British and Allied Submarine
Operations in World War II
Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Hezlet KBE CB DSO* DSC

 

 

     
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Map 21
The Mediterranean in the Second Half of 1941
Positions of Submarines on patrol are for late September 1941

1 Jun Clyde sinks San Marco of 3075 tons (Sardinia)
1 Jun Taku sinks Valorosa and two small ships totalling 489 tons (Benghazi)
1 Jun Torbay sinks two calques (Aegean)
3 Jun Unique sinks Arsia of 735 tons (Lampedusa)
3 Jun Parthian damages Strombo of 5230 tons (Aegean)
6 Jun Torbay sinks Alberta of 3360 tons (Dardanelles)
8 Jun Clyde sinks Sturla of 1198 tons (Tyrrhanian Sea)
8 Jun Parthian sinks two schooners and a lighter (Mitylene)
10 Jun Torbay sinks a calque and a schooner (Aegean)
10 Jun Torbay sinks Guiseppini Gheradi of 3320 tons (Dardanelles)
11 Jun Taku sinks Tilly L M Russ of 1600 tons (Benghazi)
12 Jun Taku sinks Silvio Scaroni of 1365 tons (Sirte)
12 Jun O24 sinks Fianona of 6660 tons (Genoa)
12 Jun O24 sinks schooner of 500 tons (Genoa)
14 Jun Clyde sinks Gugliemi of 990 tons (W. Med)
22 Jun Union sinks Pietro Querini of 1005 tons (E. Tunisia)
25 Jun Parthian sinks French Submarine Souffleur (Beirut)
26 Jun Utmost sinks Enrico Costa of 4080 tons (N. Sicily)
26 Jun Severn sinks Polinnia of 1200 tons (Naples)
27 Jun Triumph sinks Italian U-boat Salpa (Mersa Matruh)
28 Jun Severn sinks Ugo Bassi of 2900 tons (Sardinia)
30 Jun O23 sinks Capacitas of 5370 tons (Leghorn)
30 Jun Torbay sinks calque (Aegean)
2 July Torbay sinks Citta Di Tripoli of 2935 tons (Aegean)
3 July Upholder sinks Laura Cosulich of 5870 tons (E
Calabria)
5 July Torbay sinks Italian U-boat Jantina (Aegean)
5 July Triumph sinks Ninfea of 607 tons (Benghazi)
6 July Triumph sinks A/S trawler De Lutti (Benghazi)
10 July Torbay sinks Strombo of 5230 tons (Aegean)
13 July Taku sinks Caldea of 2705 tons (Benghazi)
14 July Taku sinks schooner (Benghazi)
15 July P33 sinks Barbarigo of 5295 tons (Pantellaria)
15 July Unbeaten sinks a large schooner (Tripoli)
24 July Upholder damages a ship of 4964 tons (N Sicily)
27 July Tetrarch sinks a calque (Aegean)
28 July Upholder damages light cruiser Garibaldi (NW Sicily)
28 July Utmost sinks Federico of 1455 tons (W Calabria)
28 July Olympus sinks Monteponi of 750 tons (Sardinia)
31 July Regent sinks schooner Igen of 160 tons (Sirte)
2 Aug O21 sinks barquentine (Sardinia)
6 Aug O21 sinks Bombarleri of 615 tons (Tyrrhenian Sea)
6 Aug O24 sinks schooner M. Madu of 295 tons
16 Aug Torbay sinks a schooner (Benghazi)
20 Aug Unique sinks Esperia of 11.400 tons (Tripoli)
20 Aug Upholder sinks Enotria of 850 tons (NW Sicily)
22 Aug Upholder sinks Lussin of 3990 tons (NW Sicily)
23 Aug Tetrarch sinks Fratelli Garre of 413 tons (Sirte)
24 Aug Tetrarch sinks Francesco Garre of 395 tons (Sirte)
26 Aug Triumph damages the cruiser Bolzano (N Messina)
27 Aug Urge damages Aquitania of 4071 tons (Naples)
28 Aug Unbeaten sinks AS Trawler Alfa (S Messina)
28 Aug Rorqual sinks Cilicia of 5740 tons (Tyrrhenian Sea)
30 Aug Talisman sinks Calque (Sirte)
5 Sep O21 sinks Isarco of 5740 tons (Tyrrhenian Sea)
5 Sep Perseus sinks Maya of 3865 tons (N Aegean)
5 Sep Perseus damages a tanker in same convoy
6 Sep O23 sinks barque Carla of 347 tons (G of Genoa)
7 Sep Thunderbolt sinks Sirena of 975 tons (Benghazi)
8 Sep Thunderbolt sinks Svan I of 388 tons (Sirte)
10 Sep O24 sinks Italo Balbo of 5115 tons (Elba)
11 Sep Thunderbolt sinks Livorno of 1830 tons (Benghazi)
18 Sep Upholder sinks Oceania of 19,405 tons (Tripoli)

18 Sep Upholder sinks Neptunia of 19,330 tons (Tripoli)
21 Sep O21 sinks Qued Youem of 1370 tons (Sardinia)
23 Sep Triumph sinks Luwsee of 2375 tons (Adriatic)
24 Sep Triumph damages large tanker (Adriatic)
27 Sep Upright sinks Torpedo Boat Albatros (N Messina)
27 Sep Tetrarch sinks calque (Aegean)
27 Sep Tetrarch sinks Citta Di Bastia of 2500 tons (Aegean)
28 Sep Tetrarch sinks Yalova of 3755 tons (Aegean)
2 Oct Perseus sinks Castellon of 2085 tons (Benghazi)
2 Oct Utmost sinks Balilla of 2470 tons (W Sicily)
4 Oct Talisman sinks Theophile Gautier of 8195 tons (Aegean)
8 Oct Rorqual lays mines which sink Torpedo Boats Aldebaren and Altair
(Gulf of Athens)
11 Dec Truant sinks torpedo boat Alcione (Crete)
10 Oct Thunderbolt sinks a calque in the Aegean
18 Oct Ursula damages Beppe of 4859 tons (Lampedusa)
22 Oct Urge sinks Maria Pompei of 1405 tons (E Tunisia)
22 Oct Triumph sinks two calques in the Aegean
23 Oct Truant sinks Virginia S of 3885 tons (Otranto Str)
23 Oct Truant damages AMC (Otranto)
23 Oct Urge further damages Marigola off Kuriat
24 Oct Truant damages Padema of 1598 tons (Adriatic)
25 Oct Triumph sinks Monrosa of 6705 tons (Aegean)
28 Oct Thrasher sinks Esperia of 385 tons (Benghazi)
28 Oct Sokol damages Citta Di Palermo of 5413 tons (Naples)
1 Nov Utmost sinks Marigola of 5995 tons (E Tunisia)
3 Nov Sokol damages a merchant ship (Marittimo)
3 Nov Proteus damages Tampico of 4950 tons (Aegean)
5 Nov Glaucos damages ship of 2392 tons (Aegean)
8 Nov Olympus damages ship (W Med)
10 Nov Proteus sinks Ithaca of 1775 tons (Aegean)
17 Nov Torbay and Talisman land commandos at Appolonia
19 Nov Sokol damages destroyer Avieri at Navarin
24 Nov Triumph sinks Hercules of 630 tons (Crete)
25 Nov Thrasher sinks Attilio Defenu of 3510 tons (Adriatic)
25 Nov Thunderbolt sinks a schooner (Aegean)
28 Nov O21 sinks German U95 (Alboran I)
9 Nov Upholder finishes off damaged destroyer Libeccio (Ionian Sea)
21 Nov Utmost damages light cruiser Abruzzi (N of Messina)
4 Dec Trusty sinks Eridano of 3585 tons (Ianian Sea)
7 Dec Truant damages ship of Ramb class (Crete)
9 Dec Porpoise sinks Sebastiano Venier of 6310 tons (Ionian Sea)
(aided by Torbay)
11 Dec Truant damages tanker (Crete)
11 Dec Talisman sinks Calitea of 4015 tons (Ionian Sea)
13 Dec Upright sinks Carlo Del Greco and Fabio Filza both of 6835 tons
(Taranto)
30 Dec Thorn sinks Campina of 3030 tons (Caphalonia)
30 Dec Proteus damages Citta Di Marsala of 2480 tons (Cephalonia)
14 Dec Urge damages battleship Vittorio Veneto (S Messina)
28 Oct Rorqual lays mines off Sardinia
26 Aug Rorqual lays mines off Zante sinking one small steamer
A The Syrian Campaign, June - July 1941
B The Crusader Offensive, November - December


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