Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Renato Barletta
| Born | 13 Jun 1908 | ? |
| Ranks
Decorations |
Career information
LAFOLÈ (T.V. C.O.): from 18.06.1939 to 13.09.1940.GIOVANNI DA PROCIDA(T.V. C.O.): from 12.12.1940 to 31.01.1941.
From 09.11.1942, head of MARIMOREA PATRASSO S.C.S.M.
Commands listed for Renato Barletta
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafolè (LF) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 18 Jun 1939 | 13 Sep 1940 |
| Giovanni da Procida (DP) | Ocean going | T.V. | 12 Dec 1940 | 31 Jan 1941 |
Ships hit by Renato Barletta
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Renato Barletta
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafolè (LF) | 5 Jun 1940 | 1725 | Augusta | 8 Jun 1940 | 2345 | Tobruk | 516,5 | Passage Augusta-Tobruk. | ||
| 1. | Lafolè (LF) | 9 Jun 1940 | 1745 | Tobruk | 20 Jun 1940 | 1545 | Tobruk | 539 | Sailed with Diamante and patrolled 30° - Ras Azzaz - 30 miles [or 20 miles?] (on a line with Lafolè, Diamante and Topazio, 20 miles apart) then shifted on the night of 14/15th June to 20' off Tobruk. HMS Parthian was told she would arrive at Tobruk during the night of 19/20th June and ordered to intercept. | |
| 10 Jun 1940 | 2050 | (0) About 100 miles NE of Tobruk. | At 2050 hours, four loud explosions were heard. These were probably from HMS Decoy attacking the submarine Diamante. | |||||||
| 2. | Lafolè (LF) | 3 Jul 1940 | 2200 | Tobruk | 14 Jul 1940 | 0800 | Tobruk | 682,8 | Patrolled between Gavdo and Derna in 33°46'N, 23°10'E (70 miles north of Ras El Tin) on a patrol line with Smeraldo. Heard several distant explosions. T.V. Barletta was criticized by Admiral Falangola for excessive reports of these explosions, which were not directed at the submarine. | |
| Lafolè (LF) | 23 Jul 1940 | 1220 | Tobruk | 29 Jul 1940 | 1346 | Taranto | 644,8 | Passage Tobruk-Taranto. Entered dock. | ||
| 23 Jul 1940 | 1800 | (0) NW of Tobruk. | At 1800 hours, an aircraft was sighted. Lafolè fired off 120 rounds of 13.2mm machine-gun ammunition and it flew away. | |||||||
| Lafolè (LF) | 7 Sep 1940 | 1410 | Taranto | 7 Sep 1940 | 1800 | Taranto | ? | Exercises. | ||
| Lafolè (LF) | 10 Sep 1940 | Time? | Taranto | 10 Sep 1940 | 1130 | Taranto | ? | Exercises. | ||
| Giovanni da Procida (DP) | 18 Dec 1940 | 0857 | Taranto | 18 Dec 1940 | 1420 | Taranto | 27 | Exercises. | ||
| Giovanni da Procida (DP) | 19 Dec 1940 | 1038 | Taranto | 19 Dec 1940 | 1645 | Taranto | 21 | Exercises. | ||
| 3. | Giovanni da Procida (DP) | 21 Dec 1940 | 0807 | Taranto | 31 Dec 1940 | 1442 | Taranto | 766,5 | Patrolled Straits of Otranto. Uneventful. | |
9 entries. 9 total patrol entries (3 marked as war patrols) and 2 events.