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RE: Naval War Day-by-Day - 12/16/2019 6:51:22 AM   
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RE: Naval War Day-by-Day - 12/16/2019 6:55:05 AM   
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June 1940 (U-boat War)

From a successful, if costly, month of February, the u-boat arm was to suffer a period of huge frustration in March 1940.


Summary for the period
U-boat, type, ships sunk

U-9 (IIB) –
U-10 (IIB) -
U-13 (IIB) -
U-14 (IIB) –
U-20 (IIB) -
U-21 (IIB) -
U-23 (IIB) –
U-25 (I) -
U-26 (I) –
U-30 (VII) -
U-37 (IX) –
U-41 (IX) –
U-48 (VIIB) –
U-50 (VIIB) –
U-53 (VIIB) –
U-57 (IIC) –
U-58 (IIC) -
U-59 (IIC) -
U-61 (IIC) –
U-63 (IIC) -

Total: xx ships with a total tonnage of xxx,xxx tons. Not inc xx

The Germans lost x U-boats – x to mines (U-) and x to torpedo/depth-charge attack (xxxxx).




Sources:
Hitler’s U-boat War Volume I (Clay Blair)
Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-45 (Jurgen Rohwer)
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RE: Naval War Day-by-Day - 12/16/2019 7:05:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have tried to use 'Italian' sources for the location and make-up of formations but information, as ever with these OOB, is often incomplete and/or contradictory - starting positions in particular. On this I've gone with Brecia unless stated otherwise. In order to ensure I had all ships and submarines included, I cross-referenced these sources with Conways. This left a few anomalies that I was able to get some clarity using Roskill. The key thing is that I am confident that ALL ships (down to torpedo boats) and submarines that started the war are shown below.

June 1940 (Regia Marina)

As was the case with many navies around the world, World War II found the Regia Marina fighting a war it hadn't been specifically built to fight, and for which it was not ready.

Benito Mussolini was the Supreme Commander of all armed forces and the navy's Chief of Staff was Admiral Cavagnari. Day to day control was administered by Supermarina, the naval headquarters, commanded by Admiral Somigli.

There were two sea or fleet commands plus a submarine command (Squadra Sommergibili). In addition there were 10 Departments with jurisdiction over specific coastal areas:

- Upper Tyrrhenian (La Spezia)
- Lower Tyrrhenian (Naples)
- Upper Adriatic (Venice)
- Albania (Durazzo)
- Ionian and Lower Adriatic (Taranto)
- Libya (Benghazi)
- Aegean (Leros)
- Far East (Shanghai)
- East Africa (Massawa)
- MARICOTRAF

So on 10 June 1940, when Mussolini makes his fateful announcement from the Palazzo Venezia, where were the ships and submarines of the Regia Marina.

Note:
BB - Battleship
BC - Battlecruiser
CV - Fleet Carrier
CVL - Light Carrier
CA - Heavy Cruiser
CL - Light Cruiser
CD - Coast Defence Cruiser
DD - Destroyer
TB - Torpedo Boat (Note these were effectively very small destroyers and not MTB type craft)
DS - Sloop
SS - Submarine

Fleet Commands

1st Fleet (Taranto) - Admiral Campioni

2 x BB: Guilio Cesare, Conti de Cavour
6 x CA: Zara, Gorizia, Fiume, Trento, Bolzano, Trieste*
6 x CL: Alberto Da Barbiano, Luigi Cadorna, Amberto Di Guissano, Armando Diaz, Luigi Di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi, Giuseppe Garibaldi**
4 x DD: 7th Destroyer Flotilla (Dardo, Freccia, Saetta, Strale)
4 x DD: 8th Destroyer Flotilla (Baleno, Folgore, Fulmine, Lampo)
4 x DD: 9th Destroyer Flotilla (Vittorio Alfieri, Giosue Carducci, Vincenzo Gioberti, Alfredo Oriani)
3 x DD: 14th Destroyer Flotilla (Ugolini Vivaldi, Antonio Da Noli, Leone Pancaldo)
5 x DD: 15th Destroyer Flotilla (Antonio Pigafetta, Nicolo Zeno, Alvise Da Mosta, Giovanni Di Verrazzano, Lanzerotto Malocello)
4 x DD: 16th Destroyer Flotilla (Nicoloso Da Recco, Antoniotto Usodimare, Luca Tarigo, Emanuele Passagno)
1 x Seaplane Tender

* Brescia states the latter three were part of the 2nd Fleet and O'Hara states three heavy cruisers were at Messina but part of 1st Fleet.
** O'Hara states two of these light cruisers were in Tripoli

2nd Fleet (Taranto) - Admiral Paladini

1 x CA: Pola
6 x CL: Eugenio Di Savoia, Emanuele Filiberto Duca d'Aosta, Muzio Attendolo, Raimondo Montecucolli, Giovanni Delle Bande Nere, Bartolomeo Colleoni*
4 x DD: 10th Destroyer Flotilla (Maestrale, Libeccio, Grecale, Scirocco)
4 x DD: 11th Destroyer Flotilla (Artigliere, Camicia Nera, Aviere, Geniere)
4 x DD: 12th Destroyer Flotilla (Lanciere, Carabiniere, Corazziere, Ascari)
4 x DD: 13th Destroyer Flotilla (Alpino, Bersagliere, Fuciliere, Granatiere)

* O'Hara states two of these (likely Bande Nere and Colleoni) were in Tripoli

La Spezia

4 x TB: 10th Torpedo Boat Squadron (Vega, Sagittario, Perseo, Sirio)
4 x TB: 16th Torpedo Boat Squadron (Monzambano, Curtatone Calatafimi, Castelfidardo)
2 x TB: Audace and Albatross*
4 x SS: 11th Submarine Squadron (Pietro Calvi, Giuseppe Finzi, Enrico Tazzoli, Ettore Fieramosca)
6 x SS: 12th Submarine Squadron (Commandante Cappellini, Commandante Faa Di Bruno, Mocenigo, Veniero, Glauco, Otaria)
3 x SS: 13th Submarine Squadron (Berillo, Onice, Gemma)
3 x SS: 14th Submarine Squadron (Iride, Argo, Velella)
4 x SS: 15th Submarine Squadron (Gondar, Neghelli, Ascianghi, Scire)
2 x SS: 16th Submarine Squadron (Pietro Micca, Foca)
6 x SS: 17th Submarine Squadron (H1, H2, H3, H4, H6, H8)**
20 x Boats of the 1st Flotilla MAS

* Brescia does not mention these, but Roskill has them at La Spezia (No squadron attached)
** O'Hara states 27 submarines. The anomaly might be H3 as Conways states this was discarded in 1937.
Bold O'Hara states two submarines were in the Atlantic. Finzi and Cappellini sailed for the Atlantic on the 5 June 1940

Taranto

2 x CL: Bari and Taranto
4 x DD: 2nd Destroyer Flotilla (Espero, Borea, Zeffiro, Ostro)
4 x TB: 6th Torpedo Boat Squadron (Rosalino Pilo, Francesco Stocco, Giuseppe Missori, Giuseppe Sirtori)
4 x SS: 40th Submarine Squadron (Balilla, Antonio Sciesa, Enrico Toti, Domenico Millelire)
4 x SS: 41st Submarine Squadron (Console Generale Liuzzi, Alpino Bagnolini, Reginaldo Giuliani, Capitano Tarantini)
1 x SS: 42nd Submarine Squadron (Brin)
2 x SS: 43rd Submarine Squadron (Ruggiero Settimo, Luigi Settembrini)
1 x SS: 44th Submarine Squadron (Anfitrite)
2 x SS: 45th Submarine Squadron (Salpa, Serpente)
4 x SS: 46th Submarine Squadron (Dessie, Dagabur, Uarsciek, Uebi,Scebeli)
3 x SS: 47th Submarine Squadron (Malachite, Rubino, Ambra)
1 x SS: 48th Submarine Squadron (Ondina)
3 x SS: 49th Submarine Squadron (Atropo, Zoea, Filippo Corridoni)
1 x SS: Marcantonio Bragadin*
4 x Minelayers

* Brescia does not mention this boat but Roskill has her at Taranto (No Squadron attached)

Brindisi

2 x DD: Riboty, Mirabello
4 x TB: 7th Torpedo Boat Squadron (Angelo Bassini, Enrico Cossenz, Nicola Fabrizi, Giacomo Medici)
3 Boats of the 3rd Flotilla MAS
1 x Gunboat

Venice

4 x TB: 15th Torpedo Boat Squadron (Confienza, Solferino, San Martino, Palestro)
3 x Minelayers

Pola

4 x Boats of the 6th Flotilla MAS
3 x Minelayers
1 x Gunboat

Cagliari

4 x SS: 71st Submarine Squadron (Alagi, Adua, Axum, Aradan)
4 x SS: 72nd Submarine Squadron (Diaspro, Corallo, Turchese, Medusa)
2 x SS: Luigi torrelli, Michele Bianchi*

* Brescia does not mention these boats but Roskill has them at Cagliari (no squadron specified)

Naples

4 x TB: 3rd Torpedo Boat Squadron (Cantore, Giacinto Carini, La Masa, Marcello Prestinari)
4 x TB: 4th Torpedo Boat Squadron (Procione, Orione, Orsa, Pegaso)
3 x TB: 5th Torpedo Boat Squadron (Simone Schiaffino, Guiseppe Dezza, Guiseppe Cesare Abba)*
1 x TB: Giuseppe La Farina**
4 x SS: 21st Submarine Squadron (Marcello, Nani, Dandolo, Provana)
5 x SS: 22nd Submarine Squadron (Barbarigo, Emo, Morosini, Guglielmo Marconi, Leonardo Da Vinci)
2 x Minelayers

* and ** Brescia does not mention these ships but Roskill has them at Naples.

Messina

4 x TB: 1st Torpedo Boat Squadron (Airone, Ariel, Aretusa, Alcione)
4 x TB: 12th Torpedo Boat Squadron (Altair, Antares, Aldebaran, Andromeda)
4 x TB: 13th Torpedo Boat Squadron (Circe, Clio, Calliope, Calipso)
4 x TB: 14th Torpedo Boat Squadron (Partenope, Polluce, Pleiadi, Pallade)
4 x SS: 31st Submarine Squadron (Vettor Pisani, Marcantonio Colonna, Giovanni Bausan, Des Geneys)
4 x SS: 33rd Submarine Squadron (Fratelli Bandiera, Luciano Manara, Ciro Menotti, Santorre Santarosa)
4 x SS: 34th Submarine Squadron (Goffredo Mameli, Pier Capponi, Tito Speri, Giovanni Da Procida)
3 x SS: 35th Submarine Squadron (Durbo, Tembien, Beilul)
2 x SS: 37th Submarine Squadron (X2, X3)
4 x Minelayers

Leros

2 x DD: 4th Destroyer Flotilla (Francesco Crispi, Quintino Sella)
4 x TB: 8th Torpedo Boat Squadron (Lupo, Lince, Lira, Libra)
4 x SS: 51st Submarine Squadron (Narvalo, Squalo, Tricheco, Delfino)
4 x SS: 52nd Submarine Squadron (Ametista, Zaffiro, Jalea, Jantina)
15 boats of the 3rd Flotilla MAS
2 x Minelayers
2 x Gunboats

Shanghai

1 x DS: *

Brescia refers to 1 x Minelayer and 1 x Gunboat

Massawa

1 x DS: Eritrea
4 x DD: 3rd Destroyer Flotilla (Cesare Battisti, Danielle Manin, Francesco Nullo, Nazario Sauro)
3 x DD: 5th Destroyer Flotilla (Leone, Pantera, Tigre)
2 x TB: No Squadron named (Giovanni Acerbi, Vincenzo Orsini)
4 x SS: 81st Submarine Squadron (Guglielmotti, Galvani, Galilei, Ferraris)
4 x SS: 82nd Submarine Squadron (Archimede, Torricelli, Perla, Macalle)
1 x Minelayer
2 x Gunboats

La Maddelena

4 x TB: 2nd Torpedo Boat Squadron (Achille Papa, Montanari, Cascino, Chinotto)
4 x TB: 9th Torpedo Boat Squadron (Cassiopea, Canopo, Fratelli Cairoli, Antonio Mosto)
4(?) Boats of the 4th Flotilla MAS
5 x Minelayers

Tripoli

4 x TB: 11th Torpedo Boat Squadron (Cigno, Castore, Climene, Centauro)
1 x Minelayer
1 x Gunboat

Tobruk

4 x TB: *
1 x CD: San Giorgio
4 x DD: 1st Destroyer Flotilla (Turbine, Aquilone, Euro, Nembo)
5 x SS: 61st Submarine Squadron (Sirena, Argonauta, Fisalia, Smeraldo, Naiade)
5 x SS: 62nd Submarine Squadron (Diamante, Galatea, Nereide, Topazio, Lafole)

* Brescia refers to 5 Gunboats, not 4 Torpedo Boats

There was a minesweeper flotilla at each of Taranto, Messina, Palermo and Augusta


Ships Under Construction, undergoing Modernisation or under repair

2 x BB: Littorio, Vittorio Veneto (Both working up)
2 x BB: Caio Duillo, Andrea Doria (Both nearing completion/working-up following major modernisation works)
1 x BB: Roma had just been launched and began fitting out. She would not be completed for 2 more years
1 x CV: Originally the liner Roma, Aquila was taken in hand at the outbreak of war for conversion to a CVE. However work on a revised design as a CV only began in January 1941 and she was never completed.
12 x CL: The Capitani Romani Class. 8 were launched of which only 4 were completed
2 x CL: The Etna Class. Both were launched but neither completed.
2 x SS: Working up.


Sources:
On Seas Contested (O'Hara)
Mussolini's Navy (Brescia)
Conways All The World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946
The War at Sea 1939-1945 Volume I (Roskill)
Regia Marina.net


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RE: Naval War Day-by-Day - 12/22/2019 11:04:50 AM   
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Note ‘Ships’ and ‘Boats’ will be used interchangeably for these vessels.

As can be seen from the order of battle above, the Regia Marina began its war with sixty eight (Brescia states sixty nine, O’Hara sixty seven!) torpedo boats. These were not motor torpedo boats such as the German S-class.

Roughly half the torpedo boats available were ex-destroyers of WWI vintage, and slightly after, that were re-classified between the wars as they were no longer considered front-line vessels capable of operating with the fleet. The remaining half were newer designs, built in response to ships being built by the French, and with the 1930 London Naval Treaty in mind (there was no restriction on the building of ships of up to 600 tons – not that these vessels complied with that limit…..).

These vessels provided valuable service to the Regia Marina in WWII in the convoy escort role, despite not being designed for that purpose. However this came at a high cost as we shall see. So what were these ships?

Ex-destroyers reclassified as torpedo boats

In October 1929 the following classes of destroyer were re-classified as torpedo boats:

Pilo (eight ships - one was discarded in 1938 – leaving seven in 1940)
Sirtori (four ships)
La Masa (seven ships)
Cantore (six ships)
Audace (one ship)

These were joined nine years later by:

Palestro (four ships)
Curtatone (four ships)

Sub Chaser reclassified as a torpedo boat in 1938

Albatros (one ship)

Total – 34 ships

Purpose built torpedo boats

Spica (thirty ships)
Pegaso (four ships)

Total – 34 ships

Grand total 68 ships

Here is a look at the key data for each in 1940. The data differs markedly in the various sources. I have used Conways as my source for this table – and Brescia used where information otherwise unavailable. The various sources I’ve seen for the ex-destroyers differ wildly so the data below should be taken as a guide.



ASW

Italian ASW capability had not developed from WWI and still relied on the hydrophone. Not until 1941 did the Regia Marina receive German sonar equipment and their own version followed the following year.

By the autumn of 1940 it was clear to the naval high command that purpose built escort vessels were needed. Sixteen Ciclone-class specifically designed for AA/ASW work were constructed, but these weren’t to be available before 1942. A program for much needed corvette-sized ships was put in to place, but the Gabbiano-class were too late - the first ship of the class only being commissioned in October 1942.

A Spica-class torpedo boat of the Climene Group.



The Audace. Originally the Japanese destroyer Kawakaze, she was purchased by the Italians in 1916.






Sources:
On Seas Contested (O'Hara)
Mussolini's Navy (Brescia)
Conways All The World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946







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RE: Naval War Day-by-Day - 12/22/2019 11:25:05 AM   
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The Mediterranean - 10 June 1940 (The Allies)

Having looked at the order of battle for the Regia Marina, what were they facing on the day Mussolini declared war?

The British and French decided to split responsibility for the Mediterranean in two. The French would be responsible for the Western Basin, between Metropolitan France and their colonies in North Africa, while the British would be responsible for the Eastern basin. This was a sensible division of responsibility. The only problem being that France would soon exit stage left......

The Royal Navy (All British unless stated)

The Mediterranean Fleet - Vice-Admiral Andrew Cunningham based at Alexandria

4 x BB: 1st Battle Squadron (Warspite, Royal Sovereign, Malaya, Ramillies)
1 x CV: Eagle
3 x CL: 3rd Cruiser Squadron (Caledon, Calypso, Capetown)
5 x CL: 7th Cruiser Squadron (Gloucester, Liverpool, Neptune, Orion, HMAS Sydney)
8 x DD: 2nd Destroyer Flotilla (Havock, Hereward, Hero, Hyperion, Hasty, Hostile, Ilex, Imperial)
9 x DD: 10th Destroyer Flotilla (HMAS Stuart, HMAS Vampire, HMAS Voyager, HMAS Waterhen, Dainty, Decoy, Defender)
5 x DD: 14th Destroyer Flotilla (Janus, Jervis, Juno, Nubian, Mohawk)
1 x DD: ORP Garland (working up)
6 x SS: 1st Submarine Flotilla (Osiris, Pandora, Parthian, Phoenix, Proteus, Rorqual)
1 x Netlayer
5th Anti-Submarine Group
28th Anti-Submarine Group
Minesweeping Group 91

Malta

1 x Monitor: Terror
2 x DD: HMAS Vendetta, Diamond (looks like these destroyers were from 10 Destroyer Flotilla but refitting at Malta while the remainder of the flotilla headed for Alexandria)
6 x SS: Odin, Olympus, Orpheus, Oswald, Otus, Grampus
4th Anti-Submarine Group
2 x Motor anti-submarine boats

Gibraltar

1 x BB: Resolution
1 x CV: Argus
2 x CL: Delhi, Arethusa
9 x DD: 13th Destroyer Flotilla (Keppel, Velox, Vidette, Vortigern, Watchman, Active, Douglas, Wishart, Wrestler)
1 x DD: Sturdy
7th Anti-Submarine Group
Minesweeping Group 92

The Red Sea - based at Aden

2 x CL: HMNZS Leander*, HMAS Hobart
1 x CLAA: Carlisle
4 x DD: Part of 14th Destroyer Flotilla (Kandahar, Khartoum, Kimberley, Kingston)
5 x DS
Minesweeping Flotilla

* Until 1 October 1941 the New Zealand navy was a squadron of the Royal Navy and only became established in its own right then. However for ease of identification, Kiwi ships will be denoted HMNZS.

The Marine Nationale

Toulon

4 x CA: 1st Cruiser Division (Algerie, Colbert, Dupleix, Foch)
3 x DL: 1st Large Destroyer Division (Aigle, Lion, Vauban)
3 x DL: 3rd Large Destroyer Division (Guepard, Valmy, Verdun)
1 x DL: 4th Large Destroyer Division (Panthere)
2 x DL: 5th Large Destroyer Division (Chevalier Paul, Tartu)
3 x DL: 7th Large Destroyer Division (Albatros, Gerfaut, Vautour)
4 x DL: 9th Large Destroyer Division (Cassard, Malin, Kersaint, Vauquelin)
5 x DD: 1st Destroyer Division (Mars, Palme, Tempete, Casque, Corsaire, Fleuret)
3 x TB: 13th Destroyer Division (La Baliste, La Bayonnaise, Poursivante)
1 x SS: 1st Submarine Division (Le Conquerant)
4 x SS: 15th Submarine Division (Ceres, Iris, Pallas, Venus)
4 x SS: 17th Submarine Division (Arethuse, Atalante, La Sultane, La Vestale)
4 x SS: 19th Submarine Division (Argonaute, Galatee, Naiade, Sirene)
2 x SS: 21st Submarine Division (Diamante, Perle)
1 x Seaplane carrier: Commandant Teste
1 x DS: Rigault de Genouilly

Oran

2 x BB: 1st Line Division (Dunkerque, Strasbourg)
2 x BB: 2nd Line Division (Bretagne, Provence)
3 x CL: 3rd Cruiser Division (Jean de Vienne, La Galissoniere, Marseillaise)
3 x DL: 4th Large Destroyer Division (Lynx, Tigre)
2 x DL: 6th Large Destroyer Division (Mogador, Volta)
3 x DL: 10th Large Destroyer Division (Le Audacieux, Le Fantasque, Le Terrible)
2 x DD: 5th Destroyer Division (Brestois, Boulonnais)
4 x SS: 14th Submarine Division (Ariane, Danae, Diane, Eurydice)
2 x SS: 18th Submarine Division (La Psyche, Oreade)

Algiers

3 x CL: 4th Cruiser Division (George Leygues, Gloire, Montcalm)
2 x DL: 8th Large Destroyer Division (Indomptable)
1 x DD: 3rd Destroyer Division (Simoun)
3 x DD: 7th Destroyer Division (Tornade, Tramontane, Typhon)
5 x DS

Bizerte

3 x DD: 8th Destroyer Division (Bordelais, L'Alcyon, Trombe)
3 x TB: 12th Destroyer Division (Bombarde, Iphigenie, Pomone)
1 x SS: 1st Submarine Division (Le Tonnant)
4 x SS: 4th Submarine Division (Argo, Centaure, Henri Poincare, Pascal)
3 x SS: 5th Submarine Division (L'Espoir, Monge, Pegase)
2 x SS: 7th Submarine Division (Redoutable, Vengeur)
3 x SS: 9th Submarine Division (Caiman, Morse, Souffleur)
3 x SS: 20th Submarine Division (Nautilus, Saphir, Turquoise)
2 x DS

Sousse

3 x SS: 11th Submarine Division (Marsouin, Narval, Requin)

Alexandria

1 x BB: Lorraine
1 x SS: Dauphin

Beirut

4 x CA: 2nd Cruiser Division (Duquesne, Suffren, Tourville, Duguay Trouin)
1 x DD: 3rd Destroyer Division (Le Fortune)
3 x DD: 9th Destroyer Division (Basque, Forbin)
3 x SS: 3rd Submarine Division (Acheron, Acteon, Protee)
2 x SS: 10th Submarine Division (Espadon, Phoque)
1 x DS: Lassigny


The position on the shores of the Middle Sea in June 1940. The location of Malta so close to Italy makes the naval base untenable - at least for major warships. Alexandria is not ideal as a naval base as it is nothing like at the same level as Malta. The Mediterranean, as decided pre-war in the event of an Axis Italy, is closed. Both the French and British navies have lost heavily - particularly in destroyers - so far.

But not to worry, Italy is far from ready for war and with two navies to one in favour of the Allies, what can possibly go wrong?.......



Source:

Naval-history.net

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