Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Ugo Esmenard
| Born | 4 Dec 1917 | Bologna | |
| Died | 1994 | (76) | Rome |
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Career information
FRATELLI BANDIERA (T.V. C.O.): from 19.11.1943 to 16.12.1943.NICHELIO (T.V. C.O.): from 22.12.1943 to 01.01.1944.
NICHELIO (T.V. C.O.): from 31.01.1944 to end of war.
Commands listed for Ugo Esmenard
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fratelli Bandiera (BA) | Ocean going | T.V. | 19 Nov 1943 | 16 Dec 1943 |
| Nichelio (NC) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 22 Dec 1943 | 1 Jan 1944 |
| Nichelio (NC) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 31 Jan 1944 | Aug 1945 |
Ships hit by Ugo Esmenard
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Ugo Esmenard
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fratelli Bandiera (BA) | 23 Nov 1943 | 0640 | Augusta | 24 Nov 1943 | 1235 | Naples | 253,8 | Passage Augusta-Naples with the submarine Squalo and destroyer HMS Paladin for long refit. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 22 Dec 1943 | Brindisi | 1 Jan 1944 | Brindisi | At Brindisi. Change in command. | |||||
| Nichelio (NC) | 17 Feb 1944 | 0950 | Brindisi | 17 Feb 1944 | 1510 | Brindisi | 30 | Exercises. | ||
| 1. | Nichelio (NC) | 25 Feb 1944 | 1100 | Brindisi | 2 Mar 1944 | 0740 | Brindisi | 601,5 | Special Mission. Landed a group of ten agents North of Pesaro. | |
| 25 Feb 1944 | 1619 | At 1619 hours, a bomber was sighted at a distance of 5,000 metres. The submarine dived. | ||||||||
| 25 Feb 1944 | 2357 | At 2357 hours, two MTBs were sighted at 500 metres. The submarine dived. | ||||||||
| 26 Feb 1944 | 1835 | At 2357 hours, an MTB was sighted at 800 metres. The submarine dived to 60 metres. | ||||||||
| 27 Feb 1944 | 2100 | 44° 06'N, 13° 48'E | From 2100 hours to 0130 hours on the 28th February, Nichelio landed ten SOE agents (special operation ADVENT). | |||||||
| Nichelio (NC) | 22 Mar 1944 | 0015 | Brindisi | 22 Mar 1944 | 1125 | Brindisi | 35 | Exercises. | ||
| 2. | Nichelio (NC) | 25 Mar 1944 | 1345 | Brindisi | 3 Apr 1944 | 0750 | Brindisi | 847 | Special Mission. Carried out two landing operations in Northern Istria. | |
| 30 Mar 1944 | 0040 | 44° 57'N, 13° 10'E (0) Approximately. | At 0040 hours, four ISLD agents were landed (two for HARVEST and two for TURF). | |||||||
| 31 Mar 1944 | 0135 | 45° 02'N, 13° 10'E (0) Approximately. | At 0135 hours, three ISLD agents were landed (special operation TRIBUTE). | |||||||
| 2 Apr 1944 | 1838 | At 1838 hours, an aircraft was sighted and the submarine dived immediately, but at a depth of 70 meters detected H.E. Realising it must two Allied A/S vessels, Nichelio surfaced and found herself in presence with two JERVIS class destroyers and recognition signals were exchanged. | ||||||||
| 3. | Nichelio (NC) | 21 Apr 1944 | 0902 | Brindisi | 25 Apr 1944 | 0540 | Brindisi | 496 | Special operation DASTARD (SOE). Landed a group of Greeks with stores on Island of Zante near 37°48'50'N, 20°39'E. | |
| 23 Apr 1944 | 0015 | 37° 48'N, 20° 39'E | At 0015 hours, three Greeks agents of Force 133 (SOE) were landed with stores on the island of Zante (special operation DASTARD). | |||||||
| 4. | Nichelio (NC) | 24 May 1944 | 0840 | Brindisi | 29 May 1944 | 1040 | Brindisi | 532 | Special Mission to land a group of Greeks with material on Island of Zante. | |
| 26 May 1944 | 0210 | 37° 48'N, 20° 30'E | Between 0210 and 0325 hours, Nichelio attempted to land a group of Greek agents and stores on the island of Zante. The operation was cancelled due to a failure to get a recognition signal. | |||||||
| 27 May 1944 | 0305-0340 | 37° 57'N, 20° 30'E | Between 0305 and 0340 hours, Nichelio landed a group of Greeks with stores. | |||||||
| Nichelio (NC) | 17 Jun 1944 | 1330 | Brindisi | 17 Jun 1944 | 1645 | Brindisi | 24 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 11 Jul 1944 | 0940 | Brindisi | 11 Jul 1944 | 1700 | Brindisi | 21,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 17 Jul 1944 | 0845 | Brindisi | 17 Jul 1944 | 1300 | Brindisi | 24 | Exercises. | ||
| 5. | Nichelio (NC) | 21 Jul 1944 | 0710 | Brindisi | 27 Jul 1944 | 1155 | Brindisi | 548 | Special Operations DASTARD III and DASTARD IV (SIS). Landed groups with material on Zante and Cephalonia. Then refit until November 1944. | |
| 21 Jul 1944 | 1200 | (0) Probably ca. 50 miles east of Brindisi. | At 1200 hours, the submarine came across a sailing boat with two Italian soldiers who had escaped from Valona. The two men were picked up as they were short on food. | |||||||
| 23 Jul 1944 | 0058 | 38° 19'N, 20° 24'E (0) Approximately. | At 0058 hours, a large motorboat towing two other boats were sighted. Nichelio turned away. | |||||||
| 23 Jul 1944 | 0245 | 38° 19'N, 20° 24'E | At 0245 hours, three Greek agents with the wireless set "Slipstream" were landed on Cephalonia (special operation DASTARD III). | |||||||
| 24 Jul 1944 | 0300 | 37° 49'N, 20° 38'E | At 0300 hours, an undetermined number of agents were landed (special operation DASTARD IV part one). | |||||||
| 25 Jul 1944 | 0215 | 37° 49'N, 20° 38'E | At 0215 hours, an undetermined number of agents were landed (special operation DASTARD IV part two). | |||||||
| Nichelio (NC) | 27 Nov 1944 | 0845 | Brindisi | 27 Nov 1944 | 1645 | Brindisi | 62 | Trials. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 10 Dec 1944 | 1125 | Brindisi | 12 Dec 1944 | 0725 | Taranto | 212 | Passage Brindisi-Taranto with the torpedo boat Animoso. The engine of the submarine broke down and she had to be towed for some time by the torpedo boat before resuming her voyage by her own means. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 18 Dec 1944 | 0740 | Taranto | 18 Dec 1944 | 1615 | Taranto | 50 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 20 Dec 1944 | 0730 | Taranto | 20 Dec 1944 | 1610 | Taranto | 46 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 22 Dec 1944 | 0725 | Taranto | 22 Dec 1944 | 1630 | Taranto | 51 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 27 Dec 1944 | 0745 | Taranto | 27 Dec 1944 | 1615 | Taranto | 40,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 29 Dec 1944 | 0750 | Taranto | 29 Dec 1944 | 1600 | Taranto | 42,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 14 Mar 1945 | 0835 | Taranto | 14 Mar 1945 | 1140 | Taranto | 6 | Trials. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 17 Mar 1945 | 1205 | Taranto | 17 Mar 1945 | 1634 | Taranto | 24 | Trials. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 20 Mar 1945 | 0801 | Taranto | 20 Mar 1945 | 1353 | Taranto | 6 | Gyrocompass tests. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 21 Mar 1945 | 0707 | Taranto | 21 Mar 1945 | 1430 | Taranto | 30 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 24 Mar 1945 | 0735 | Taranto | 24 Mar 1945 | 1657 | Taranto | 54 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 27 Mar 1945 | 0615 | Taranto | 27 Mar 1945 | 1555 | Taranto | 49 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 4 Apr 1945 | 0754 | Taranto | 4 Apr 1945 | 1614 | Taranto | 21 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 5 Apr 1945 | 0645 | Taranto | 5 Apr 1945 | 1458 | Taranto | 24,6 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 10 Apr 1945 | 0650 | Taranto | 10 Apr 1945 | 1438 | Taranto | 38,6 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 13 Apr 1945 | 0750 | Taranto | 13 Apr 1945 | 1555 | Taranto | 37 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 19 Apr 1945 | 0645 | Taranto | 19 Apr 1945 | 1448 | Taranto | 34 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 23 Apr 1945 | 1320 | Taranto | 23 Apr 1945 | 2002 | Taranto | 42 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 1 May 1945 | 1353 | Taranto | 1 May 1945 | 2220 | Taranto | 63,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 4 May 1945 | 0543 | Taranto | 4 May 1945 | 1343 | Taranto | 64 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 5 May 1945 | 1500 | Taranto | 5 May 1945 | 1955 | Taranto | 48,1 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 9 May 1945 | 0735 | Taranto | 9 May 1945 | 1640 | Taranto | 79,8 | Hydrophone trials. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 15 May 1945 | 0753 | Taranto | 15 May 1945 | 1530 | Taranto | 5,4 | Trials. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 16 May 1945 | 0815 | Taranto | 16 May 1945 | 1744 | Taranto | 67,1 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 21 May 1945 | 0503 | Taranto | 21 May 1945 | 1010 | Taranto | 32 | Trials. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 22 May 1945 | 1230 | Taranto | 27 May 1945 | 2030 | Gibraltar | 1265 | Passage Taranto-Gibraltar, escorted by corvette Cormorano. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 4 Jun 1945 | 1440 | Gibraltar | 10 Jun 1945 | 0830 | Taranto | 1346 | Passage Gibraltar-Taranto. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 21 Jun 1945 | 0410 | Taranto | 21 Jun 1945 | 1005 | Taranto | 28 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 22 Jun 1945 | 0750 | Taranto | 22 Jun 1945 | 1545 | Taranto | 34 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 25 Jun 1945 | 0755 | Taranto | 25 Jun 1945 | 1545 | Taranto | 48 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 27 Jun 1945 | 1440 | Taranto | 27 Jun 1945 | 2213 | Taranto | 56 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 3 Jul 1945 | 1459 | Taranto | 3 Jul 1945 | 2215 | Taranto | 25 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 4 Jul 1945 | 0750 | Taranto | 4 Jul 1945 | 1553 | Taranto | 26 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 6 Jul 1945 | 0629 | Taranto | 6 Jul 1945 | 1531 | Taranto | 34 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 9 Jul 1945 | 0755 | Taranto | 9 Jul 1945 | 1622 | Taranto | 33 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 13 Jul 1945 | 0740 | Taranto | 13 Jul 1945 | 1545 | Taranto | 32 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 15 Jul 1945 | 1900 | Taranto | 16 Jul 1945 | 0230 | Taranto | 53 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 18 Jul 1945 | 1043 | Taranto | 18 Jul 1945 | 1543 | Taranto | 41 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 23 Jul 1945 | 0805 | Taranto | 23 Jul 1945 | 1550 | Taranto | 27 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 25 Jul 1945 | 0342 | Taranto | 25 Jul 1945 | 1124 | Taranto | 29 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 27 Jul 1945 | 0611 | Taranto | 27 Jul 1945 | 1415 | Taranto | 23 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 30 Jul 1945 | 0349 | Taranto | 30 Jul 1945 | 1150 | Taranto | 29 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 1 Aug 1945 | 1515 | Taranto | 1 Aug 1945 | 2151 | Taranto | 26 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 8 Aug 1945 | 0350 | Taranto | 8 Aug 1945 | 1435 | Taranto | 28 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 9 Aug 1945 | 0800 | Taranto | 9 Aug 1945 | 1556 | Taranto | 26 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 11 Aug 1945 | 0623 | Taranto | 11 Aug 1945 | 1600 | Taranto | 26,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 13 Aug 1945 | 0656 | Taranto | 13 Aug 1945 | 1550 | Taranto | 28 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 16 Aug 1945 | 1147 | Taranto | 16 Aug 1945 | 1820 | Taranto | 33 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 17 Aug 1945 | 1601 | Taranto | 17 Aug 1945 | 2040 | Taranto | 18 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 21 Aug 1945 | 0640 | Taranto | 21 Aug 1945 | 1625 | Taranto | 26,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Nichelio (NC) | 22 Aug 1945 | 1006 | Taranto | 22 Aug 1945 | 1803 | Taranto | 32 | Exercises. | ||
74 entries. 64 total patrol entries (5 marked as war patrols) and 15 events.