Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Amedeo Stinchi
| Born | 23 Nov 1910 | Naples |
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Career information
BARBARIGO (T.V. First Officer): from 26.09.1938 to ?SERPENTE (T.V. resp.): from 01.12.1941 to 10.01.1942 (refit at Naples).
FRATELLI BANDIERA (T.V. resp.): from 08.12.1941 to 28.12.1941 (refit at Naples).
Promoted to C.C. on ?
ENRICO TOTI (C.C. C.O.): from 20.05.1942 to 18.08.1942.
SANTORRE DI SANTAROSA (C.C. C.O.): from 15.08.1942 to 04.12.1942. From 05.12.1942 to at least January 1943, served as Second in Command of 2° GRUPSOM (Naples).
Commands listed for Amedeo Stinchi
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 1 Dec 1941 | |
| Fratelli Bandiera (BA) | Ocean going | T.V. | 8 Dec 1941 | 28 Dec 1941 |
| Enrico Toti (TO) | Ocean going | C.C. | 20 May 1942 | 18 Aug 1942 |
| Santorre Di Santarosa (SN) | Ocean going | C.C. | 15 Aug 1942 | 4 Dec 1942 |
Ships hit by Amedeo Stinchi
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Amedeo Stinchi
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serpente (ex-Nautilus) (SE) | 1 Dec 1941 | Naples | 1 Dec 1941 | Naples | Refit in Naples. | |||||
| Fratelli Bandiera (BA) | 8 Dec 1941 | Naples | 28 Dec 1941 | Naples | Refit at Naples. Change in command. | |||||
| Enrico Toti (TO) | 22 May 1942 | 0930 | Monfalcone | 22 May 1942 | 1645 | Monfalcone | 47 | Trials. | ||
| Enrico Toti (TO) | 27 May 1942 | 0836 | Monfalcone | 27 May 1942 | 1545 | Pola | 67 | Passage Monfalcone-Pola with the submarine Ascianghi. | ||
| Enrico Toti (TO) | 28 May 1942 | 0648 | Pola | 28 May 1942 | 2320 | Pola | 93 | Trials escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio. | ||
| Enrico Toti (TO) | 29 May 1942 | 1130 | Pola | 29 May 1942 | 1350 | Pola | 4 | Trials. | ||
| Enrico Toti (TO) | 30 May 1942 | 1110 | Pola | 30 May 1942 | 1640 | Monfalcone | 67 | Passage Pola-Monfalcone. | ||
| Enrico Toti (TO) | 11 Jun 1942 | 0936 | Monfalcone | 11 Jun 1942 | 1825 | Monfalcone | 54,7 | Trials. | ||
| Enrico Toti (TO) | 18 Jun 1942 | 0940 | Monfalcone | 18 Jun 1942 | 1706 | Pola | 67 | Passage Monfalcone-Pola. | ||
| Enrico Toti (TO) | 22 Jun 1942 | 0909 | Pola | 23 Jun 1942 | 1740 | Brindisi | 369,4 | Passage Pola-Brindisi. | ||
| Enrico Toti (TO) | 24 Jun 1942 | 0010 | Brindisi | 24 Jun 1942 | 1325 | Taranto | 142,1 | Passage Brindisi-Taranto. | ||
| Enrico Toti (TO) | 26 Jun 1942 | 0830 | Taranto | 26 Jun 1942 | 1508 | Taranto | ? | Gyrocompass tests. | ||
| Enrico Toti (TO) | 28 Jun 1942 | 1020 | Taranto | 28 Jun 1942 | 1715 | Taranto | 28,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Enrico Toti (TO) | 29 Jun 1942 | 1550 | Taranto | 29 Jun 1942 | 1742 | Taranto | 4,5 | Exercises. | ||
| 1. | Enrico Toti (TO) | 30 Jun 1942 | 1125 | Taranto | 5 Jul 1942 | 2030 | Derna (harbour entrance) | 608 | Supply mission to Derna (61 tons of German petrol and 4.5 tons of foodstuff) but as she arrived there she was ordered to proceed to Ras Hilal. ULTRA sigint had learnt that Toti was used to transport stores to Derna, passing through 33°34'N, 22°29'E. | |
| 3 Jul 1942 | 1425 | The submarine sighted an unknown aircraft and dived immediately. | ||||||||
| 2. | Enrico Toti (TO) | 5 Jul 1942 | 2030 | Derna | 6 Jul 1942 | 0545 | Ras Hilal | 60 | Passage Derna-Ras Hilal. Uneventful. She disembarked part of her cargo (petrol in jerrycans) but was then ordered to re-embark it and deliver it at Tobruk. | |
| 3. | Enrico Toti (TO) | 6 Jul 1942 | 1109 | Ras Hilal | 6 Jul 1942 | 2045 | Ras Hilal | 1 | Changed anchorage. | |
| 4. | Enrico Toti (TO) | 7 Jul 1942 | 0802 | Ras Hilal | 7 Jul 1942 | 0821 | Ras Hilal | 0,2 | Changed anchorage. | |
| 5. | Enrico Toti (TO) | 8 Jul 1942 | 2235 | Ras Hilal | 9 Jul 1942 | 0930 | Tobruk | 104 | Passage Ras Hilal-Tobruk. Uneventful. Disembarked her cargo except for 205 jerrycans of petrol. | |
| 6. | Enrico Toti (TO) | 9 Jul 1942 | 1945 | Tobruk | 10 Jul 1942 | 1100 | Ras Hilal | 110 | Passage Tobruk-Ras Hilal. She unloaded her remaining 205 jerrycans of petrol. | |
| 7. | Enrico Toti (TO) | 10 Jul 1942 | 2000 | Ras Hilal | 13 Jul 1942 | 1340 | Taranto | 627,7 | Return trip from supply mission to Tobruk. | |
| 12 Jul 1942 | 0923 | (0) About 70 miles west of Zante. | An aircraft suddenly appeared and flew only 50 metres from the submarine, which had time to fire seven machine gun rounds before checking fire, when it was observed to be German. | |||||||
| 12 Jul 1942 | Dusk | A submarine was observed in the distance and recognised as Santorre Di Santarosa. | ||||||||
| Enrico Toti (TO) | 28 Jul 1942 | 0800 | Taranto | 28 Jul 1942 | 1636 | Taranto | 72,2 | Trials. | ||
| 8. | Enrico Toti (TO) | 31 Jul 1942 | 1100 | Taranto | 3 Aug 1942 | 0750 | Tobruk | 702,5 | Supply mission to Tobruk (61 tons of Italian petrol, 3.7 tons of anti-tank ammunition and 1.5 ton of valuables). | |
| 1 Aug 1942 | 1535 | (0) South of Strait of Otranto. | An unknown steamer was sighted. The submarine altered course to avoid being seen. | |||||||
| 9. | Enrico Toti (TO) | 3 Aug 1942 | 1800 | Tobruk | 6 Aug 1942 | 1340 | Taranto | 1372,5 | Return trip from supply mission to Tobruk. Uneventful. Heard only H.E. of an expected convoy. | |
| Santorre Di Santarosa (SN) | 22 Sep 1942 | 0800 | Taranto | 22 Sep 1942 | 1700 | Taranto | 60 | Exercises. | ||
| 10. | Santorre Di Santarosa (SN) | 24 Sep 1942 | 1100 | Taranto | 27 Sep 1942 | 0801 | Benghazi | Supply mission to Benghazi with 75.1 tons of ammunition (German sources give 13.5 ton of ammunition for Air Force and 63.2 tons of ammunition for Army). | ||
| 26 Sep 1942 | 0745 | An unidentified aircraft was sighted at a range of 6,000 metres, forcing the submarine to dive. | ||||||||
| 27 Sep 1942 | 1820 | (0) Off Benghazi. | The submarine had just left Benghazi, when she witnessed an air raid on the harbour. Prudently, Stinchi took her down. | |||||||
| 11. | Santorre Di Santarosa (SN) | 27 Sep 1942 | 1636 | Benghazi | 30 Sep 1942 | 1515 | Taranto | 1143 | Return trip to from supply mission to Benghazi [mileage is for round trip]. | |
| 27 Sep 1942 | 1820 | (0) Off Benghazi. | The submarine had just left Benghazi, when she witnessed an air raid on the harbour. Prudently, Stinchi took her down. | |||||||
| 29 Sep 1942 | 0230 | A hospital ship was sighted. | ||||||||
| Santorre Di Santarosa (SN) | 14 Oct 1942 | 0811 | Taranto | 14 Oct 1942 | 1230 | Taranto | 25 | Exercises. | ||
| Santorre Di Santarosa (SN) | 16 Oct 1942 | 1111 | Taranto | 16 Oct 1942 | 1347 | Taranto | 10 | Exercises. | ||
| 12. | Santorre Di Santarosa (SN) | 17 Oct 1942 | 1100 | Taranto | 20 Oct 1942 | 0900 | Benghazi | Supply mission to Benghazi (69.3 tons: 44.3 tons of ammunition and 25 tons of German lubricating oil). | ||
| 18 Oct 1942 | 0625 | An Italian convoy was sighted at 12,000 metres and the submarine dived to avoid an incident. | ||||||||
| 18 Oct 1942 | 1406 | An unidentified aircraft was sighted at a distance of 12,000 metres and the submarine dived. | ||||||||
| 13. | Santorre Di Santarosa (SN) | 20 Oct 1942 | 1600 | Benghazi | 23 Oct 1942 | 1540 | Taranto | 1195 | Return trip to from supply mission to Benghazi. Uneventful [mileage is for round trip]. | |
| 14. | Santorre Di Santarosa (SN) | 31 Oct 1942 | 1115 | Taranto | 4 Nov 1942 | 0950 | Tobruk | Supply mission to Tobruk with 69.7 tons of German ammunition. | ||
| 2 Nov 1942 | 2000 | The Italian hospital ship Virgilio (11,718 GRT, built 1928) was sighted. | ||||||||
| 2 Nov 1942 | 2135-2150 | Two vessels were sighted, one believed to be an F-lighter, probably from an Italo-German convoy. Stinchi prudently elected to dive. | ||||||||
| 3 Nov 1942 | 0455 | Another Italo-German convoy was sighted and the submarine turned away. | ||||||||
| 3 Nov 1942 | 0618 | (0) Near Tobruk. | Many aircraft were observed flying toward Tobruk and the submarine dived. | |||||||
| 15. | Santorre Di Santarosa (SN) | 4 Nov 1942 | 1912 | Tobruk | 7 Nov 1942 | 1625 | Taranto | 1444 | Return trip from supply mission to Tobruk [mileage is for round trip]. | |
| 5 Nov 1942 | 0800-1110 | Many Axis aircraft were sighted and the submarine exchanged signals with some of them. | ||||||||
| 16. | Santorre Di Santarosa (SN) | 18 Nov 1942 | 0140 | Taranto | 21 Nov 1942 | 0800 | Buerat | Supply mission to Buerat (61 tons: 35.6 tons of ammunition and 25.4 tons of petrol for the German Army). | ||
| 21 Nov 1942 | 0745 0737.5 (e) | (e) 31° 27'N, 15° 45'E | One torpedo torpedo track, was sighted and immediately after two more. The submarine reacted by a full turn to port and avoided them. Actually four torpedoes were fired by HMS P 44 (Lt. T.L. Barlow, RN). | |||||||
| 17. | Santorre Di Santarosa (SN) | 23 Nov 1942 | 1730 | Buerat | 26 Nov 1942 | 1545 | Taranto | 1501 | Return trip from supply mission to Buerat. Then refit in Taranto [mileage is for round trip]. | |
| 26 Nov 1942 | 0530 | (0) Off Cape Colonne. | The submarine Ciro Menotti was sighted and recognition signals were exchanged. | |||||||
42 entries. 35 total patrol entries (17 marked as war patrols) and 17 events.