Italian submarines - Events on this day
21 December
This is a run-down from several databases on our site. It's meant to give a clear picture of events on this date, all year round.
Submarine Shipyard report
| Ordered (0) | Laid down (0) | Launched (0) | Commissioned (1) |
| No Italian boats ordered on this date | No Italian boats laid down on this date | No Italian boats launched on this date | 1937: Uebi Scebeli (US) |
| All Italian submarines. | |||
Allied Ships hit on this day
| Date | Submarine | Ship hit | Type | GRT | Nat. | Loss type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 Dec 1940 | Mocenigo | Mangen | Cargo ship | 1,253 |  | Sunk |
| 2. | 21 Dec 1942 | Enrico Tazzoli | Queen City | Cargo ship | 4,814 |  | Sunk |
Italian submarines lost
No Italian submarines were lost on this date, 21 December.
For more information on Italian submarine losses check out our Fates section.
Attacks on this day
No attacks on Italian submarines found on this date.
Personnel Information
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Italian submarine departures and arrivals on 21 December
This section shows Italian submarine departures and arrivals from bases on this day of the year. Current country names shown with harbour names. Boats entering port display days at sea during that patrol.
1940
Sailed:
From Bordeaux: Comandante Alfredo Cappellini (CL, I.4, UIT.24), Leonardo da Vinci (LV, I.8)
From Brindisi: Salpa (SP)
From Messina: Luigi Settembrini (ST)
From Taranto: Giovanni da Procida (DP)
Submarines entering base:
To Brindisi Antonio Sciesa (10 days)
To Taranto Ambra (10 days)
1941
Sailed:
From Benghazi: Mocenigo (MO, I.19)
From Le Verdon: Comandante Alfredo Cappellini (CL, I.4, UIT.24)
Submarines entering base:
To Benghazi Mocenigo (5 days)
To Le Verdon Comandante Alfredo Cappellini (35 days)
To Leros (Porto Lago) Scirè (8 days)
To Suda Ammiraglio Saint Bon (4 days)
To Trapani Santorre Di Santarosa (15 days)
1942
Sailed:
From Taranto: Luigi Settembrini (ST), Pietro Micca (MC)
1943
Submarines entering base:
To Taranto Axum (3 days)