Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Stefano Nurra
| Born | 6 Jun 1903 | Oristano | |
| Died | 1980 | (76) |
| Ranks
Decorations |
Career information
ALAGI: From 06.05.1940 to 15.11.1940.ALAGI: From 20.11.1940 to 14.04.1941.
From 05.10.1941, served at Marina La Maddalena S.C.S.M.
From 21.04.1943, served as First Officer of the light cruiser EUGENIO DI SAVOIA.
Commands listed for Stefano Nurra
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alagi (AL, N.58) | Coastal / Sea going | C.C. | 6 May 1940 | 15 Nov 1940 |
| Alagi (AL, N.58) | Coastal / Sea going | C.C. | 20 Nov 1940 | 14 Apr 1941 |
Ships hit by Stefano Nurra
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Stefano Nurra
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alagi (AL, N.58) | 9 Jun 1940 | 1550 | Cagliari | 20 Jun 1940 | 0934 | Cagliari | 817 | Patrolled near Cape Zebib (Bizerta). She may have been sighted by the French submarine Vengeur on 11th June. The French torpedo boats L'Alcyon, Bombarde and L'Iphigénie were sent to hunt her and dropped thirty-two depth-charges but Alagi was not in the vicinity. | |
| 2. | Alagi (AL, N.58) | 3 Jul 1940 | 1447 | Cagliari | 6 Jul 1940 | 1235 | Cagliari | 363 | Patrolled off Cagliari in 37°40'N,07°12' E, on a line with Axum, Turchese and Aradam. Uneventful. | |
| 3. | Alagi (AL, N.58) | 15 Jul 1940 | 2350 | Cagliari | 16 Jul 1940 | 0625 | Cagliari | 60 | Sailed for patrol, on a line 10 miles from 37°45'N, 08°20'E, on a patrol line with Aradam to intercept a battleship force, but was quickly recalled. | |
| 4. | Alagi (AL, N.58) | 22 Jul 1940 | 1553 | Cagliari | 9 Aug 1940 | 2310 | La Maddalena | 2209 | Sailed with Aradam for patrol off Cape Palos and Cape De Gata on 36°00'N parallel between 03°20'W and 04°40'W. Sighted only Spanish and neutral vessels. | |
| 5. | Alagi (AL, N.58) | 30 Aug 1940 | 2105 | La Maddalena | 5 Sep 1940 | 1050 | La Maddalena | 786 | Patrolled north of Cape Bougaroni on a line with Aradam, Diaspro and Medusa, in 38°00'N, 09°00'E. Uneventful, except for a false alarm at 0200 hours on 1st September. | |
| Alagi (AL, N.58) | 10 Sep 1940 | 1649 | La Maddalena | 11 Sep 1940 | 1240 | Cagliari | 172 | Passage La Maddalena-Cagliari with Medusa. | ||
| 6. | Alagi (AL, N.58) | 23 Sep 1940 | 2327 | Cagliari | 29 Sep 1940 | 1250 | Cagliari | 838 | Sailed with Medusa, preceded by the magnetic minesweeper Balear. Patrolled south of Sardinia, between 37°20'N and 37°40'N, and between 06°40'E and 07°10'E, and off Cape Bougaroni and Cape de Fer. Uneventful. Sighted only a Spanish vessel on 27th September. | |
| 7. | Alagi (AL, N.58) | 9 Nov 1940 | 1842 | Cagliari | 13 Nov 1940 | 1653 | Cagliari | 537 | Sailed to form a patrol line with Aradam, Axum, Diaspro and Medusa, 315° - La Galite - 140 miles, north of Cape Bougaroni. Uneventful except for the bad weather. | |
| 8. | Alagi (AL, N.58) | 26 Nov 1940 | 0120 | Cagliari | 30 Nov 1940 | 1902 | Cagliari | 464 | Patrolled in 37°40'N, 10°00'E on a line with Axum, Diaspro and Aradam. Uneventful. | |
| Alagi (AL, N.58) | 20 Dec 1940 | 1900 | Cagliari | 22 Dec 1940 | 0940 | Messina | 348 | Passage Cagliari-Messina. | ||
| Alagi (AL, N.58) | 25 Dec 1940 | 2355 | Messina | 29 Dec 1940 | 2015 | Pola | 709 | Passage Messina-Pola. Uneventful, but encountered heavy weather and her starboard engine broke down. Sighted only Italian ships. | ||
| Alagi (AL, N.58) | 2 Feb 1941 | 0853 | Pola | 2 Feb 1941 | 1745 | Monfalcone | 69 | Passage Pola-Monfalcone. | ||
| Alagi (AL, N.58) | 4 Apr 1941 | 0800 | Pola | 4 Apr 1941 | 1740 | Venice | 75 | Passage Pola-Venice. | ||
| Alagi (AL, N.58) | 6 Apr 1941 | 1050 | Venice | 6 Apr 1941 | 1230 | Venice | 3,5 | Changed anchorage. | ||
14 entries. 14 total patrol entries (8 marked as war patrols) and 0 events.