Italian submarines in World War Two

Italian Commanders

Augusto Marraccini

Born

23 Apr 1913

Rocca di San Casciano (Forli-Cesena)

Ranks

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

Decorations

22 Aug 1940		Croce di guerra al valore militare
26 Sep 1942		Medaglia di bronzo al valore militare

Career information

NEREIDE (S.T.V. First Officer): from 03.05.1940 to June 1942+.
Promoted T.V. on ?
H.4 (T.V. C.O.): from 05.01.1943 to 27.04.1943.
H.8 (T.V. C.O.): from 30.03.1943 to 05.06.1943.
H.1 (T.V. C.O.): from 10.06.1943 to 05.10.1943.
MARCANTONIO BRAGADINO (T.V. C.O.): from October 1943? to 16.12.1943?
In 1944: Assistant to Head of COMANDO GRUPPO LEVANTE.

Commands listed for Augusto Marraccini

Submarine	Type	Rank	From	To
H 4 (H4)	Coastal	T.V.	5 Jan 1943	27 Apr 1943
H 8 (H8)	Coastal	T.V.	30 Mar 1943	5 Jun 1943
H 1 (H1, P.56)	Coastal	T.V.	10 Jun 1943	5 Oct 1943

Ships hit by Augusto Marraccini

No ships hit by this Commander.

War patrols listed for Augusto Marraccini

	Submarine	Date	Time	Port	Arr. date	Arr. time	Arr. port	Miles	Description
	H 4 (H4)	8 Jan 1943	0735	La Spezia	8 Jan 1943	1715	La Spezia	34	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	13 Jan 1943	0725	La Spezia	13 Jan 1943	1645	La Spezia	32	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	15 Jan 1943	1015	La Spezia	15 Jan 1943	1410	La Spezia	24	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	19 Jan 1943	0710	La Spezia	19 Jan 1943	1810	La Spezia	37	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	22 Jan 1943	0725	La Spezia	22 Jan 1943	1649	La Spezia	31,5	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	27 Jan 1943	0720	La Spezia	27 Jan 1943	1635	La Spezia	31	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	29 Jan 1943	0720	La Spezia	29 Jan 1943	1520	La Spezia	29	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	1 Feb 1943	0722	La Spezia	1 Feb 1943	1510	La Spezia	35,7	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	4 Feb 1943	0730	La Spezia	4 Feb 1943	1215	La Spezia	12	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	10 Feb 1943	0735	La Spezia	10 Feb 1943	1330	La Spezia	22,8	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	15 Feb 1943	0725	La Spezia	15 Feb 1943	1725	La Spezia	24,7	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	20 Feb 1943	0830	La Spezia	20 Feb 1943	1320	La Spezia	16,8	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	24 Feb 1943	0945	La Spezia	24 Feb 1943	1600	La Spezia	19,9	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	3 Mar 1943	0725	La Spezia	3 Mar 1943	1700	La Spezia	23,5	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	8 Mar 1943	1400	La Spezia	8 Mar 1943	1730	La Spezia	17	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	10 Mar 1943	0725	La Spezia	10 Mar 1943	1600	La Spezia	15	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	15 Mar 1943	1245	La Spezia	15 Mar 1943	1827	La Spezia	17	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	17 Mar 1943	0720	La Spezia	17 Mar 1943	1727	La Spezia	16,5	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	19 Mar 1943	0730	La Spezia	19 Mar 1943	1500	Genoa	55,25	Passage La Spezia-Genoa for refit.

1.	H 8 (H8)	15 Apr 1943	1740	La Spezia	16 Apr 1943	1043	La Spezia	95,4	Defensive patrol (hydrophone watch) off La Spezia with H.2, between (1) 44°00'N, 09°22'E (2) 43°58'N, 09°24'E (3) 43°54'N, 09°07'E (4) 43°52'N, 09°09'E. Uneventful, except for a minor leak from a forward tube, which was resolved.

2.	H 8 (H8)	5 May 1943	1710	La Spezia	6 May 1943	1000	La Spezia	87,9	Defensive patrol (hydrophone watch)with submarine H.2, between (1) 44°00'N, 09°22'E (2) 43°58'N, 09°24'E (3) 43°54'N, 09°07'E (4) 43°52'N, 09°09'E.

3.	H 8 (H8)	24 May 1943	1831	La Spezia	25 May 1943	0827	La Spezia	69,5	Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf with submarine H.2.

4.	H 8 (H8)	25 May 1943	2206	La Spezia	26 May 1943	0825	La Spezia	60	Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf with submarine H.2.

	H 8 (H8)	31 May 1943	2050	La Spezia	31 May 1943	2115	La Spezia	44	Exercises.

	H 8 (H8)	5 Jun 1943		La Spezia	5 Jun 1943		La Spezia		Sunk in bombing raid, later raised.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	17 Jun 1943	0720	Genoa	17 Jun 1943	0945	Genoa	18	Trials.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	18 Jun 1943	0707	Genoa	18 Jun 1943	1110	Genoa		Trials.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	18 Jun 1943	1533	Genoa	18 Jun 1943	1915	Genoa	36	Trials.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	25 Jun 1943	1110	Genoa	25 Jun 1943	1918	La Spezia	50	Passage Genoa-La Spezia, escorted by the corvette Ibis.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	28 Jun 1943	0715	Genoa	28 Jun 1943	2018	La Spezia	32,4	Exercises.

5.	H 1 (H1, P.56)	30 Jun 1943	1740	La Spezia	1 Jul 1943	0927	La Spezia	109	Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	2 Jul 1943	0800	La Spezia	2 Jul 1943	1947	La Spezia	26,7	Exercises.

6.	H 1 (H1, P.56)	3 Jul 1943	1725	La Spezia	4 Jul 1943	0800	La Spezia	104	Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	7 Jul 1943	0727	La Spezia	7 Jul 1943	1430	La Spezia	31,9	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	10 Jul 1943	1030	La Spezia	10 Jul 1943	1618	La Spezia	12	Demagnetization trials.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	12 Jul 1943	1346	La Spezia	12 Jul 1943	1735	La Spezia	3	Gyrocompass tests.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	13 Jul 1943	0810	La Spezia	13 Jul 1943	1926	La Spezia	39	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	15 Jul 1943	0720	La Spezia	15 Jul 1943	1930	La Spezia	39,6	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	18 Jul 1943	0746	La Spezia	18 Jul 1943	1125	La Spezia	18,1	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	22 Jul 1943	0748	La Spezia	22 Jul 1943	1147	La Spezia	12,6	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	25 Jul 1943	0745	La Spezia	25 Jul 1943	1330	La Spezia	24,5	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	27 Jul 1943	0733	La Spezia	27 Jul 1943	1955	La Spezia	38	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	30 Jul 1943	0830	La Spezia	30 Jul 1943	1655	La Spezia	23,5	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	2 Aug 1943	0720	La Spezia	2 Aug 1943	1635	La Spezia	30	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	5 Aug 1943	0710	La Spezia	5 Aug 1943	1930	La Spezia	38,7	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	7 Aug 1943	1045	La Spezia	7 Aug 1943	1638	La Spezia	25,5	Exercises.

7.	H 1 (H1, P.56)	9 Aug 1943	1632	La Spezia	10 Aug 1943	0735	La Spezia	102,1	Defensive patrol in 44°00'N, 09°05'E, in Gulf of Genoa.
		9 Aug 1943	1812 1825 (e)		At 1812 hours, a destroyer was sighted blowing up at a distance of 20,000 metres. This was Vincenzo Gioberti who had been torpedoed by HM submarine Simoom.
		9 Aug 1943	2050	44° 00'N, 9° 05'E (0) Italian Grid 2484/1.	At 2050 hours, an enemy submarine was sighted at a distance of 8,000 metres steering 210°. This was HMS Simoom withdrawing after having sunk the destroyer Vincenzo Gioberti. H.1 closed to the attack but lost contact.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	12 Aug 1943	0740	La Spezia	12 Aug 1943	1700	La Spezia	38	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	16 Aug 1943	1340	La Spezia	16 Aug 1943	1925	La Spezia	20	Trials.

8.	H 1 (H1, P.56)	17 Aug 1943	2002	La Spezia	18 Aug 1943	0825	La Spezia	64,5	Defensive patrol in Ligurian Gulf.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	21 Aug 1943	0723	La Spezia	21 Aug 1943	1120	La Spezia	24,2	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	25 Aug 1943	0708	La Spezia	25 Aug 1943	1945	La Spezia	46,3	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	27 Aug 1943	0720	La Spezia	28 Aug 1943	0126	La Spezia	57,1	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	31 Aug 1943	0718	La Spezia	31 Aug 1943	1820	La Spezia	40,8	Exercises.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	7 Sep 1943	1600	La Spezia	8 Sep 1943	1230	Ajaccio	195	Passage La Spezia-Ajaccio.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	11 Sep 1943	0030	Ajaccio	12 Sep 1943	0700	Portoferraio	186	Passage Ajaccio-Portoferraio.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	12 Sep 1943	2100	Portoferraio	14 Sep 1943	2030	Palermo	355	Passage Portoferraio-Palermo.

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	19 Sep 1943	1250	Palermo	20 Sep 1943	1750	S. Maria (Malta)	235	Passage Palermo-S. Maria (Malta).

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	22 Sep 1943	1250	S. Maria (Malta)	22 Sep 1943	1750	St Paul (Malta)	15	Passage S. Maria (Malta)-St. Paul (Malta).

	H 1 (H1, P.56)	2 Oct 1943	0716	St Paul harbour (Malta)	2 Oct 1943	0835	Quarantine harbour (Malta)	12	Passage St. Paul harbour-Quarantine harbour (Malta).

	Marcantonio Bragadino (BG)	20 Oct 1943	0825	Lazaretto Creek (Malta)	26 Oct 1943	1040	Haifa		Passage Malta-Haifa to join Grupsom Levante with six other Italian submarines. She was unable to participate in the supplying of Leros because of engine defects. She was reported as useless and not worth refitting. Towed back to Taranto to be disarmed.

	Marcantonio Bragadino (BG)	30 Nov 1943	1500	Haifa	2 Dec 1943	1520	Alexandria		Passage Haifa-Alexandria towed by the depot ship Mocenigo escorted by the destroyers Da Recco and Grecale.

	Marcantonio Bragadino (BG)	6 Dec 1943	0900	Alexandria	8 Dec 1943	1530	Tobruk		Passage Alexandria-Taranto with the submarine Corridoni, the depot ship Mocenigo (towing Bragadino) and destroyers Da Recco and Grecale, but when the tow parted they were diverted to Tobruk.

	Marcantonio Bragadino (BG)	9 Dec 1943	1102	Tobruk	14 Dec 1943	1250	Taranto		Passage Tobruk-Taranto towed by the depot ship Mocenigo.

65 entries. 64 total patrol entries (8 marked as war patrols) and 2 events.

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