Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Emilio Botta
| Born | 14 Oct 1918 | Foggia |
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Career information
CIRO MENOTTI (S.T.V. Navigation Officer): from 23.03.1941 to June 1942+.VELELLA (S.T.V. First Officer): from July 1943? to ?
DIASPRO (T.V. C.O.): from 12.09.1943 to 22.11.1944.
TURCHESE (T.V. C.O.): from 23.11.1944 to end of war.
From ? to mid-1945: Head of COMANDO GRUPPO BRINDISI.
Commands listed for Emilio Botta
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diaspro (DS) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 12 Sep 1943 | 22 Nov 1944 |
| Turchese (TC) | Coastal / Sea going | T.V. | 23 Nov 1944 | Aug 1945 |
Ships hit by Emilio Botta
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Emilio Botta
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diaspro (DS) | 9 Dec 1943 | 0945 | Cagliari | 9 Dec 1943 | 1233 | Cagliari | 7,5 | Trials after repairs. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 18 Dec 1943 | 1320 | Cagliari | 20 Dec 1943 | 1020 | Palermo | 224 | Passage Cagliari-Palermo with steamer Lucera and the torpedo boat Carini. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 21 Dec 1943 | 2312 | Palermo | 23 Dec 1943 | 1050 | Augusta | 195 | Passage Palermo-Augusta with the British steamers Empire Fay, Lucera and Portsea and the American Conasauga and escorted by the destroyer Carini and the torpedo boat Clio. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 21 Jan 1944 | 0720 | Augusta | 21 Jan 1944 | 1353 | Augusta | 33 | Exercises. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 16 Feb 1944 | 0905 | Augusta | 18 Feb 1944 | 0930 | Brindisi | 291 | Passage Augusta-Brindisi with a convoy escorted by destroyer Granatiere, the torpedo boats Libra and Monzambano and the corvettes Sfinge and Fenice. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 16 Jul 1944 | 0805 | Brindisi | 16 Jul 1944 | 1626 | Brindisi | 35 | Trials. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 19 Jul 1944 | 0800 | Brindisi | 19 Jul 1944 | 1740 | Brindisi | 54,8 | Trials. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 22 Jul 1944 | 0820 | Brindisi | 22 Jul 1944 | 1625 | Brindisi | 46,4 | Exercises. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 28 Jul 1944 | 0830 | Brindisi | 28 Jul 1944 | 1610 | Brindisi | 40,8 | Exercises. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 29 Jul 1944 | 0935 | Brindisi | 29 Jul 1944 | 1653 | Brindisi | ? | Gyrocompass tests. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 5 Aug 1944 | 0810 | Brindisi | 5 Aug 1944 | 1515 | Brindisi | 28,9 | Exercises. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 9 Aug 1944 | 0836 | Brindisi | 9 Aug 1944 | 1601 | Brindisi | 23,5 | Exercises. | ||
| 1. | Diaspro (DS) | 17 Aug 1944 | 0751 | Brindisi | 22 Aug 1944 | 0956 | Brindisi | 542,9 | Special operation. Landed a group on Zante and another on Cephalonia. | |
| 19 Aug 1944 | 0020-0152 | (0) Zante Island. | Between 0020 and 0152 hours, Diaspro landed four agents on the island of Zante (one British officer, one Greek officer and two other ranks). | |||||||
| 20 Aug 1944 | 0100-0425 | (0) Cephalonia. | Between 0100 and 0425 hours, Diaspro landed agents on the island of Cephalonia. | |||||||
| Diaspro (DS) | 16 Sep 1944 | 0800 | Brindisi | 16 Sep 1944 | 1500 | Brindisi | 42 | Exercises. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 13 Oct 1944 | 0909 | Brindisi | 14 Oct 1944 | 0932 | Taranto | 163 | Passage Brindisi-Taranto with the submarine Platino and the corvette Minerva. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 16 Oct 1944 | 0838 | Taranto | 16 Oct 1944 | 1730 | Taranto | 24 | Exercises. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 18 Oct 1944 | 0753 | Taranto | 18 Oct 1944 | 2330 | Taranto | 45,7 | Exercises. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 23 Oct 1944 | 1420 | Taranto | 23 Oct 1944 | 2145 | Taranto | 32,6 | Exercises. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 28 Oct 1944 | 0618 | Taranto | 28 Oct 1944 | 1455 | Taranto | 20 | Exercises. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 30 Oct 1944 | 1135 | Taranto | 30 Oct 1944 | 2020 | Taranto | 34 | Exercises. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 3 Nov 1944 | 1132 | Taranto | 3 Nov 1944 | 1542 | Taranto | 22,2 | Exercises. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 7 Nov 1944 | 1555 | Taranto | 7 Nov 1944 | 2021 | Taranto | 23,3 | Exercises. | ||
| Diaspro (DS) | 13 Nov 1944 | 1430 | Taranto | 14 Nov 1944 | 1448 | Brindisi | 154,6 | Passage Taranto-Brindisi with the submarine Alagi and the torpedo boat Sagittario. | ||
| Turchese (TC) | 22 Jun 1945 | 0605 | Brindisi | 22 Jun 1945 | 0800 | Naples | 450 | Passage Brindisi-Naples then in reserve until end of war. | ||
25 entries. 24 total patrol entries (1 marked as war patrols) and 2 events.