Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Bruno Pilli
| Born | 6 May 1904 | Venice | |
| Died | 9 Sep 1943 | (39) | Killed in action on battleship ROMA |
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Career information
GALATEA (C.C. C.O): from 01.05.1940 to 11.12.1940.LUCIANO MANARA (C.C. C.O): from 13.12.1940 to 17.01.1941.
MARCANTONIO COLONNA (C.C. C.O): from 18.01.1941 to 24.04.1942?
ANTONIO BAJAMONTI (C.C. C.O): from 23.02.1942 to 26.06.1942.
From 02.07.1942, Head of MARIANTISOM PIREO and leader of 4a Squadra M.S.
On 09.09.1943, was killed in action on the battleship ROMA.
Commands listed for Bruno Pilli
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | Coastal / Sea going | C.C. | 1 May 1940 | 11 Dec 1940 |
| Luciana Manara (MR) | Ocean going | C.C. | 13 Dec 1940 | 17 Jan 1941 |
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | Ocean going | C.C. | 18 Jan 1941 | 24 Apr 1942 |
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | C.C. | 23 Feb 1942 | 26 Jun 1942 |
Ships hit by Bruno Pilli
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Bruno Pilli
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Galatea (GT, N.71) | 9 Jun 1940 | 0559 | Taranto | 11 Jun 1940 | 1430 | Tobruk | 282 | Was to patrol 100 miles east of Tobruk, but returned because of defects (fuel leaks and leak to the "Rapida", special ballast to accelerate the dive). | |
| 10 Jun 1940 | 1500 | (0) Probably off Sidi Barrani. | At 1500 hours, an enemy destroyer was observed through the periscope and Galatea went down to 40 metres, then to 80 metres, before stabilising at 65 metres. Her hydrophones indicated that five enemy destroyers were hunting from 1500 to 1900 hours. These were probably destroyers of the 2nd Flotilla, HMS Hyperion (D.2) with HMS Hero, HMS Havock, HMS Hostile, HMS Imperial, HMS Decoy, HMS Defender and HMAS Waterhen. They had sailed at 0400 hours to sweep the approaches to Alexandria as far as 25°40' E and were assisted by two Flying-boats of 201 Group. Although Galatea was not attacked, she had to abort her mission due to defects. | |||||||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 12 Jun 1940 | Tobruk | 12 Jun 1940 | Tobruk | At Tobruk during an air raid. One midshipman was wounded. | |||||
| 12 Jun 1940 | 0340+ | (0) Tobruk harbour. | At 0340 hours, there was an raid on Tobruk carried out by thirty-two Blenheim bombers from No. 202 Group. One bomb fell 50 meters astern of the submarine, midshipman Giuseppe Pizzorno was slightly wounded. | |||||||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 2 Aug 1940 | 1425 | Tobruk | 7 Aug 1940 | 1330 | Taranto | 690,5 | Passage Tobruk-Taranto via coastal route till Ras Aamer then direct to Santa Maria di Leuca. | ||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 11 Aug 1940 | 2158 | Taranto | 14 Aug 1940 | 0945 | Pola | 512 | Passage Taranto-Pola. | ||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 16 Aug 1940 | 0740 | Pola | 16 Aug 1940 | 1404 | Monfalcone | 76 | Passage Pola-Monfalcone with the submarine Fisalia for refit. | ||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 4 Oct 1940 | 1400 | Monfalcone | 4 Oct 1940 | 1855 | Monfalcone | 18,8 | Diving trials with Adua and Fisalia, escorted by tug Morrhua. | ||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 10 Oct 1940 | 0800 | Monfalcone | 10 Oct 1940 | 1700 | Pola | 69 | Passage Monfalcone-Pola. | ||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 14 Oct 1940 | 0705 | Pola | 14 Oct 1940 | 1930 | Pola | 59,8 | Trials. | ||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 24 Oct 1940 | 1400 | Pola | 24 Oct 1940 | 1815 | Pola | 32 | Trials. | ||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 25 Oct 1940 | 0800 | Pola | 25 Oct 1940 | 1140 | Pola | 23 | Trials. | ||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 25 Oct 1940 | 1515 | Pola | 25 Oct 1940 | 1815 | Pola | 21 | Trials. | ||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 26 Oct 1940 | 0850 | Pola | 26 Oct 1940 | 1700 | Pola | 87,5 | Trials. | ||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 27 Oct 1940 | 0745 | Pola | 27 Oct 1940 | 1710 | Pola | 97 | Trials. | ||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 2 Nov 1940 | 0800 | Pola | 2 Nov 1940 | 1720 | Pola | 80 | Trials. | ||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 5 Nov 1940 | 1040 | Pola | 5 Nov 1940 | 1724 | Monfalcone | 72 | Passage Pola-Monfalcone. | ||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 17 Nov 1940 | 0817 | Monfalcone | 17 Nov 1940 | 1215 | Monfalcone | 33 | Trials. | ||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 22 Nov 1940 | 0855 | Monfalcone | 22 Nov 1940 | 1515 | Monfalcone | 62 | Trials. | ||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 24 Nov 1940 | 0908 | Monfalcone | 24 Nov 1940 | 1546 | Pola | 71 | Passage Monfalcone-Pola. | ||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 27 Nov 1940 | 0800 | Pola | 27 Nov 1940 | 1430 | Pola | 10 | Gyrocompass tests. | ||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 2 Dec 1940 | 0910 | Pola | 2 Dec 1940 | 1800 | Fiume | 53 | Passage Pola-Fiume. | ||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 5 Dec 1940 | 0815 | Fiume | 5 Dec 1940 | 1435 | Fiume | 13 | Trials. | ||
| Galatea (GT, N.71) | 6 Dec 1940 | 0835 | Fiume | 6 Dec 1940 | 1332 | Pola | 52,5 | Passage Fiume-Pola. | ||
| Luciana Manara (MR) | 14 Dec 1940 | 0815 | Naples | 14 Dec 1940 | 1730 | Naples | 48 | Exercises. | ||
| Luciana Manara (MR) | 19 Dec 1940 | 0830 | Naples | 19 Dec 1940 | 1630 | Naples | 38 | Exercises. | ||
| Luciana Manara (MR) | 23 Dec 1940 | 0845 | Naples | 23 Dec 1940 | 1820 | Naples | 32 | Exercises. | ||
| Luciana Manara (MR) | 27 Dec 1940 | 0855 | Naples | 27 Dec 1940 | 1730 | Naples | 37 | Exercises. | ||
| Luciana Manara (MR) | 30 Dec 1940 | 0830 | Naples | 30 Dec 1940 | 1645 | Naples | 36 | Exercises. | ||
| Luciana Manara (MR) | 31 Dec 1940 | 1315 | Naples | 31 Dec 1940 | 1655 | Naples | 32 | Exercises. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 20 Jan 1941 | 0835 | Naples | 20 Jan 1941 | 1605 | Naples | 31,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 23 Jan 1941 | 1545 | Naples | 24 Jan 1941 | 1000 | Messina | 186 | Passage Naples-Messina. | ||
| 2. | Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 30 Jan 1941 | 1144 | Messina | 2 Feb 1941 | 1900 | Messina | 450,3 | Patrolled southeast of Malta. Uneventful, one engine broke down. | |
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 21 Feb 1941 | 0855 | Messina | 21 Feb 1941 | 1830 | Messina | 72 | Trials with the submarine Smeraldo escorted by the auxiliary Castiglia. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 22 Feb 1941 | 0815 | Messina | 22 Feb 1941 | 1620 | Messina | 101 | Exercises. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 26 Feb 1941 | 0800 | Messina | 26 Feb 1941 | 1810 | Messina | 66,5 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Castiglia. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 2 Mar 1941 | 2300 | Messina | 4 Mar 1941 | 1830 | La Spezia | 499 | Passage Messina-La Spezia. | ||
| 3. | Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 10 Mar 1941 | 2235 | La Spezia | 12 Mar 1941 | 1316 | La Spezia | 246,2 | Patrol in Gulf of Genoa. Uneventful. | |
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 21 Mar 1941 | 0800 | La Spezia | 21 Mar 1941 | 1130 | La Spezia | 17,2 | Exercises. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 27 Mar 1941 | 1343 | La Spezia | 27 Mar 1941 | 1720 | La Spezia | 23 | Hydrophone exercises with the torpedo boat Climene. | ||
| 4. | Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 3 Apr 1941 | 1335 | La Spezia | 5 Apr 1941 | 0952 | La Spezia | 309 | Patrol in Gulf of Genoa. Uneventful. | |
| 5. | Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 5 Apr 1941 | 2110 | La Spezia | 9 Apr 1941 | 0850 | La Spezia | 480 | Patrolled in Gulf of Genoa. Uneventful. | |
| 6. | Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 26 Apr 1941 | 1620 | La Spezia | 29 Apr 1941 | 0815 | Genoa | 357 | Sailed for patrol Gulf of Genoa. On a line, starting with submarine Colonna in 44°05'N, 08°40'E and with Da Procida and Ametista respectively 12 and 24 miles east from this point. On hydrophone watch in anticipation of an important naval force from Gibraltar. Uneventful. | |
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 29 Apr 1941 | 1115 | Genoa | 29 Apr 1941 | 1745 | La Spezia | 317 | Passage Genoa-La Spezia. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 17 May 1941 | 1505 | La Spezia | 17 May 1941 | 1850 | La Spezia | 28,5 | Trials. | ||
| 7. | Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 5 Jun 1941 | 1830 | La Spezia | 7 Jun 1941 | 2145 | La Spezia | 242,1 | Patrolled in Gulf of Genoa on parallel 44°10'N between 8°42'E and 9°28'E. Uneventful. | |
| 8. | Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 14 Jun 1941 | 2015 | La Spezia | 16 Jun 1941 | 0800 | La Spezia | 237,3 | Patrolled in Gulf of Genoa in 43°40'N, 08°43'E. Uneventful. | |
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 20 Jun 1941 | 1500 | La Spezia | 20 Jun 1941 | 1730 | La Spezia | 18 | Trials. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 27 Jun 1941 | 0800 | La Spezia | 27 Jun 1941 | 1240 | La Spezia | 28 | Trials. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 28 Jun 1941 | 0800 | La Spezia | 28 Jun 1941 | 1315 | La Spezia | 25 | Trials. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 14 Jul 1941 | 2100 | La Spezia | 15 Jul 1941 | 0115 | La Spezia | 24 | Exercises, escorted by MAS 503. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 17 Jul 1941 | 0709 | La Spezia | 17 Jul 1941 | 1305 | La Spezia | 43,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 26 Jul 1941 | 2055 | La Spezia | 27 Jul 1941 | 0152 | La Spezia | 27 | Exercises. | ||
| 9. | Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 1 Aug 1941 | 0050 | La Spezia | 4 Aug 1941 | 2030 | La Spezia | 453 | Patrolled in 44°12'N, 09°00'E. Sighted only neutral or Italian steamers. | |
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 16 Aug 1941 | 2201 | La Spezia | 17 Aug 1941 | 0445 | La Spezia | 32 | Exercises. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 20 Aug 1941 | 0859 | La Spezia | 20 Aug 1941 | 1605 | La Spezia | 26 | Exercises, escorted by MAS 525. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 23 Aug 1941 | 0540 | La Spezia | 23 Aug 1941 | 1250 | La Spezia | 51,1 | Exercises. | ||
| 10. | Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 23 Aug 1941 | 2050 | La Spezia | 26 Aug 1941 | 0730 | La Spezia | 504 | Patrolled in Gulf of Genoa on an 8-mile long line 257° from 44°02.5'N, 08°35'E. This was following a report that a strong naval force had sailed from Gibraltar. Uneventful. | |
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 29 Aug 1941 | 0820 | La Spezia | 29 Aug 1941 | 1455 | La Spezia | Exercises. | |||
| 11. | Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 12 Sep 1941 | 1427 | La Spezia | 15 Sep 1941 | 0720 | La Spezia | 401,8 | Patrolled in the Gulf of Genoa in 44°16'N, 08°49'E, following a report of a British naval force from Gibraltar. Uneventful. Sighted Italian ship. | |
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 14 Nov 1941 | 0849 | La Spezia | 14 Nov 1941 | 1645 | La Spezia | 45 | Exercises. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 18 Nov 1941 | 0812 | La Spezia | 18 Nov 1941 | 1815 | La Spezia | 64,4 | Exercises with the submarines Mocenigo and Acciaio, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone, Santantioco and Capodistria. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 22 Nov 1941 | 1300 | La Spezia | 22 Nov 1941 | 2250 | La Spezia | 26 | Exercises. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 25 Nov 1941 | 0800 | La Spezia | 25 Nov 1941 | 1445 | La Spezia | 19 | Exercises with the submarines H.1, H.6 and Cobalto, escorted by the torpedo boat La Masa and MAS 510. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 12 Dec 1941 | 0834 | La Spezia | 12 Dec 1941 | 1600 | La Spezia | 41,7 | Exercises with the submarine Ambra, escorted by the destroyer Premuda, MAS 507 an the auxiliaries Santantioco, Capodistria, Crotone and Favignana. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 23 Dec 1941 | 0839 | La Spezia | 23 Dec 1941 | 1645 | La Spezia | 51 | Exercises with the submarines Cobalto and H.6, escorted by the destroyer Premuda, MAS 505, MAS 510 and the auxiliaries Capodistria and Crotone. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 31 Dec 1941 | 0833 | La Spezia | 31 Dec 1941 | 1310 | La Spezia | 30,5 | Exercises with the submarine Malachite, escorted by the auxiliaries Capodistria and Crotone. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 4 Jan 1942 | 0830 | La Spezia | 4 Jan 1942 | 1245 | La Spezia | 36,9 | Exercises, escorted by MAS 505 and MAS 510. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 19 Jan 1942 | 0827 | La Spezia | 19 Jan 1942 | 1800 | La Spezia | 57,3 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Capodistria and Favignana. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 3 Feb 1942 | 0830 | La Spezia | 3 Feb 1942 | 1545 | La Spezia | 40 | Exercises. | ||
| 12. | Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 10 Feb 1942 | 1935 | La Spezia | 15 Feb 1942 | 0900 | La Spezia | 704,1 | Patrolled in Gulf of Genoa. Hydrophone Watch. Special Mission. | |
| 12 Feb 1942 | 2050 | 44° 08'N, 8° 44'E | The submarine sighted an illuminated vessel at a distance of 15,000 metres. No action was taken as this was either a neutral vessel or a hospital ship. | |||||||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 25 Feb 1942 | 0840 | Pola | 27 Feb 1942 | 1709 | Messina | 645,8 | Passage Pola-Messina. Sighted only Italian vessels. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 28 Feb 1942 | 0900 or 0920 | La Spezia | 28 Feb 1942 | 1135 or 1205 | La Spezia | 29 | Trials, escorted by the auxiliary Porto Sdobba. | ||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 28 Feb 1942 | 1630 | Messina | 2 Mar 1942 | 1140 | La Spezia | 491,35 | Passage Messina-La Spezia. | ||
| 13. | Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 7 Mar 1942 | 1840 | La Spezia | 9 Mar 1942 | 0915 | La Spezia | 276,7 | Patrolled in Gulf of Genoa. Uneventful. | |
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 11 Mar 1942 | 1000 | La Spezia | 11 Mar 1942 | 1625 | La Spezia | 29,7 | Exercises. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 13 Mar 1942 | 0940 | La Spezia | 13 Mar 1942 | 1515 | La Spezia | 34,5 | Exercises, escorted by MAS 509 and escorted back by the torpedo boat Carini. | ||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 21 Mar 1942 | 0930 | La Spezia | 21 Mar 1942 | 1605 | La Spezia | 28,7 | Exercises, escorted by the tugs Rimini and Taormina. | ||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 25 Mar 1942 | 0826 | La Spezia | 25 Mar 1942 | 1657 | La Spezia | 42,1 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria. | ||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 27 Mar 1942 | 0810 | La Spezia | 27 Mar 1942 | 1624 | La Spezia | 35,2 | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Crotone. | ||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 1 Apr 1942 | 0756 | La Spezia | 1 Apr 1942 | 1713 | La Spezia | 42,9 | A/S exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Crotone. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 7 Apr 1942 | 0800 | La Spezia | 7 Apr 1942 | 1845 | La Spezia | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Quarnaro and Frangipane. | |||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 20 Apr 1942 | 0810 | La Spezia | 20 Apr 1942 | 1116 | La Spezia | 18,2 | Exercises, escorted by MAS 569. | ||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 21 Apr 1942 | 0737 | La Spezia | 21 Apr 1942 | 1623 | La Spezia | 41,5 | A/S exercises. | ||
| Marcantonio Colonna (CN) | 24 Apr 1942 | 0701 | La Spezia | 24 Apr 1942 | 1210 | Genoa | Passage La Spezia-Genoa, escorted by MAS 509 and laid up. | |||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 28 Apr 1942 | 1150 | La Spezia | 28 Apr 1942 | 1757 | La Spezia | 29 | A/S exercises. | ||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 5 May 1942 | 0737 | La Spezia | 5 May 1942 | 1520 | La Spezia | 50 | A/S exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Crotone and the sloop Diana. | ||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 12 May 1942 | 0800 | La Spezia | 12 May 1942 | 1318 | La Spezia | 28,8 | A/S exercises. | ||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 19 May 1942 | 0800 | La Spezia | 19 May 1942 | 1654 | La Spezia | 40,5 | A/S exercises. | ||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 27 May 1942 | 0743 | La Spezia | 27 May 1942 | 1343 | La Spezia | 45,3 | A/S exercises. | ||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 2 Jun 1942 | 0720 | La Spezia | 2 Jun 1942 | 1625 | La Spezia | 26 | Exercises. | ||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 8 Jun 1942 | 0750 | La Spezia | 8 Jun 1942 | 1757 | La Spezia | 35 | Exercises. | ||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 16 Jun 1942 | 0750 | La Spezia | 16 Jun 1942 | 1042 | La Spezia | 14 | Exercises. | ||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 18 Jun 1942 | 0800 | La Spezia | 18 Jun 1942 | 1732 | La Spezia | 26 | Exercises. | ||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 20 Jun 1942 | 0934 | La Spezia | 20 Jun 1942 | 1315 | La Spezia | 19 | Exercises. | ||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 23 Jun 1942 | 0800 | La Spezia | 23 Jun 1942 | 1715 | La Spezia | 34 | Exercises. | ||
| Antonio Bajamonti (ex-N.2, ex-Smeli) (BM) | 26 Jun 1942 | 1407 | La Spezia | 26 Jun 1942 | 1640 | La Spezia | 20 | Exercises. | ||
95 entries. 95 total patrol entries (13 marked as war patrols) and 3 events.