Allied Warships

IT Tito Speri

Submarine of the Goffredo Mameli class

NavyThe Italian Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassGoffredo Mameli 
Pennant 
Built byTosi (Taranto, Italy) 
Ordered 
Laid down28 Sep 1925 
Launched25 May 1928 
Commissioned20 Aug 1929 
End service 
History

 

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Notable events involving Tito Speri include:


29 Jan 1944
Around 0800A/29, the submarines HrMs O 24 (Lt.Cdr. W.J. de Vries, RNN), Goffredo Mameli (Lt. C. Buldrini), Tito Speri (Lt. C. Celli), Enrico Dandolo (Lt. A. Turcio), Marea (Lt. A.M. Russo) and Vortice (Lt. G. Manunta) departed Gibraltar for Bermuda.

They were escorted by the destroyer escort USS Neunzer (T/Lt. J.E. Greenbacker, USN).

HrMs O 24 was to remain with the other vessels until reaching 10°W.

Around 2110A/29, speed had to be reduced due to engine problems on board the Tito Speri. HrMs O 24 was then detached to proceed independently. (1)

27 Feb 1945
Tito Speri departed Bermuda for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

3 Mar 1945
Tito Speri arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from Bermuda.

14 May 1945
Tito Speri departed Guantanamo Bay for Key West, Florida, USA.

24 Jun 1945
Tito Speri departed Key West, Florida, USA for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

26 Jun 1945
Tito Speri arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from Key West, Florida, USA.

Sources

  1. File 2.12.03.6443 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands) + War diary of USS Neunzer for January 1944

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