. | |
| Jalea (IA) | 24 Dec 1941 | 0758 | Pola | 24 Dec 1941 | 1630 | Pola | 58,13 | Exercises with the submarine Des Geneys, escorted by the auxiliary Trau. Simulated torpedo attacks on the torpedo boat Audace. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 27 Dec 1941 | 0810 | Pola | 27 Dec 1941 | 1740 | Pola | 69,437 | Exercises with the submarine Speri, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 29 Dec 1941 | 1610 | Pola | 30 Dec 1941 | 0210 | Pola | 88,848 | Torpedo firing exercises, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 31 Dec 1941 | 0835 | Pola | 31 Dec 1941 | 1425 | Pola | 49,498 | Gunfire exercises with the submarine Des Geneys, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 4 Jan 1942 | 0840 | Pola | 4 Jan 1942 | 1640 | Pola | 43,2 | Exercises with the submarines Toti, Des Geneys and Medusa, escorted by the auxiliaries Jadera and San Giorgio, and the torpedo boat Audace. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 5 Jan 1942 | 0830 | Pola | 5 Jan 1942 | 1705 | Pola | 62 | Exercises with the submarines Speri, Des Geneys, Medusa and Ondina, escorted by the torpedo boat Audace, the auxiliaries Jadera, San Giorgio and Trau. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 7 Jan 1942 | 0835 | Pola | 7 Jan 1942 | 1638 | Pola | 57,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 12 Jan 1942 | 1053 | Pola | 13 Jan 1942 | 0028 | Pola | 87,8 | Exercises. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 15 Jan 1942 | 0832 | Pola | 15 Jan 1942 | 1805 | Pola | 58,5 | Exercises with the submarine Ondina, escorted by Jadera. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 19 Jan 1942 | 1505 | Pola | 20 Jan 1942 | 0057 | Pola | 80,2 | Exercises with the submarine Toti, escorted by the auxiliary Grado. Night gunfire exercises against Jadera, then night torpedo firing against the torpedo boat Missori. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 20 Jan 1942 | 1505 | Pola | 20 Jan 1942 | 1532 | Pola | 0,3 | Changed moorings. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 26 Jan 1942 | 1045 | Pola | 26 Jan 1942 | 1100 | Pola | 0,2 | Changed moorings. | ||
| Jalea (IA) | 28 Jan 1942 | 1603 | Pola | 28 Jan 1942 | 1907 | Pola | 26 | Exercises with the submarine Medusa, escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio. | ||
| Ammiraglio Millo (EM) | 8 Feb 1942 | 0832 | Taranto | 8 Feb 1942 | 1510 | Taranto | 64 | Trials. | ||
| Ammiraglio Millo (EM) | 11 Feb 1942 | 0830 | Taranto | 11 Feb 1942 | 1302 | Taranto | 32 | Trials, escorted by tug Germanilello. | ||
| Ammiraglio Millo (EM) | 19 Feb 1942 | 0846 | Taranto | 19 Feb 1942 | 1302 | Taranto | 39 | Exercises. | ||
| 14. | Ammiraglio Millo (EM) | 23 Feb 1942 | 2025 | Taranto | 25 Feb 1942 | 1245 | Taranto | 385 | Brief sortie to assist the damaged Tricheco, but was later recalled when Dandolo joined instead. | |
| Ammiraglio Millo (EM) | 4 Mar 1942 | 0840 | Taranto | 4 Mar 1942 | 1145 | Taranto | Exercises. | |||
| 15. | Ammiraglio Millo (EM) | 5 Mar 1942 | 1351 | Taranto | 14 Mar 1942 | 1322 | Sunk | Patrolled southeast of Malta between 34°00'N and 34°20'N, and between 14°40'E and 15°00'E. On the night of 10/11th March, she was ordered to an area between 34°20'N and 34°40'N, and between 15°20'E and 15°40'E. On her return to Taranto, she was attacked by HMS P 34 and sunk. | ||
| 6 Mar 1942 | 0220 | (0) About 15 miles south of Cape Colonne. | At 0220 hours, Millo had just met a convoy (Liv, Tripolino and Sidamo escorted by the destroyer Stocco on passage from Taranto to Messina) and was, for a time, following it astern. The submarine observed a torpedo track which missed her 150 metres ahead and missed Stocco 50 metres astern. She alerted the destroyer that the enemy submarine was heard about 2 miles bearing 140°. Stocco turned back dropping four 100 kg-depth charges and six 30 kg-depth charges at 0241 hours before rejoining the convoy at 0250 hours. The "attack" was bogus, as no allied submarine operated in the area. | |||||||
| 14 Mar 1942 | 1318 (e) | At 1255 hours, the submarine HMS P 34 (later renamed HMS Ultimatum) sighted the conning tower of a submarine at 8,000 yards. At 1318 hours, the British submarine fired a salvo of four torpedoes at a distance of 2,200 yards. Two hit and the enemy boat sank. This was Ammiraglio Millo returning to Taranto after a patrol southeast of Malta. HMS P 34 picked up fourteen survivors, a fifteenth was picked by an Italian small boat. Fifty-six perished, including C.C. Vincenzo d'Amato and two officers. One torpedo was recovered intact on a beach. | ||||||||
142 entries. 123 total patrol entries (15 marked as war patrols) and 24 events.