Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Bartolomeo La Penna
| Born | 19 Oct 1910 | Bisaccia (Avellino) | |
| Died | 26 Sep 1941 | (30) | Killed in action |
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Career information
SMERALDO (T.V. C.O.): from 23.04.1941 to 26.09.1941? (sunk, La Penna was killed).Commands listed for Bartolomeo La Penna
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smeraldo (SD) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 23 Apr 1941 | 26 Sep 1941 |
Ships hit by Bartolomeo La Penna
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Bartolomeo La Penna
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smeraldo (SD) | 9 May 1941 | 0930 | Augusta | 9 May 1941 | 1200 | Augusta | 5 | Exercises. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 12 May 1941 | 0850 | Augusta | 12 May 1941 | 1223 | Augusta | 9,5 | Exercises with the submarine Malachite escorted by a tug and MAS 529. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 14 May 1941 | 0903 | Augusta | 14 May 1941 | 1240 | Augusta | 9,5 | Exercises, escorted by the tug Pluto and MAS 528. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 16 May 1941 | 0912 | Augusta | 16 May 1941 | 1204 | Augusta | 7,5 | Exercises with MAS 529 and the tug Pluto. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 19 May 1941 | 0930 | Augusta | 19 May 1941 | 1140 | Augusta | 4,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 25 May 1941 | 1400 | Augusta | 25 May 1941 | 1555 | Augusta | 5,5 | Exercises. | ||
| 1. | Smeraldo (SD) | 26 May 1941 | 2100 | Augusta | 10 Jun 1941 | 1616 | Augusta | 1439,5 | Patrolled southwest of Cape Krio in 35°10'N, 23°20'E (or 35°15'N, 23°10'E?) or Grids 6088 and 6092 (Crete). | |
| 27 May 1941 | 0917 | 36° 08'N, 17° 00'E | At 0917 hours, a derelict mine was sunk by machine gun fire. | |||||||
| 27 May 1941 | 1712 | 35° 24'N, 18° 04'E | At 1712 hours, a derelict mine was sunk by machine gun fire. | |||||||
| 5 Jun 1941 | 2035 | (0) SW of Crete. | At 2035 hours, a submarine was sighted at a range of 800 metres. It was believed to be of the FISALIA class and Smeraldo made a recognition signal, but it remained unanswered and the other submarine dived. Smeraldo turned away. This had been the submarine Turchese. | |||||||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 15 Jun 1941 | 0855 | Augusta | 16 Jun 1941 | 1403 | Naples | 299 | Passage Augusta-Naples for refit. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 7 Aug 1941 | 0826 | Naples | 7 Aug 1941 | 1800 | Naples | 59,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 10 Aug 1941 | 0829 | Naples | 10 Aug 1941 | 1930 | Naples | 45,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 11 Aug 1941 | 0829 | Naples | 11 Aug 1941 | 1930 | Baia | 15,5 | Passage Naples-Baia. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 11 Aug 1941 | 1620 | Baia | 11 Aug 1941 | 1813 | Naples | 15,5 | Passage Baia-Naples. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 14 Aug 1941 | 0800 | Naples | 14 Aug 1941 | 1650 | Naples | 37 | Exercises. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 16 Aug 1941 | 0810 | Naples | 16 Aug 1941 | 1800 | Naples | 41 | Exercises. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 17 Aug 1941 | 0800 | Naples | 17 Aug 1941 | 0950 | Baia | 15,5 | Passage Naples-Baia. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 17 Aug 1941 | 1829 | Baia | 17 Aug 1941 | 2025 | Naples | 15,5 | Passage Baia-Naples. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 18 Aug 1941 | 0816 | Naples | 18 Aug 1941 | 1527 | Naples | 56 | Exercises. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 19 Aug 1941 | 1527 | Naples | 20 Aug 1941 | 0055 | Naples | 38 | Exercises. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 21 Aug 1941 | 1333 | Naples | 21 Aug 1941 | 1845 | Naples | 41 | Exercises. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 24 Aug 1941 | 1702 | Naples | 24 Aug 1941 | 1930 | Naples | 20 | Exercises. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 26 Aug 1941 | 0800 | Naples | 26 Aug 1941 | 1430 | Naples | 29,5 | Exercises. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 27 Aug 1941 | 0804 | Naples | 27 Aug 1941 | 1810 | Naples | 63 | Exercises. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 30 Aug 1941 | 0802 | Naples | 30 Aug 1941 | 1630 | Naples | 30 | Exercises. | ||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 1 Sep 1941 | 0905 | Naples | 2 Sep 1941 | 1530 | Augusta | Passage Naples-Augusta. | |||
| Smeraldo (SD) | 8 Sep 1941 | 0830 | Augusta | 8 Sep 1941 | 1210 | Augusta | Exercises, escorted by the auxiliary minesweeper Tea. | |||
| 2. | Smeraldo (SD) | 15 Sep 1941 | 0625 | Augusta | 26 Sep 1941 | Date??? | Sunk (with all hands) | Sailed for patrol in zone K2 (between 36°53'N and 36°57'N, and between 11°12'E and Tunisian coast, off Kelibia, Cape Bon) [next to Alagi in zone K.1] and on 21st September also ordered to K.3. Disappeared without a trace. Was to have left her patrol on 25th September and reach home on the 27th. Probably mined (five officers and forty ratings killed). | ||
| 26 Sep 1941 | Date approx. | (0) Sicilian Channel? | Smeraldo disappeared without a trace. T.V. Bartolomeo La Penna, four officers and forty ratings perished. She was probably mined, possibly on minefield 5 AN bis, consisting of 216 ELIA mines laid on the night of 8/9th August 1940 by the destroyers of the X^ Squadriglia (Maestrale, Grecale, Libeccio and Scirocco) from 36°53' N, 11°16.4' E to 36°56' N, 11°30.2' E. The eastern edge of Smeraldo's patrol area was only 3.5 miles west of this minefield and she could easily have strayed in it through an error in navigation. The minelayer Scilla, escorted by the torpedo-boats Alcione and Sagittario, laid minefield 5 AN the same night but it was further east. | |||||||
28 entries. 26 total patrol entries (2 marked as war patrols) and 4 events.