Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Mario Fiorini
| Born | 23 Jun 1916 | Camogli (Genoa) | |
| Died | 18 Nov 1983 | (67) | Rome |
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Career information
Had served as G.M. on the Venezia 15a Squadra MAS from 27.09.1939.UARSCIEK (S.T.V. resp.): from 12.12.1941 to 25.12.1941 (refit at Pola).
ONICE (S.T.V. First Officer): from 23.12.1941 to June 1942+.
ONICE (S.T.V. resp.): from 30.07.1942 to 09.08.1942 (refit at Genoa).
ASCIANGHI (S.T.V. C.O.): from 01.07.1943 to 23.07.1943 (sunk, Fiorini survived as PoW).
Commands listed for Mario Fiorini
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uarsciek (UR) | Coastal / Sea going | S.T.V. | 12 Dec 1941 | 25 Dec 1941 |
| Onice (OC) | Coastal / Sea going | S.T.V. | 30 Jul 1942 | 9 Aug 1942 |
| Ascianghi (AS) | Coastal / Sea going | S.T.V. | 1 Jul 1943 | 23 Jul 1943 |
Ships hit by Mario Fiorini
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Mario Fiorini
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uarsciek (UR) | 12 Dec 1941 | Pola | 25 Dec 1941 | Pola | Refit at Pola. | |||||
| Onice (OC) | 30 Jul 1942 | Genoa | 9 Aug 1942 | Genoa | At Genoa. Change in command. | |||||
| Ascianghi (AS) | 11 Jul 1943 | Time? | Naples | 11 Jul 1943 | Time? | Pozzuoli? | Exercises. | |||
| 1. | Ascianghi (AS) | 16 Jul 1943 | 1650 | Pozzuoli | 23 Jul 1943 | 1530 | Sunk | ? | Sailed for patrol southeast of Sicily in 36°50'N, 15°50'E, about 30 miles SE of Augusta. On 20th July, ordered to area between Augusta and Catania. Sunk in 37°03.5'N, 15°24'E by HMS Laforey and HMS Eclipse. Twenty-seven of her crew were picked up (including her commanding officer), twenty-three were lost. | |
| 23 Jul 1943 | 1500 1349Z (e) | The details of this attack are not well known as Ascianghi did not return from patrol. In the afternoon of 23rd July, the light cruiser HMS Newfoundland was torpedoed by U-407. As the stricken vessel managed to limp away to Malta, the destroyer HMS Laforey (D.19) was left behind to hunt the U-boat. At 1428B hours, HMS Laforey had carried out an attack, believed to be on a non-sub contact. At 1440 hours, she had been joined by the destroyers HMS Faulknor (D.8), HMS Inglefield, HMS Ilex, HMS Raider and HMS Eclipse for the antisubmarine sweep. At 1549B hours, two torpedo tracks were sighted by HMS Laforey and HMS Eclipse, apparently fired from about 3,500 yards. The two destroyers combed the tracks. This was Ascianghi who had fired two stern torpedoes at the destroyer, mistaking her for a cruiser. At 1550B hours, Laforey dropped a pattern of eight depth charges set from 150 to 300 feet. At 1554B hours, Eclipse dropped a pattern of eight depth charges set at 100 feet. At 1557B hours, Laforey dropped a second pattern of eight depth charges set from 350 to 550 feet. At 1608B hours, Eclipse dropped a pattern of eight depth charges set from 250 to 350 feet. At 1615B hours, Laforey dropped a third and final pattern of eight depth charges set from 150 to 385 feet. About a minute and half after this attack, Ascianghi surfaced in the wake of Laforey and was immediately engaged with gunfire by all the destroyers in the group. Laforey fired 62 4" rounds, claiming six certain hits, and 83 20mm rounds from about 800 yards. Ascianghi sank stern first at 1623 hours. Twenty-three men perished. Twenty-seven survivors (including S.T.V. Mario Fiorini) were picked up. | ||||||||
4 entries. 4 total patrol entries (1 marked as war patrols) and 1 events.