Italian submarines in World War Two

Italian Commanders

Filiberto Sturlese

Born

15 Dec 1904

Campiglia (La Spezia)

Ranks

S.T.V.

Sottotenente di Vascello

Decorations

3 Feb 1943

Croce di guerra al valore militare

Career information

VENIERO (S.T.V. officer): from 24.12.1939 to ?
SALPA (S.T.V. C.O.): from 25.11.1940 to 14.12.1940.
H.6 (S.T.V. C.O.): from 30.04.1941 to 23.06.1941.
H.6 (S.T.V. C.O.): from 29.06.1941 to 03.06.1942.

Commands listed for Filiberto Sturlese

Submarine	Type	Rank	From	To
Salpa (SP)	Coastal / Sea going	S.T.V.	25 Nov 1940	14 Dec 1940
H 6 (H6)	Coastal	S.T.V.	30 Apr 1941	23 Jun 1941
H 6 (H6)	Coastal	S.T.V.	29 Jun 1941	3 Jun 1942

Ships hit by Filiberto Sturlese

No ships hit by this Commander.

War patrols listed for Filiberto Sturlese

	Submarine	Date	Time	Port	Arr. date	Arr. time	Arr. port	Miles	Description
	Salpa (SP)	3 Dec 1940	1250	Brindisi	3 Dec 1940	1607	Brindisi	21	Exercises.

	Salpa (SP)	7 Dec 1940	0959	Brindisi	7 Dec 1940	1110	Brindisi	0,3	Entered dock?

1.	H 6 (H6)	1 May 1941	2012	La Spezia	2 May 1941	1105	La Spezia	81	Hydrophone Watch with H.4 in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful.

2.	H 6 (H6)	2 May 1941	1853	La Spezia	3 May 1941	1115	La Spezia	82	Hydrophone Watch with H.4 in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful.

	H 6 (H6)	8 May 1941	0910	La Spezia	8 May 1941	1040	La Spezia	2	Changed anchorage?

3.	H 6 (H6)	13 May 1941	1740	La Spezia	14 May 1941	0935	La Spezia	108	Defensive patrol with H.1 in 43°45'N, 09°12'E. Uneventful.

	H 6 (H6)	23 May 1941	0815	La Spezia	24 May 1941	1535	La Spezia	39	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	27 May 1941	1130	La Spezia	27 May 1941	1140	La Spezia	1	Docked?

	H 6 (H6)	28 May 1941	1200	La Spezia	28 May 1941	1210	La Spezia	1	Undocked?

4.	H 6 (H6)	3 Jun 1941	1800	La Spezia	4 Jun 1941	0935	La Spezia	95	Defensive patrol with H.1 in 43°46'N, 09°29'E.
		4 Jun 1941	2155	43° 43'N, 9° 26'E (0) Approximately.	At 2150 hours, in poor visibility, a submarine was sighted at close range. It did not answer the recognition signals. H,6 moved away and at 2155 hours, fired a stern torpedo from a distance of 1,000 metres. It missed. The attack is either on a non-sub target (no British submarine operated in the area) or H.1, operating a few miles to the west, was attacked in error.

5.	H 6 (H6)	4 Jun 1941	1800	La Spezia	5 Jun 1941	0528	La Spezia	95	Defensive patrol with H.1 in 43°43'N, 09°26'E.
		4 Jun 1941	2155	43° 43'N, 9° 26'E (0) Approximately.	At 2150 hours, in poor visibility, a submarine was sighted at close range. It did not answer the recognition signals. H,6 moved away and at 2155 hours, fired a stern torpedo from a distance of 1,000 metres. It missed. The attack is either on a non-sub target (no British submarine operated in the area) or H.1, operating a few miles to the west, was attacked in error.

6.	H 6 (H6)	5 Jun 1941	1815	La Spezia	6 Jun 1941	0755	La Spezia	103	Patrolled in Gulf of Genoa with Colonna, on meridian 9°50'E between 43°30'N and 43°42'E. Uneventful.

7.	H 6 (H6)	6 Jun 1941	1840	La Spezia	8 Jun 1941	0850	La Spezia	201	Patrolled 24 miles east of 44°00'N, 08°40'E on a defensive line with Da Procida, Colonna and H.1.

8.	H 6 (H6)	12 Jun 1941	1805	La Spezia	13 Jun 1941	0940	La Spezia	98	Hydrophone Watch with H.4 in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful.

9.	H 6 (H6)	14 Jun 1941	2005	La Spezia	16 Jun 1941	0840	La Spezia	196	Hydrophone watch with H.4, Colonna and Da Procida in 43°40'N, 12 miles east of Colonna.

10.	H 6 (H6)	3 Jul 1941	1820	La Spezia	4 Jul 1941	0915	La Spezia	107	Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful.

11.	H 6 (H6)	14 Jul 1941	1800	La Spezia	15 Jul 1941	0830	La Spezia	104	Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful.

12.	H 6 (H6)	17 Jul 1941	1800	La Spezia	18 Jul 1941	0850	La Spezia	105	Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful.

13.	H 6 (H6)	20 Jul 1941	1800	La Spezia	21 Jul 1941	0835	La Spezia	103	Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful.

14.	H 6 (H6)	22 Jul 1941	1800	La Spezia	23 Jul 1941	0845	La Spezia	109	Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful.

15.	H 6 (H6)	24 Jul 1941	1800	La Spezia	25 Jul 1941	0810	La Spezia	103	Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful.

	H 6 (H6)	26 Jul 1941	0900	La Spezia	26 Jul 1941	1230	La Spezia	21	Exercises then refit.

	H 6 (H6)	3 Sep 1941	0705	La Spezia	3 Sep 1941	1620	La Spezia	76	Trials.

	H 6 (H6)	5 Sep 1941	0845	La Spezia	5 Sep 1941	1500	La Spezia	6	Exercises with the submarines H.1 and H.4, escorted by the auxiliaries Capodistria and Torre Annunziata.

	H 6 (H6)	12 Sep 1941	0905	La Spezia	12 Sep 1941	1530	La Spezia	41	Exercises.

16.	H 6 (H6)	12 Sep 1941	1620	La Spezia	15 Sep 1941	0655	La Spezia	291	Patrolled in Gulf of Genoa, in 44°11'N, 09°10'E on a patrol line with H.1 and Colonna, following a report of a British naval force from Gibraltar. Uneventful.

	H 6 (H6)	17 Sep 1941	0845	La Spezia	17 Sep 1941	1700	La Spezia	50	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	18 Sep 1941	0805	La Spezia	18 Sep 1941	1700	La Spezia	54	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary S. Antioco.

	H 6 (H6)	19 Sep 1941	0845	La Spezia	19 Sep 1941	1715	La Spezia	52	Exercises with the submarines Da Procida and H.1 escorted by the auxiliaries S. Antioco, Capodistria, Crotone and Rimini.

17.	H 6 (H6)	26 Sep 1941	1815	La Spezia	29 Sep 1941	0915	S. Margherita	314	Patrolled in 44°11'N, 9°10'E in Gulf of Genoa with Da Procida, Beilul, H.1 and H.4, in anticipation of an enemy force from Gibraltar. Uneventful.

	H 6 (H6)	30 Sep 1941	0700	S. Margherita	30 Sep 1941	1125	La Spezia	36	Passage S. Margherita-La Spezia.

	H 6 (H6)	3 Oct 1941	0900	La Spezia	3 Oct 1941	1655	La Spezia	48	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	7 Oct 1941	0850	La Spezia	7 Oct 1941	1650	La Spezia	42	Exercises with the submarine H.4, escorted by the tugs Favignana, Crotone and Rimini.

	H 6 (H6)	8 Oct 1941	1820	La Spezia	8 Oct 1941	2400	La Spezia	30	Exercises with the submarines H.1 and H.4, escorted by the auxiliary Taormina.

	H 6 (H6)	10 Oct 1941	0850	La Spezia	10 Oct 1941	1545	La Spezia	51	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	11 Oct 1941	0810	La Spezia	11 Oct 1941	1010	La Spezia	16	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	14 Oct 1941	1135	La Spezia	14 Oct 1941	1740	La Spezia	31	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	15 Oct 1941	0850	La Spezia	15 Oct 1941	1115	La Spezia	17	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	18 Oct 1941	1145	La Spezia	18 Oct 1941	1535	La Spezia	40	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	19 Oct 1941	1900	La Spezia	19 Oct 1941	2035	La Spezia	17	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	24 Oct 1941	0625	La Spezia	24 Oct 1941	1025	La Spezia	27	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	28 Oct 1941	0845	La Spezia	28 Oct 1941	1915	La Spezia	57	Exercises with H.4, escorted by the auxiliary Santantioco. Returned with the submarine Veniero, escorted by the auxiliary Torre Annunziata.

	H 6 (H6)	29 Oct 1941	0805	La Spezia	29 Oct 1941	1015	La Spezia	20	Exercises, escorted by the the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria.

	H 6 (H6)	4 Nov 1941	0840	La Spezia	4 Nov 1941	1655	La Spezia	43	Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Carini.

	H 6 (H6)	5 Nov 1941	0800	La Spezia	5 Nov 1941	1710	La Spezia	53	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone and Torre Annunziata.

	H 6 (H6)	7 Nov 1941	0845	La Spezia	7 Nov 1941	1615	La Spezia	41	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	14 Nov 1941	0845	La Spezia	14 Nov 1941	1440	La Spezia	42,5	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	19 Nov 1941	0845	La Spezia	19 Nov 1941	1800	La Spezia	60	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	21 Nov 1941	0740	La Spezia	21 Nov 1941	1900	La Spezia	77	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	22 Nov 1941	0845	La Spezia	22 Nov 1941	1640	La Spezia	38	Exercises, escorted by MAS 525.

	H 6 (H6)	25 Nov 1941	0815	La Spezia	25 Nov 1941	1155	La Spezia	26	Exercises with the submarines H.1, Colonna and Cobalto, escorted by the torpedo boat La Masa and MAS 510.

	H 6 (H6)	26 Nov 1941	0830	La Spezia	26 Nov 1941	1610	La Spezia	44	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	28 Nov 1941	1245	La Spezia	28 Nov 1941	1610	La Spezia	16,5	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	2 Dec 1941	0830	La Spezia	2 Dec 1941	1650	La Spezia	51	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone, Capodistria and two MAS boats.

	H 6 (H6)	6 Dec 1941	1430	La Spezia	6 Dec 1941	1730	La Spezia	7	Exercises, escorted back by the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria.

	H 6 (H6)	11 Dec 1941	0800	La Spezia	11 Dec 1941	1630	La Spezia	65,5	Exercises, escorted by MAS 507.

	H 6 (H6)	16 Dec 1941	0830	La Spezia	16 Dec 1941	1255	La Spezia	32	Exercises with the submarine Platino, escorted by the destroyer Premuda, the torpedo boat Carini and the auxiliaries Capodistria, Crotone, Santantioco, Torre Annunziata and Favignana.

	H 6 (H6)	18 Dec 1941	0945	La Spezia	18 Dec 1941	1425	La Spezia	2	Gyrocompass tests.

	H 6 (H6)	20 Dec 1941	0840	La Spezia	20 Dec 1941	1700	La Spezia	48	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	23 Dec 1941	0845	La Spezia	23 Dec 1941	1640	La Spezia	47	Exercises with the submarines Colonna and Cobalto, escorted by the destroyer Premuda, MAS 505, MAS 510 and the auxiliaries Capodistria and Crotone.

	H 6 (H6)	30 Dec 1941	0900	La Spezia	30 Dec 1941	1350	La Spezia	37	Exercises, escorted by MAS 510 and the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria.

	H 6 (H6)	31 Dec 1941	0855	La Spezia	31 Dec 1941	1705	La Spezia	48	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Nettuno.

	H 6 (H6)	7 Jan 1942	0915	La Spezia	7 Jan 1942	1700	La Spezia	50	Exercises, escorted back by the auxiliaries Porto Sdobba, Crotone, Capodistria, Giasone and Favignana.

	H 6 (H6)	10 Jan 1942	1700	La Spezia	10 Jan 1942	2200	La Spezia	50	Exercises with the submarine Malachite, escorted by the torpedo boat La Masa.

	H 6 (H6)	16 Jan 1942	0855	La Spezia	16 Jan 1942	1645	La Spezia	40	Exercises with the German submarine U-431, escorted by the destroyer Premuda, the torpedo boat La Masa and the auxiliary Capodistria.

	H 6 (H6)	21 Jan 1942	0840	La Spezia	21 Jan 1942	1505	La Spezia	42,5	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	24 Jan 1942	0850	La Spezia	24 Jan 1942	1300	La Spezia	40	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	27 Jan 1942	0855	La Spezia	27 Jan 1942	1640	La Spezia	48	Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Carini, the auxiliaries Capodistria and Crotone.

	H 6 (H6)	28 Jan 1942	0830	La Spezia	28 Jan 1942	1135	La Spezia	32	Exercises with the submarine H.1, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria.

	H 6 (H6)	29 Jan 1942	0830	La Spezia	29 Jan 1942	1645	La Spezia	67	A/S exercises with the torpedo boat Pallade.

	H 6 (H6)	2 Feb 1942	0820	La Spezia	2 Feb 1942	1405	La Spezia	50	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	3 Feb 1942	0920	La Spezia	3 Feb 1942	1355	La Spezia	2	Gyrocompass tests.

	H 6 (H6)	4 Feb 1942	0815	La Spezia	4 Feb 1942	1650	La Spezia	60	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	7 Feb 1942	1510	La Spezia	7 Feb 1942		La Spezia		Exercises with the auxiliary Torre Annunziata.

18.	H 6 (H6)	10 Feb 1942	1930	La Spezia	15 Feb 1942	0905	La Spezia	612	Defensive patrol, in 44°11'N, 08°56'E, with Colonna and H.4. Uneventful.

	H 6 (H6)	18 Feb 1942	0835	La Spezia	18 Feb 1942	1335	La Spezia	30	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	20 Feb 1942	0840	La Spezia	20 Feb 1942	1820	La Spezia	30	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	23 Feb 1942	0840	La Spezia	23 Feb 1942	1345	La Spezia	34,5	Exercises with Ambra, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone and Santantioco.

	H 6 (H6)	26 Feb 1942	0930	La Spezia	26 Feb 1942	1445	La Spezia	2	Gyrocompass tests.

	H 6 (H6)	27 Feb 1942	0815	La Spezia	27 Feb 1942	1525	La Spezia	41,5	Exercises.

19.	H 6 (H6)	28 Feb 1942	2045	La Spezia	1 Mar 1942	1200	La Spezia	153,5	Hydrophone watch, in 44°11'N, 08°56'E on a patrol line with Rismondo and H.4. Uneventful.

	H 6 (H6)	3 Mar 1942	0825	La Spezia	3 Mar 1942	1620	La Spezia	53	Exercises with the submarine Ambra escorted by the torpedo boat Carini and the auxiliaries Favignana and Crotone.

20.	H 6 (H6)	7 Mar 1942	1835	La Spezia	9 Mar 1942	0945	La Spezia	189	Hydrophone watch, in 44°11'N, 08°43'E, on a patrol line with Bajamonti and H.4. Uneventful.

	H 6 (H6)	10 Mar 1942	0830	La Spezia	10 Mar 1942	1535	La Spezia	45	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	12 Mar 1942	0845	La Spezia	12 Mar 1942	1630	La Spezia	34	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	18 Mar 1942	0845	La Spezia	18 Mar 1942	1730	La Spezia	44	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria.

	H 6 (H6)	26 Mar 1942	0800	La Spezia	26 Mar 1942	1610	La Spezia	49	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Crotone.

	H 6 (H6)	28 Mar 1942	0830	La Spezia	28 Mar 1942	1355	La Spezia	26	Exercises with the submarine Ambra, escorted by the torpedo boat Climene.

	H 6 (H6)	2 Apr 1942	0840	La Spezia	2 Apr 1942	1700	La Spezia	45,5	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Crotone.

	H 6 (H6)	10 Apr 1942	0730	La Spezia	10 Apr 1942	1520	La Spezia	47	Exercises escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone and Capodistria.

	H 6 (H6)	30 Apr 1942	0800	La Spezia	30 Apr 1942	1615	La Spezia	43	Exercises with the submarines H.1 and H.4, escorted by MAS 501.

	H 6 (H6)	6 May 1942	0800	La Spezia	6 May 1942	1215	La Spezia	33	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	15 May 1942	1030	La Spezia	15 May 1942	1855	La Spezia	47	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	21 May 1942	0730	La Spezia	21 May 1942	1520	La Spezia	47,5	Exercises with H.1 and H.4, escorted by MAS 509.

	H 6 (H6)	22 May 1942	0745	La Spezia	22 May 1942	1305	La Spezia	38	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	28 May 1942	0745	La Spezia	28 May 1942	1455	La Spezia	36	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	2 Jun 1942	1100	La Spezia	3 Jun 1942	0140	La Spezia	62	Exercises.

97 entries. 97 total patrol entries (20 marked as war patrols) and 2 events.

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