Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Lodovico Grion
| Born | 18 Feb 1909 | Trieste | |
| Died | 1998 | (88) | Trieste |
| Ranks
Decorations
|
Career information
SQUALO (T.V. First Officer): from 18.01.1939 to ?FILIPPO CORRIDONI (T.V. C.O.): from 04.02.1941 to 23.04.1941.
SQUALO (T.V. C.O.): from 01.01.1941 to 21.02.1942.
PORFIDO (T.V. C.O.): from 28.02.1942 to 18.05.1942.
MARCANTONIO BRAGADINO (T.V. C.O.): from 25.05.1942 to 20.06.1942.
NARVALO (T.V. C.O.): from 21.06.1942 to 14.01.1943 (sunk, Grion survived as PoW).
Commands listed for Lodovico Grion
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | Minelaying | T.V. | 4 Feb 1941 | 23 Apr 1941 |
| Squalo (SQ) | Ocean going | T.V. | 1 Jan 1941 | 21 Feb 1942 |
| Porfido (PO) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 28 Feb 1942 | 18 May 1942 |
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | Minelaying | T.V. | 25 May 1942 | 20 Jun 1942 |
| Narvalo (NR) | Ocean going | T.V. | 21 Jun 1942 | 14 Jan 1943 |
Ships hit by Lodovico Grion
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Lodovico Grion
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 6 Feb 1941 | 1025 | Taranto | 6 Feb 1941 | 1445 | Taranto | 2,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 7 Feb 1941 | 0805 | Taranto | 7 Feb 1941 | 1310 | Taranto | 25 | Trials, escorted by the minesweeper R.D.13. | ||
| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 12 Feb 1941 | 0815 | Taranto | 12 Feb 1941 | 1545 | Taranto | 59 | Exercises. | ||
| 1. | Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 12 Feb 1941 | 2114 | Taranto | 13 Feb 1941 | 1015 | Taranto | 88,5 | Hydrophone Watch. Uneventful. | |
| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 21 Feb 1941 | 0835 | Taranto | 21 Feb 1941 | 1440 | Taranto | 18 | Exercises for cinematography. | ||
| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 22 Feb 1941 | 0920 | Taranto | 22 Feb 1941 | 1625 | Taranto | 9,5 | Exercises for cinematography. | ||
| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 24 Feb 1941 | 1315 | Taranto | 24 Feb 1941 | 1625 | Taranto | 21,3 | Exercises for cinematography, escorted by the minesweeper R.D.30. | ||
| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 26 Feb 1941 | 2135 | Taranto | 26 Feb 1941 | 2355 | Taranto | 4 | Exercises for cinematography. | ||
| 2. | Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 7 Mar 1941 | 2015 | Taranto | 8 Mar 1941 | 1040 | Taranto | 99 | Hydrophone Watch. | |
| Squalo (SQ) | 9 Mar 1941 | 0907 | Taranto | 9 Mar 1941 | 1620 | Taranto | 28 | Exercises. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 14 Mar 1941 | 0849 | Taranto | 14 Mar 1941 | 1525 | Taranto | 38 | Exercises. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 15 Mar 1941 | 0800 | Taranto | 15 Mar 1941 | 1715 | Taranto | 31,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 18 Mar 1941 | 0635 | Taranto | 18 Mar 1941 | 1659 | Taranto | 63,5 | Exercises, escorted by the tug Palmaria. | ||
| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 19 Mar 1941 | 0648 | Taranto | 19 Mar 1941 | 1646 | Taranto | 45,5 | Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat San Martino. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 25 Mar 1941 | 1255 | Taranto | 25 Mar 1941 | 1840 | Taranto | 41 | Exercises. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 26 Mar 1941 | 1200 | Taranto | 26 Mar 1941 | 1824 | Taranto | 62 | Exercises. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 3 Apr 1941 | 1220 | Taranto | 3 Apr 1941 | 1648 | Taranto | 33 | Exercises. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 4 Apr 1941 | 1030 | Taranto | 4 Apr 1941 | 1748 | Taranto | 52 | Exercises with the steamer Sandrina. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 5 Apr 1941 | 1030 | Taranto | 5 Apr 1941 | 1625 | Taranto | 43 | Exercises with the pilot vessel Limbara. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 8 Apr 1941 | 0830 | Taranto | 8 Apr 1941 | 1700 | Taranto | 65 | Exercises, escorted by the pilot vessel Limbara. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 10 Apr 1941 | 0820 | Taranto | 10 Apr 1941 | 1627 | Taranto | 44 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Sandrina. | ||
| 3. | Squalo (SQ) | 13 Apr 1941 | 2152 | Taranto | 14 Apr 1941 | 1004 | Taranto | 79,5 | Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful. | |
| Squalo (SQ) | 16 Apr 1941 | 0800 | Taranto | 16 Apr 1941 | 0940 | Taranto | 12 | Trials. | ||
| 4. | Squalo (SQ) | 21 Apr 1941 | 1045 | Taranto | 8 May 1941 | 1318 | Leros | 1535 | Patrolled in south of Crete, within 20 miles from 34°20'N, 25°00'E on a NE-SW axis. On 30th April, she was ordered to shift her position 120 miles eastward. This was Grion's first patrol in command. He had already made four other patrols but without encountering the enemy. He was criticized for failing to attack the convoy on 2nd May, but was shown some indulgence due to his inexperience. | |
| 25 Apr 1941 | 1345 | 34° 20'N, 23° 45'E | A steamer was sighted, followed by two surfaced submarines steering 090°.These were recognized as French. There were actually three submarines: Dauphin, Espadon and Phoque, escorted by an auxiliary sailing on westerly course from Beirut to Bizerta to be disarmed. | |||||||
| 30 Apr 1941 | 0153 | 34° 01'N, 24° 45'E | Two destroyers were sighted at 1,000 metres proceeding toward the submarine. The submarine dived but was not attacked. | |||||||
| 1 May 1941 | 1055 | 34° 18'N, 26° 36'E | The submarine heard H.E. and later explosions in the distance and remained submerged. | |||||||
| 2 May 1941 | 0120-0355 | 34° 18'N, 26° 36'E (0) Approximately. | The submarine heard H.E. of two vessels apparently steering 140° and remained submerged. No attempt was made to carry an attack. | |||||||
| 5. | Squalo (SQ) | 19 May 1941 | 1315 | Leros | 2 Jun 1941 | 1600 | Messina | 1467 | Patrolled between Kaso Straits and Alexandria, in 34°00'N, 27°40'E on a NE-SW axis. Then off Koupho Island (south of Crete). Uneventful. Only heard H.E. | |
| Squalo (SQ) | 21 Jun 1941 | 0800 | Messina | 21 Jun 1941 | 0558? | Messina | 4 | Trials. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 23 Jun 1941 | 0800 | Messina | 23 Jun 1941 | 1338 | Messina | 30 | Trials escorted by MAS 524 and the auxiliary Castiglia. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 24 Jun 1941 | 1358 | Messina | 25 Jun 1941 | 0740 | Trapani | 190 | Passage Messina-Trapani. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 3 Jul 1941 | 0758 | Trapani | 3 Jul 1941 | 1151 | Trapani | 18,2 | Exercises. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 7 Jul 1941 | 0800 | Trapani | 7 Jul 1941 | 1145 | Trapani | 24,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 10 Jul 1941 | 0808 | Trapani | 10 Jul 1941 | 1214 | Trapani | 19 | Exercises. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 17 Jul 1941 | 2000 | Trapani | 18 Jul 1941 | 1408 | Messina | 190 | Passage Trapani-Messina. | ||
| 6. | Squalo (SQ) | 19 Jul 1941 | 2100 | Messina | 3 Aug 1941 | 1448 | Messina | 1950 | Patrolled off Ras Azzaz through Point S (37°40'N, 18°20'E) to area between 32°00'N and 32°40'N, and between 24°40'E and 25°00'E. | |
| 24 Jul 1941 | 2306 | 32° 20'N, 24° 53'E | A 10,000-ton steamer was sighted steering 260°, 10 knots. Later, it was established to be a tanker of the WAR class (11,600 GRT). Range was closed to 1,000 metres and two bow torpedoes were fired at an interval of 6 seconds and angled 15°. A column of smoke was observed, but no explosion heard and Grion concluded that the attack had missed. | |||||||
| 27 Jul 1941 | 1824 | (0) Off Marsa El Aora (near Ras El Azzaz). | A column of water was sighted at 2,000 metres. Since no aircraft or vessel was in sight, Grion assumed that a coastal battery had opened fire. He took his submarine down and moved northward, finally surfacing at 1945 hours and resumed his patrol. | |||||||
| 30 Jul 1941 | 2034 1941 (e) | 32° 19'N, 24° 55'E (e) 32° 20'N, 24° 59'E | A submarine chaser was sighted at 3,000 meters followed by another. These were actually the destroyers HMS Hotspur and HMAS Vendetta. The submarine tried to attack the nearest one, but was sighted and had to crash dive, The first depth-charge exploding with Squalo at a depth of 30 meters and ten more patterns until 2221 hours. HMS Hotspur had actually dropped three and HMAS Vendetta another six. Grion estimated that they had detonated at distances between 100 and 200 metres at variable depths. | |||||||
| Squalo (SQ) | 22 Aug 1941 | 0830 | Messina | 22 Aug 1941 | 1635 | Messina | 1950 | Exercises. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 22 Aug 1941 | 2325 | Messina | 23 Aug 1941 | 1725 | Trapani | 185 | Passage Messina-Trapani. | ||
| 7. | Squalo (SQ) | 23 Aug 1941 | 2055 | Trapani | 5 Sep 1941 | 0808 | Trapani | 1850 | Patrolled east of Cape Bon, between 37°12'N and Cape Bon, and between 11°00'E and 11°05'E. | |
| 27 Aug 1941 | 0422 | (0) 23° - Cape Bon (Tunisia) - 3 miles. | A fast 10,000-ton steamer was sighted on 300° course. This was Deucalion on passage from Malta to Gibraltar. The submarine attempted in vain to intercept but the vessel disappeared in the distance. | |||||||
| 27 Aug 1941 | 1337 | (0) 163° - Cape Bon (Tunisia) - 5 miles. | A Sunderland aircraft apparently attacked the submarine. The submarine submerged and heard explosions, the first ones were near but were followed by others at a distance. Between 1510 and 1540 hours, more explosions were heard attributed to an aircraft. | |||||||
| Squalo (SQ) | 20 Sep 1941 | 0730 | Trapani | 20 Sep 1941 | 1056 | Trapani | 14,5 | Exercises with submarine Delfino escorted by auxiliary Petsamo. | ||
| 8. | Squalo (SQ) | 25 Sep 1941 | 1824 | Trapani | 2 Oct 1941 | 0922 | Trapani | 976 | Patrolled southwest of Sardinia between 38°10'N and 38°30'N, and between 07°20'E and 07°40'E, on a patrol line with Bandiera. On 28th September, ordered to 37°20'N, 07°30'E. | |
| 28 Sep 1941 | 0330 | 37° 51'N, 7° 30'E | A submarine was seen at 3,000 metres and believed to be Bandiera therefore no action was taken. | |||||||
| 29 Sep 1941 | 0720-1310 0810 (e) | (e) 37° 26'N, 7° 14'E | Three destroyers hunted the submarine. It was probably HMS Gurkha actually hunting Bandiera. | |||||||
| 30 Sep 1941 | 0100 | An unknown submarine course 270° was seen at 1,000 metres and was believed to be Italian. This was probably Bandiera. | ||||||||
| 9. | Squalo (SQ) | 17 Oct 1941 | 2240 | Trapani | 20 Oct 1941 | 1715 | Trapani | 351 | Patrolled in zone K1, off Cape Bon, on a patrol line with Narvalo. Uneventful. | |
| 10. | Squalo (SQ) | 11 Nov 1941 | 1400 | Trapani | 16 Nov 1941 | 0736 | Trapani | 535 | Patrolled west of Marettimo, between 37°50'N and 38°10'N, 11°10'E and 11°35'E. Uneventful. | |
| 11. | Squalo (SQ) | 16 Nov 1941 | 1838 | Trapani | 20 Nov 1941 | 0815 | Trapani | 445 | Patrolled west of Malta, between 36°20'N and 36°40'N, 13°20'E and 13°40'E. Uneventful. Heard only H.E. | |
| 12. | Squalo (SQ) | 20 Nov 1941 | 1630 | Trapani | 24 Nov 1941 | 1545 | Trapani | 600 | Patrolled southeast of Cape Passero, between 36°20'N and 36°40'N, 15°20'E and 15°40'E. Uneventful. Heard only H.E. Returned via Cape Passero at 2100/23. | |
| 13. | Squalo (SQ) | 9 Dec 1941 | 0215 | Trapani | 22 Dec 1941 | 1800 | Trapani | 1617 | Patrolled southwest of Malta between 34°20'N and 35°00'N, and between 14°00'E and 14°40'E. | |
| 18 Dec 1941 | 0750 | 34° 43'N, 14° 28'E | Squalo heard hydrophone effects apparently from vessels on A/S hunt. Later a dark shape, believed to be a destroyer, was sighted with the periscope. Distant explosions were heard, but the submarine was not attacked. | |||||||
| 19 Dec 1941 | 0842 | 35° 10'N, 14° 00'E | A light cruiser of the PERTH class and two destroyers were observed from a distance of 10,000 metres, proceeding steering 090° toward Malta at 14 knots. Squalo was too far to intercept them. | |||||||
| 19 Dec 1941 | 0915 | 35° 10'N, 14° 00'E | A cruiser and a destroyer, following the first group, were observed at a distance of 6,000 metres, course 080°. Again, Squalo was too far to attack. | |||||||
| 19 Dec 1941 | 1820 | 35° 20'N, 14° 15'E | As the submarine was surfacing, three destroyers were observed sailing eastward. Squalo dived, stopped her engines and was not detected. | |||||||
| 14. | Squalo (SQ) | 15 Jan 1942 | 2200 | Trapani | 25 Jan 1942 | 2200 | Trapani | 1268 | Patrolled south and southwest of Malta, within 8 miles from 35°30'N, 13°20'E on a patrol line with the submarines Narvalo and Santarosa. At 2000 hours on the 17th, she received order to shift patrol 8 miles to the east (35°30'N, 13°32'E). On 18th January, her patrol was moved to Grid 0132 (35°20'N, 15°30'E?). On 21st January, her patrol area was shifted 45 miles eastward to Grid 7061. | |
| 16 Jan 1942 | 1705 | 35° 40'N, 13° 05'E | The submarine sighted a red Very light. This turned out to be two German pilots (Willy Junger and Albert Werner) in a raft. Their Me 110 of ZG.26 based at Trapani had been shot down. The two men were rescued. | |||||||
| 18 Jan 1942 | 2100 | The submarines were ordered by signal (1954/18) to form a patrol line to intercept the convoy from Alexandria reported in the afternoon: Santarosa in Italian Grid 0132 (34°30' N, 15°30' E), Squalo in Grid 8332 (probably 35°20' N, 15°30' E) and Narvalo in Grid 2732 (probably 35°02' N, 15°30' E). Squalo proceeded to the new position, but sighted nothing. | ||||||||
| Squalo (SQ) | 29 Jan 1942 | 1600 | Trapani | 31 Jan 1942 | 1640 | Taranto | 501 | Passage Trapani-Taranto. Uneventful. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 4 Feb 1942 | 0830 | Taranto | 6 Feb 1942 | 1430 | Pola | 545 | Passage Taranto-Pola. Uneventful. | ||
| Porfido (PO) | 8 Apr 1942 | 0923 | Monfalcone | 8 Apr 1942 | 1244 | Monfalcone | 20 | Exercises. | ||
| Porfido (PO) | 11 Apr 1942 | 0906 | Monfalcone | 11 Apr 1942 | 1558 | Monfalcone | 8 | Exercises. | ||
| Porfido (PO) | 21 Apr 1942 | 0822 | Monfalcone | 21 Apr 1942 | 1530 | Pola | 70 | Passage Monfalcone-Pola. | ||
| Porfido (PO) | 22 Apr 1942 | 1401 | Monfalcone | 22 Apr 1942 | 1715 | Pola | 2 | Changed anchorage to refuel. | ||
| Porfido (PO) | 25 Apr 1942 | 1110 | Pola | 25 Apr 1942 | 1610 | Pola | 8 | Exercises. | ||
| 15. | Porfido (PO) | 29 Apr 1942 | 0822 | Pola | 29 Apr 1942 | 1505 | Pola | 17 | Hydrophone watch. | |
| Porfido (PO) | 2 May 1942 | 0825 | Pola | 2 May 1942 | 1352 | Monfalcone | 71 | Passage Pola-Monfalcone. | ||
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 26 May 1942 | 0800 | Brindisi | 26 May 1942 | 1145 | Brindisi | 23 | Exercises. | ||
| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 20 Jun 1942 | 0800 | Brindisi | 20 Jun 1942 | 1134 | Brindisi | 13 | Exercises. | ||
| Narvalo (NR) | 21 Jun 1942 | 0905 | Naples | 21 Jun 1942 | 1535 | Naples | 26 | Gyrocompass tests. | ||
| Narvalo (NR) | 22 Jun 1942 | 0800 | Naples | 22 Jun 1942 | 1730 | Naples | 15 | Gyrocompass tests and exercises. | ||
| Narvalo (NR) | 23 Jun 1942 | 0800 | Naples | 23 Jun 1942 | 1420 | Naples | 18,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Narvalo (NR) | 25 Jun 1942 | 0830 | Naples | 25 Jun 1942 | 0902 | Naples | 1,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Narvalo (NR) | 27 Jun 1942 | 1205 | Naples | 30 Jun 1942 | 1830 | Taranto | 562,7 | Passage Naples-Taranto escorted by the torpedo boat Dezza. | ||
| Narvalo (NR) | 3 Jul 1942 | 0800 | Taranto | 3 Jul 1942 | 1022 | Taranto | 5,7 | Trials. | ||
| 16. | Narvalo (NR) | 7 Jul 1942 | 1126 | Taranto | 10 Jul 1942 | 2040 | Derna (harbour entrance) | Supply mission to Derna with 23 tons of petrol and 46 tons of ammunition but then diverted to Ras Hilal, and Tobruk. Uneventful. | ||
| 17. | Narvalo (NR) | 11 Jul 1942 | 0615 | Derna | 11 Jul 1942 | 2135 | Ras Hilal | Passage Derna-Ras Hilal. Uneventful. | ||
| 18. | Narvalo (NR) | 12 Jul 1942 | 2200 | Ras Hilal | 13 Jul 1942 | 0845 | Tobruk | Passage Ras Hilal-Tobruk. Uneventful. Diverted from Mersa Matruh due to the blowing up of the German steamer Brook. | ||
| 19. | Narvalo (NR) | 13 Jul 1942 | 1800 | Tobruk | 17 Jul 1942 | 1425 | Taranto | 1419,5 | Return trip from supply mission to Derna, Ras Hilal, and Tobruk. Uneventful [mileage is for round trip]. | |
| 16 Jul 1942 | 2010 | The submarine Galatea was seen at a distance of 10,000 metres. | ||||||||
| 20. | Narvalo (NR) | 27 Jul 1942 | 1055 | Taranto | 30 Jul 1942 | 0745 | Tobruk | Supply mission to Tobruk with 61.9 tons of stores (31.1 tons of ammunition, 20.5 tons of foodstuff, 9.9 tons of various stores). | ||
| 28 Jul 1942 | 0945 | Part of a paravane of British manufacture was seen and sunk by machine gun fire. | ||||||||
| 21. | Narvalo (NR) | 30 Jul 1942 | 1800 | Tobruk | 2 Aug 1942 | 1155 | Taranto | 1343 | Return trip from supply mission to Tobruk [mileage is for round trip]. | |
| 31 Jul 1942 | 1345 | A German bomber was observed and recognition signals exchanged. | ||||||||
| 31 Jul 1942 | 1550 | A German bomber was observed and recognition signals exchanged. | ||||||||
| 22. | Narvalo (NR) | 10 Aug 1942 | 1125 | Taranto | 13 Aug 1942 | 0715 | Tobruk | Supply mission to Tobruk with 70.1 or 71.4 tons of ammunition. | ||
| 11 Aug 1942 | 0920 | A German bomber was observed and recognition signals exchanged. | ||||||||
| 11 Aug 1942 | 0950 | A derelict mine was sunk by machine gun fire. | ||||||||
| 23. | Narvalo (NR) | 13 Aug 1942 | 1615 | Tobruk | 17 Aug 1942 | 1120 | Taranto | 1327 | Return trip from supply mission to Tobruk [mileage is for round trip]. | |
| 15 Aug 1942 | 1232 | A German aircraft was observed and recognition signals exchanged. | ||||||||
| 24. | Narvalo (NR) | 26 Aug 1942 | 1136 | Taranto | 29 Aug 1942 | 0650 | Benghazi | Supply mission to Benghazi with 60.5 tons of Italian ammunition. Uneventful. | ||
| 25. | Narvalo (NR) | 29 Aug 1942 | 1040 | Benghazi | 31 Aug 1942 | 1323 | Taranto | 1004,6 | Return trip from supply mission to Benghazi. Uneventful [mileage is for round trip]. | |
| 26. | Narvalo (NR) | 18 Sep 1942 | 1125 | Taranto | 21 Sep 1942 | 0702 | Tobruk | Supply mission to Tobruk with 58 tons of stores (55 tons of ammunition, 3 tons of assorted stores). Uneventful. | ||
| 27. | Narvalo (NR) | 21 Sep 1942 | 1455 | Tobruk | 24 Sep 1942 | 1807 | Taranto | 1495 | Return trip from supply mission to Tobruk [mileage is for round trip]. | |
| 24 Sep 1942 | 0630+ | 39° 36'N, 18° 15'E | A derelict Italian mine was sunk by machine gun fire. | |||||||
| 28. | Narvalo (NR) | 6 Oct 1942 | 1112 | Taranto | 9 Oct 1942 | 1007 | Benghazi | Supply mission to Benghazi with 74.1 tons of stores (72.6 tons of German ammunition, 1.5 ton of foodstuff). Uneventful. | ||
| 29. | Narvalo (NR) | 9 Oct 1942 | 1606 | Benghazi | 12 Oct 1942 | 1222 | Taranto | 1155 | Return trip after supply mission [mileage is for round trip]. | |
| 10 Oct 1942 | 1130 (e) | (e) 34° 52'N, 19° 15'E | The submarine was attacked by HMS Clyde (Lt. R.S. Brookes, RN) which fired two torpedoes at extreme range and claimed her sunk. The torpedoes missed and Narvalo did not notice the attack. | |||||||
| 12 Oct 1942 | 0045 | 39° 15'N, 18° 20'E | An enemy submarine was seen at a distance of 3,000 metres, possibly HMS P 211 on her way back to Malta. Narvalo could not get into an attacking position and the opportunity was missed. | |||||||
| Narvalo (NR) | 24 Nov 1942 | 0602 | Taranto | 24 Nov 1942 | 1845 | Taranto | 118 | Trials. | ||
| 30. | Narvalo (NR) | 26 Nov 1942 | 1105 | Taranto | 29 Nov 1942 | 1201 | Tripoli | Supply mission to Tripoli with 62.3 tons of stores (38.2 tons of German ammunition, 22.9 tons of petrol, 1.2 ton of lubricating oil). Uneventful. | ||
| 29 Nov 1942 | 1220-1235 | (0) Tripoli harbour. | The harbour of Tripoli came under air attack and Narvalo was showered with bomb fragments. | |||||||
| 31. | Narvalo (NR) | 29 Nov 1942 | 2000 | Tripoli | 2 Dec 1942 | 1415 | Taranto | 1281,5 | Return trip from supply mission to Tripoli [mileage is for round trip]. | |
| 29 Nov 1942 | 1220-1235 | (0) Tripoli harbour. | The harbour of Tripoli came under air attack and Narvalo was showered with bomb fragments. | |||||||
| 30 Nov 1942 | 1413 | 34° 24'N, 16° 05'E | A floating mine of the British type was observed and sunk by machine gun fire. | |||||||
| Narvalo (NR) | 9 Dec 1942 | 0937 | Taranto | 9 Dec 1942 | 1010 | Taranto | 0,5 | Entered dock. | ||
| 32. | Narvalo (NR) | 9 Jan 1943 | 1200 | Taranto | 13 Jan 1943 | Tripoli | Supply mission (54.2 tons of stores: 30.662 tons of Italian ammunition and 23.666 tons of Italian petrol) to Tripoli via (1) 40°10'N, 17°05'E (2) 38°51'N, 18°12'E (3) 33°20'N, 15°40'E at 2100/12 (4) 32°55'N, 14°05'E at 0600 hours on the 13th, surface passage at 10 knots. | |||
| 33. | Narvalo (NR) | 13 Jan 1943 | 2000 | Tripoli | 14 Jan 1943 | 1430 | Sunk | Return trip from supply mission to Tripoli with six Italian Miltary personnel and eleven allied PoWs. Passage through (1) Point B (2) 33°28'N, 13°40'E (3) 34°40'N, 17°30'E (4) Point P (Cape Colonne). Sunk near Malta by the destroyer HMS Pakenham and escort destroyer HMS Hursley in 34°08'N, 16°34'E after being attacked by Beaufort bombers from Malta in 136° - Malta - 137 miles (escorting convoy ME.15). Thirty-seven killed including one British and three American PoWs, twenty-nine survivors were picked up. | ||
| 14 Jan 1943 | 1430 1330.5 (e) | 34° 08'N, 16° 04'E | Narvalo was sighted by Beaufort 'Q' of 39 Squadron piloted by Flying Officer J.N. Cartwright who was flying a convoy escort mission and attacked at 1330 hours in position 34°08' N, 16°04' E. A stick of four depth charges were dropped and exploded across the bows. The front of the sub was lifted by explosions and it settled stationary with a list to starboard. A white flag was seen, but on passing over ton a second run the Beaufort was fired upon. The destroyer HMS Pakenham and the escort destroyer HMS Hursley of the convoy escort were directed to the scene. Narvalo, which had both engines damaged by the aircraft attack, was powerless and had to be scuttled under gunfire from the two escorts. Of her crew, twenty-nine survivors, including Grion, three Italian Army passengers and seven of the POWs were rescued. Thirty-five were missing: twenty-eight crew members, three Italian Army officers, a British and three American PoWs. | |||||||
97 entries. 81 total patrol entries (33 marked as war patrols) and 32 events.