Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Domenico Romano
| Born | 11 Sep 1911 | Bergamo |
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Career information
GIOVANNI BAUSAN (T.V. C.O.): from 19.01.1941 to 01.02.1941.DAGABUR (T.V. C.O.): from 19.01.1941 to 01.02.1941.
Promoted C.C. on ?
LUIGI SETTEMBRINI (T.V. C.O.): from 28.01.1943 to 31.05.1943.
RUGGIERO SETTIMO (T.V. C.O.): from 26.02.1943 to 04.03.1943.
Commands listed for Domenico Romano
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Bausan (BN) | Ocean going | T.V. | 19 Jan 1941 | 1 Feb 1941 |
| Dagabur (DA) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 3 Feb 1941 | 25 Aug 1941 |
| Ruggiero Settimo (RS) | Ocean going | C.C. | 26 Feb 1943 | 4 Mar 1943 |
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | Ocean going | C.C. | 28 Jan 1943 | 31 May 1943 |
Ships hit by Domenico Romano
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Domenico Romano
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Bausan (BN) | 19 Jan 1941 | Pola | 1 Feb 1941 | Pola | Refit? | |||||
| Dagabur (DA) | 5 Feb 1941 | 1405 | Augusta | 5 Feb 1941 | 1535 | Augusta | 5 | Trials. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 6 Feb 1941 | 0910 | Augusta | 6 Feb 1941 | 1135 | Augusta | 9 | Trials. | ||
| 1. | Dagabur (DA) | 12 Feb 1941 | 1830 | Augusta | 24 Feb 1941 | 1015 | Augusta | 870 | Patrolled west of Malta, within 15 miles from 35°30'N, 16°10'E. Uneventful. Heard only H.E. | |
| Dagabur (DA) | 13 Mar 1941 | 0815 | Augusta | 13 Mar 1941 | 1115 | Augusta | 12 | Trials and exercises. | ||
| 2. | Dagabur (DA) | 24 Mar 1941 | 1725 | Augusta | 9 Apr 1941 | 0820 | Augusta | 1656 | Patrolled between Alexandria and Cape Krio, within 20 miles from 33°30'N, 25°20'E on a 035°-215° axis. | |
| 28 Mar 1941 | 1210 (e) | At 1210 hours, a British bomber reported an enemy submarine. This may have been Dagabur, who reported close and distant explosions during the day. | ||||||||
| 28 Mar 1941 | 0804 | (0) West of Malta. | At 0804 hours, Dagabur heard H.E. followed by explosions in the vicinity and believed she was the subject of a systematic A/S hunt. The submarine escaped without damage. | |||||||
| 30 Mar 1941 | 2037 | 33° 47'N, 25° 24'E | At 2100 hours on 29th March, two signals were received, one reporting a convoy and the other a naval force located about 30 miles away. Dagabur altered course to intercept. At 1835 hours on 30th March, a cruiser of the LIVERPOOL class was sighted at a distance of 7,000 metres. The submarine disengaged. At 2027 hours, another cruiser of the LIVERPOOL class was sighted at distance of 8,000 metres. At 2037 hours, the range had closed to 3,000 metres and two torpedoes were fired, aimed at the cruiser. Two hits were heard after 170 seconds. It is possible that this was the light cruiser HMS Bonaventure who was sunk by Ambra at 0244 hours on the 31st. Some sources have mentioned that Dagabur damaged Bonaventure before she was finished by Ambra. There is no evidence to support this theory. If Bonaventure was Dagabur's target, there is little doubt that she was missed. | |||||||
| 31 Mar 1941 | 0515 | (0) West of Malta. | At 0515 hours, hydrophone effects were heard, followed by explosions in the vicinity. Dagabur escaped without damage. | |||||||
| 3 Apr 1941 | 1430-2000 | (0) West of Malta. | Between 1430 and 2000 hours, H.E. were heard followed by depth-charges at 15 minutes interval in the vicinity of Dagabur who was later believed to be the target of a systematic A/S hunt. The submarine escaped without damage. | |||||||
| Dagabur (DA) | 15 Apr 1941 | 0845 | Augusta | 16 Apr 1941 | 1430 | Naples | 285 | Passage Augusta-Naples for refit. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 29 May 1941 | 0845 | Naples | 29 May 1941 | 1745 | Naples | 27 | Trials. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 1 Jun 1941 | 0720 | Naples | 1 Jun 1941 | 1755 | Naples | 41 | Trials and exercises. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 2 Jun 1941 | 2015 | Naples | 3 Jun 1941 | 0145 | Naples | 22 | Trials and exercises. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 6 Jun 1941 | 0700 | Naples | 6 Jun 1941 | 1810 | Naples | 67 | Trials and exercises. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 7 Jun 1941 | 1320 | Naples | 7 Jun 1941 | 1810 | Naples | 23 | Trials and exercises. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 9 Jun 1941 | 0805 | Naples | 9 Jun 1941 | 1640 | Naples | 41 | Trials and exercises. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 10 Jun 1941 | 0710 | Naples | 10 Jun 1941 | 1147 | Naples | 31 | Trials and exercises. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 13 Jun 1941 | 1130 | Naples | 14 Jun 1941 | 1307 | Augusta | 254 | Passage Naples-Augusta. | ||
| 3. | Dagabur (DA) | 16 Jun 1941 | 1135 | Augusta | 19 Jun 1941 | 0935 | Augusta | 472 | Sailed for patrol between 32°13 N and 32°27 N, and between 25°00'E and 25°20'E. then was to proceed to Leros. Turned back due to defects. C.F. Luigi Caneschi (commander of 10° Gruppo) criticized the decision to abandon the patrol, as the defects could have been repaired at sea. | |
| Dagabur (DA) | 2 Jul 1941 | 1005 | Augusta | 2 Jul 1941 | 1215 | Augusta | 14 | Exercises. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 3 Jul 1941 | 1417 | Augusta | 3 Jul 1941 | 1612 | Augusta | 14 | Exercises. | ||
| 4. | Dagabur (DA) | 4 Jul 1941 | 2019 | Augusta | 22 Jul 1941 | 0745 | Augusta | 2001,5 | Patrol north of Mersa Matruh, via Point Z (33°00'N, 27°10'E) and in area between 31°54'N and the Egyptian coast and between 27°00'E and 27°20'E. Uneventful. Heard only H.E. | |
| Dagabur (DA) | 26 Jul 1941 | Time? | Cagliari | 26 Jul 1941 | 1120 | Cagliari | Exercises. | |||
| Dagabur (DA) | 9 Aug 1941 | 0820 | Augusta | 9 Aug 1941 | 1055 | Augusta | 16 | Exercises. | ||
| 5. | Dagabur (DA) | 13 Aug 1941 | 1200 | Augusta | 15 Aug 1941 | 1113 | Augusta | 300 | Patrolled southeast of Malta, within 10 miles from 35°10'N, 15°42'E on the meridian. | |
| 14 Aug 1941 | 0140 0245 (e) | 35° 52'N, 15° 32'E | At 0140 hours, an enemy submarine was sighted at a distance of 700 metres, steering 290° at 7 knots. Dagabur disengaged "according to the instructions received". This was HMS Osiris (Lieutenant Commander T.T. Euman, RN) on a storing trip to Malta. The British submarine also sighted the Italian submarine and dived immediately. | |||||||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 18 Feb 1943 | 1600 | Taranto | 21 Feb 1943 | 0746 | Pola | 601 | Passage Taranto-Pola. Uneventful. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 23 Feb 1943 | 0805 | Pola | 23 Feb 1943 | 1240 | Pola | 24,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 23 Feb 1943 | 1335 | Pola | 23 Feb 1943 | 1726 | Pola | 17 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 26 Feb 1943 | 0815 | Pola | 26 Feb 1943 | 1215 | Pola | 15 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 26 Feb 1943 | 1345 | Pola | 26 Feb 1943 | 1812 | Pola | 14 | Exercises. | ||
| Ruggiero Settimo (RS) | 26 Feb 1943 | 0715 | Taranto | 26 Feb 1943 | 1150 | Taranto | 27 | Exercises. | ||
| Ruggiero Settimo (RS) | 28 Feb 1943 | 1600 | Taranto | 4 Mar 1943 | 1035 | Pola | 562 | Passage Taranto-Pola. Minor explosion in one of the engines. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 2 Mar 1943 | 0810 | Pola | 2 Mar 1943 | 1155 | Pola | 22 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 6 Mar 1943 | 0845 | Pola | 6 Mar 1943 | 1217 | Pola | 5 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 9 Mar 1943 | 0820 | Pola | 9 Mar 1943 | 1210 | Pola | 19,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 9 Mar 1943 | 1345 | Pola | 9 Mar 1943 | 1815 | Pola | 20,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 11 Mar 1943 | 0808 | Pola | 11 Mar 1943 | 1247 | Pola | 19,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 13 Mar 1943 | 0815 | Pola | 13 Mar 1943 | 1300 | Pola | 21 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 13 Mar 1943 | 1405 | Pola | 13 Mar 1943 | 1835 | Pola | 21 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 15 Mar 1943 | 0815 | Pola | 15 Mar 1943 | 1255 | Pola | 25 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 15 Mar 1943 | 1405 | Pola | 15 Mar 1943 | 2025 | Pola | 25 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 17 Mar 1943 | 0800 | Pola | 17 Mar 1943 | 1233 | Pola | 20,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 17 Mar 1943 | 1505 | Pola | 17 Mar 1943 | 2233 | Pola | 27,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 22 Mar 1943 | 080 | Pola | 22 Mar 1943 | 0945 | Pola | 1 | Changed moorings? | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 26 Mar 1943 | 1515 | Pola | 27 Mar 1943 | 0055 | Pola | 41 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 27 Mar 1943 | 0805 | Pola | 27 Mar 1943 | 1235 | Pola | 21 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 27 Mar 1943 | 1500 | Pola | 27 Mar 1943 | 2020 | Pola | 24 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 31 Mar 1943 | 0800 | Pola | 31 Mar 1943 | 1235 | Pola | 20,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 31 Mar 1943 | 1510 | Pola | 31 Mar 1943 | 2400 | Pola | 25,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 3 Apr 1943 | 0945 | Pola | 3 Apr 1943 | 1325 | Pola | 23 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 7 Apr 1943 | 0804 | Pola | 7 Apr 1943 | 1245 | Pola | Exercises. | |||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 7 Apr 1943 | 1625 | Pola | 7 Apr 1943 | 2213 | Pola | 24 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 8 Apr 1943 | 0812 | Pola | 8 Apr 1943 | 1325 | Pola | 37 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 10 Apr 1943 | 1030 | Pola | 10 Apr 1943 | 1445 | Pola | 21 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 10 Apr 1943 | 1513 | Pola | 10 Apr 1943 | 2010 | Pola | 27 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 13 Apr 1943 | 0810 | Pola | 13 Apr 1943 | 1220 | Pola | 18 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 13 Apr 1943 | 1700 | Pola | 13 Apr 1943 | 2220 | Pola | 19 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 15 Apr 1943 | 0800 | Pola | 15 Apr 1943 | 1235 | Pola | 22 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 16 Apr 1943 | 0815 | Pola | 16 Apr 1943 | 1115 | Pola | 18 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 19 Apr 1943 | 1240 | Pola | 19 Apr 1943 | 1810 | Pola | 24 | Exercises with the torpedo boats Orsa and T.3 and MAS 535 and MAS 539. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 24 Apr 1943 | 0825 | Pola | 24 Apr 1943 | 1225 | Pola | 22 | Exercises with the torpedo boat Orsa. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 28 Apr 1943 | 1040 | Pola | 28 Apr 1943 | 1510 | Pola | 39 | Exercises with the torpedo boats San Martino and Pilo and the tugs Marittimo and No.90. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 28 Apr 1943 | 1615 | Pola | 28 Apr 1943 | 2020 | Pola | 26 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 1 May 1943 | 1405 | Pola | 1 May 1943 | 1905 | Pola | 22 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 2 May 1943 | 0625 | Pola | 2 May 1943 | 1220 | Pola | 39 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 3 May 1943 | 1430 | Pola | 3 May 1943 | 1925 | Pola | 22 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 5 May 1943 | 1445 | Pola | 5 May 1943 | 1925 | Pola | 19 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 8 May 1943 | 0930 | Pola | 8 May 1943 | 1200 | Pola | 5 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 8 May 1943 | 1436 | Pola | 8 May 1943 | 1905 | Pola | 16 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 10 May 1943 | 1400 | Pola | 10 May 1943 | 1900 | Pola | 22 | Exercises with the torpedo boat San Martino in Zone A/2, delimited by (1) 44°46.8'N, 13°37.5'E (2) 44°50'N, 13°33.5'E (3) 44°52.5'N, 13°46'E (4) 44°55'N, 13°42'E. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 11 May 1943 | 1400 | Pola | 11 May 1943 | 1910 | Pola | 26 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 12 May 1943 | 0815 | Pola | 12 May 1943 | 1705 | Pola | 15 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 17 May 1943 | 0810 | Pola | 17 May 1943 | 1206 | Pola | 18 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 17 May 1943 | 1600 | Pola | 17 May 1943 | 2010 | Pola | 16 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 19 May 1943 | 0710 | Pola | 19 May 1943 | 1058 | Pola | 19,9 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 19 May 1943 | 1403 | Pola | 19 May 1943 | 1852 | Pola | 30 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 21 May 1943 | 0800 | Pola | 21 May 1943 | 1235 | Pola | 20 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 21 May 1943 | 1355 | Pola | 21 May 1943 | 1904 | Pola | 25 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 25 May 1943 | 0815 | Pola | 25 May 1943 | 1220 | Pola | 19 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 25 May 1943 | 1400 | Pola | 25 May 1943 | 1900 | Pola | 25 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 29 May 1943 | 0752 | Pola | 29 May 1943 | 1315 | Pola | 32 | Exercises. | ||
| Luigi Settembrini (ST) | 29 May 1943 | 1445 | Pola | 29 May 1943 | 1910 | Pola | 18 | Exercises. | ||
83 entries. 79 total patrol entries (5 marked as war patrols) and 6 events.