Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Eugenio Gatti
| Born | 18 Oct 1902 | Genoa | |
| Died | 5 May 1943 | (40) |
| Ranks
Decorations |
Career information
X.3 (T.V. First Officer): from 10.02.1940? to ?X.3 (T.V. C.O.): from 10.02.1940 to 07.07.1940.
DAGABUR (T.V. C.O.): from 26.07.1940 to 07.02.1941.
From 26.01.1943, served as Com. M.M. in Tunisia Uff. Oper.
Commands listed for Eugenio Gatti
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X 3 (X3) | Minelaying | T.V. | 10 Feb 1940 | 7 Jul 1940 |
| Dagabur (DA) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 26 Jul 1940 | 7 Feb 1941 |
Ships hit by Eugenio Gatti
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Eugenio Gatti
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X 3 (X3) | 5 Jun 1940 | 1550 | Augusta | 5 Jun 1940 | 1735 | Augusta | 4 | Exercises. | ||
| X 3 (X3) | 14 Jun 1940 | 1700 | Augusta | 14 Jun 1940 | 1755 | Augusta | 2 | Exercises. | ||
| X 3 (X3) | 14 Jun 1940 | 2010 | Augusta | 16 Jun 1940 | 0715 | Crotone | 183 | Passage Augusta-Crotone with X 2. | ||
| X 3 (X3) | 22 Jun 1940 | 2005 | Crotone | 24 Jun 1940 | 0825 | Brindisi | 244 | Passage Crotone-Brindisi with X 2. | ||
| X 3 (X3) | 29 Jun 1940 | 1815 | Brindisi | 30 Jun 1940 | 0650 | Bari | 67 | Passage Brindisi-Bari with X 2. | ||
| X 3 (X3) | 4 Jul 1940 | 0700 | Bari | 6 Jul 1940 | 0940 | Pola | 306 | Passage Bari-Pola. | ||
| X 3 (X3) | 25 Jul 1940 | 0812 | Pola | 25 Jul 1940 | 1100 | Pola | 9 | Exercises. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 26 Jul 1940 | 0750 | Taranto | 26 Jul 1940 | 1800 | Taranto | 43 | Trials. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 27 Jul 1940 | 0925 | Taranto | 27 Jul 1940 | 1045 | Taranto | 1,2 | Trials. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 29 Jul 1940 | 0940 | Taranto | 29 Jul 1940 | 1000 | Taranto | 0,5 | Changed moorings or docked? | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 29 Jul 1940 | 1915 | Taranto | 29 Jul 1940 | 1955 | Taranto | 0,5 | Changed moorings or undocked? | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 30 Jul 1940 | 1210 | Taranto | 30 Jul 1940 | 1945 | Taranto | 31 | Exercises. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 1 Aug 1940 | 0930 | Taranto | 1 Aug 1940 | 1830 | Taranto | 37 | Exercises. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 2 Aug 1940 | 0950 | Taranto | 2 Aug 1940 | 1310 | Taranto | 20 | Exercises. Dagabur was ordered to sail as soon as ready for a patrol in a zone between 35°20'N and 36°20'N, and between 21°30'E and 22°30'E, but defects prevented the sortie. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 4 Aug 1940 | 0815 | Taranto | 4 Aug 1940 | 1230 | Taranto | 20 | Trials. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 5 Aug 1940 | 0740 | Taranto | 5 Aug 1940 | 1200 | Taranto | 25 | Exercises. | ||
| 1. | Dagabur (DA) | 5 Aug 1940 | 2200 | Taranto | 6 Aug 1940 | 1100 | Taranto | 88 | Defensive patrol. | |
| Dagabur (DA) | 8 Aug 1940 | 0515 | Taranto | 9 Aug 1940 | 1350 | Augusta | 362,35 | Passage Taranto-Augusta. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 11 Aug 1940 | 0835 | Augusta | 11 Aug 1940 | 1040 | Augusta | 8 | Hydrophone trials. | ||
| 2. | Dagabur (DA) | 14 Aug 1940 | 1200 | Augusta | 7 Sep 1940 | 0820 | Augusta | 2470 | Patrolled between Jaffa and Cyprus. Went as far as 14 miles west of Jaffa, followed coast northward to 33°50'N, then to a point 90 miles south of Cape Greco (Cyprus) to 33°30'N, 21°45'E. Average speed of advance 100 miles per day. Uneventful. | |
| Dagabur (DA) | 7 Oct 1940 | 0700 | Augusta | 8 Oct 1940 | 1030 | Taranto | 272 | Passage Augusta-Taranto. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 9 Oct 1940 | 1830 | Taranto | 10 Nov 1940 | 1230 | Taranto | At Taranto. The crew of the submarine was taken on board the destroyer Freccia and brought to Benghazi to take charge of the submarine Uarsciek whose crew had been incapacitated by mercury poisoning. | |||
| Dagabur (DA) | 16 Nov 1940 | 0900 | Taranto | 16 Nov 1940 | 1340 | Taranto | 25 | Trials. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 4 Dec 1940 | 0900 | Taranto | 4 Dec 1940 | 1450 | Taranto | 24 | Trials. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 10 Dec 1940 | 0827 | Taranto | 10 Dec 1940 | 1140 | Taranto | 14,5 | Trials. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 13 Dec 1940 | 0830 | Taranto | 13 Dec 1940 | 1315 | Taranto | 1 | Trials. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 20 Dec 1940 | 0845 | Taranto | 21 Dec 1940 | 2230 | Augusta | 272 | Passage Taranto-Augusta. | ||
| Dagabur (DA) | 24 Dec 1940 | 0858 | Augusta | 24 Dec 1940 | 1120 | Augusta | 4 | Changed anchorage. | ||
| 3. | Dagabur (DA) | 27 Dec 1940 | 0100 | Augusta | 9 Jan 1941 | 1050 | Augusta | 1430 | Patrolled off Cyrenaica (off Gulf of Sollum and Bardia) and Egyptian coast. Uneventful. Then at Augusta for refit. | |
| Dagabur (DA) | 31 Jan 1941 | 0835 | Augusta | 31 Jan 1941 | 1130 | Augusta | 8 | Trials. | ||
30 entries. 30 total patrol entries (3 marked as war patrols) and 0 events.