Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Francesco De Rosa de Leo
| Born | 15 Apr 1913 | Montalbano Ionico (Matera) |
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Career information
At Marina Roma since 08.01.1940.DOMENICO MILLELIRE (C.C. C.O.): from 28.07.1940 to 31.12.1940.
Commands listed for Francesco De Rosa de Leo
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domenico Millelire (MI) | Ocean going | C.C. | 28 Jul 1940 | 31 Dec 1940 |
Ships hit by Francesco De Rosa de Leo
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Francesco De Rosa de Leo
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domenico Millelire (MI) | 30 Jul 1940 | 1320 | Pola | 30 Jul 1940 | 1825 | Pola | 28 | Exercises. | ||
| Domenico Millelire (MI) | 1 Aug 1940 | 0800 | Pola | 1 Aug 1940 | 1737 | Pola | 66 | Exercises. | ||
| Domenico Millelire (MI) | 6 Aug 1940 | 0205 | Pola | 7 Aug 1940 | 1300 | Brindisi | 407 | Passage Pola-Brindisi. | ||
| Domenico Millelire (MI) | 13 Aug 1940 | 0730 | Brindisi | 13 Aug 1940 | 1149 | Brindisi | 20 | Exercises. | ||
| 1. | Domenico Millelire (MI) | 13 Aug 1940 | 1950 | Brindisi | 11 Sep 1940 | 0720 | Brindisi | 2196 | Patrolled in Kaso Strait, in 35°05'N, 26°40'E and sweeping from a point 14 miles east of Cape Vuthia (Skarpanto) to 215° - Kupho Island (Crete) - 12 miles. This was the longest patrol for an Italian submarine in the Mediterranean. | |
| 15 Aug 1940 | 1835 | (0) West of Crete. | The submarine heard three explosions believed to be aircraft bombs, followed by the noise of two destroyers, but was undamaged. No British aircraft or A/S vessel reported any action on this day. | |||||||
| 30 Aug 1940 | 1900 | 35° 05'N, 26° 40'E (0) Position approximate. | The submarine was the subject of an intense A/S search from a destroyer which did not drop any depth-charge and escaped by silent running. | |||||||
| 4 Sep 1940 | 1008-1015 | 35° 05'N, 26° 40'E (0) Position uncertain. | The submarine was bombed by aircraft, but escaped damage. The aircraft has not been identified. | |||||||
| Domenico Millelire (MI) | 22 Sep 1940 | 0530 | Brindisi | 23 Sep 1940 | 1220 | Pola | 367 | Passage Brindisi-Pola for a refit as Brindisi local works were already busy repairing other submarines. | ||
| Domenico Millelire (MI) | 28 Oct 1940 | 0710 | Pola | 28 Oct 1940 | 1530 | Pola | 70 | Exercises. | ||
| Domenico Millelire (MI) | 30 Oct 1940 | 0750 | Pola | 30 Oct 1940 | 1133 | Pola | 19 | Exercises. | ||
| Domenico Millelire (MI) | 5 Nov 1940 | 0400 | Pola | 6 Nov 1940 | 1425 | Brindisi | 388 | Passage Pola-Brindisi. | ||
| Domenico Millelire (MI) | 9 Nov 1940 | 0800 | Brindisi | 9 Nov 1940 | 1245 | Brindisi | 21 | Exercises. | ||
| 2. | Domenico Millelire (MI) | 14 Nov 1940 | 1145 | Brindisi | 22 Nov 1940 | 1150 | Brindisi | 568,7 | Patrolled in Otranto Strait, within 5 miles from 39°51'N, 19°09'E on an East/West axis. | |
| 17 Nov 1940 | 0530 | 39° 50'N, 19° 06'E (0) 13 miles west of Othonoi (Fano) Island (off Straits of Otranto) | At 0525 hours, a lookout sighted a submarine at a range of 2,500 metres, slowly proceeding on a northerly course, bearing 30° to port. Five minutes later, the range had closed to 1,500 metres and a 533mm torpedo was fired from a bow tube, followed shortly by a second one. Both missed. This was probably the Hellenic submarine Proteus. C.C. De Rosa de Leo was criticised for failing to make use of his gun and letting the enemy submarine escape. | |||||||
| 17 Nov 1940 | 1840 | 39° 51'N, 19° 09'E (0) Exact position uncertain. Near Othonoi (Fano) Island (off Straits of Otranto) | Domenico Millelire had just surfaced when a small submarine was sighted at a range of 1,000 metres, proceeding on the surface on a south by southwest course. Because of the rough seas, only machine-guns were manned and, before any action could be taken, the enemy had disappeared. | |||||||
| Domenico Millelire (MI) | 5 Dec 1940 | 1500 | Brindisi | 5 Dec 1940 | 1545 | Brindisi | 1 | Docked? | ||
| 3. | Domenico Millelire (MI) | 13 Dec 1940 | 0000 | Brindisi | 17 Dec 1940 | 1320 | Brindisi | 529 | Patrolled west of Fano Island, between 40°00'N and 40°20'N, and between 19°20'E and the Albanian coast. Uneventful. | |
16 entries. 13 total patrol entries (3 marked as war patrols) and 5 events.