Maggiore Baracca |
Type: |
Submarine |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Odero-Terni-Orlando (OTO) Muggiano, Italy |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
1938 |
Launched: |
April 21, 1940 |
Keel Laid: |
March 1, 1939 |
Completed: |
July 10, 1940 |
Fate: |
Sunk Sept. 8, 1941 by HMS Croome L-62 (depth charges, gunfire, ramming). Location: North Atlantic, 282 miles ENE of Sãn Miguel Island, Azores. (40.15N - 20.55W) 28 crewmen killed, 32 survivors picked up by HMS Croome L-62. (Roll of Remembrance) |
Commanders |
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From |
To
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Name |
July 1940 |
Sept. 1941 |
Capitano di corvetta Enrico Bertarelli |
Sept. 1941 |
Sept. 8, 1941 |
Tenente di vascello Giorgio Viani |
Combat Victories |
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Date |
Name |
Type |
Tons |
Nationality |
Notes |
Oct. 1, 1940 |
Aghios Nicolaos |
Cargo |
3,687 |
Greece |
a |
Nov. 18, 1940 |
Lilian Moller |
Cargo |
4,866 |
U.K. |
b |
Total: |
8,553 |
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Combat notes |
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a: |
Stopped, crew allowed to abandon, sunk with deck gun. |
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b: |
Torpedoed without warning, no survivors. |
Notes: |
Was based in Bordeaux, France. |
Named in honor of Count Francesco Baracca. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Sept. 9, 2009 |