Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Renato Pecori
| Born | 26 Feb 1913 | Naples | |
| Died | 12 Aug 1942 | (29) | Killed in action |
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Career information
DAGABUR (T.V. C.O.): from 13.06.1942 to 12.08.1942 (sunk, Pecori was killed).Commands listed for Renato Pecori
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dagabur (DA) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 13 Jun 1942 | 12 Aug 1942 |
Ships hit by Renato Pecori
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Renato Pecori
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dagabur (DA) | 13 Jun 1942 | 0920 | Naples | 13 Jun 1942 | 1500 | Naples | 42 | Trials. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 14 Jun 1942 | 0645 | Naples | 14 Jun 1942 | 1245 | Naples | 36 | Gyrocompass tests. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 17 Jun 1942 | 0925 | Naples | 17 Jun 1942 | 1515 | Naples | 31,2 | Trials. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 18 Jun 1942 | 1330 | Naples | 18 Jun 1942 | 1645 | Naples | 17,2 | Trials. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 21 Jun 1942 | 0900 | Naples | 22 Jun 1942 | 2045 | La Spezia | 331,5 | Passage Naples-La Spezia to embark G7e torpedoes, | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 24 Jun 1942 | 1530 | La Spezia | 24 Jun 1942 | 1830 | La Spezia | 20,2 | Trials. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 26 Jun 1942 | 1030 | La Spezia | 26 Jun 1942 | 1210 | La Spezia | 15,7 | Trials. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 29 Jun 1942 | 0930 | La Spezia | 29 Jun 1942 | 1050 | La Spezia | 10,2 | Trials. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 30 Jun 1942 | 1400 | La Spezia | 30 Jun 1942 | 1615 | La Spezia | 12,9 | Trials. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 4 Jul 1942 | 0855 | La Spezia | 4 Jul 1942 | 1055 | La Spezia | Exercises. | |||
| Dagabur (DA) | 7 Jul 1942 | 0600 | La Spezia | 8 Jul 1942 | 1900 | Cagliari | 345 | Passage La Spezia-Cagliari. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 13 Jul 1942 | 1350 | Cagliari | 13 Jul 1942 | 1300? error? | Cagliari | Exercises. | |||
| 1. | Dagabur (DA) | 16 Jul 1942 | 0325 | Cagliari | 20 Jul 1942 | 1630 | Cagliari | 512,5 | Patrolled east of La Galite, between 37°20'N 37°40'N, and between 10°00'E and 10°20'E. No ship sighted. | |
| 17 Jul 1942 | 2113 | 37° 41'N, 10° 22'E | At 2113 hours, a Blenheim bomber was seen but Dagabur remained on the surface as the aircraft flew away without noticing her. | |||||||
| 2. | Dagabur (DA) | 4 Aug 1942 | 0100 | Cagliari | 12 Aug 1942 | 0100 | Sunk with all hands | Sailed for patrol between 37°20'N and 37°40'N, and between 04°20'E and 04°40'E (initially to Grid 5786). At 1520 hours on the 4th, ordered to Grid 9786, between 37°20'N and 37°40'N, and between 01°50'E nd 02°10'E, off Cape Caxine. On 12th August, she was sunk off Algiers by the British destroyer HMS Wolverine in 37°18.5'N, 01°58'E. Five officers and forty ratings perished, there were no survivors. At 1838 hours on the 12th, she was ordered to Grid 9627. On 13th August, she was ordered to move to Grid 1404. On 16th August, she was told to return to base via 38°22'N, 07°32'E at 2100 hours on the 17th, but failed to respond. | ||
| 12 Aug 1942 | 0100B (e) | (e) 37° 18'N, 1° 55'E (0) 37.18N, 01.46E | At 0100B hours, the destroyer HMS Wolverine was escorting the aircraft carrier HMS Furious with the destroyers HMS Keppel and HMS Malcolm, when she detected a submarine by radar. She raced at 26 knots and rammed the submarine. The damage forced the destroyer to return to Gibraltar. There is little doubt that her victim was Dagabur. There were no survivors, T.V. Renato Pecori, four officers and forty ratings perished. | |||||||
14 entries. 14 total patrol entries (2 marked as war patrols) and 2 events.