H 8 (H8)
H 8

Type	Coastal
Class	H (19)
Laid down	23 Nov 1916	Canadian Vickers, Montreal
Launched	24 May 1917
Commissioned	27 Jun 1918
End service
Stricken
Loss date	5 Jun 1943
Loss position	44° 05'N, 9° 51'E
History	Sunk at La Spezia on 5th June 1943 by aircraft bombs during an Allied air raid.
Fate

Commands

Commander	Date from	Date to	Command notes
T.V. Teucle Meneghini	17 Jun 1939	5 Aug 1940
T.V. Mario De Angelis	5 Aug 1940	6 Feb 1941
T.V. Giovanni Cunsolo	7 Feb 1941	21 Aug 1941
T.V. Ugo Gentili	22 Aug 1941	27 Jan 1942
T.V. Emanuele D'Arcaria	28 Jan 1942	15 Feb 1942
T.V. Ugo Gentili	16 Feb 1942	27 Feb 1943
T.V. Antonio Canezza	1 May 1942	2 May 1942
T.V. Antonio Canezza	26 Feb 1943	29 Mar 1943
T.V. Augusto Marraccini	30 Mar 1943	5 Jun 1943

Ships hit

No ships hit by this submarine.

Patrols and events

	Commander	Date	Time	Port	Arr. date	Arr. time	Arr. port	Miles	Description
1	Meneghini, Teucle	9 Jun 1940	2300	La Spezia	13 Jun 1940	0847	La Spezia	357,7	Patrolled off Imperia.
2	Meneghini, Teucle	19 Jun 1940	2000	La Spezia	24 Jun 1940	0914	La Spezia	397,7	Patrolled off La Spezia , 135° - Imperia Light - 15 miles.
		21 Jun 1940	1408	(0) Off La Spezia.	At 1408 hours, H.8 was proceeding at a depth of 19 meters when she was attacked by an aircraft, with three bombs . No French aircraft reported attacking a submarine in this area. She may have been attacked in error by an Italian aircraft. The submarine was shaken but undamaged.
3	Meneghini, Teucle	27 Jun 1940	2200	La Spezia	2 Jul 1940	0749	La Spezia	253,3	Patrolled off La Spezia.
	Meneghini, Teucle	3 Aug 1940	0800	La Spezia	3 Aug 1940	1216	La Spezia	25	Exercises.
	De Angelis, Mario	29 Aug 1940	0700	La Spezia	29 Aug 1940	1149	La Spezia	30	Exercises.
	De Angelis, Mario	7 Sep 1940	0723	La Spezia	7 Sep 1940	1605	La Spezia	53	Exercises.
	De Angelis, Mario	19 Sep 1940	1055	La Spezia	19 Sep 1940	1757	La Spezia	36	Exercises.
	De Angelis, Mario	20 Sep 1940	1130	La Spezia	21 Sep 1940	0152	La Spezia	59,2	Exercises.
	De Angelis, Mario	23 Sep 1940	1055	La Spezia	23 Sep 1940	1749	La Spezia	28,5	Exercises.
	De Angelis, Mario	2 Oct 1940	0900	La Spezia	2 Oct 1940	1335	La Spezia	32,8	Exercises.
	De Angelis, Mario	8 Oct 1940	0852	La Spezia	8 Oct 1940	1043	La Spezia	10	Exercises.
	De Angelis, Mario	10 Oct 1940	0828	La Spezia	10 Oct 1940	1845	La Spezia	68	Exercises.
	De Angelis, Mario	12 Oct 1940	0800	La Spezia	12 Oct 1940	1145	La Spezia	15	Exercises.
	De Angelis, Mario	14 Oct 1940	1155	La Spezia	14 Oct 1940	1712	La Spezia	22	Exercises.
	De Angelis, Mario	30 Oct 1940	0724	La Spezia	30 Oct 1940	1310	La Spezia	38	Exercises.
	De Angelis, Mario	6 Nov 1940	0800	La Spezia	6 Nov 1940	1235	La Spezia		Exercises.
	De Angelis, Mario	16 Nov 1940	2150	La Spezia	16 Nov 1940	2225	La Spezia		Exercises.
	De Angelis, Mario	21 Nov 1940	1220	La Spezia	21 Nov 1940	1635	La Spezia		Exercises.
	De Angelis, Mario	27 Nov 1940	1030	La Spezia	28 Nov 1940	1021	Civitavecchia		Passage La Spezia-Brindisi with submarine H.2, but then ordered to Civitavecchia.
	De Angelis, Mario	29 Nov 1940	1947	Civitavecchia	30 Nov 1940	0115	Civitavecchia		Passage Civitavecchia-Brindisi with submarine H.2, but turned back because of foul weather.
	De Angelis, Mario	3 Dec 1940	1700	Civitavecchia	3 Dec 1940	2113	Civitavecchia		Passage Civitavecchia-Brindisi with the submarine H.2, but again turned back because of foul weather.
	De Angelis, Mario	5 Dec 1940	2000	Civitavecchia	6 Dec 1940	1821	Capri		Passage Civitavecchia-Brindisi, diverted to Capri because of foul weather.
	De Angelis, Mario	7 Dec 1940	0805	Capri	7 Dec 1940	1057	Naples		Passage Capri-Naples.
	De Angelis, Mario	10 Dec 1940	0830	Naples	11 Dec 1940	1005	Messina		Passage Naples-Messina. Uneventful.
	De Angelis, Mario	14 Dec 1940	1018	Messina	15 Dec 1940	1040	Naples	902	Passage Messina-Naples. Uneventful.
4	De Angelis, Mario	22 Dec 1940	1830	Naples	23 Dec 1940	2055	Naples	174,5	Hydrophone watch in northern appoaches of Gulf of Naples. Uneventful.
5	De Angelis, Mario	6 Jan 1941	1730	Naples	7 Jan 1941	1345	Naples	113	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Naples in 40°42'N, 13°19'E. Uneventful.
	De Angelis, Mario	28 Jan 1941	1550	Naples	30 Jan 1941	1808	Taranto	445	Passage Naples-Taranto with submarine H.2, she lost contact with the latter due to gyrocompass defects and had to request for a pilot to bring her in.
	De Angelis, Mario	6 Feb 1941	0850	Taranto	6 Feb 1941	1057	Taranto		Exercises escorted by MAS 438.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	7 Feb 1941	0925	Taranto	7 Feb 1941	1135	Taranto		Exercises.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	8 Feb 1941	0815	Taranto	8 Feb 1941	1045	Taranto		Exercises, escorted by MAS 438.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	10 Feb 1941	0750	Taranto	10 Feb 1941	1810	Taranto		Exercises, escorted by MAS 438.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	11 Feb 1941	0800	Taranto	11 Feb 1941	1650	Taranto		Exercises, escorted by MAS 438.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	12 Feb 1941	0810	Taranto	12 Feb 1941	1525	Taranto		Exercises, escorted by MAS 438.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	13 Feb 1941	0850	Taranto	13 Feb 1941	1615	Taranto		Exercises, escorted by MAS 438.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	16 Feb 1941	0830	Taranto	16 Feb 1941	1455	Taranto		Exercises, escorted by MAS 438.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	17 Feb 1941	0910	Taranto	17 Feb 1941	1345	Taranto		Exercises, escorted by MAS 438.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	20 Feb 1941	0545	Taranto	20 Feb 1941	1225	Taranto		Exercises, escorted by MAS 438.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	23 Feb 1941	0852	Taranto	23 Feb 1941	1145	Taranto		Exercises, escorted by MAS 438.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	24 Feb 1941	1005	Taranto	24 Feb 1941	1515	Taranto		Exercises, escorted by MAS 438.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	26 Feb 1941	0845	Taranto	26 Feb 1941	1350	Taranto		Exercises, escorted by MAS 438.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	1 Mar 1941	0835	Taranto	1 Mar 1941	1815	Taranto		Exercises. Then docking and refit.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	3 Apr 1941	1250	Taranto	4 Apr 1941	1600	Taranto		Exercises or patrol?
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	11 Apr 1941	0935	Taranto	11 Apr 1941	1525	Taranto		Exercises, escorted by the pilot vessel Limbara.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	19 Apr 1941	0940	Taranto	19 Apr 1941	1255	Taranto		Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Cassiopea.
6	Cunsolo, Giovanni	21 Apr 1941	2020	Taranto	22 Apr 1941	1030	Taranto	97,8	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	25 Apr 1941	1835	Taranto	25 Apr 1941	1920	Taranto		Exercises.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	6 May 1941	0820	Taranto	6 May 1941	1445	Taranto		Exercises with the submarine Salpa, escorted by the pilot vessel Limbara.
7	Cunsolo, Giovanni	8 May 1941	2020	Taranto	9 May 1941	1030	Taranto	99	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
8	Cunsolo, Giovanni	9 May 1941	1930	Taranto	10 May 1941	1100	Taranto	97,7	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
9	Cunsolo, Giovanni	18 May 1941	2300	Taranto	19 May 1941	1200	Taranto	93	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
10	Cunsolo, Giovanni	21 May 1941	2110	Taranto	22 May 1941	1100	Taranto	97	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	8 Jun 1941	0810	Taranto	8 Jun 1941	1030	Taranto		Exercises.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	14 Jun 1941	0815	Taranto	14 Jun 1941	1315	Taranto		Exercises.
11	Cunsolo, Giovanni	15 Jun 1941	2100	Taranto	16 Jun 1941	1040	Taranto	95	Hydrophone watch.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	17 Jun 1941	0945	Taranto	17 Jun 1941	1440	Taranto		Exercises in Gulf of Taranto with H.2, Corridoni and torpedo boat Aretusa.
12	Cunsolo, Giovanni	17 Jun 1941	2120	Taranto	18 Jun 1941	1140	Taranto	95	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
13	Cunsolo, Giovanni	19 Jun 1941	2050	Taranto	20 Jun 1941	1100	Taranto	?	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
14	Cunsolo, Giovanni	21 Jun 1941	2057	Taranto	22 Jun 1941	1035	Taranto	92,2	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
15	Cunsolo, Giovanni	4 Jul 1941	2110	Taranto	5 Jul 1941	0950	Taranto		Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
16	Cunsolo, Giovanni	20 Jul 1941	2110	Taranto	21 Jul 1941	1030	Taranto	92	Anti-submarine patrol (hydrophone watch). Uneventful.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	25 Jul 1941	0600	Taranto	25 Jul 1941	1820	Taranto		Exercises.
17	Cunsolo, Giovanni	3 Aug 1941	2110	Taranto	4 Aug 1941	1045	Taranto	94	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	16 Aug 1941	2015	Taranto	16 Aug 1941	2200	Taranto		Exercises with the submarine Topazio and the torpedo boat Altair.
18	Cunsolo, Giovanni	17 Aug 1941	2115	Taranto	18 Aug 1941	1115	Taranto	95,5	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	23 Aug 1941	0745	Taranto	23 Aug 1941	1105	Taranto		Exercises.
	Cunsolo, Giovanni	24 Aug 1941	0710	Taranto	24 Aug 1941	1055	Taranto		Exercises with two seaplanes.
19	Gentili, Ugo	25 Aug 1941	2112	Taranto	26 Aug 1941	1212	Taranto	102,5	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
20	Gentili, Ugo	26 Aug 1941	2100	Taranto	27 Aug 1941	1210	Taranto	102,2	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
	Gentili, Ugo	4 Sep 1941	0710	Taranto	4 Sep 1941		Taranto	102,2	Collided with the tug Titan. Docked for repairs on 5th September.
		4 Sep 1941	0730	(0) La Spezia harbour.	At 0730 hours, H.8 collided with the tug Titan (Captain Carlo Bussani) in La Spezia harbour. The collision caused enough damage to force the cancellation of her mission.
	Gentili, Ugo	5 Oct 1941	0835	Taranto	5 Oct 1941	1850	Taranto		Trials with MAS 8/D.
21	Gentili, Ugo	7 Oct 1941	2052	Taranto	8 Oct 1941	1255	Taranto	102,5	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
22	Gentili, Ugo	11 Nov 1941	1600	Taranto	12 Nov 1941	1245	Taranto	126	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
23	Gentili, Ugo	13 Nov 1941	1700	Taranto	14 Nov 1941	1300	Taranto	107	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
	Gentili, Ugo	20 Nov 1941	1030	Taranto	20 Nov 1941	1620	Taranto		Torpedo firing exercises with the submarine Micca and the torpedo boat Aretusa.
	Gentili, Ugo	28 Nov 1941	1255	Taranto	28 Nov 1941	1630	Taranto		Trials, escorted by MAS 5/D.
	Gentili, Ugo	2 Jan 1942	1100	Taranto	2 Jan 1942	1755	Taranto		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	9 Jan 1942	1438	Taranto	9 Jan 1942	1710	Taranto		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	10 Jan 1942	1455	Taranto	10 Jan 1942	1505	Taranto		Changed moorings?
	Gentili, Ugo	12 Jan 1942	1311	Taranto	13 Jan 1942	0945	Brindisi	147	Passage Taranto-Brindisi.
	D'Arcaria, Emanuele	28 Jan 1942		Brindisi	15 Feb 1942		Brindisi		Change in command (responsible during absence of T.V. Ugo Gentili).
	Gentili, Ugo	16 Feb 1942	0910	Brindisi	16 Feb 1942	1110	Brindisi		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	20 Feb 1942	1300	Brindisi	20 Feb 1942	2235	Brindisi		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	21 Feb 1942	2330	Brindisi	22 Feb 1942	1525	Taranto	154	Passage Brindisi-Taranto.
	Gentili, Ugo	25 Feb 1942	0807	Taranto	25 Feb 1942	1316	Taranto		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	26 Feb 1942	0750	Taranto	26 Feb 1942	1535	Taranto		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	27 Feb 1942	1115	Taranto	27 Feb 1942	1715	Taranto		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	28 Feb 1942	0620	Taranto	28 Feb 1942	1502	Taranto		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	12 Mar 1942	0744	Taranto	12 Mar 1942	1423	Taranto		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	13 Mar 1942	1917	Taranto	13 Mar 1942	2110	Taranto		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	14 Mar 1942	2000	Taranto	15 Mar 1942	0320	Taranto		Exercises.
24	Gentili, Ugo	17 Mar 1942	1925	Taranto	18 Mar 1942	1100	Taranto	107	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
25	Gentili, Ugo	21 Apr 1942	1950	Taranto	22 Apr 1942	1205	Taranto	102	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto, escorted by the minesweeper R.D.6. Uneventful.
26	Gentili, Ugo	22 Apr 1942	1945	Taranto	23 Apr 1942	1127	Taranto	107	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
27	Canezza, Antonio	1 May 1942	1935	Taranto	2 May 1942	1125	Taranto	104	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
28	Gentili, Ugo	12 May 1942	1945	Taranto	13 May 1942	1210	Taranto	103	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
29	Gentili, Ugo	14 May 1942	1945	Taranto	15 May 1942	1130	Taranto	103	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
	Gentili, Ugo	7 Jun 1942	0740	Taranto	7 Jun 1942	1416	Taranto		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	16 Jul 1942	0720	Taranto	16 Jul 1942	1645	Taranto		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	7 Aug 1942	1355	Taranto	7 Aug 1942	1837	Taranto		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	23 Aug 1942	1143	Taranto	23 Aug 1942	1758	Taranto		Exercises with the destroyer Zeno.
	Gentili, Ugo	12 Sep 1942	0635	Taranto	12 Sep 1942	1137	Taranto		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	20 Sep 1942	0746	Taranto	20 Sep 1942	1246	Taranto		Exercises.
30	Gentili, Ugo	29 Sep 1942	1915	Taranto	30 Sep 1942	1125	Taranto	104	Hydrophone watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful.
	Gentili, Ugo	2 Oct 1942	1749	Taranto	5 Oct 1942	0215	Messina		Passage Taranto to Naples, but diverted to Messina due to propeller defect.
	Gentili, Ugo	5 Oct 1942	1535	Messina	5 Oct 1942	1615	Messina		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	29 Oct 1942	0830	Messina	29 Oct 1942	1055	Messina		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	30 Oct 1942	1145	Messina	31 Oct 1942	0850	Naples		Passage Messina-Naples.
	Gentili, Ugo	2 Nov 1942	1825	Naples	4 Nov 1942	0730	La Spezia		Passage Naples-La Spezia.
	Gentili, Ugo	11 Nov 1942	0840	La Spezia	11 Nov 1942	1130	La Spezia		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	11 Nov 1942	1400	La Spezia	11 Nov 1942	1710	La Spezia		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	12 Nov 1942	0835	La Spezia	12 Nov 1942	1200	La Spezia		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	12 Nov 1942	1310	La Spezia	12 Nov 1942	1630	La Spezia		Exercises.
31	Gentili, Ugo	12 Nov 1942	2125	La Spezia	16 Nov 1942	1208	La Maddalena	425	Defensive patrol off Ajaccio (Corsica) with the submarine Bajamonti between 41°40'N and 41°55'N and 08°20'E and Corsican coast. Uneventful.
		14 Nov 1942	0612	(0) Probably off Corsica.	At 0612 hours, a submarine was sighted. It was believed to be Italian submarine Bajamonti. By precaution, H.8 submerged.
		15 Nov 1942	0736	41° 05'N, 8° 25'E	At 0736 hours, a MAS boat was sighted.
32	Gentili, Ugo	26 Nov 1942	0220	La Maddalena	26 Nov 1942	1215	La Maddalena	65	Defensive patrol off Ajaccio (Corsica) with submarine Bajamonti. Uneventful, except for the very bad weather encountered (Force 7), which forced the submarine to return to port.
	Gentili, Ugo	26 Nov 1942	0830	La Maddalena	26 Nov 1942	1215	La Maddalena		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	29 Nov 1942	1600	La Maddalena	30 Nov 1942	1130	La Spezia		Passage La Maddalena-La Spezia.
	Gentili, Ugo	1 Dec 1942	0740	La Spezia	1 Dec 1942	Time?	La Spezia		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	17 Dec 1942	0915	La Spezia	17 Dec 1942	1415	Genoa		Passage La Spezia-Genoa.
	Gentili, Ugo	25 Jan 1943	0955	Genoa	25 Jan 1943	1620	Genoa		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	29 Jan 1943	0935	Genoa	29 Jan 1943	1515	La Spezia		Passage Genoa-La Spezia, escorted by the corvette Cicogna.
	Gentili, Ugo	5 Feb 1943	1050	La Spezia	5 Feb 1943	1610	La Spezia		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	9 Feb 1943	1135	La Spezia	9 Feb 1943	1605	La Spezia		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	12 Feb 1943	0845	La Spezia	12 Feb 1943	1600	La Spezia		Exercises.
	Gentili, Ugo	15 Feb 1943	0835	La Spezia	15 Feb 1943	1650	La Spezia		Exercises.
	Canezza, Antonio	3 Mar 1943		La Spezia	3 Mar 1943		La Spezia		Refit?
	Canezza, Antonio	5 Mar 1943		La Spezia	5 Mar 1943		La Spezia		Exercises with the submarine chaser Landi.
	Canezza, Antonio	11 Mar 1943		La Spezia	11 Mar 1943		La Spezia		Exercises with the submarine chasers Pertinace and Nettuno.
	Canezza, Antonio	12 Mar 1943		La Spezia	12 Mar 1943		La Spezia		Exercises with the submarine chasers Equa and Regina Elena.
	Canezza, Antonio	16 Mar 1943		La Spezia	16 Mar 1943		La Spezia		Exercises with the submarine chasers Pertinace and Regina Elena.
	Canezza, Antonio	18 Mar 1943		La Spezia	18 Mar 1943		La Spezia		Exercises with the submarine chasers Pertinace and Regina Elena and the corvette Folaga.
	Canezza, Antonio	23 Mar 1943		La Spezia	23 Mar 1943		La Spezia		Exercises with the corvettes Folaga and Euterpe and the torpedo boat Pallade.
	Canezza, Antonio	29 Mar 1943		La Spezia	29 Mar 1943		La Spezia		Exercises with the corvettes Folaga and Euterpe and the submarine chasers Regina Elena and Equa.
33	Marraccini, Augusto	15 Apr 1943	1740	La Spezia	16 Apr 1943	1043	La Spezia	95,4	Defensive patrol (hydrophone watch) off La Spezia with H.2, between (1) 44°00'N, 09°22'E (2) 43°58'N, 09°24'E (3) 43°54'N, 09°07'E (4) 43°52'N, 09°09'E. Uneventful, except for a minor leak from a forward tube, which was resolved.
34	Marraccini, Augusto	5 May 1943	1710	La Spezia	6 May 1943	1000	La Spezia	87,9	Defensive patrol (hydrophone watch)with submarine H.2, between (1) 44°00'N, 09°22'E (2) 43°58'N, 09°24'E (3) 43°54'N, 09°07'E (4) 43°52'N, 09°09'E.
35	Marraccini, Augusto	24 May 1943	1831	La Spezia	25 May 1943	0827	La Spezia	69,5	Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf with submarine H.2.
36	Marraccini, Augusto	25 May 1943	2206	La Spezia	26 May 1943	0825	La Spezia	60	Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf with submarine H.2.
	Marraccini, Augusto	31 May 1943	2050	La Spezia	31 May 1943	2115	La Spezia	44	Exercises.
	Marraccini, Augusto	5 Jun 1943		La Spezia	5 Jun 1943		La Spezia		Sunk in bombing raid, later raised.
		9 Sep 1943		Genoa	9 Sep 1943		Genoa		Seized by the Germans. Had been used as a battery charging station.

141 entries. 140 total patrol entries (36 marked as war patrols) and 4 events.

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