Italian submarines in World War Two

Italian Commanders

Luigi Ginocchio

Sottotenente di Vascello

Born

14 Aug 1914

Ranks

24 Mar 1942

S.T.V.

Sottotenente di Vascello

Decorations

Career information

H.6 (S.T.V. officer): from 22.11.1939 to ?
H.1 (S.T.V. C.O.): From 24.03.1942 to 27.04.1943.
H.4 (S.T.V. C.O.): From 27.04.1943 to 26.06.1943.
Ametista (S.T.V. C.O.): From 09.09.1943 to 12.09.1943 (scuttled, Ginocchio survived).

Commands listed for Luigi Ginocchio

Submarine	Type	Rank	From	To
H 1 (H1, P.56)	Coastal	S.T.V.	24 Mar 1942	27 Apr 1943
H 4 (H4)	Coastal	S.T.V.	27 Apr 1943	26 Jun 1943
Ametista (AA)	Coastal / Sea going	S.T.V.	9 Sep 1943	12 Sep 1943

Ships hit by Luigi Ginocchio

No ships hit by this Commander.

War patrols listed for Luigi Ginocchio

	Submarine	Date	Time	Port	Arr. date	Arr. time	Arr. port	Miles	Description
	H 1 (H1, P.56)	24 Mar 1942	0755	La Spezia	24 Mar 1942	1658	La Spezia	53	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone, Capodistria and Torre Annunziata.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	1 Apr 1942	0800	La Spezia	1 Apr 1942	2307	La Spezia	67	Exercises with the submarines Ambra and Bajamonti, escorted by the auxiliary Crotone.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	3 Apr 1942	0915	La Spezia	3 Apr 1942	0928	La Spezia	0,5	Changed moorings?

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	4 Apr 1942	0900	La Spezia	4 Apr 1942	1005	La Spezia	3,5	Gyrocompass tests.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	8 Apr 1942	0723	La Spezia	8 Apr 1942	1550	La Spezia	31,5	Exercises with the submarine H.4, escorted by the auxiliary Crotone.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	10 Apr 1942	0745	La Spezia	10 Apr 1942	1715	La Spezia	11	Gyrocompass tests.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	13 Apr 1942	0800	La Spezia	13 Apr 1942	1500	La Spezia	35,5	Exercises, escorted by MAS 567 and the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	15 Apr 1942	0800	La Spezia	15 Apr 1942	1347	La Spezia	2,5	Gyrocompass tests.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	17 Apr 1942	0943	La Spezia	17 Apr 1942	1718	La Spezia	46	Exercises.

1.	H 1 (H1, P.56)	21 Apr 1942	2350	La Spezia	23 Apr 1942	0923	La Spezia	198	Defensive patrol with the submarines Rismondi and H.4, on a line 6 miles 053°-333° from 44°11'N, 09°10'E in Gulf of Genoa.
		23 Apr 1942	0504	(0) Near La Spezia.	At 0504 hours, the submarine Francesco Rismondo was sighted.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	24 Apr 1942	1140	La Spezia	24 Apr 1942	1832	La Spezia	33	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	29 Apr 1942	1157	La Spezia	29 Apr 1942	1732	La Spezia	30	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	30 Apr 1942	1140	La Spezia	30 Apr 1942	1608	La Spezia	24	Exercises with the submarines H.4 and H.6, escorted by MAS 501.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	1 May 1942	0730	La Spezia	1 May 1942	1630	La Spezia	40	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	12 May 1942	1205	La Spezia	12 May 1942	1415	La Spezia	8,5	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	15 May 1942	0932	La Spezia	15 May 1942	1732	La Spezia	40	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	17 May 1942	0655	La Spezia	17 May 1942	1417	La Spezia	37	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	19 May 1942	0732	La Spezia	19 May 1942	1400	La Spezia	29	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	21 May 1942	0900	La Spezia	21 May 1942	1300	La Spezia	23	Exercises with the submarines H.4 and H.6, escorted by MAS 509.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	26 May 1942	0717	La Spezia	26 May 1942	1315	La Spezia	29	Exercises, escorted back by the auxiliary Rimini.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	29 May 1942	0747	La Spezia	29 May 1942	1530	La Spezia	39	Exercises, escorted by the tug Palmaria.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	1 Jun 1942	0613	La Spezia	1 Jun 1942	1340	La Spezia	38	Trials.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	5 Jun 1942	0715	La Spezia	5 Jun 1942	1619	La Spezia	29	Trials.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	12 Jun 1942	0800	La Spezia	12 Jun 1942	1620	La Spezia	36	Trials.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	19 Jun 1942	0742	La Spezia	19 Jun 1942	1710	La Spezia	36,5	Trials.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	24 Jun 1942	0745	La Spezia	24 Jun 1942	1725	La Spezia	39	Trials.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	26 Jun 1942	1140	La Spezia	26 Jun 1942	1302	La Spezia	5	Trials.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	27 Jun 1942	0635	La Spezia	27 Jun 1942	1114	La Spezia	25	Trials.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	30 Jun 1942	0727	La Spezia	30 Jun 1942	1238	La Spezia	26,5	Trials.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	7 Jul 1942	0645	La Spezia	7 Jul 1942	1240	La Spezia	28	A/S exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	15 Jul 1942	0736	La Spezia	15 Jul 1942	1738	La Spezia	42	A/S exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	18 Jul 1942	0807	La Spezia	18 Jul 1942	1056	La Spezia	7	A/S exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	28 Jul 1942	0704	La Spezia	28 Jul 1942	0910	La Spezia	13	A/S exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	1 Aug 1942	0608	La Spezia	1 Aug 1942	1118	La Spezia	21,5	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	5 Aug 1942	0800	La Spezia	5 Aug 1942	0957	La Spezia	14	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	9 Aug 1942	0920	La Spezia	9 Aug 1942	1430	La Spezia	30	Exercises.

2.	H 1 (H1, P.56)	11 Aug 1942	2345	La Spezia	14 Aug 1942	2040	La Spezia	305	Defensive patrol, on a patrol line with H.4, H.6, Rismondi and Bajamonti in Gulf of Genoa. Uneventful.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	17 Aug 1942	0704	La Spezia	17 Aug 1942	1219	La Spezia	27	Exercises.

3.	H 1 (H1, P.56)	18 Aug 1942	0140	La Spezia	18 Aug 1942	2120	La Spezia	99	Defensive barrage in Gulf of Genoa with H.4, H.6 and Bajamonti, in 44°11'N, 09°10'E, but recalled at 1705 hours on the 18th.
		18 Aug 1942	1110	44° 13'N, 9° 07'E	At 1110 hours, the tug *Favignana* was sighted laying a line of buoys. At 1215 hours, H.1 closed to voice range to inquire about the presence of this vessel in her patrol area.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	23 Aug 1942	1457	La Spezia	23 Aug 1942	1850	La Spezia	23,5	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	24 Aug 1942	1457	La Spezia	24 Aug 1942	1515	La Spezia	1	Entered dock.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	28 Aug 1942	1520	La Spezia	28 Aug 1942	1610	La Spezia	1	Left dock.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	31 Aug 1942	0856	La Spezia	31 Aug 1942	1250	La Spezia	25	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	4 Sep 1942	0652	La Spezia	4 Sep 1942	1520	La Spezia	41	Exercises, escorted by A.S.103, A.S.105 and A.S.108.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	6 Sep 1942	0637	La Spezia	6 Sep 1942	1700	La Spezia	51	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	9 Sep 1942	1920	La Spezia	10 Sep 1942	0030	La Spezia	25	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	10 Sep 1942	0710	La Spezia	10 Sep 1942	1350	La Spezia	20	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	15 Sep 1942	0730	La Spezia	15 Sep 1942	1047	La Spezia	32	Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Animoso and submarine chaser 108 and 113.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	17 Sep 1942	0722	La Spezia	17 Sep 1942	1358	La Spezia	23	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	24 Sep 1942	0710	La Spezia	24 Sep 1942	1104	La Spezia	21	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	28 Sep 1942	0725	La Spezia	28 Sep 1942	1000	La Spezia	14	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	30 Sep 1942	0724	La Spezia	30 Sep 1942	1535	La Spezia	38	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	2 Oct 1942	0720	La Spezia	2 Oct 1942	1245	La Spezia	26	Sonar (S-Gerät) exercises with the destroyer Velite.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	3 Oct 1942	0804	La Spezia	3 Oct 1942	1400	La Spezia	4	Gyrocompass tests.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	6 Oct 1942	0725	La Spezia	6 Oct 1942	1330	La Spezia	23	A/S exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	9 Oct 1942	0726	La Spezia	9 Oct 1942	1553	La Spezia	36	Sonar exercises with the submarine Onice, escorted by the torpedo boats Cigno and Sagittario.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	12 Oct 1942	0724	La Spezia	12 Oct 1942	1548	La Spezia	35	Sonar exercises with the submarine H.6 and the torpedo boats Ardente and Groppo.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	15 Oct 1942	0721	La Spezia	15 Oct 1942	1611	La Spezia	34	Sonar exercises with torpedo boats Ardente and Groppo.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	17 Oct 1942	0730	La Spezia	17 Oct 1942	1605	La Spezia	38	Sonar exercises with the submarine Onice, the torpedo boats Ardente and Groppo, MAS 510 and MAS 556.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	20 Oct 1942	0715	La Spezia	20 Oct 1942	1750	La Spezia	37	Sonar exercises with the torpedo boat Ardente andthe submarine chaser Zagabria.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	30 Oct 1942	0735	La Spezia	30 Oct 1942	1525	La Spezia	32	A/S exercises with submarine chaser Regina Elena.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	5 Nov 1942	0730	La Spezia	5 Nov 1942	1420	La Spezia	20,5	Exercises.

4.	H 1 (H1, P.56)	8 Nov 1942	0115	La Spezia	11 Nov 1942	0807	La Spezia	349	Patrolled in Gulf of Genoa with H.4, H.6 and Bajamonti.
		9 Nov 1942	1250	(0) Off Genoa.	At 1250 hours, a Swiss ship escorted by a motorboat was sighted leaving from Genoa and proceeding south.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	13 Nov 1942	0800	La Spezia	14 Nov 1942	1058	La Maddalena	209	Passage La Spezia-La Maddalena with H.4.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	29 Nov 1942	1545	La Maddalena	30 Nov 1942	1222	La Spezia	206	Passage La Maddalena-La Spezia with H.8 and Bajamonti.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	22 Dec 1942	0734	La Spezia	22 Dec 1942	1241	La Spezia	13	A/S exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	26 Dec 1942	0733	La Spezia	26 Dec 1942	1212	La Spezia	19	A/S exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	29 Dec 1942	0743	La Spezia	29 Dec 1942	1521	La Spezia	16	A/S exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	2 Jan 1943	0920	La Spezia	2 Jan 1943	1421	La Spezia	21	Sonar exercises.
		2 Jan 1943	1011	(0) Near La Spezia.	At 1011 hours, the periscope of a submarine was sighted. H.1 attempted to ram, but lost contact. The submarine may have been H.2 or H.4 as both were also off La Spezia. No allied or German submarines operated in this area at the time.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	7 Jan 1943	0922	La Spezia	7 Jan 1943	1653	La Spezia	42	Sonar exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	11 Jan 1943	0750	La Spezia	11 Jan 1943	1340	La Spezia	31	Sonar exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	20 Jan 1943	0740	La Spezia	20 Jan 1943	1600	La Spezia	35	Sonar exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	25 Jan 1943	0735	La Spezia	25 Jan 1943	1646	La Spezia	40	Sonar exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	27 Jan 1943	1315	La Spezia	27 Jan 1943	1615	La Spezia	24	Sonar exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	28 Jan 1943	0800	La Spezia	28 Jan 1943	1315	La Spezia	23	Sonar exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	8 Feb 1943	0736	La Spezia	8 Feb 1943	1640	La Spezia	37,5	A/S exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	8 Feb 1943	0736	La Spezia	8 Feb 1943	1640	La Spezia	37,5	A/S exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	10 Feb 1943	0740	La Spezia	10 Feb 1943	1535	La Spezia	38	A/S exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	13 Feb 1943	0808	La Spezia	13 Feb 1943	1337	La Spezia	29	A/S exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	17 Feb 1943	1350	La Spezia	17 Feb 1943	1820	La Spezia	26	A/S exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	18 Feb 1943	0814	La Spezia	18 Feb 1943	1335	La Spezia	26	A/S exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	23 Feb 1943	0644	La Spezia	23 Feb 1943	1707	La Spezia	58	A/S exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	1 Mar 1943	0805	La Spezia	1 Mar 1943	1655	La Spezia	42	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	4 Mar 1943	1335	La Spezia	4 Mar 1943	1847	La Spezia	30	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	9 Mar 1943	0730	La Spezia	9 Mar 1943	1900	La Spezia	52	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	11 Mar 1943	0915	La Spezia	11 Mar 1943	1430	La Spezia	28	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	15 Mar 1943	0723	La Spezia	15 Mar 1943	1600	La Spezia	27,5	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	19 Mar 1943	1303	La Spezia	19 Mar 1943	1910	La Spezia	29	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	22 Mar 1943	0718	La Spezia	22 Mar 1943	1600	La Spezia	32	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	24 Mar 1943	0640	La Spezia	24 Mar 1943	1650	La Spezia	30	Exercises with the torpedo boats Ardimentoso and Pallade.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	1 Apr 1943	0800	La Spezia	1 Apr 1943	1444	La Spezia	41	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	5 Apr 1943	0732	La Spezia	5 Apr 1943	1705	La Spezia	18	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	10 Apr 1943	0830	La Spezia	10 Apr 1943	1752	La Spezia	11,8	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	12 Apr 1943	0736	La Spezia	12 Apr 1943	1555	La Spezia	23,1	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	15 Apr 1943	1216	La Spezia	15 Apr 1943	1651	La Spezia	17,2	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	24 Apr 1943	0730	La Spezia	24 Apr 1943	1445	Genoa	46	Passage La Spezia-Genoa, towing MAS 561 and Panfilo Nino II.

	H 4 (H4)	27 Apr 1943	0955	Genoa	27 Apr 1943	1645	Genoa	35	Trials.

	H 4 (H4)	1 May 1943	0945	Genoa	1 May 1943	1500	La Spezia	46	Passage Genoa-La Spezia.

5.	H 4 (H4)	10 May 1943	1830	La Spezia	11 May 1943	0750	La Spezia	73	Hydrophone watch.

	H 4 (H4)	13 May 1943	0710	La Spezia	13 May 1943	1720	La Spezia	48	Exercises.

6.	H 4 (H4)	14 May 1943	1800	La Spezia	15 May 1943	0807	La Spezia	74	Hydrophone watch.

	H 4 (H4)	18 May 1943	0610	La Spezia	18 May 1943	1818	La Spezia	51	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	20 May 1943	0930	La Spezia	20 May 1943	1512	La Spezia	29	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	22 May 1943	0710	La Spezia	22 May 1943	1445	La Spezia	25	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	27 May 1943	0717	La Spezia	27 May 1943	2057	La Spezia	63	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	29 May 1943	0702	La Spezia	29 May 1943	1317	La Spezia	32	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	31 May 1943	1630	La Spezia	1 Jun 1943	0927	La Spezia	108	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	2 Jun 1943	0735	La Spezia	2 Jun 1943	2122	La Spezia	62	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	4 Jun 1943	0739	La Spezia	4 Jun 1943	2135	La Spezia	89	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	11 Jun 1943	1002	La Spezia	11 Jun 1943	1250	La Spezia	12	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	12 Jun 1943	0843	La Spezia	12 Jun 1943	1650	La Spezia	35	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	14 Jun 1943	0710	La Spezia	14 Jun 1943	2045	La Spezia	47	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	19 Jun 1943	0630	La Spezia	19 Jun 1943	1200	La Spezia	31,5	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	21 Jun 1943	0720	La Spezia	21 Jun 1943	1205	La Spezia	32,5	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	23 Jun 1943	0709	La Spezia	23 Jun 1943	1404	La Spezia	30	Exercises.

	Ametista (AA)	9 Sep 1943	Evening	Fiume	11 Sep 1943	Morning	Ancona		Passage Fiume-Ancona.

	Ametista (AA)	12 Sep 1943	1500	Ancona	12 Sep 1943	1930	Scuttled		Scuttled off Numana after armistice.
		12 Sep 1943	1930	(0) Off Numana (Ancona).	At 1930 hours, Ametista was on her way to Taranto, when S.T.V Luigi Ginocchio decided to scuttle her rather than surrender to the Allies. Two or three ratings were reported to have drowned. For his decision which ran counter to the Armistice conditions, Ginocchio was later court-martialed.

117 entries. 117 total patrol entries (6 marked as war patrols) and 5 events.

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