Italian submarines in World War Two

Italian Commanders

Teucle Meneghini

Born	10 Sep 1906		Pitelli (La Spezia)
Died	1984	(77)	La Spezia

Ranks

		T.V.	Tenente di Vascello
		C.C.	Capitano di Corvetta

Decorations

14 Jan 1948

Medaglia di bronzo al valore militare

Career information

H.8 (T.V. C.O.): from 17.06.1939 to 05.08.1940.
AMBRA (T.V. C.O.): from 07.08.1940 to 27.10.1940.
H.4 (T.V. C.O.): from 02.11.1940 to 10.12.1940.
H.6 (T.V. C.O.): from 10.12.1940 to 30.04.1941.
SCIRÈ (T.V. C.O.): from 02.02.1941 to 05.02.1941
JALEA (T.V. C.O.): from 25.02.1942 to 25.02.1942.
LUCIANO MANARA (T.V. C.O.): from 06.12.1942 to 24.02.1943.
Promoted C.C. ca. April 1943.
OTARIA (C.C. C.O.): from 15.04.1943 to 08.09.1943.
LUIGI SETTEMBRINI (C.C. C.O.): from 01.06.1943 to 16.06.1943.

Commands listed for Teucle Meneghini

Submarine	Type	Rank	From	To
H 8 (H8)	Coastal	T.V.	17 Jun 1939	5 Aug 1940
Ambra (AM)	Coastal / Sea going	T.V.	7 Aug 1940	27 Oct 1940
H 4 (H4)	Coastal	T.V.	2 Nov 1940	10 Dec 1940
Scirè (SR)	Coastal / Sea going	T.V.	2 Feb 1941	5 Feb 1941
H 6 (H6)	Coastal	T.V.	10 Dec 1940	30 Apr 1941
Jalea (IA)	Coastal / Sea going	T.V.	25 Feb 1942	25 Feb 1942
Luciana Manara (MR)	Ocean going	T.V.	6 Dec 1942	24 Feb 1943
Luigi Settembrini (ST)	Ocean going	C.C.	1 Jun 1943	16 Jun 1943
Otaria (OA, I.25)	Ocean going	C.C.	15 Apr 1943	8 Sep 1943

Ships hit by Teucle Meneghini

No ships hit by this Commander.

War patrols listed for Teucle Meneghini

	Submarine	Date	Time	Port	Arr. date	Arr. time	Arr. port	Miles	Description
1.	H 8 (H8)	9 Jun 1940	2300	La Spezia	13 Jun 1940	0847	La Spezia	357,7	Patrolled off Imperia.

2.	H 8 (H8)	19 Jun 1940	2000	La Spezia	24 Jun 1940	0914	La Spezia	397,7	Patrolled off La Spezia , 135° - Imperia Light - 15 miles.
		21 Jun 1940	1408	(0) Off La Spezia.	At 1408 hours, H.8 was proceeding at a depth of 19 meters when she was attacked by an aircraft, with three bombs . No French aircraft reported attacking a submarine in this area. She may have been attacked in error by an Italian aircraft. The submarine was shaken but undamaged.

3.	H 8 (H8)	27 Jun 1940	2200	La Spezia	2 Jul 1940	0749	La Spezia	253,3	Patrolled off La Spezia.

	H 8 (H8)	3 Aug 1940	0800	La Spezia	3 Aug 1940	1216	La Spezia	25	Exercises.

	Ambra (AM)	9 Aug 1940	0817	Taranto	9 Aug 1940	1908	Taranto	37	Trials.

	Ambra (AM)	10 Aug 1940	0857	Taranto	10 Aug 1940	1047	Taranto	1	Trials.

	Ambra (AM)	11 Aug 1940	0627	Taranto	11 Aug 1940	1447	Taranto	42,5	Exercises.

	Ambra (AM)	12 Aug 1940	0835	Taranto	12 Aug 1940	1708	Taranto	38	Exercises.

	Ambra (AM)	18 Aug 1940	1145	Taranto	18 Aug 1940	1716	Taranto	31,5	Exercises.

	Ambra (AM)	19 Aug 1940	2140	Taranto	20 Aug 1940	1022	Taranto	81,62	Hydrophone watch.

	Ambra (AM)	21 Aug 1940	2126	Taranto	22 Aug 1940	1120	Taranto	83,5	Hydrophone watch.

	Ambra (AM)	24 Aug 1940	2126	Taranto	25 Aug 1940	1030	Taranto	81,52	Hydrophone watch.

	Ambra (AM)	27 Aug 1940	2140	Taranto	28 Aug 1940	0933	Taranto	82,6	Hydrophone watch.

	Ambra (AM)	28 Aug 1940	2400	Taranto	29 Aug 1940	1027	Taranto	68,8	Hydrophone watch.

	Ambra (AM)	30 Aug 1940	1305	Taranto	30 Aug 1940	1500	Taranto	3	Trials.

	Ambra (AM)	13 Sep 1940	0617	Taranto	13 Sep 1940	1100	Taranto	29,5	Exercises.

4.	Ambra (AM)	18 Sep 1940	1115	Taranto	13 Oct 1940	1610	Taranto	2229	Patrolled southeast of Crete, between 34°10'N and 34°50'N, and between 25°35'E and 26°45'E, on a barrage line with Serpente.
		29 Sep 1940	1420	32° 50'N, 26° 20'E (0) Approximately.	At 1420 hours, Ambra was proceeding at a depth of 55 meters when a metallic object hit her (possibly an unexploded depth-charge?). The submarine went down to 65 meters, then to 75 meters. At 1548 hours, two depth-charges exploded near her and four more at 1553 hours. The enemy vessel abandoned the chase at 1725 hours.
		5 Oct 1940	0615-0655	32° 50'N, 26° 20'E (0) Approximately.	Between 0615 and 0655 hours, five bombs were heard to explode. Ambra was not damaged.
		9 Oct 1940	1930	(0) West of Crete.	At 1930 hours, a submarine was sighted at a range of 4,000 metres. She apparently sighted Ambra as she immediately dived. At this time, Ambra was returning home, steering 320°. The other submarine may have been Zoea as there were no British or Hellenic submarines in the vicinity.

	H 4 (H4)	6 Nov 1940	0805	La Spezia	6 Nov 1940	1257	La Spezia	11,8	Exercises.

	H 4 (H4)	16 Nov 1940	2100	La Spezia	16 Nov 1940	2250	La Spezia	?	Changed anchorage.

	H 4 (H4)	21 Nov 1940	0925	La Spezia	21 Nov 1940	1705	La Spezia	30	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	13 Dec 1940	0830	La Spezia	13 Dec 1940	1435	La Spezia	22	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	16 Dec 1940	0845	La Spezia	16 Dec 1940	1636	La Spezia	35	Exercises with the minelayer Crotone and the auxiliary Capodistria.

	H 6 (H6)	19 Dec 1940	0845	La Spezia	19 Dec 1940	1630	La Spezia	22,5	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	20 Dec 1940	0845	La Spezia	20 Dec 1940	1440	La Spezia	17,5	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	27 Dec 1940	0900	La Spezia	27 Dec 1940	1600	La Spezia	24,5	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	28 Dec 1940	0905	La Spezia	28 Dec 1940	1527	La Spezia	27	Exercises.

	H 6 (H6)	7 Jan 1941	0855	La Spezia	7 Jan 1941	1507	La Spezia	20	Exercises, escorted by MAS 510 and MAS 524.

	H 6 (H6)	29 Jan 1941	0840	La Spezia	29 Jan 1941	1536	La Spezia	29	Exercises.

5.	Scirè (SR)	2 Feb 1941	2152	La Spezia	5 Feb 1941	1307	La Spezia	236	Patrolled off French coast, from 43°40'N, 09°00'E searching 20 miles south and 20 miles on 240°. Sighted only a small vessel proceeding from Cape Corse to Hyères Island.

6.	H 6 (H6)	28 Feb 1941	1900	La Spezia	1 Mar 1941	1101	La Spezia	53	Hydrophone watch in Ligurian Gulf, searching for an enemy submarine reported seen on 27th February (none were reported in the area).

7.	H 6 (H6)	3 Mar 1941	1825	La Spezia	4 Mar 1941	1128	La Spezia	88,3	Patrolled in 234° - Tino Lt - 28 miles with H.1, hunting a submarine reported in the area. Uneventful.

8.	H 6 (H6)	14 Mar 1941	1728	La Spezia	15 Mar 1941	1107	La Spezia	106,3	Hydrophone Watch in Ligurian Gulf. Uneventful.

9.	H 6 (H6)	5 Apr 1941	2125	La Spezia	6 Apr 1941	1021	La Spezia	75,5	Hydrophone Watch with H.1 in 44°07'N, 09°20'E. Uneventful.

10.	H 6 (H6)	6 Apr 1941	2020	La Spezia	9 Apr 1941	0850	La Spezia	188,5	Defensive patrol with H.1 in 44°02'N, 09°15'E. Uneventful.

	H 6 (H6)	24 Apr 1941	0830	La Spezia	24 Apr 1941	1137	La Spezia	16	Exercises.

11.	H 6 (H6)	26 Apr 1941	1825	La Spezia	29 Apr 1941	1550	La Spezia	224,9	Hydrophone watch with H.4 off Tino Island, in anticipation of an important naval force from Gibraltar.

	Jalea (IA)	25 Feb 1942	0740	Pola	25 Feb 1942	1450	Porto Baross	60	Passage Pola-Porto Baross with the submarines Velella and Pisani, the torpedo boat Audace and the auxiliary Quarnerolo.

	Luciana Manara (MR)	7 Dec 1942	1645	Fiume	7 Dec 1942	1940	Fiume	25	Exercises.

	Luciana Manara (MR)	8 Dec 1942	1030	Fiume	8 Dec 1942	1215	Fiume	14	Exercises.

	Luciana Manara (MR)	9 Dec 1942	1110	Fiume	9 Dec 1942	1350	Fiume	22	Exercises.

	Luciana Manara (MR)	9 Dec 1942	1710	Fiume	9 Dec 1942	1917	Fiume	22	Exercises.

	Luciana Manara (MR)	10 Dec 1942	0720	Fiume	10 Dec 1942	0930	Fiume	11	Exercises.

	Luciana Manara (MR)	10 Dec 1942	1510	Fiume	10 Dec 1942	1720	Fiume	19	Exercises.

	Luciana Manara (MR)	11 Dec 1942	0725	Fiume	11 Dec 1942	0945	Fiume	10	Exercises.

	Luciana Manara (MR)	11 Dec 1942	1435	Fiume	11 Dec 1942	1725	Fiume	15,5	Exercises.

	Luciana Manara (MR)	12 Dec 1942	1020	Fiume	12 Dec 1942	1345	Fiume	18,5	Exercises.

	Luciana Manara (MR)	12 Dec 1942	1540	Fiume	12 Dec 1942	1700	Fiume	12,5	Exercises.

	Luciana Manara (MR)	15 Dec 1942	1130	Fiume	15 Dec 1942	1445	Fiume	15	Exercises.

	Luciana Manara (MR)	19 Dec 1942	0850	Fiume	19 Dec 1942	0950	Fiume	2,5	Entered dock?

12.	Jalea (IA)	28 Dec 1942	0905	Porto Sauro	31 Dec 1942	0600	Pola	423,7	Patrolled in Northern Adriatic, in 43°50'N, 14°30'E. Uneventful.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	15 Apr 1943	1420	Fiume	15 Apr 1943	2320	Fiume	62,5	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	17 Apr 1943	1414	Fiume	17 Apr 1943	2000	Fiume	42	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	20 Apr 1943	1306	Fiume	20 Apr 1943	2345	Fiume	60,5	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	22 Apr 1943	1436	Fiume	22 Apr 1943	2312	Fiume	46,5	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	26 Apr 1943	1158	Fiume	26 Apr 1943	1636	Fiume	26,5	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	27 Apr 1943	1417	Fiume	28 Apr 1943	0030	Fiume	61,5	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	29 Apr 1943	1408	Fiume	30 Apr 1943	0010	Fiume	60	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	1 May 1943	1305	Fiume	2 May 1943	2353	Fiume	58	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	4 May 1943	1402	Fiume	4 May 1943	2315	Fiume	50,5	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	6 May 1943	1410	Fiume	6 May 1943	2340	Fiume	48	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	8 May 1943	1410	Fiume	8 May 1943	2332	Fiume	56	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	11 May 1943	1302	Fiume	12 May 1943	0118	Fiume	41,2	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	13 May 1943	1330	Fiume	14 May 1943	0036	Fiume	40,5	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	15 May 1943	1310	Fiume	16 May 1943	0030	Fiume	43,5	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	16 May 1943	1000	Fiume	16 May 1943	1050	Fiume	2,5	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	31 May 1943	1105	Fiume	31 May 1943	1150	Fiume	2,5	Exercises.

	Luigi Settembrini (ST)	1 Jun 1943	0806	Pola	1 Jun 1943	1220	Pola	15	Trials.

	Luigi Settembrini (ST)	1 Jun 1943	1435	Pola	1 Jun 1943	1845	Pola	15	Trials.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	1 Jun 1943	1243	Fiume	2 Jun 1943	0050	Fiume	13	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	3 Jun 1943	1107	Fiume	3 Jun 1943	1622	Fiume	34,2	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	4 Jun 1943	1015	Fiume	5 Jun 1943	1155	Fiume	52	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	7 Jun 1943	1106	Fiume	8 Jun 1943	0234	Fiume	52	Exercises.

	Luigi Settembrini (ST)	9 Jun 1943	0710	Pola	9 Jun 1943	1525	Pola	31	Exercises with the torpedo boat Audace and the tug Molara.

	Luigi Settembrini (ST)	9 Jun 1943	1550	Pola	9 Jun 1943	1844	Pola	18	Trials.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	9 Jun 1943	1000	Fiume	9 Jun 1943	1720	Fiume	8	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	12 Jun 1943	1245	Fiume	13 Jun 1943	0215	Fiume	54	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	14 Jun 1943	1200	Fiume	15 Jun 1943	0120	Fiume	62	Exercises.

	Luigi Settembrini (ST)	15 Jun 1943	0755	Pola	15 Jun 1943	1327	Pola	32	Exercises.

	Luigi Settembrini (ST)	15 Jun 1943	1455	Pola	15 Jun 1943	1900	Pola	23	Trials.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	16 Jun 1943	1132	Fiume	17 Jun 1943	0135	Fiume	65	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	18 Jun 1943	0700	Fiume	19 Jun 1943	0115	Fiume	67	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	21 Jun 1943	0655	Fiume	22 Jun 1943	0142	Fiume	67,6	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	23 Jun 1943	1222	Fiume	24 Jun 1943	0130	Fiume	70	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	25 Jun 1943	1154	Fiume	26 Jun 1943	0120	Fiume	67,7	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	28 Jun 1943	1115	Fiume	29 Jun 1943	0450	Fiume	64,8	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	30 Jun 1943	1224	Fiume	1 Jul 1943	0120	Fiume	47,5	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	2 Jul 1943	1225	Fiume	3 Jul 1943	0300	Fiume	67,5	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	5 Jul 1943	1226	Fiume	6 Jul 1943	0050	Fiume	62	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	7 Jul 1943	1245	Fiume	8 Jul 1943	0126	Fiume	61,2	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	9 Jul 1943	1515	Fiume	10 Jul 1943	0045	Fiume	49,8	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	10 Jul 1943	1116	Fiume	10 Jul 1943	1440	Fiume	18,2	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	12 Jul 1943	1218	Fiume	12 Jul 1943	2415	Fiume	58,7	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	14 Jul 1943	2232	Fiume	15 Jul 1943	0420	Pola	64	Passage Fiume-Pola.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	30 Jul 1943	0856	Pola	30 Jul 1943	1945	Pola	43,5	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	30 Jul 1943	2234	Pola	31 Jul 1943	0420	Fiume	65	Passage Pola-Fiume.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	31 Jul 1943	1644	Fiume	31 Jul 1943	1852	Fiume		Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	31 Jul 1943	2115	Fiume	1 Aug 1943	0140	Fiume	42	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	3 Aug 1943	1024	Fiume	4 Aug 1943	0040	Fiume	52	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	4 Aug 1943	1012	Fiume	5 Aug 1943	0148	Fiume	72,6	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	6 Aug 1943	1017	Fiume	7 Aug 1943	0130	Fiume	62,5	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	7 Aug 1943	1245	Fiume	7 Aug 1943	1715	Fiume	19,9	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	9 Aug 1943	1015	Fiume	10 Aug 1943	0030	Fiume	37,2	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	11 Aug 1943	1030	Fiume	12 Aug 1943	0020	Fiume	41	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	13 Aug 1943	0610	Fiume	14 Aug 1943	0235	Fiume	75	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	14 Aug 1943	1240	Fiume	14 Aug 1943	1922	Fiume	13,8	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	16 Aug 1943	1025	Fiume	17 Aug 1943	0350	Fiume	51,7	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	18 Aug 1943	1025	Fiume	19 Aug 1943	0110	Fiume	34,7	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	20 Aug 1943	0545	Fiume	21 Aug 1943	0100	Fiume	35,6	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	23 Aug 1943	1424	Fiume	24 Aug 1943	0010	Fiume	22,8	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	25 Aug 1943	1007	Fiume	26 Aug 1943	0004	Fiume	45	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	27 Aug 1943	0724	Fiume	27 Aug 1943	1050	Fiume	48,3	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	28 Aug 1943	1030	Fiume	28 Aug 1943	1525	Fiume	15	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	30 Aug 1943	1012	Fiume	30 Aug 1943	1535	Fiume	51,4	Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	1 Sep 1943	1030	Fiume	2 Sep 1943	0200	Fiume		Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	3 Sep 1943	1030	Fiume	4 Sep 1943	0010	Fiume		Exercises.

	Otaria (OA, I.25)	6 Sep 1943	0830	Fiume	7 Sep 1943	0005	Fiume		Exercises.

118 entries. 116 total patrol entries (12 marked as war patrols) and 4 events.

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