Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Aldo Cocchia
| Born | 30 Aug 1900 | Naples | |
| Died | 12 Dec 1968 | (68) | Naples |
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Career information
From 20.04.1940, Head of 1° GRUPPO (La Spezia).LUIGI TORELLI (C.F. C.O.): From 23.08.1940 to 06.10.1940. From 07.10.1940, served as Chief of Staff at BETASOM then transferred to command the landing expedition to Crete in May 1941, etc. From 20.03.1942, in command of destroyer DA RECCO).
Commands listed for Aldo Cocchia
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luigi Torelli (TI, I.9, UIT.25) | Ocean going | C.F. | 23 Aug 1940 | 6 Oct 1940 |
Ships hit by Aldo Cocchia
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Aldo Cocchia
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luigi Torelli (TI, I.9, UIT.25) | 24 Aug 1940 | 0800 | La Spezia | 24 Aug 1940 | 1400 | La Spezia | 40 | Trials. | ||
| Luigi Torelli (TI, I.9, UIT.25) | 28 Aug 1940 | 0800 | La Spezia | 28 Aug 1940 | 1200 | La Spezia | 16 | Trials. | ||
| Luigi Torelli (TI, I.9, UIT.25) | 29 Aug 1940 | 0800 | La Spezia | 29 Aug 1940 | 1200 | La Spezia | 16 | Trials. | ||
| 1. | Luigi Torelli (TI, I.9, UIT.25) | 31 Aug 1940 | 1540 | La Spezia | 5 Oct 1940 | 1300 | Bordeaux | 4898 | Passage La Spezia to Bordeaux and patrol off Azores. Cocchia left the boat to become Chief of Staff at BETASOM. Passed Gibraltar on 8th September. Patrolled between 37°00' and 38°40'N, and between 16°50'W and 25°10'W and as far as 30°05'W. Escorted in by the German minesweeper M-12. | |
| 8 Sep 1940 | 2300 | (0) West of Gibraltar. | At 2300 hours, a Greek vessel Griegi (no such name in Lloyds?), on passage from Casablanca to Seville carrying 940 tons of phosphate, was stopped by Torelli and examined. She was released as her documents were in order. | |||||||
| 21 Sep 1940 | 0555 | 38° 09'N, 28° 15'W | At 0445 hours, a vessel well illuminated was sighted steering 270°. At 0555 hours, a torpedo (533mm, S.I. type) was fired from a bow tube at 1,500 metres and missed ahead. C.F. Cocchia was about to renew the attack when she was recognised as neutral. | |||||||
| 27 Sep 1940 | 2348 | 38° 29'N, 21° 58'W | At 2345 hours, in rough seas, a steamer was sighted at 1,500 metres steering 340°, At 2348 hours, a torpedo (533mm, S.I. type) was fired from a bow tube at a distance of 600 metres. It veered off course and missed by 100 metres ahead. At 2350 hours, Torelli presented her stern and fired a torpedo (533mm, S.I. type) from a distance of 600 metres. It also veered off course, but this time missing astern. The vessel escaped by emitting a heavy smoke. | |||||||
| 4 Oct 1940 | 1740 | (0) Near Saint Yzans. | At 1740 hours, Torelli was proceeding to Bordeaux with a French pilot on board, escorted by the German minesweeper M-12, when she ran aground. After several attempts the submarine managed to free herself and resumed her course. | |||||||
| 5 Oct 1940 | 0640 | (0) Gironde estuary. | At 0640 hours, Torelli ran aground again. After several attempts the submarine managed to free herself and resumed her course. | |||||||
8 entries. 4 total patrol entries (1 marked as war patrols) and 5 events.