Italian submarines in World War Two

Italian Commanders


Michele Morisani

Born  1 May 1906Naples

Ranks

  C.C.Capitano di Corvetta

Decorations

22 Jan 1942 Medaglia di bronzo al valore militare
30 Mar 1942 Medaglia di bronzo al valore militare
4 Jul 1942 Croce di guerra al valore militare
26 Sep 1942 Medaglia di bronzo al valore militare

Career information

BALILLA (C.C. C.O.): from 10.04.1940 to 22.07.1940.
From 11.12.1942, served as Head of MARIANTISOM BISERTA.
From 25.03.1943, served at MARINA LA MADDALENA S.C.S.M.

Commands listed for Michele Morisani


Submarine Type Rank From To
Balilla (BL)Ocean goingC.C.10 Apr 194022 Jul 1940

Ships hit by Michele Morisani

No ships hit by this Commander.

War patrols listed for Michele Morisani

 SubmarineDateTimePortArr. dateArr. timeArr. portMilesDescription
Balilla (BL)2 Jun 19400503Pola4 Jun 19401430Brindisi270Passage Pola-Brindisi.

1.Balilla (BL)9 Jun 19400900Brindisi13 Jun 19401115Brindisi665Patrolled south of Corfu in 38°50' N, 20°00' E. Encountered both aerial and naval A/S forces on 12th June. Suffered some damage, which forced her to abandon the mission on 13th June.
  12 Jun 19400715
(0) South of Santa Maria di Leuca.
The submarine was proceeding at a depth of 20 meters when an explosion occurred. She escaped by going to 60 meters. A total of 35 explosions were heard but this was odd as no enemy craft had been observed when at periscope depth at 0700-0710 hours. No British or French aircraft or A/S vessel reported any attack at this time and place. Could this have been an Italian aircraft? Apparently not, Italian aircraft were looking for Balilla but could not locate her. The submarine had to interrupt her patrol.

Balilla (BL)11 Jul 19400619Brindisi11 Jul 19401139Brindisi25Exercises.

2.Balilla (BL)12 Jul 19401417Brindisi19 Jul 19401330Brindisi734Patrolled in 34°00'N, 25°00'E. Early return because her commander was seriously sick. He was then considered inapt to command a submarine.

4 entries. 4 total patrol entries (2 marked as war patrols) and 1 events.

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