Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Vittorio Barra
| Born | 4 Nov 1918 | Salerno |
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Career information
AXUM (S.T.V. First Officer): from 14.04.1941 to June 1942+.Promoted T.V. on ?
AXUM (T.V. C.O.): from 10.05.1943 to 18.11.1943?
SQUALO (T.V. C.O.): from 19.11.1943 to 15.01.1944.
Commands listed for Vittorio Barra
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axum (AX) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 10 May 1943 | 18 Nov 1943 |
| Squalo (SQ) | Ocean going | T.V. | 19 Nov 1943 | 15 Jan 1944 |
Ships hit by Vittorio Barra
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Vittorio Barra
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axum (AX) | 27 Jun 1943 | 0945 | Genoa | 27 Jun 1943 | 1822 | La Spezia | 20 | Trials after refit. | ||
| Axum (AX) | 1 Jul 1943 | 1345 | Genoa | 1 Jul 1943 | 1925 | La Spezia | 46 | Passage Genoa-La Spezia. | ||
| Axum (AX) | 7 Jul 1943 | 0701 | La Spezia | 7 Jul 1943 | 1605 | La Spezia | 64 | Exercises. | ||
| Axum (AX) | 9 Jul 1943 | 1331 | La Spezia | 9 Jul 1943 | 1924 | La Spezia | 32 | Exercises. | ||
| Axum (AX) | 10 Jul 1943 | 1515 | La Spezia | 10 Jul 1943 | 2130 | La Spezia | 40 | Exercises. | ||
| Axum (AX) | 12 Jul 1943 | 1355 | La Spezia | 13 Jul 1943 | 0335 | La Spezia | 107 | Exercises. | ||
| Axum (AX) | 13 Jul 1943 | 1557 | La Spezia | 14 Jul 1943 | 0205 | La Spezia | 74 | Exercises. | ||
| Axum (AX) | 15 Jul 1943 | 1055 | La Spezia | 16 Jul 1943 | 0247 | La Spezia | 122 | Exercises. | ||
| Axum (AX) | 17 Jul 1943 | 1524 | La Spezia | 18 Jul 1943 | 0120 | La Spezia | 80 | Exercises. | ||
| Axum (AX) | 19 Jul 1943 | 1056 | La Spezia | 19 Jul 1943 | 1859 | La Spezia | 20 | Gyrocompass tests. | ||
| Axum (AX) | 21 Jul 1943 | 0054 | La Spezia | 22 Jul 1943 | 0638 | La Madddalena | 286 | Passage La Spezia-La Maddalena. | ||
| 21 Jul 1943 | 1330-1337 | (0) 0° - Cape Cavallo (Corsica) - 5 miles | At 1330 hours, a torpedo track was sighted, followed by three at 1333 and two at 1337 hours. All were avoided. This was an attack by HMS Templar (Lieutenant D.J. Beckley, DSO, RN), who had sighted Axum at a distance of 4,000 yards, on course 210°. The British submarine had actually fired seven torpedoes in three attacks (one, four and two torpedoes) from a range of 1,500 to 3,000 yards. Axum took avoiding action and sighted a periscope at close range, but could not fire her stern torpedoes as they would be activated only after 500 meters. It had been a close shave. | |||||||
| Axum (AX) | 26 Jul 1943 | 0000 | La Madddalena | 27 Jul 1943 | 0757 | La Spezia | 297 | Passage La Maddalena-La Spezia. | ||
| 26 Jul 1943 | 1330-1430 | 41° 54'N, 7° 50'E | At 1300 hours, a convoy of four ships was sighted. The submarine was hunted ineffectively and fifteen depth charges were dropped. Recognising the Italian flag, Axum surfaced, made the recognition signal and the vessels parted company. These were the Italian destroyer Orsa with a German UJ-boat, escorting the French Ville De Bastia (1,336 GRT, built 1920) and Ville D'Ajaccio (2,444 GRT, built 1929) on passage from Marseilles to Ajaccio. | |||||||
| Axum (AX) | 28 Jul 1943 | 0721 | La Spezia | 28 Jul 1943 | 1343 | Genoa | 46 | Passage La Spezia-Genoa. | ||
| Axum (AX) | 16 Aug 1943 | 0900 | Genoa | 16 Aug 1943 | 1115 | Genoa | 20 | Trials after refit. | ||
| Axum (AX) | 17 Aug 1943 | 0801 | Genoa | 17 Aug 1943 | 1420 | La Spezia | 50 | Passage Genoa-La Spezia. | ||
| Axum (AX) | 18 Aug 1943 | 1900 | La Spezia | 19 Aug 1943 | 0505 | Portoferraio | 80 | Passage La Spezia-Portoferraio. | ||
| Axum (AX) | 29 Aug 1943 | 0130 | Portoferraio | 30 Aug 1943 | 1034 | Naples | 292,5 | Passage Portoferraio-Naples. | ||
| Axum (AX) | 7 Sep 1943 | 0907 | Naples | 7 Sep 1943 | 1102 | Pozzuoli | Passage Naples-Pozzuoli. | |||
| Axum (AX) | 8 Sep 1943 | 1545 | Pozzuoli | 8 Sep 1943 | 2218 | Gaeta | 60 | Passage Pozzuoli-Gaeta (mileage estimated from 7th September). | ||
| Axum (AX) | 9 Sep 1943 | 0240 | Gaeta | 10 Sep 1943 | 2013 | Giannutri | Passage Gaeta-Giannutri (an island southeast of Giglio Island). The submarine came under MG fire off Nettunia. | |||
| Axum (AX) | 11 Sep 1943 | 0930 | Giannutri | 11 Sep 1943 | 1938 | Portoferraio | Passage Giannutri-Portoferraio. | |||
| Axum (AX) | 12 Sep 1943 | 0930 | Portoferraio | 13 Sep 1943 | 0715 | Palermo | Passage Portoferraio-Palermo to surrender. | |||
| Axum (AX) | 19 Sep 1943 | 0936 | Palermo | 21 Sep 1943 | 1004 | Malta | Passage Palermo-Malta with the submarine H.4, escorted by the torpedo boats Fabrizi and Carini and the tug Liscanera. | |||
| Axum (AX) | 2 Oct 1943 | 1330 | Malta | 2 Oct 1943 | 1517 | La Valetta (Malta) | Change of moorings Malta-Valetta. | |||
| Axum (AX) | 9 Oct 1943 | 1615 | La Valetta (Malta) | 11 Oct 1943 | 1610 | Taranto | ? | Passage Valetta (Malta)-Taranto. | ||
| Axum (AX) | 28 Oct 1943 | 0805? | Taranto | 28 Oct 1943 | 1648? | Taranto | Exercises with torpedo boats Indomito and Orione and the tug Ercole. | |||
| Axum (AX) | 2 Nov 1943 | 1245? | Taranto | 2 Nov 1943 | 2301? | Taranto | Exercises with torpedo boats Indomito and Sirio and the tug Ercole. | |||
| Squalo (SQ) | 19 Nov 1943 | 1622 | Malta | 20 Nov 1943 | 0930 | Augusta | 108 | Passage Malta-Augusta with the submarines Brin, Settembrini and Bandiera, escorted by the Corvette Chimera (also Jalea and H.2?). | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 23 Nov 1943 | 0645 | Augusta | 24 Nov 1943 | 1200 | Naples | 265 | Passage Augusta-Naples with submarine Bandiera, escorted by HMS Paladin. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 1 Dec 1943 | 0930 | Naples | 1 Dec 1943 | 1535 | Naples | 32 | Passage Naples-Castellamare di Stabbia, arrived at 1145 hours but could not dock because of bad weather and turned back at 1320 hours. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 2 Dec 1943 | 1210 | Naples | 2 Dec 1943 | 1440 | Castellamare di Stabbia | 12 | Passage Naples-Castellamare di Stabbia. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 5 Dec 1943 | 1430 | Castellammare di Stabia | 7 Dec 1943 | 1620 | Taranto | 449 | Passage Castellammare di Stabia-Taranto with the submarines Vortice, Platino and Onice, escorted by the corvettes Gru and Minerva. | ||
| Squalo (SQ) | 12 Jan 1944 | 0940 | Taranto | 12 Jan 1944 | 1517 | Taranto | 41,2 | Exercises. | ||
33 entries. 33 total patrol entries (0 marked as war patrols) and 2 events.