Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Giuseppe Migeca
Capitano di Corvetta
| Born | 14 Dec 1905 | Ateleta (L'Aquila) | |
| Died | 9 Sep 1943 | (37) | Killed in action on battleship ROMA |
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Career information
SQUALO (C.C. C.O.): from 20.12.1939 to 14.07.1940.SQUALO (C.C. C.O.): from 09.08.1940 to 31.12.1940.
On 09.09.1943, killed in action on battleship ROMA.
Commands listed for Giuseppe Migeca
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squalo (SQ) | Ocean going | C.C. | 20 Dec 1939 | 14 Jul 1940 |
| Squalo (SQ) | Ocean going | C.C. | 9 Aug 1940 | 31 Dec 1940 |
Ships hit by Giuseppe Migeca
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Giuseppe Migeca
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Squalo (SQ) | 8 Jun 1940 | 2045 | Leros | 15 Jun 1940 | 0805 | Leros | 431 | Patrolled off Dardanelles. Only neutral vessels encountered. | |
| 2. | Squalo (SQ) | 19 Jun 1940 | 0400 | Leros | 26 Jun 1940 | 0754 | Leros | 400 | Patrolled in Kaso Straits, 15 miles north-east of Cape Sidero. Reached patrol area at 0426/20. | |
| 19 Jun 1940 | 1345 | (0) Off Alimnia. | The submarine sighted MAS 537 which came alongside. Governor De Vecchi and Rear-Admiral Banchieri visited the submarine. The visit lasted from 1400 to 1425 hours. | |||||||
| 21 Jun 1940 | 0510 | (0) 205° - Plati Islet - 2.5 miles. | The submarine felt as if a cable was scratching the hull. Could this be an old mine? Fortunately nothing happened. | |||||||
| 25 Jun 1940 | 0118 | (0) Off Cape Sidero? | A shadow was sighted in the mist. It could have been a submarine, so Squalo submerged to try to follow it with her hydrophones but heard nothing. At 2010 hours, she surface and made for home. | |||||||
| Squalo (SQ) | 8 Jul 1940 | 0800 | Leros | 8 Jul 1940 | 1035 | Leros | 11 | Exercises. | ||
| 3. | Squalo (SQ) | 16 Sep 1940 | 0831 | Leros | 26 Sep 1940 | 0852 | Leros | 682 | Patrolled north of Crete, from Cape Spada to Cape Spinalonga on a patrol line with Narvalo. Uneventful. Her attack periscope needed to be replaced. | |
| Squalo (SQ) | 22 Oct 1940 | 0813 | Leros | 22 Oct 1940 | 1150 | Leros | 19 | Exercises. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 31 Oct 1940 | 0850 | Leros | 31 Oct 1940 | 1020 | Leros | 4 | Exercises. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 9 Nov 1940 | 0830 | Leros | 9 Nov 1940 | 1230 | Leros | 10 | Exercises. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 17 Nov 1940 | 2357 | Leros | 21 Nov 1940 | 1602 | Taranto | 682 | Passage Leros-Taranto then refit. | ||
| 21 Nov 1940 | 0710 | Three armed steamers were sighted, one of them (Egitto) came toward the submarine and exchanged recognition signals. | ||||||||
10 entries. 8 total patrol entries (3 marked as war patrols) and 4 events.