Italian submarines in World War Two

Italian Commanders

Renzo Fossati

Born	21 Apr 1905		Novi Ligure (Genoa)
Died	1987	(81)	Genova Nervi

Ranks

		S.T.V.	Sottotenente di Vascello
		T.V.	Tenente di Vascello

Decorations

12 Dec 1942

Croce di guerra al valore militare

Career information

TITO SPERI (S.T.V. First Officer): from 26.09.1938 to ?
H.2 (T.V. C.O.): from 12.02.1942 to 08.03.1942.
H.1 (T.V. C.O.): from 09.03.1942 to 24.03.1942.
FRANCESCO RISMONDO (T.V. C.O.): from 29.03.1942 to 28.05.1942.
H.6 (T.V. C.O.): from 04.06.1942 to 07.09.1943.
FRANCESCO RISMONDO (T.V. C.O.): from 10.06.1942 to 23.06.1942.

Commands listed for Renzo Fossati

Submarine	Type	Rank	From	To
H 2 (H2)	Coastal	T.V.	12 Feb 1942	8 Mar 1942
H 1 (H1, P.56)	Coastal	T.V.	9 Mar 1942	24 Mar 1942
Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)		T.V.	29 Mar 1942	28 May 1942
Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)		T.V.	10 Jun 1943	23 Jun 1943
H 6 (H6)	Coastal	T.V.	4 Jun 1942	7 Sep 1943

Ships hit by Renzo Fossati

No ships hit by this Commander.

War patrols listed for Renzo Fossati

	Submarine	Date	Time	Port	Arr. date	Arr. time	Arr. port	Miles	Description
	H 2 (H2)	12 Feb 1942	0830	Taranto	12 Feb 1942	1535	Taranto	34	Exercises.

	H 2 (H2)	15 Feb 1942	1225	Taranto	15 Feb 1942	1720	Taranto	30	Exercises.

	H 2 (H2)	17 Feb 1942	0605	Taranto	17 Feb 1942	1556	Taranto	30	Trials.

	H 2 (H2)	19 Feb 1942	0635	Taranto	19 Feb 1942	1605	Taranto	64	Sonar trials with the torpedo boat San Martino.

	H 2 (H2)	22 Feb 1942	0615	Taranto	22 Feb 1942	1109	Taranto	40	Exercises.

	H 2 (H2)	2 Mar 1942	1040	Taranto	2 Mar 1942	1855	Taranto	49	Exercises.

	H 2 (H2)	3 Mar 1942	0710	Taranto	3 Mar 1942	1415	Taranto	43	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Pasman and Nais.

1.	H 2 (H2)	4 Mar 1942	1903	Taranto	5 Mar 1942	1203	Taranto	102	Hydrophone Watch in Gulf of Taranto. Uneventful. No patrol report.

	H 2 (H2)	6 Mar 1942	1150	Taranto	6 Mar 1942	1810	Taranto	27	Exercises with aircraft.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	13 Mar 1942	0923	Genoa	13 Mar 1942	1847	Genoa	55,5	Trials, escorted by MAS 568.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	17 Mar 1942	0855	Genoa	17 Mar 1942	1415	La Spezia	51	Passage Genoa-La Spezia, escorted by MAS 569.

	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	31 Mar 1942	0810	La Spezia	31 Mar 1942	1500	La Spezia	34,5	Trials.

	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	3 Apr 1942	0800	La Spezia	3 Apr 1942	1737	La Spezia	36,3	Exercises.

	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	9 Apr 1942	0940	La Spezia	9 Apr 1942	1726	La Spezia	31,1	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Crotone.

	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	13 Apr 1942	0954	La Spezia	13 Apr 1942	1600	La Spezia	20,3	Exercises, escorted by MAS 567.

	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	15 Apr 1942	0731	La Spezia	15 Apr 1942	1638	La Spezia	33,7	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliaries Crotone and Favignana.

	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	18 Apr 1942	0759	La Spezia	18 Apr 1942	1611	La Spezia	28,5	Exercises, escorted by torpedo boats Carini and La Masa.

2.	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	22 Apr 1942	0001	La Spezia	23 Apr 1942	0921	La Spezia	136,5	Offensive patrol in Gulf of Genoa in 44°11'N, 09°20'E, on a patrol line with H 1 and H 4.

	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	30 Apr 1942	1515	La Spezia	30 Apr 1942	1929	La Spezia	21,5	Exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Carini.

	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	1 May 1942	0729	La Spezia	1 May 1942	1513	La Spezia	30,5	Exercises.

	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	6 May 1942	0914	La Spezia	6 May 1942	1620	La Spezia	19,5	Exercises.

	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	14 May 1942	0745	La Spezia	14 May 1942	1248	La Spezia	20	Exercises.

	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	20 May 1942	0720	La Spezia	20 May 1942	1630	La Spezia	36	Exercises, escorted back by the auxiliaries Rimini and Taormina.

	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	27 May 1942	0740	La Spezia	27 May 1942	1347	La Spezia	36	Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary Rimini.

	H 6 (H6)	5 Jun 1942	0740	La Spezia	5 Jun 1942	1415	La Spezia	40	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	9 Jun 1942	0440	La Spezia	9 Jun 1942	1038	La Spezia	48,5	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	14 Jun 1942	0610	La Spezia	14 Jun 1942	1210	Genoa	55	Passage La Spezia-Genoa, escorted by the auxiliary Regina Elena for refit.

	H 6 (H6)	20 Jul 1942	0857	Genoa	20 Jul 1942	1545	Genoa	72	Trials.

	H 6 (H6)	22 Jul 1942	0905	Genoa	22 Jul 1942	1430	La Spezia	55	Passage Genoa-La Spezia.

	H 6 (H6)	29 Jul 1942	0655	La Spezia	29 Jul 1942	0940	La Spezia	18	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	1 Aug 1942	0720	La Spezia	1 Aug 1942	1440	La Spezia	4	Gyrocompass tests.

	H 6 (H6)	4 Aug 1942	0700	La Spezia	4 Aug 1942	1305	La Spezia	42,5	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	7 Aug 1942	0810	La Spezia	7 Aug 1942	1900	La Spezia	67	Exercises.

3.	H 6 (H6)	12 Aug 1942	0015	La Spezia	14 Aug 1942	1830	La Spezia	246	Defensive hydrophone patrol in Ligurian Gulf with H.1, H.4, Rismondo and Bajamonti. Uneventful.

4.	H 6 (H6)	18 Aug 1942	0115	La Spezia	18 Aug 1942	2310	La Spezia	133	Defensive barrage, in 44°11'N, 08°43'E, with H.1, H.4 and Bajamonti, but recalled at 1700 hours on the 18th.

	H 6 (H6)	20 Aug 1942	0545	La Spezia	20 Aug 1942	1356	La Spezia	24	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	22 Aug 1942	0644	La Spezia	22 Aug 1942	1430	La Spezia	23	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	26 Aug 1942	0643	La Spezia	26 Aug 1942	1655	La Spezia	26	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	4 Sep 1942	1247	La Spezia	4 Sep 1942	1825	La Spezia	27	A/S exercises escorted by A.S.205, A.S.206 and A.S.211.

	H 6 (H6)	9 Sep 1942	0618	La Spezia	9 Sep 1942	1754	La Spezia	43	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	16 Sep 1942	0647	La Spezia	16 Sep 1942	1242	La Spezia	28	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	24 Sep 1942	0740	La Spezia	24 Sep 1942	1021	La Spezia	12	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	1 Oct 1942	0830	La Spezia	1 Oct 1942	1520	La Spezia	34	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	7 Oct 1942	0715	La Spezia	7 Oct 1942	1245	La Spezia	30	A/S exercises, escorted by the torpedo boat Animoso.

	H 6 (H6)	12 Oct 1942	0705	La Spezia	12 Oct 1942	1140	La Spezia	30	Exercises with H.1 and torpedo boats Ardente and Groppo.

	H 6 (H6)	13 Oct 1942	0727	La Spezia	13 Oct 1942	1604	La Spezia	35	A/S exercises with the submarines H.4 and Ambra, escorted by MAS 556.

	H 6 (H6)	16 Oct 1942	0725	La Spezia	16 Oct 1942	1657	La Spezia	35	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	23 Oct 1942	0716	La Spezia	23 Oct 1942	1758	La Spezia	36	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	26 Oct 1942	0717	La Spezia	26 Oct 1942	1305	La Spezia	24	A/S exercises.

5.	H 6 (H6)	8 Nov 1942	0059	La Spezia	11 Nov 1942	0815	La Spezia	328	Defensive patrol in Gulf of Genoa with H.1, H.4 and Bajamonti. Uneventful.

	H 6 (H6)	14 Nov 1942	0737	La Spezia	14 Nov 1942	1130	La Spezia	3	Gyrocompass tests.

	H 6 (H6)	19 Nov 1942	0730	La Spezia	19 Nov 1942	1117	La Spezia	18	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	24 Nov 1942	0820	La Spezia	24 Nov 1942	1700	La Spezia	10	Trials.

	H 6 (H6)	25 Nov 1942	0905	La Spezia	25 Nov 1942	1550	La Spezia	10	Trials.

	H 6 (H6)	27 Nov 1942	1100	La Spezia	27 Nov 1942	1600	La Spezia	3	Gyrocompass tests.

	H 6 (H6)	28 Nov 1942	0750	La Spezia	28 Nov 1942	1420	La Spezia	23	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	1 Dec 1942	0715	La Spezia	1 Dec 1942	1605	La Spezia	28	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	7 Dec 1942	0825	La Spezia	7 Dec 1942	1245	La Spezia	10	Trials.

	H 6 (H6)	8 Dec 1942	0830	La Spezia	8 Dec 1942	1118	La Spezia	8	Trials.

	H 6 (H6)	10 Dec 1942	0826	La Spezia	10 Dec 1942	1550	La Spezia	14	Trials.

	H 6 (H6)	11 Dec 1942	1257	La Spezia	11 Dec 1942	1608	La Spezia	11	Trials.

	H 6 (H6)	12 Dec 1942	0830	La Spezia	12 Dec 1942	1230	La Spezia	12	Trials.

	H 6 (H6)	14 Dec 1942	0830	La Spezia	14 Dec 1942	1156	La Spezia	11	Trials.

	H 6 (H6)	17 Dec 1942	0810	La Spezia	17 Dec 1942	1035	La Spezia	3	Gyrocompass tests.

	H 6 (H6)	24 Dec 1942	0640	La Spezia	24 Dec 1942	1616	La Spezia	47	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	28 Dec 1942	0945	La Spezia	28 Dec 1942	1610	La Spezia	37	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	31 Dec 1942	0725	La Spezia	31 Dec 1942	1625	La Spezia	36	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	8 Jan 1943	1110	La Spezia	8 Jan 1943	1735	La Spezia	24	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	13 Jan 1943	1205	La Spezia	13 Jan 1943	1810	La Spezia	22	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	20 Jan 1943	0900	La Spezia	20 Jan 1943	1430	La Spezia	37	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	21 Jan 1943	0735	La Spezia	21 Jan 1943	1705	La Spezia	42	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	23 Jan 1943	0850	La Spezia	23 Jan 1943	1110	La Spezia	12,5	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	3 Feb 1943	0810	La Spezia	3 Feb 1943	0955	La Spezia	10	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	5 Feb 1943	0924	La Spezia	5 Feb 1943	1523	La Spezia	25	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	9 Feb 1943	0720	La Spezia	9 Feb 1943	1640	La Spezia	30	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	12 Feb 1943	0825	La Spezia	12 Feb 1943	1327	La Spezia	19	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	16 Feb 1943	0725	La Spezia	16 Feb 1943	1105	La Spezia	18	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	19 Feb 1943	0810	La Spezia	19 Feb 1943	1645	La Spezia	43	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	23 Feb 1943	0725	La Spezia	23 Feb 1943	1808	La Spezia	38	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	26 Feb 1943	0720	La Spezia	26 Feb 1943	1835	La Spezia	49	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	3 Mar 1943	0700	La Spezia	3 Mar 1943	1640	La Spezia	40	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	6 Mar 1943	0800	La Spezia	6 Mar 1943	1255	La Spezia	22	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	10 Mar 1943	0720	La Spezia	10 Mar 1943	1535	La Spezia	35	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	12 Mar 1943	0810	La Spezia	12 Mar 1943	1800	La Spezia	29	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	16 Mar 1943	1200	La Spezia	16 Mar 1943	1735	La Spezia	29	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	18 Mar 1943	0700	La Spezia	18 Mar 1943	1200	La Spezia	29	A/S exercises with the torpedo boat Ardimentoso and other vessels.

	H 6 (H6)	23 Mar 1943	0715	La Spezia	23 Mar 1943	1700	La Spezia	36	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	25 Mar 1943	0725	La Spezia	25 Mar 1943	1645	La Spezia	34	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	30 Mar 1943	1210	La Spezia	30 Mar 1943	2020	La Spezia	60	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	2 Apr 1943	0715	La Spezia	2 Apr 1943	1640	La Spezia	38	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	8 Apr 1943	0800	La Spezia	8 Apr 1943	1410	La Spezia	27	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	17 Apr 1943	0825	La Spezia	17 Apr 1943	1345	La Spezia	31	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	29 Apr 1943	0720	La Spezia	29 Apr 1943	1500	La Spezia	51,2	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	1 May 1943	0700	La Spezia	1 May 1943	1540	La Spezia	50	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	3 May 1943	0720	La Spezia	3 May 1943	1230	La Spezia	30,2	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	5 May 1943	0720	La Spezia	5 May 1943	1742	La Spezia	52	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	7 May 1943	0740	La Spezia	7 May 1943	1530	La Spezia	39	A/S exercises.

6.	H 6 (H6)	10 May 1943	1725	La Spezia	11 May 1943	0927	La Spezia	80	Hydrophone Watch off La Spezia.

7.	H 6 (H6)	12 May 1943	1730	La Spezia	13 May 1943	0850	La Spezia	84	Hydrophone Watch off La Spezia.

8.	H 6 (H6)	14 May 1943	1715	La Spezia	15 May 1943	0917	La Spezia	82	Hydrophone Watch off La Spezia.

	H 6 (H6)	18 May 1943	0715	La Spezia	18 May 1943	1705	La Spezia	50	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	19 May 1943	1235	La Spezia	19 May 1943	2132	La Spezia	49,5	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	21 May 1943	0705	La Spezia	21 May 1943	1755	La Spezia	57	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	24 May 1943	0700	La Spezia	24 May 1943	1340	La Spezia	37	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	25 May 1943	0710	La Spezia	25 May 1943	1000	La Spezia	25	Sonar exercises with the torpedo boats Animoso and Lira.

	H 6 (H6)	26 May 1943	0735	La Spezia	26 May 1943	1556	La Spezia	50	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	31 May 1943	0500	La Spezia	31 May 1943	1045	Genoa	56	Passage La Spezia-Genoa for refit.

	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	10 Jun 1943	0725	La Spezia	10 Jun 1943	1938	La Spezia	25	A/S exercises.

9.	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	15 Jun 1943	1450	La Spezia	15 Jun 1943	0921	La Spezia	101	Hydrophone Watch in Ligurian Gulf.

	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	17 Jun 1943	0950	La Spezia	17 Jun 1943	1330	La Spezia	9	Exercises.

	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	18 Jun 1943	1452	La Spezia	18 Jun 1943	2019	La Spezia	34	A/S exercises.

10.	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	20 Jun 1943	1910	La Spezia	21 Jun 1943	0720	La Spezia	42,7	Hydrophone watch.

	Francesco Rismondo (ex-N.1, ex-Osvetnik) (RI)	22 Jun 1943	1308	La Spezia	22 Jun 1943	2115	La Spezia	32	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	8 Jul 1943	0855	Genoa	8 Jul 1943	1100	Genoa	6	Trials.

	H 6 (H6)	11 Jul 1943	0800	Genoa	11 Jul 1943	1240	Genoa	28	Trials.

	H 6 (H6)	12 Jul 1943	0805	Genoa	12 Jul 1943	1305	Genoa	40	Trials.

	H 6 (H6)	15 Jul 1943	0000	Genoa	15 Jul 1943	0600	La Spezia	48	Passage Genoa-La Spezia.

	H 6 (H6)	21 Jul 1943	0700	La Spezia	21 Jul 1943	1815	La Spezia	37	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	23 Jul 1943	0710	La Spezia	23 Jul 1943	2010	La Spezia	52	A/S exercises.

11.	H 6 (H6)	25 Jul 1943	1810	La Spezia	26 Jul 1943	0645	La Spezia	66	Hydrophone Watch off La Spezia.

12.	H 6 (H6)	27 Jul 1943	1830	La Spezia	28 Jul 1943	0745	La Spezia	70	Hydrophone Watch off La Spezia.

	H 6 (H6)	29 Jul 1943	0700	La Spezia	29 Jul 1943	1300	La Spezia	28	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	31 Jul 1943	0705	La Spezia	31 Jul 1943	1930	La Spezia	48	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	3 Aug 1943	1100	La Spezia	3 Aug 1943	1605	La Spezia	21	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	14 Aug 1943	1230	La Spezia	14 Aug 1943	1930	La Spezia	29	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	17 Aug 1943	0800	La Spezia	17 Aug 1943	1550	La Spezia	25	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	19 Aug 1943	0630	La Spezia	19 Aug 1943	1130	La Spezia	31	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	21 Aug 1943	0820	La Spezia	21 Aug 1943	1115	La Spezia	4	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	25 Aug 1943	0610	La Spezia	25 Aug 1943	1145	La Spezia	21	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	26 Aug 1943	0710	La Spezia	26 Aug 1943	1825	La Spezia	44	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	27 Aug 1943	1420	La Spezia	28 Aug 1943	0125	La Spezia	51	A/S exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	29 Aug 1943	0700	La Spezia	29 Aug 1943	1250	La Spezia	18	A/S exercises.

132 entries. 132 total patrol entries (12 marked as war patrols) and 0 events.

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