Ammiraglio Cagni (CA, N.55)
Cagni

Type	Ocean going
Class	Cagni (18)
Laid down	16 Sep 1939	Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Monfalcone
Launched	20 Jul 1940
Commissioned	1 Apr 1941
End service
Stricken	1 Feb 1948
Loss date
Loss position
History	Was to be used as a transport submarine, code name "AQUILA VIII". Stricken on 1st February 1948.
Fate

Commands

Commander	Date from	Date to	Command notes
C.C. Benedetto Luchetti	1 Apr 1941	31 May 1941
C.F. Carlo Liannazza	31 May 1941	7 May 1943
C.C. Giuseppe Roselli Lorenzini	7 May 1943	23 Apr 1944
C.C. Rino Erler	24 Apr 1944	11 Feb 1945
C.C. Luigi Andreotti	12 Feb 1945	Aug 1945

Ships hit

	Date	Commander	Ship hit	Type	GRT	Nat.	Loss type
1.	3 Nov 1942	C.F. Carlo Liannazza	Dagomba	Cargo ship	3,845		Sunk
2.	29 Nov 1942	C.F. Carlo Liannazza	Argo	Cargo ship	1,995		Sunk
3.	25 Jul 1943	C.C. Giuseppe Roselli Lorenzini	HMS Asturias	Armed Merchant Cruiser	22,048		Damaged

Patrols and events

	Commander	Date	Time	Port	Arr. date	Arr. time	Arr. port	Miles	Description
		20 Jul 1940		Monfalcone	20 Jul 1940		Monfalcone		Launched.
		14 Jan 1941	0930	Monfalcone	14 Jan 1941	1010	Monfalcone		Trials.
		15 Jan 1941	0930	Monfalcone	15 Jan 1941	1415	Monfalcone		Trials escorted by a tug.
		27 Jan 1941	0945	Monfalcone	27 Jan 1941	1530	Pola		Passage Monfalcone-Pola, escorted by the auxiliary Laurana.
		29 Jan 1941	0840	Pola	29 Jan 1941	1430	Pola		Trial escorted by the tug Parenzo.
		31 Jan 1941	0845	Pola	31 Jan 1941	1430	Pola		Trials escorted by the tug Parenzo.
		1 Feb 1941	0343	Pola	1 Feb 1941	0915	Pola		Trials escorted by the auxiliary Laurana.
		2 Feb 1941	0835	Pola	2 Feb 1941	1445	Pola		Trials escorted by the auxiliary Laurana.
		3 Feb 1941	0900	Pola	3 Feb 1941	1115	Pola		Diving trials with the submarine Balilla escorted by auxiliary Laurana.
		5 Feb 1941	0845	Pola	5 Feb 1941	1800	Pola		Trials.
		7 Feb 1941	0850	Pola	7 Feb 1941	1745	Pola		Trials.
		8 Feb 1941	1000	Pola	8 Feb 1941		Monfalcone		Passage Pola-Monfalcone.
	Luchetti, Benedetto	1 Apr 1941		Monfalcone	1 Apr 1941		Monfalcone		Entered service.
	Luchetti, Benedetto	4 Apr 1941	0640	Monfalcone	4 Apr 1941	1400	Venice		Passage Monfalcone-Venice.
	Luchetti, Benedetto	15 Apr 1941	1130	Venice	15 Apr 1941	1630	Monfalcone		Passage Venice-Monfalcone.
	Liannazza, Carlo	14 Jul 1941	0930	Monfalcone	14 Jul 1941	1418	Monfalcone	9,5	Exercises.
	Liannazza, Carlo	21 Jul 1941	0938	Monfalcone	21 Jul 1941	1725	Pola	9,5	Passage Monfalcone-Pola.
	Liannazza, Carlo	24 Jul 1941	0600	Pola	24 Jul 1941	2051	Pola	133	Trials with the submarine Pisani.
	Liannazza, Carlo	29 Jul 1941	0740	Pola	29 Jul 1941	1908	Pola	77	Exercises with Ammiraglio Saint Bon, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera and the torpedo boat Audace.
	Liannazza, Carlo	31 Jul 1941	0850	Pola	31 Jul 1941	1205	Saccorgiana	6,5	Passage Pola-Saccorgiana for exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Grado.
	Liannazza, Carlo	31 Jul 1941	1511	Saccorgiana	31 Jul 1941	1640	Pola	6,5	Passage Saccorgiana-Pola.
	Liannazza, Carlo	1 Aug 1941	1139	Pola	1 Aug 1941	1601	Monfalcone	72	Passage Pola-Monfalcone.
	Liannazza, Carlo	9 Aug 1941		Monfalcone	9 Aug 1941		Monfalcone		Joined MARICOSOM and assigned to 2.GRUPSOM.
	Liannazza, Carlo	21 Aug 1941	1045	Monfalcone	21 Aug 1941	1542	Pola	72	Passage Monfalcone-Pola. Docked on 25th August.
	Liannazza, Carlo	29 Aug 1941	0510	Pola	29 Aug 1941	1810	Fiume	112	Sailed with the submarine Ammiraglio Saint Bon for exercises then proceeded to Fiume.
	Liannazza, Carlo	2 Sep 1941	0938	Fiume	2 Sep 1941	1420	Fiume	15,5	Exercises with Motorboat R.27.
	Liannazza, Carlo	3 Sep 1941	1400	Fiume	3 Sep 1941	1725	Fiume	15,4	Exercises with Motorboat R.27.
	Liannazza, Carlo	6 Sep 1941	1532?	Fiume	6 Sep 1941	1756?	Pola	55	Passage Fiume-Pola.
	Liannazza, Carlo	8 Sep 1941	0745	Pola	8 Sep 1941	1745	Pola	56	Exercises with the submarines Jalea, Des Geneys and Speri, escorted by the auxiliaries Salvore, Jadera and Morrhua.
	Liannazza, Carlo	9 Sep 1941	0855	Pola	9 Sep 1941	1022	Pola	8	Exercises.
	Liannazza, Carlo	10 Sep 1941	0756	Pola	10 Sep 1941	2015	Pola	15	Exercises.
	Liannazza, Carlo	11 Sep 1941	0745	Pola	11 Sep 1941	1645	Pola	47	Exercises with the submarine Ammiraglio Millo and the torpedo boat Audace, escorted by auxiliary Morrhua.
	Liannazza, Carlo	12 Sep 1941	0750	Pola	12 Sep 1941	1730	Pola	130	Diving exercises.
	Liannazza, Carlo	13 Sep 1941	0800	Pola	13 Sep 1941	1752	Pola	68	Exercises escorted by the auxiliary San Giorgio.
	Liannazza, Carlo	17 Sep 1941	0800	Pola	17 Sep 1941	1550	Pola	63	Exercises escorted by San Giorgio.
	Liannazza, Carlo	18 Sep 1941	0820	Pola	18 Sep 1941	1230	Pola	26	Exercises with the steamer Salvore.
	Liannazza, Carlo	20 Sep 1941	0738	Pola	21 Sep 1941	1810	Taranto	522	Passage Pola-Taranto. On 22nd September, a diver found a crack in the starboard propeller.
	Liannazza, Carlo	24 Sep 1941	1733	Taranto	24 Sep 1941	1753	Taranto	0,8	Docked?
	Liannazza, Carlo	27 Sep 1941	1820	Taranto	27 Sep 1941	1905	Taranto	5	Exercises.
	Liannazza, Carlo	30 Sep 1941	1331	Taranto	30 Sep 1941	1620	Taranto	26,08	Exercises with MAS 4 D.
	Liannazza, Carlo	3 Oct 1941	0800	Taranto	3 Oct 1941	1155	Taranto	16	Exercises.
	Liannazza, Carlo	10 Oct 1941	0905	Taranto	10 Oct 1941	1837	Taranto	2,5	Exercises.
	Liannazza, Carlo	12 Oct 1941	0750	Taranto	12 Oct 1941	1140	Taranto	37	Exercises with MAS 4 D.
1	Liannazza, Carlo	15 Oct 1941	1325	Taranto	18 Oct 1941	1830	Bardia	780	Supply mission to Bardia (140.7 tons: 0.5 ton of ammunition and 7379 cans x 20 litres of petrol for 140.2 tons). Uneventful.
1b	Liannazza, Carlo	18 Oct 1941	2300	Bardia	22 Oct 1941	1330	Taranto	794	Return trip from supply mission to Bardia.
		19 Oct 1941	0325	32° 20'N, 25° 23'E	At 0325 hours, Ammiraglio Cagni had just sailed from Bardia and was on her way to Taranto, when a dark shadow was sighted on the port beam. The submarine was just turning toward it when a gunfire shot was heard followed by a second. Cagni quickly dived as a third shot was heard. This was HMS Kandahar , one of three destroyers (the others were HMS Griffin and HMS Jaguar) screening the minelayer HMS Abdiel. They were carrying troop reinforcements to Tobruk (operation CULTIVATE). Because of the urgency to reach their destination before daylight, the destroyers did not try to hunt the submarine.
	Liannazza, Carlo	13 Nov 1941	1314	Taranto	13 Nov 1941	1535	Taranto	1	Changed moorings?
	Liannazza, Carlo	13 Nov 1941	1314	Taranto	13 Nov 1941	1535	Taranto	1	Trials?
	Liannazza, Carlo	14 Nov 1941	1303	Taranto	14 Nov 1941	1843	Taranto	22	Exercises.
	Liannazza, Carlo	14 Nov 1941	1303	Taranto	14 Nov 1941	1848	Taranto	22	Exercises.
2	Liannazza, Carlo	18 Nov 1941	1305	Taranto	22 Nov 1941	1725	Bardia	760	Supply mission to Bardia (142.6 tons: 7350 cans of petrol for 139.6 tons and 3 tons of ammunition). Uneventful.
2b	Liannazza, Carlo	22 Nov 1941	2105	Bardia	25 Nov 1941	1300	Taranto	780	Return trip from supply mission to Bardia.
		24 Nov 1941	0805		At 0805 hours, a derelict mine was sighted at a distance of 150 metres. It was hit with rifle fire and sank. Twenty seconds later, it exploded, shaking the submarine. At 1410 hours, a second mine was sighted but the appearance of an aircraft prevented the submarine from disposing of it. At 1645 hours, a third mine was sunk without difficulty.
	Liannazza, Carlo	27 Nov 1941	1300	Taranto	27 Nov 1941	1320	Taranto	1	Changed moorings?
	Liannazza, Carlo	27 Nov 1941	1300	Taranto	27 Nov 1941	1320	Taranto	1	Trials?
	Liannazza, Carlo	28 Nov 1941	1500	Taranto	28 Nov 1941	1520	Taranto	1	Changed moorings?
	Liannazza, Carlo	28 Nov 1941	1500	Taranto	28 Nov 1941	1520	Taranto	1	Trials?
	Liannazza, Carlo	30 Nov 1941	0800	Taranto	30 Nov 1941	1800	Taranto	3	Exercises.
	Liannazza, Carlo	30 Nov 1941	0800	Taranto	30 Nov 1941	1800	Taranto	3	Trials?
	Liannazza, Carlo	1 Dec 1941	1345	Taranto	1 Dec 1941	1520	Taranto	5	Trials?
3	Liannazza, Carlo	2 Dec 1941	1345	Taranto	5 Dec 1941	1750	Bardia	726	Supply mission to Bardia (141.2 tons: 139.7 tons of petrol and lubricant, 1.5 tons of food supplies).
		3 Dec 1941	1125		At 0925 hours, an Italian aircraft was sighted and exchanged recognition signals.
		3 Dec 1941	1125		At 0925 hours, an aircraft was sighted and came too close. Cagni opened fire with her machine guns. It made a complete circle and made the recognition signal of the G.A.F. and the submarine answered accordingly.
3b	Liannazza, Carlo	5 Dec 1941	2220	Bardia	9 Dec 1941	1200	Taranto	740	Return trip from supply mission to Bardia, brought back twenty PoWs (or fifteen?).
		6 Dec 1941	0207	32° 30'N, 25° 10'E	At 0207 hours, a torpedo-boat was sighted. As a precaution, Cagni dived.
		7 Dec 1941	0241	32° 50'N, 23° 20'E	At 0241 hours, a naval force was sighted. Its strength could not be determined, but Cagni made an enemy report at 0339 hours.
4	Liannazza, Carlo	16 Dec 1941	1350	Taranto	17 Dec 1941	1423	Taranto	230	Sailed for supply mission to Bardia (144.7 tons of provisions) but then recalled.
4b	Liannazza, Carlo	24 Dec 1941	1400	Taranto	27 Dec 1941	1800	Bardia	683	Supply mission to Bardia (146.7 tons of food supplies). Uneventful.
4c	Liannazza, Carlo	27 Dec 1941	2200	Bardia	31 Dec 1941	1300	Taranto	660	Return trip from supply mission to Bardia with fifteen British PoWs.
		30 Dec 1941	1045 1055 (e)	36° 20'N, 19° 40'E	At 1045 hours, an enemy bomber was sighted and attacked, dropping four bombs. Cagni replied with her machine guns and the aircraft returned for three strafing runs. This was Blenheim 'F' (No.6423, aircraft K7TF) of 203 Squadron piloted by Pilot Officer Hemsted belong to 201 Naval Cooperation Group. He had sighted a submarine steering 300° at 10 knots and dropped from 1500 to 800 feet to carry out the attack. Four 250-lb A/S bombs were released and they all overshot, the nearest being 60 yards off the submarine who took no action. The bomber carried out a strafing run as the submarine took evasive action. She remained on the surface and was shadowed for over an hour before the Blenheim departed. The submarine was described as 200-250 feet in length, coloured grey, with one gun forward and one aft, tall oval shaped conning tower, sharp bows and a short mast on the stern.
	Liannazza, Carlo	18 Jan 1942	0800	Taranto	18 Jan 1942	1045	Taranto	20,05	Exercises, escorted by the tug Dalmazia.
	Liannazza, Carlo	21 Jan 1942	1640	Taranto	21 Jan 1942	2315	Taranto	105	Ordered to Augusta but then recalled by MARICOSOM.
	Liannazza, Carlo	28 Jan 1942	1644	Taranto	29 Jan 1942	1437	Augusta	299	Passage Taranto-Augusta.
		29 Jan 1942	0210		At 0210 hours, the submarine Settimo was encountered and exchanged recognition signals.
		29 Jan 1942	0505	(0) About 100 miles SEE of Augusta.	At 0505 hours, the destroyer Maestrale escorting the two steamers Probitas and Potestas was sighted. They were proceeding to Taranto.
		29 Jan 1942	0600	(0) About 90 miles SEE of Augusta.	Two schooners were sighted.
	Liannazza, Carlo	1 Feb 1942	1020	Augusta	1 Feb 1942	1135	Augusta		Trials.
5	Liannazza, Carlo	1 Feb 1942	1803	Augusta	5 Feb 1942	1305	Tripoli		Supply mission to Tripoli (147.5 tons of ammunition). Uneventful. Developed a few defects and a leak.
5b	Liannazza, Carlo	7 Feb 1942	1455	Tripoli	9 Feb 1942	1000	Taranto	1370	Return trip from supply mission to Tripoli. Uneventful.
	Liannazza, Carlo	25 Feb 1942	1220	Taranto	25 Feb 1942	1604	Taranto	24	Trials.
	Liannazza, Carlo	3 Mar 1942	2140	Taranto	5 Mar 1942	1200	Fiume	546	Passage Taranto-Fiume.
	Liannazza, Carlo	31 Mar 1942	0920	Fiume	31 Mar 1942	1320	Fiume	18	Trials. Escorted by the torpedo boat Audace, the auxiliaries San Giorgio and Jadera and two motorboats.
	Liannazza, Carlo	2 Apr 1942	0810	Fiume	2 Apr 1942	1720	Fiume	29	Torpedo firing exercises with the torpedo boat Audace, escorted by the auxiliary Jadera and two motorboats.
	Liannazza, Carlo	3 Apr 1942	0815	Fiume	3 Apr 1942	1815	Fiume	18	Exercises with the torpedo boat Audace, the auxiliary Jadera and two motorboats.
	Liannazza, Carlo	12 Apr 1942	0522	Fiume	14 Apr 1942	1410	Taranto	591	Passage Fiume-Taranto at 15 knots.
		13 Apr 1942	2120		At 1330 hours, MARICOSOM informed Cagni that an enemy submarine was sighted at 1330 hours in 132° - Cape S. Maria di Leuca - 23 miles [apparently a bogus sighting]. At 2120 hours, C.C. Liannazza had ordered tubes no. 3 and 4 (forward) and tube no. 12 (aft) to be readied when the torpedo (450mm) accidentally left tube no. 4 for reasons unknown. At 0155 hours, on the 14th, Cagni and Ametista were informed that an enemy submarine was reported at 2355 hours on the 13th in Grid 3850/3.
	Liannazza, Carlo	16 Apr 1942	0900	Taranto	16 Apr 1942	1625	Taranto	3	Gyrocompass tests.
	Liannazza, Carlo	22 Apr 1942	0803	Taranto	22 Apr 1942	1125	Taranto	29	Trials.
	Liannazza, Carlo	25 Apr 1942	0656	Taranto	25 Apr 1942	1020	Taranto	21	Trials escorted by the minesweeper R.D.13.
	Liannazza, Carlo	30 Apr 1942	1015	Taranto	30 Apr 1942	1040	Taranto	2	Entered dock.
	Liannazza, Carlo	5 May 1942	1327	Taranto	5 May 1942	1805	Taranto	40	Trials.
	Liannazza, Carlo	10 May 1942	0700	Taranto	10 May 1942	1225	Taranto	55	Trials.
	Liannazza, Carlo	16 May 1942	0800	Taranto	16 May 1942	1550	Taranto	38,5	Trials.
	Liannazza, Carlo	19 May 1942	0930	Taranto	19 May 1942	1007	Taranto	6	Trials.
	Liannazza, Carlo	28 May 1942	1330	Taranto	28 May 1942	1620	Taranto	17	Trials.
	Liannazza, Carlo	21 Jun 1942	1312	Taranto	21 Jun 1942	1815	Taranto	29	Trials and exercises.
	Liannazza, Carlo	9 Jul 1942	0801	Taranto	9 Jul 1942	1708	Taranto	49	Trials.
	Liannazza, Carlo	21 Jul 1942	1611	Taranto	23 Jul 1942	0855	Pola	567	Passage Taranto-Pola.
	Liannazza, Carlo	25 Jul 1942	0559	Pola	25 Jul 1942	1055	Monfalcone	72,1	Passage Pola-Monfalcone.
	Liannazza, Carlo	5 Sep 1942	0700	Monfalcone	5 Sep 1942	1300	Monfalcone	35	Exercises.
	Liannazza, Carlo	10 Sep 1942	0955	Monfalcone	10 Sep 1942	1945	Pola	105	Passage Monfalcone-Pola.
	Liannazza, Carlo	14 Sep 1942	0915	Pola	14 Sep 1942	1615	Pola	52	Trials.
	Liannazza, Carlo	15 Sep 1942	1050	Pola	15 Sep 1942	1925	Pola	54	Trials.
	Liannazza, Carlo	16 Sep 1942	0800	Pola	16 Sep 1942	1520	Pola	48	Gyrocompass tests.
	Liannazza, Carlo	18 Sep 1942	0840	Pola	18 Sep 1942	1240	Pola	2	Gyrocompass tests.
	Liannazza, Carlo	19 Sep 1942	0845	Pola	23 Sep 1942	2055	Taranto	796	Passage Pola-Taranto. Uneventful.
	Liannazza, Carlo	29 Sep 1942	0945	Taranto	29 Sep 1942	1100	Taranto	9	Exercises.
	Liannazza, Carlo	30 Sep 1942	1515	Taranto	30 Sep 1942	2140	Taranto	35	Exercises.
	Liannazza, Carlo	3 Oct 1942	1611	Naples	4 Oct 1942	0855	La Maddalena	215	Passage Naples-La Maddalena.
6	Liannazza, Carlo	6 Oct 1942	1830	La Maddalena	20 Feb 1943	1830	Bordeaux	17403	Patrolled off Capetown, in area between 01°00'N and 02°00'S, and between 27°00'W and 32°00'W, then headed to Bordeaux (passed Gibraltar on 12 October 1942). This was longest mission of an Italian submarine during WWII (137 days, 17,403 miles).
		17 Oct 1942	1120	33° 00'N, 14° 00'W	At 1120 hours, a smoke was sighted on the horizon. Cagni maneuvered to take a position ahead of the vessel and dived at 1305 hours. At 1412 hours, the submarine closed to a distance of 1,000 meters before recognising her to be Spanish Rio Francoli (2,078 GRT, built 1909 and aborted the attack.
		3 Nov 1942	1842 1800 GMT (e)	2° 35'S, 18° 31'W	At 1130 hours, two masts were sighted on the horizon. Cagni proceeded at 15 knots to take a position ahead of the vessel. At 1703 hours, the submarine submerged for the attack. At 1842 hours, three bow torpedoes (450mm, W 200 type) were fired from 400 metres. All three hit and she sank. This was the British Dagomba (3,845 GRT, built 1928) on passage from Takoradi to Trinidad. Ten killed, twenty-one survivors were rescued by the Portuguese sloop Bartolomeu Dias at 0530 hours on 14th November in 07°05' N, 16°00' W. Twenty-three survivors in a lifeboat were picked up by a Vichy patrol vessel and landed at Dakar. They were interned for a few days before being liberated when the Allies landed in North Africa on 8th November.
		9 Nov 1942	1103	5° 28'S, 11° 52'W	At 1103 hours, a twin-engine plane was sighted at 5,000 metres. Cagni dived immediately.
		29 Nov 1942	2025 2000 (e)	34° 45'S, 17° 42'E	At 1503 hours, a smoke was sighted on the horizon steering 030°. Cagni proceeded to intercept at 15 knots. She could not catch up for an attack in daylight hours so C.C. Liannazza opted for an attack after dark. At 1915 hours, the attack began but was thwarted by a sudden change of course of the vessel. She was now steering 070°. At 2025 hours, a pair of torpedoes (450mm, 40 knots) were fired from bow tubes at a distance of 2,500 metres. They missed, apparently due to an irregular course. This was the Greek steamer Argo (1,995 GRT, built 1920) on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Capetown and Durban. At 2125 hours, another pair of torpedoes (450mm) were fired from bow tubes. They both hit and the vessel sank. Eighteen were killed [twelve crew members and all six passengers], seven survivors (including Captain Synodinos) were rescued by HMS Rotherham and another eleven by HMAS Norman. HMAS Norman later transferred the survivors she had picked up to HMS Rotherham which landed them at Simonstown in the evening.
		3 Jan 1943	1305	1° 35'S, 24° 25'W	At 1305 hours, the submarine Enrico Tazolli was met. Cagni was to cede her eight 450mm torpedoes but the bad weather prevented the operation from being carried out and it was finally cancelled.
		13 Jan 1943	1530-1620	1° 00'N, 22° 00'W (0) German Grid FD 3465.	The German Milk cow submarine U-459 (KK Wilamowitz-Möllendorf) was met and from 1530 to 1620 hours she supplied the Italian submarine with 41 tons of fuel (50 cbm). An ULTRA intercept had revealed that Cagni was to meet U-459 on 1200 hours on 12th January in 01°03' N, 23°57' W. The German submarine observed two destroyers and the rendezvous was moved to a new position. These were the destroyers HMS Ilex and HMS Holcombe. They had been ordered to intercept but found nothing.
		25 Jan 1943	0045	3° 22'N, 28° 10'W	At 0045 hours, a fully illuminated steamer was sighted steering 025°. It was believed to be the pre-announced Swiss Eiger (4,386 GRT, built 1929) on a voyage from Bahia to Las Palmas (Canaries).
		7 Feb 1943	1432	29° 10'N, 23° 20'W	At 1432 hours, a German submarine was sighted on a southerly course. Recognition signals were exchanged.
		7 Feb 1943	1637	29° 25'N, 23° 16'W	At 1637 hours, a German submarine was sighted on a northerly course. Recognition signals were exchanged.
		15 Feb 1943	1750	44° 37'N, 9° 56'W	At 1750 hours, a Sunderland aircraft was sighted at 8,000 metres. C.C. Liannazza gave the order to crash dive, but for reasons not revealed, it failed and the submarine surfaced again. The aircrat circled then carried out an attack dropping six medium-sized bombs. They missed the submarine by 20-30 metres. Cagni was also strafed and had one rating killed and one wounded. This was Sunderland was 'I' (DV961) of 461 Squadron (RAAF) piloted by Flight Lieutenant S.R.C. Wood. He sighted the submarine at a distance of 7 miles, steering 100° and correctly identified it as Italian. It dived from the clouds when it was 2-3 miles away. The submarine was observed to fire a red star cartridge and remained surfaced. Heavy strafing observed to knock men overboard. In an attack from the starboard beam six depth charges were released from 100-150 feet. Owing to a faulty distributor they were released in salvo and overshot. The Sunderland attacked at 44.49 N 09.17 W. The submarine was covered in spray but was apparently undamaged and submerged two minutes after the attack.
		17 Feb 1943	2015	44° 39'N, 10° 03'W	At 2015 hours, an aircraft was seen and the submarine dived.
		18 Feb 1943	0940	44° 47'N, 6° 12'W	At 0940 hours, an aircraft was seen and the submarine dived.
		18 Feb 1943	1440	44° 50'N, 5° 40'W	At 1440 hours, an aircraft was seen and the submarine dived.
		18 Feb 1943	1816	44° 53'N, 5° 20'W	At 1816 hours, an aircraft was seen and the submarine dived.
	Roselli Lorenzini, Giuseppe	4 Jun 1943	1230	Bordeaux	4 Jun 1943	1630	Pauillac	35	Passage Bordeaux-Pauillac.
	Roselli Lorenzini, Giuseppe	16 Jun 1943	1530	Pauillac	16 Jun 1943	1830	Le Verdon	20	Passage Pauillac-Le Verdon.
7	Roselli Lorenzini, Giuseppe	17 Jun 1943	0900	Le Verdon	18 Jun 1943	0600	Le Verdon	225	Sailed for Atlantic patrol but turned back due to defects. German documents indicate she actually sailed with Barbarigo and Luigi Torellii at 1000 on 16 June. They were escorted out by Sperrbrecher 5 and the German minesweepers M 262 and M 271. At 1415, they reached point "Gabel" (German Grid BF 9312 or 45°33' N, 01°42' W) where the Sperrbrecher left them to return to Royan. They proceeded through the "Handgepäck" way to Point "Hand" (Grid BF 9281 or 44°57' N, 02°38' W). En route, on reaching the 100-meter depth line, the submarines carried out test dives between 1730 and 1820. Cagni was found to have defects and returned to Le Verdon escorted by the two minesweepers. Our thanks to Dr. Axel Niestlé who provided additional details.
	Roselli Lorenzini, Giuseppe	19 Jun 1943	0800	Le Verdon	19 Jun 1943	1100	Pauillac	20	Passage Le Verdon-Pauillac.
	Roselli Lorenzini, Giuseppe	20 Jun 1943	1300	Pauillac	20 Jun 1943	1700	Bordeaux	35	Passage Pauillac-Bordeaux.
	Roselli Lorenzini, Giuseppe	26 Jun 1943	1230	Bordeaux	26 Jun 1943	1930	Verdon	55	Passage Bordeaux-Verdon.
8	Roselli Lorenzini, Giuseppe	29 Jun 1943	0400	Le Verdon	20 Sep 1943	1130	Durban	11820	Sailed with U 160 and U 462 escorted by Sperrbrecher 122 and the minesweepers M 344 and M 24 via points 446 and 442 to BF 6845 (46°03' N, 02°15' W), where U 466 was met together with Sperrbrecher 5 and M 27 and M 28. They proceeded from there to Point Schloß (BF 9125 or 45°27' N, 03°42' W). Sperrbrecher 122 detonated a mine at 0839 on the outbound route and had to return. The M-Boats from Le Verdon continued alone to Pilz. Point Schloß was reached at 2200 and from there the submarines proceeded independently. Gagni' s destination was Singapore where she was to pick up a cargo of rubber (she had a crew of 81). Arrived in the Indian Ocean on 8th September 1943. First ordered to Colombo, but then diverted to Durban. She was met by the corvette HMS Jasmine and brought in and moored to the light cruiser HMS Caradoc. Thanks to Dr Axel Niestlé for the details of the escorts on the first leg of the voyage.
		1 Jul 1943	0140		At 0140 hours, an aircraft was detected with Metox and the submarine dived.
		2 Jul 1943	0110	46° 00'N, 9° 00'W (0) Very approximate position.	At 0110 hours, an aircraft was detected by Metox and the submarine dived to 50 metres. Six bomb explosions were heard.
		2 Jul 1943	0955		At 0955 hours, fifteen aircraft were seen and the submarine dived.
		2 Jul 1943	1655		At 1655 hours, an aircraft was seen diving from the sun and the submarine dived.
		3 Jul 1943	1015		At 1015 hours, an aircraft was seen diving from the sun and the submarine dived.
		4 Jul 1943	0833		At 0833 hours, an aircraft was seen diving from the sun and the submarine dived.
		4 Jul 1943	1130		At 1130 hours, an aircraft was seen and the submarine dived.
		4 Jul 1943	1635		At 1635 hours, an aircraft was seen and the submarine dived.
		12 Jul 1943	1615	27° 34'N, 21° 15'W	At 1530 hours, a steamer was sighted steering a northerly course. Two minutes later, Cagni submerged and proceeded to attack at periscope depth. At 1615 hours, three torpedoes (450mm, one with standard and two with magnetic pistols) were fired from 1,500 metres. After about a minute, a muffled explosion was heard giving a running range of 1,300 metres. At 1620 hours, three depth charges were heard followed, at 1628 hours, by more. C.C. Roselli Lorenzini believed that the vessel had been hit by a torpedo with a magnetic pistol and the other explosions were perhaps torpedoes hitting the bottom.
		15 Jul 1943	1433	21° 00'N, 23° 00'W	At 1433 hours, two masts were sighted on the horizon at 12,000 metres. Cagni proceeded to intercept at 12 knots. At 1720 hours, the submarine submerged and prepared to launch two torpedoes from forward tubes. At 1834 hours, the vessel was recognised as Portuguese and the attack broken off.
		19 Jul 1943	0928	15° 20'N, 21° 05'W (0) Position at noon.	At 1128 hours, a vessel was sighted. One minute later, Cagni submerged to the attack. At 1300 hours, it was recognised as a Swish ship and the attack aborted.
		22 Jul 1943	0358	6° 52'N, 20° 45'W	At 1510 hours on 21st July, a smoke was sighted on the horizon. Cagni proceeded to intercept at 13 knots. At 1547 hours, she submerged for a stern attack with two torpedoes. The vessel appeared to be a 3,000-ton armed merchant cruiser with four medium-sized gun and six multiple machine gun mounts. At 1713 hours, the sudden loss of periscope depth prevented the attack from being carried out and contact was lost. At 1845 hours, the submarine surfaced and sighted the vessel again and trailed her for an attack after dark. At 0243 hours, on 22nd July, Cagni had gained a position ahead of her target and submerged. At 0358 hours, two torpedoes (450mm) were fired from bow tubes at a distance of over 2,000 metres. They missed. After 12 minutes, explosions were heard believed to be from depth charges. The submarine surfaced and sighted the vessel at 8,000 metres. An attempt to give chase was quickly given up as fuel consumption was becoming a problem.
		25 Jul 1943	0149 0100Z (e)	6° 40'N, 21° 00'W	At 0145 hours, the shadow of a warship was sighted at 2,000 metres. Initially, it was thought to be a destroyer steering 025° at 15 knots. Cagni turned to make a stern attack but she quickly passed at 600-800 metres before it could be made. At 0146 hours, the shadow of a large ship was observed proceeding on a parallel course to the destroyer. At 0149 hours, two torpedoes (450mm) were fired from bow tubes at a distance of 2,500 metres aimed at this target believed to be an aircraft carrier. As another destroyer was now sighted about 1,000 metres astern of the submarine, C.C. Roselli Lorenzini took her down to 110 metres. After 154 seconds, two explosions were heard followed by a louder one. At 0245 hours, Cagni surfaced but heavy rain had reduced visibility to the minimum and nothing could be seen. This was actually the armed merchant cruiser HMS Asturias (22,048 tons, built 1926), zigzagging at 9.7 knots. One torpedo was observed to miss ahead, the other hit amidship. The explosion was muffled. Her engine room, boiler room and auxiliary engine room were flooded, but she managed to crawl away steering 036° at 5 knots. The "aircraft-carrier" was actually a floating dock towed by the tugs Thames and Roode Zee proceeding in company. They had been screened by the corvettes HMS Clarkia, HMS Woodruff and HMS Cowslip, the sloop HMS Milford and the armed whaler HMS Southern Gem and the armed trawler HMS Inkpen. The floating dock, tugs and remaining escorts continued on their way. HMS Clarkia and HMS Southern Gem stood by the stricken vessel and were joined by the frigate HMS HMS Exe on 26th July, followed a few hours later by the sloop HMS Folkestone and the tug Zwarte Zee who took HMS Asturias in tow. On the following day, the frigate HMS Moyola brought pumps and other equipment. HMS Asturias arrived at Freetown at 0400Z hours on 1st August.
	Roselli Lorenzini, Giuseppe	8 Nov 1943	1715	Durban	16 Nov 1943	1816	Kilindini (Mombasa)	1856	Passage Durban-Kilindini escorted by the armed yacht HMS Virginia. She was instructed not to take offensive action against enemy submarines, but that enemy surface vessels could be attacked. It was briefly considered to sent her to Leros in a supply role but this did not work out.
	Roselli Lorenzini, Giuseppe	18 Nov 1943	0830	Kilindini (Mombasa)	25 Nov 1943	1600	Aden	1754	Passage Kilindini-Aden escorted by armed yacht HMS Virginia.
	Roselli Lorenzini, Giuseppe	8 Dec 1943	0600	Aden	13 Dec 1943	1520	Suez	1400	Passage Aden-Suez.
	Roselli Lorenzini, Giuseppe	14 Dec 1943	0800	Suez	14 Dec 1943	1930	Port Said	70	Passage Suez-Port Said. Refit lasted 4 months. Then used for A/S training in Palermo.
	Roselli Lorenzini, Giuseppe	17 Dec 1943	1415	Port Said	18 Dec 1943	0700	Haifa	165	Passage Port Said-Haifa.
	Roselli Lorenzini, Giuseppe	28 Dec 1943	1330 or 0830/27?	Haifa	2 Jan 1944	1400	Taranto	1050	Passage Haifa-Taranto. Proceeding at 11 knots, diving by day between 25° E and 20° E, through 33°57'N, 25°00'E at 1800B hours on the 30th and 34°15'N, 21°55'E at 1400B hours on the 31st. A long refit followed.
	Roselli Lorenzini, Giuseppe	4 Apr 1944	0708	Taranto	4 Apr 1944	1440	Taranto	45	Trials.
	Roselli Lorenzini, Giuseppe	7 Apr 1944	0800	Taranto	7 Apr 1944	1710	Taranto	51	Trials.
	Erler, Rino	26 Apr 1944	0700	Taranto	26 Apr 1944	1330	Taranto	41	Trials. On 28 April 1944, she was assigned to training duties at Palermo.
	Erler, Rino	1 May 1944	1730	Taranto	3 May 1944	1130	Palermo	352	Passage Taranto-Palermo with corvette Sfinge and joined (part of the way ) with convoy HA.39A.
	Erler, Rino	5 May 1944	0600	Palermo	5 May 1944	1730	Palermo	51	Exercises with the destroyers USS Kendrick (DD-612) and USS Mackenzie (DD-614). At 1125A, a C-47 reported a submarine in 38°21'N, 12°50'E and the two destroyers were ordered to the scene.
	Erler, Rino	14 May 1944	0800	Palermo	14 May 1944	1740	Palermo	48	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-559.
	Erler, Rino	15 May 1944	0830	Palermo	15 May 1944	1740	Palermo	47	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS SC-690.
	Erler, Rino	16 May 1944	0830	Palermo	16 May 1944	1750	Palermo	47	Exercises.
	Erler, Rino	17 May 1944	0830	Palermo	17 May 1944	1830	Palermo	48	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-503.
	Erler, Rino	18 May 1944	0830	Palermo	18 May 1944	1850	Palermo	49	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS SC-532.
	Erler, Rino	20 May 1944	0800	Palermo	20 May 1944	1830	Palermo	50	Exercises with the minesweeper USS YMS-34 and the patrol vessel the patrol vessel USS SC-532.
	Erler, Rino	22 May 1944	0600	Palermo	22 May 1944	1615	Palermo	52	Exercises.
	Erler, Rino	23 May 1944	0615	Palermo	23 May 1944	1625	Palermo	49	Exercises.
	Erler, Rino	24 May 1944	0620	Palermo	24 May 1944	1620	Palermo	49	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-1235.
	Erler, Rino	26 May 1944	0615	Palermo	26 May 1944	1600	Palermo	48	Exercises with the patrol vessels the patrol vessels USS SC-638 and USS SC-676.
	Erler, Rino	29 May 1944	0600	Palermo	29 May 1944	1605	Palermo	48	Exercises.
	Erler, Rino	30 May 1944	0600	Palermo	30 May 1944	1530	Palermo	48	Exercises with the minesweepers USS YMS 13, USS YMS 15 and the patrol vessels USS SC-535 and USS SC- 979.
	Erler, Rino	31 May 1944	0600	Palermo	31 May 1944	1600	Palermo	48	Exercises with the fleet tug USS Hopi (ATF-71).
	Erler, Rino	2 Jun 1944	0615	Palermo	2 Jun 1944	1415	Palermo	47	Exercises with the minesweepers USS YMS 15 and USS YMS 355.
	Erler, Rino	3 Jun 1944	0615	Palermo	3 Jun 1944	1430	Palermo	47	Exercises with the patrol vessels USS PC-591 and USS PC-627.
	Erler, Rino	6 Jun 1944	0615	Palermo	6 Jun 1944	1430	Palermo	47	Exercises with the minesweepers USS YMS 13, USS YMS 15.
	Erler, Rino	7 Jun 1944	0600	Palermo	7 Jun 1944	0830	Palermo	14	Exercises.
	Erler, Rino	8 Jun 1944	0630	Palermo	8 Jun 1944	1430	Palermo	47	Exercises.
	Erler, Rino	9 Jun 1944		Palermo	9 Jun 1944		Palermo	47	Exercises with the minesweeper USS YMS-248 and the patrol vessels USS PC-591 and USS SC-1044.
	Erler, Rino	10 Jun 1944	0615	Palermo	10 Jun 1944	1430	Palermo	47	Exercises with the minesweeper USS YMS-20 and the patrol vessel USS SC-534. Defective sound gear forced SC-534 to abandon the exercise at 1055 hours and, with YMS-20, she escorted back the submarine.
	Erler, Rino	12 Jun 1944	0615	Palermo	12 Jun 1944	1430	Palermo	47	Exercises with the destroyers USS Kendrick (DD-612) and USS Mackenzie (DD-614). [They were escorting the light cruiser USS Brooklyn (CL-40).]
	Erler, Rino	14 Jun 1944	0615	Palermo	14 Jun 1944	1430	Palermo	47	Exercises with the destroyers USS Kendrick (DD-612) and USS Mackenzie (DD-614).
	Erler, Rino	16 Jun 1944	0615	Palermo	16 Jun 1944	1430	Palermo	47	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS SC-771.
	Erler, Rino	17 Jun 1944	0615	Palermo	17 Jun 1944	1430	Palermo	47	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS SC-1029.
	Erler, Rino	22 Jun 1944	0615	Palermo	22 Jun 1944	1430	Palermo	47	Exercises with the minesweeper USS YMS-82 and the patrol vessel USS PC-551.
	Erler, Rino	23 Jun 1944	0615	Palermo	23 Jun 1944	1515	Palermo	61	Exercises.
	Erler, Rino	25 Jun 1944	0615	Palermo	25 Jun 1944	1430	Palermo	47	Exercises with the destroyers USS Parker (DD-604) and USS McLanahan (DD-615) of DESRON 16.
	Erler, Rino	30 Jun 1944	0615	Palermo	30 Jun 1944	1230	Palermo	41	Exercises with the patrol vessels USS PC-621, USS SC-651 and USS SC-692.
	Erler, Rino	1 Jul 1944	0620	Palermo	1 Jul 1944	1247	Palermo	43	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-546.
	Erler, Rino	3 Jul 1944	0611	Palermo	3 Jul 1944	1230	Palermo	41,5	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS SC-651.
	Erler, Rino	4 Jul 1944	0614	Palermo	4 Jul 1944	1225	Palermo	40	Exercises with USS YMS-34 and the patrol vessel USS SC-651.
	Erler, Rino	6 Jul 1944	0600	Palermo	6 Jul 1944	1212	Palermo	41	Exercises with the minesweeper USS YMS-251 and the patrol vessels USS SC-530 and USS SC-693.
	Erler, Rino	7 Jul 1944	0610	Palermo	7 Jul 1944	1215	Palermo	42,5	Exercises with the minesweeper USS YMS-34 and the patrol vessel USS PC-627.
	Erler, Rino	10 Jul 1944	0617	Palermo	10 Jul 1944	1540	Palermo	45,5	Exercises.
	Erler, Rino	11 Jul 1944	1110	Palermo	11 Jul 1944	1742	Palermo	41	Exercises with the destroyer USS Nields (DD-616).
	Erler, Rino	19 Jul 1944	0610	Palermo	19 Jul 1944	1348	Palermo	45	Exercises with the destroyer USS Ellyson (DD-454) and USS Rodman (DD-456).
	Erler, Rino	21 Jul 1944	0632	Palermo	21 Jul 1944	1245	Palermo	41	Exercises.
	Erler, Rino	27 Jul 1944	0606	Palermo	27 Jul 1944	1350	Palermo	44	Exercises with the destroyers USS Kendrick (DD-612) and USS Mackenzie (DD-614).
	Erler, Rino	28 Jul 1944	0833	Palermo	28 Jul 1944	1440	Palermo	41	Exercises with the destroyer USS Ellyson (DD-454).
	Erler, Rino	30 Jul 1944	0608	Palermo	30 Jul 1944	1223	Palermo	39	Exercises with the destroyers USS Boyle (DD-600) and USS Champlin (DD-601).
	Erler, Rino	1 Aug 1944	0626	Palermo	1 Aug 1944	1330	Palermo	46	Exercises with the destroyers USS Kendrick (DD-612) and USS Mackenzie (DD-614).
	Erler, Rino	5 Aug 1944	0606	Palermo	5 Aug 1944	1308	Palermo	44,5	Exercises with the destroyers USS Woolsey (DD-437) and USS Ludlow (DD-438).
	Erler, Rino	8 Aug 1944	0628	Palermo	8 Aug 1944	1332	Palermo	47	Exercises with the destroyers USS Woolsey (DD-437), USS Ludlow (DD-438).USS Ludlow (DD-438) and USS Edison (DD-439).
	Erler, Rino	14 Aug 1944	0715	Palermo	14 Aug 1944	1332	Palermo	44	Exercises with te minesweeper USS YMS-36.
	Erler, Rino	31 Aug 1944	0756	Palermo	31 Aug 1944	1431	Palermo	43	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-1246.
	Erler, Rino	1 Sep 1944	0632	Palermo	1 Sep 1944	1257	Palermo	56	Exercises with Italian corvette Sfinge.
	Erler, Rino	6 Sep 1944	0715	Palermo	6 Sep 1944	1418	Palermo	46	Exercises with allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	8 Sep 1944	0616	Palermo	8 Sep 1944	1223	Palermo	46	Exercises.
	Erler, Rino	10 Sep 1944	0734	Palermo	10 Sep 1944	1425	Palermo	42	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-1246.
	Erler, Rino	12 Sep 1944	0630	Palermo	12 Sep 1944	1248	Palermo	40	Exercises with allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	15 Sep 1944	0600	Palermo	15 Sep 1944	1227	Palermo	41	Exercises with allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	22 Sep 1944	0746	Palermo	22 Sep 1944	1454	Palermo	43	Exercises with allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	23 Sep 1944	0618	Palermo	23 Sep 1944	1238	Palermo	42	Exercises with the Italian corvette Gru.
	Erler, Rino	25 Sep 1944	0615	Palermo	25 Sep 1944	1247	Palermo	41	Exercises with the destroyer escorts USS Leslie L.B. Knox (DE-580) of CortDiv 45 (Escort Division 45) and other allied vessels of TF 60.
	Erler, Rino	26 Sep 1944	0600	Palermo	26 Sep 1944	1240	Palermo	42	Exercises with the destroyer escorts USS Durant (DE-389), USS Calcaterra (DE-390), USS Chambers (DE-391) and USS George A. Johnson (DE-583).
	Erler, Rino	27 Sep 1944	0647	Palermo	27 Sep 1944	1524	Palermo	46	Exercises with thge destroyer escorts USS Vance (DE-387), USS Riley (DE-579), USS Metivier (DE-582) and USS Eugene E. Elmore (DE-686).
	Erler, Rino	2 Oct 1944	0618	Palermo	2 Oct 1944	1249	Palermo	40	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS SC-530.
	Erler, Rino	4 Oct 1944	0612	Palermo	4 Oct 1944	1253	Palermo	49	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-627.
	Erler, Rino	7 Oct 1944	0920	Palermo	7 Oct 1944	1558	Palermo	49,5	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS SC-651.
	Erler, Rino	9 Oct 1944	0814	Palermo	9 Oct 1944	1454	Palermo	44	Exercises with allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	10 Oct 1944	1048	Palermo	10 Oct 1944	1708	Palermo	41	Exercises with allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	12 Oct 1944	0624	Palermo	12 Oct 1944	1251	Palermo	48,5	Exercises with allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	13 Oct 1944	0602	Palermo	13 Oct 1944	1249	Palermo	44,5	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-1246.
	Erler, Rino	14 Oct 1944	0605	Palermo	14 Oct 1944	1240	Palermo	42	Exercises with allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	16 Oct 1944	0603	Palermo	16 Oct 1944	1241	Palermo	43	Exercises with the destroyer USS Jouett (DD-396) and other allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	17 Oct 1944	0750	Palermo	17 Oct 1944	1833	Palermo	61	Exercises with the destroyer escorts USS Buckley (DE-51), USS Reuben James (DE-153), USS William T. Powell (DE-213), USS Spangenberg (DE-223) and USS Robert I. Paine (DE-578) of CortDIV 66, followed by exercises with CortDIV 15 (Escort Division 15) with the destroyer USS Moffett (DD-362) and the destroyer escorts USS Amick (DE-168), USS Atherton (DE-169), USS Booth (DE-170), USS Cooner (DE-172) and USS Eldridge (DE-173) of CortDIV 15. The patrol vessel USS PC-1246 cleared the exercises area of fishing craft.
	Erler, Rino	21 Oct 1944	0615	Palermo	21 Oct 1944	1248	Palermo	46,5	Exercises with the patrol vessels USS PC-1244 and USS PC-1246.
	Erler, Rino	22 Oct 1944	0608	Palermo	22 Oct 1944	1255	Palermo	43	Exercises with allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	25 Oct 1944	0607	Palermo	25 Oct 1944	1257	Palermo	45	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-1173.
	Erler, Rino	26 Oct 1944	0610	Palermo	26 Oct 1944	1256	Palermo	47,5	Exercises with the destroyer escorts USS Holton (DE-703), USS Cronin (DE-704) and USS Parle (DE-708).
	Erler, Rino	27 Oct 1944	0840	Palermo	27 Oct 1944	1740	Palermo	48	Exercises with the destroyer escorts USS Earl V. Johnson (DE-702) and USS Frybarger (DE-705), followed by the destroyer USS Sampson (DD-394) and the destroyer escort USS Ahrens (DE-575).
	Erler, Rino	31 Oct 1944	0620	Palermo	31 Oct 1944	1255	Palermo	44,5	Exercises with allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	1 Nov 1944	0755	Palermo	1 Nov 1944	1426	Palermo	43	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-1246.
	Erler, Rino	2 Nov 1944	0600	Palermo	2 Nov 1944	1240	Palermo	42	Exercises with allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	4 Nov 1944	0602	Palermo	4 Nov 1944	1245	Palermo	44	Exercises with allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	6 Nov 1944	0615	Palermo	6 Nov 1944	1235	Palermo	43	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-1595.
	Erler, Rino	7 Nov 1944	0618	Palermo	7 Nov 1944	1240	Palermo	43	Exercises with the minesweepers USS YMS-251.
	Erler, Rino	8 Nov 1944	0615	Palermo	8 Nov 1944	1241	Palermo	46	Exercises with allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	10 Nov 1944	0740	Palermo	10 Nov 1944	1415	Palermo	49,5	Exercises with the patrol vessels USS PC-1168 [her war diary, N.O.I.C. Augusta and the Admiralty War Diaries mistakenly identifies the submarine as "Dandolo"] and USS PC-1140 (who sent one officer and five ratings on Cagni to observe the proceedings] and other allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	12 Nov 1944	0608	Palermo	12 Nov 1944	1256	Palermo	44	Exercises with the minesweepers USS YMS-199, USS YMS-303 and other allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	14 Nov 1944	0810	Palermo	14 Nov 1944	1438	Palermo	41,5	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-1140 (who sent one officer and five ratings on Cagni to observe the proceedings].
	Erler, Rino	16 Nov 1944	0800	Palermo	16 Nov 1944	1703	Palermo	59,5	Exercises with the destroyer USS Selfridge (DD-357) and the destroyers escorts USS Otter (DE-210), USS Hubbard (DE-211), USS Hayter (DE-212), USS Schmitt (DE-676), USS Varian (DE-798), USS Scroggins (DE-799) and the patrol vessel USS PC-1595.
	Erler, Rino	18 Nov 1944	0612	Palermo	18 Nov 1944	1305	Palermo	49	Exercises with the British escort destroyer HMS HMS Eggesford, American minesweeper USS YMS-164 and French patrol vessel P-9 [N.O.I.C. Augusta and the Admiralty War Diaries mistakenly identify the submarine as "Dandolo"].
	Erler, Rino	22 Nov 1944	0605	Palermo	22 Nov 1944	1256	Palermo	45	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-1173.
	Erler, Rino	24 Nov 1944	0622	Palermo	24 Nov 1944	1257	Palermo	52,5	Exercises with Italian corvette Gru. On 27th November 1944, she was given seven days for repairs and they were completed on 5th December 1944.
	Erler, Rino	9 Dec 1944	0755	Palermo	9 Dec 1944	1443	Palermo	45	Exercises with allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	14 Dec 1944	0808	Palermo	14 Dec 1944	1455	Palermo	46,5	Exercises with Italian corvette Gru.
	Erler, Rino	20 Dec 1944	0750	Palermo	20 Dec 1944	1431	Palermo	44	Exercises with allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	22 Dec 1944	0748	Palermo	22 Dec 1944	1447	Palermo	47	Exercises with allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	24 Dec 1944	0750	Palermo	24 Dec 1944	1440	Palermo	45	Exercises with the minesweepers USS Incredible (AM-249) and USS Pinnacle (AM-274).
	Erler, Rino	29 Dec 1944	0749	Palermo	29 Dec 1944	1427	Palermo	46,5	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-1596 and other allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	2 Jan 1945	0748	Palermo	2 Jan 1945	1432	Palermo	41	Exercises with the patrol vessels USS PC-1169 and USS PC-1595.
	Erler, Rino	3 Jan 1945	0745	Palermo	3 Jan 1945	1429	Palermo	42	Exercises with the patrol vessels USS PC-1140, USS PC-1596, USS PC-1595 (or USS PC-1597 ???).
	Erler, Rino	4 Jan 1945	0749	Palermo	4 Jan 1945	1434	Palermo	42	Exercises with the minesweepers USS Incessant (AM-248).
	Erler, Rino	9 Jan 1945	0750	Palermo	9 Jan 1945	1414	Palermo	41	Exercises with allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	10 Jan 1945	0746	Palermo	10 Jan 1945	1437	Palermo	42	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-1593
	Erler, Rino	11 Jan 1945	0744	Palermo	11 Jan 1945	1430	Palermo	42	Exercises with Italian corvettes Flora and Gru.
	Erler, Rino	13 Jan 1945	0752	Palermo	13 Jan 1945	1445	Palermo	43	Exercises with allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	15 Jan 1945	0741	Palermo	15 Jan 1945	1427	Palermo	42	Exercises with the fleet tug USS Hopi (ATF-71).
	Erler, Rino	19 Jan 1945	0751	Palermo	19 Jan 1945	1456	Palermo	44	Exercises with allied vessels.
	Erler, Rino	24 Jan 1945	0750	Palermo	24 Jan 1945	1440	Palermo	42	Exercises with Italian corvette Flora.
	Erler, Rino	30 Jan 1945	0748	Palermo	30 Jan 1945	1510	Palermo	43	Exercises with the minesweepers USS Chickadee (AM-59) and USS Pheasant (AM-61).
	Erler, Rino	2 Feb 1945	0751	Palermo	2 Feb 1945	1423	Palermo	41	Exercises with the minesweeper USS YMS-164.
	Erler, Rino	5 Feb 1945	0749	Palermo	5 Feb 1945	1426	Palermo	41	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-1174.
	Erler, Rino	6 Feb 1945	0750	Palermo	6 Feb 1945	1411	Palermo	40	Exercises with American vessels.
	Erler, Rino	7 Feb 1945	0754	Palermo	7 Feb 1945	1424	Palermo	40	Exercises with American vessels.
	Erler, Rino	9 Feb 1945	0751	Palermo	9 Feb 1945	1408	Palermo	41	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-1140.
	Erler, Rino	10 Feb 1945	0751	Palermo	10 Feb 1945	1415	Palermo	40	Exercises with the tug USS Moreno (ATF-87).
	Andreotti, Luigi	19 Feb 1945	1045	Palermo	19 Feb 1945	1710	Palermo	41	Exercises with American vessels.
	Andreotti, Luigi	26 Feb 1945	0740	Palermo	26 Feb 1945	1303	Palermo	40	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-1168.
	Andreotti, Luigi	6 Mar 1945	0803	Palermo	6 Mar 1945	1241	Palermo	38	Exercises with Italian corvette Flora.
	Andreotti, Luigi	9 Mar 1945	0752	Palermo	9 Mar 1945	1300	Palermo	40	Exercises with the fleet tug USS Hopi (ATF-71).
	Andreotti, Luigi	13 Mar 1945	1140	Palermo	13 Mar 1945	1804	Palermo	41	Exercises with American vessels.
	Andreotti, Luigi	15 Mar 1945	0748	Palermo	15 Mar 1945	1415	Palermo	42	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-1169.
	Andreotti, Luigi	16 Mar 1945	0745	Palermo	16 Mar 1945	1420	Palermo	43	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-1595.
	Andreotti, Luigi	20 Mar 1945	0739	Palermo	20 Mar 1945	1401	Palermo	42	Exercises with the minesweeper USS Pheasant (AM-61).
	Andreotti, Luigi	21 Mar 1945	1227	Palermo	21 Mar 1945	1706	Palermo	37	Exercises with the minesweepers USS Implicit (AM-246) and USS Incredible (AM-249).
	Andreotti, Luigi	24 Mar 1945	0740	Palermo	24 Mar 1945	1300	Palermo	39	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-1140.
	Andreotti, Luigi	3 Apr 1945	0810	Palermo	3 Apr 1945	1434	Palermo	41	Exercises with American vessels.
	Andreotti, Luigi	5 Apr 1945	0812	Palermo	5 Apr 1945	1441	Palermo	42	Exercises with the minesweepers USS YMS-17 and USS YMS-164.
	Andreotti, Luigi	7 Apr 1945	0750	Palermo	7 Apr 1945	1418	Palermo	41	Exercises with the patrol vessels USS PC-1186 and USS PC-1246.
	Andreotti, Luigi	9 Apr 1945	1106	Palermo	9 Apr 1945	1728	Palermo	42	Exercises with American vessels.
	Andreotti, Luigi	11 Apr 1945	0805	Palermo	11 Apr 1945	1431	Palermo	42	Exercises with American vessels.
	Andreotti, Luigi	12 Apr 1945	0818	Palermo	12 Apr 1945	1342	Palermo	39	Exercises with American vessels.
	Andreotti, Luigi	13 Apr 1945	0850	Palermo	13 Apr 1945	1530	Palermo	41	Exercises with American vessels.
	Andreotti, Luigi	20 Apr 1945	0801	Palermo	20 Apr 1945	1423	Palermo	41	Exercises with the patrol vessel USS PC-1593.
	Andreotti, Luigi	7 May 1945	0800	Palermo	7 May 1945	1432	Palermo	41	Exercises with the minesweeper USS Chickadee (AM-59).
	Andreotti, Luigi	16 May 1945	0806	Palermo	16 May 1945	1227	Palermo	35	Exercises with American vessels. As of 15 May 1945, Cagni was informed that her services were no longer required.
	Andreotti, Luigi	23 May 1945	0915	Palermo	24 May 1945	1608	Taranto	345	Passage Palermo-Taranto. The submarine was detached from duty with the U.S. Navy operating base at Palermo. No more sorties for the rest of the war.

275 entries. 246 total patrol entries (8 marked as war patrols) and 38 events.

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