Italian submarines in World War Two

CM 1 (UIT.17)
CM 1

Type	Coastal
Class	CM (43)
Laid down	7 Jun 1943	Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Monfalcone
Launched	1 Aug 1944
Commissioned
End service
Stricken
Loss date
Loss position
History	Captured by the German when still under construction. Transferred as UIT-17 to the Italian Socialist Republic on completion in late 1943. Sunk during an Allied air raid on 23rd March 1945.
Fate

Commands

Commander	Date from	Date to	Command notes
Alberto Farolfi
S.T.V. Alberto Farolfi	Mar 1945	Apr 1945

Ships hit

No ships hit by this submarine.

Patrols and events

	Commander	Date	Time	Port	Arr. date	Arr. time	Arr. port	Miles	Description
		5 Sep 1943		Monfalcone	5 Sep 1943		Monfalcone		Launched at Monfalcone.

		8 Sep 1943		Monfalcone	8 Sep 1943		Monfalcone		Was at Monfalcone at armistice time.

		9 Sep 1943		Monfalcone	16 Sep 1943		Venice		Sailed with Nautilo (which developed defects) and was seized by the Germans at Venice.

		1 Aug 1944		Monfalcone	1 Aug 1944		Monfalcone		Completed at Monfalcone as UIT.17. Given to the RSI.

	Farolfi, Alberto	9 Apr 1945		Monfalcone?	10 Apr 1945	AM	Pola		Passage Monfalcone?-Pola.

		2 May 1945	Date???	Pola	3 May 1945	1830	Ancona		Passage Pola-Ancona. Had a crew of ten. Was considered for service in Leros. Reported blown up by German mine on 3rd May 1945, while attempting to escape from Pola to Venice but a C.M. submarine was also reported at Val di Figo (Pola) on 8th May 1945. One midget submarine arrived at Venice from Pola on 4th May 1945 and two more were mined en route.

		5 May 1945		Ancona	7 May 1945	Date???	Bari		Passage Ancona-Bari, escorted by ML.361. A C.M. submarine was also reported at Val di Figo (Pola) on 8th May 1945.

		4 Jul 1945	1115	Bari	5 Jul 1945	0725	Taranto		Passage Bari-Taranto.

8 entries. 8 total patrol entries (0 marked as war patrols) and 0 events.

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