Italian Submarine "Ferraris"

[Pedro Ruíz]

Dear friend Terry,hello!:

I have found the history in Italian language of the Italian submarine "Ferraris",this warship belonged to the "Italian Red Sea Force" deployed in the Massawa harbour (Eritrea) between 1940-41,there the Italian Navy had deployed eight submarines (six were oceanic submarines and two were coastal submarines of the named "600 Class").The "Ferraris" was a Italian submarine of the type oceanic submarine,I think that the Ferraris belonged to the Cavallini Class,but the problem is that the history of the "Ferraris" is written in Italian language,dear friend Terry can you traslate to English language with your wonderful program the history of the "Ferraris"?.


Terry,dear friend,receive you a great and beautiful salute from your friend:


Pedro

[Pedro Ruíz]

Terry !sorry!:

I have forgot to put in the former posting the history of the "Ferraris".Here go!.


REGIO SOMMERGIBILI "FERRARIS"

La Storia

Costruito nei cantieri navali Franco Tosi di Taranto in trentaquattro mesi, il Ferraris fu' l'ultimo battello di quattro sommergibili di classe Archimede.

Varato l' 11 agosto del 1934, il battello venne presto dislocato in Spagna negli anni della rivoluzione franchista.
Durante la guerra di Spagna partecipo' attivamente a ben tre missioni operative durante le quali affondo' oltre 9000t. complessive di naviglio.

Nelle acque di Terragona il Ferraris danneggio' gravemente il Piroscafo Navarra di 1688t. appartenente ai repubblicani.

In seguito venne impiegato nel mar Egeo, qui affondo' due piroscafi, il Ciudad De Cadiz di 4602t. e l'Armuru di 2762t. (il quale, gravemente danneggiato, s'incaglio' nei pressi dell'Isola di Tenedos)

Il 10 giugno del 1940, all'alba della seconda guerra mondiale, la nave venne dislocata nel Mar Rosso, nel porto di Massaua sotto l'ottantunesima squadriglia del Comando Navale Italiano Africa Orientale insieme ai sommergibili Guglielmotti, Galileo Galilei e Luigi Galvani

Foto a destra, fonte sito http://www.subnetitalia.it, sulla falsatorre dietro al cannoncino si possono scorgere le prime e le ultime lettere del motto del Ferraris DVRANDVM EST


Il 3 marzo del 1941, anticipando la presa della base da parte degli inglesi, il Ferraris salpo' alla volta della base nell'Atlantico BETASOM, presso Bordeaux, nella Francia occupata.
Insieme al Ferrarris partirono dalla base Eritrea anche l'Archimede e il Perla.

Dal porto di Massaua, attraverso un tratto di Oceano Indiano e poi ad ovest del Madagascar i battelli circumnavigarono in circa 60 giorni l'Africa effettuando una sola sosta, il 16 Aprile, a Nord-Ovest di Tristan da Cuna nel punto di ritrovo con il Northmark, la nave cisterna corsara tedesca incaricata dei rifornimenti.

Il 9 maggio del 1941 il Ferraris arrivo' a destinazione.
Dal 15 maggio al primo Ottobre 1941 venne tenuto in arsenale e sottoposto ad un ciclo di riparazioni delle macchine diesel dopo la crociera di trasferimento.



Il Ferraris in navigazione nell'Atlantico


Il 14 ottobre 1941 il Ferraris parti' da Bordeaux alla volta di ENE delle Azzorre.
Solo 11 giorni dopo, il mattino del 25 ottobre 1941 durante la caccia ad un convoglio militare venne avvistato e bombardato da un aereo nemico. Autoaffondato alle ore 12.00 con lui sparirono in azione sei uomini.

Prende il nome dall'illustre scienziato italiano Galileo Ferraris, il quale aveva dato nome anche al Ferraris I.

Il motto del Ferraris: Durandum Est (bisogna tenere duro)

Clicca per la raccolta dei motti dei sommergibili italiani


LE MISSIONI AFRICANE

Dopo la guerra di Spagna e fino alla sua partenza da Massaua nel Marzo 1941 il Ferraris fu' impegnato nel Mar Nero per quasi un anno di missioni di agguato offensivo.

In una di queste missioni accuso' seri danni in seguito ad una avaria riportata da una manovra durante l'attacco a un cacciatorpedinere nemico. Si verificarono numerose infiltrazioni che causarono la produzione di cloruro di metile intossicando l'equipaggio.
Il 14 giugno 1940 fu' cosi' costretto a rientrare dopo soli quattro giorni di missione.
Le riparazioni dell'unita' tennero fermo il Ferraris in arsenale per quasi due mesi.

Il 14 agosto riparti' nuovamente per le rotte nemiche in Mar Rosso, incontrata una nave da guerra non identificata ne intraprese la caccia, durante la quale vennero lanciati due siluri alle 23.55 dello stesso giorno, pochi i danni, ma si disimpegno' immergendosi. Rientro' il 19 dello stesso mese.

Da qui in poi sette missioni di agguato senza mai intercettare traffico nemico.

25/8/1940 Agguato fra Gebel Tair e Gebel Zucur. Rientra l'1/9/1940
5/9/1940 Agguato al largo delle isole Dahlach. Rientra l'8/9/1940
20/10/1940 Agguato in Mar Rosso lungo le rotte nemiche. Rientra il 23/10/1940
24/11/1940 Agguato in Mar Rosso, non rileva traffico nemico. Rientra il 28/11/1940
3/12/1940 Agguato sul parallelo di Masamaruh. Rientra l'8/12/1940
23/12/1940 Agguato al largo di Porto Sudan. Rientra il 30/12/1940
20/1/1941 Agguato fra Gebel Tair e Gebel Zucur. Rientra il 26/1/1941


IN ROTTA VERSO L'ATLANTICO


La rotta seguita dai sommergibili verso BETASOM, solo il Perla segui' una rotta diversa a sinistra del Madagascar.
Il viaggio duro' 60 giorni.

Diagramma ingrandito della rotta



L'ULTIMA MISSIONE


Nell'Ottobre del 1941 dopo avere inseguito e raggiunto, con i motori a tutta forza, un convoglio nemico, il Ferraris venne avvistato e attaccato da un'idrovolante Catalina, ebbe inizio un intenso bombardamento, i danni riportati non gli permisero d'immergersi.
Fu' costretto allo scontro con il cacciatorpediniere inglese Lamerton, in seguito per non lasciare il battello in mano al nemico, il Ferraris fu' autoaffondato.

A mezzogiorno del 25 ottobre del 1941 il Ferraris scomparve 400 miglia al largo di Gibilterra in pieno Oceano Atlantico ad est delle isole Azzorre.

Persero la vita sei uomini dell'equipaggio

Direttore di macchina, C.G.N. Francesco Rubino
Ufficiale alle armi, Guardiamarina Giovanni Castronovo
Sottocapo Abusco Tomas Scotto
Sottocapo Gherardo Zorzi
Comune Antonio De Seta
Comune Pierino Fiori

I superstiti vennero recuperati dal mare dalla nave australiana che chiudeva la formazione del convoglio.
Per mezzo di grandi reti di abbordaggio, poste sulle murate della nave, fu' possibile il salvataggio di cio' che restava dell'equipaggio, una volta catturati furono condotti in prigionia in Inghilterra.





Diagramma riportante gli schemi mimetici adottati dal Ferraris nelle varie missioni, fonte Ranieri Meloni di http://www.subnetitalia.it




http://www.smgferraris.com ~ danilo.serpe@tiscali.it

[astraltrader]

Here is a translation of the piece about the Italian submarine Ferraris as kindly submitted by our Italian friend Redro Ruiz.


REGIO SUBMARINES "Ferraris"
The story Built in the shipyards Franco Tosi of Taranto in thirty-four months, the Ferraris was the last boat of four submarines of Archimedes class.
Launched on 11 August 1934, the boat was soon dispersed in Spain during the Francoist revolution.
During the war of Spain actively participate ' three operational missions during which she over 9000t. total tonnage.
In the waters of the Ferraris Terragona ' seriously damage and the Steamer Navarre of 1688t. belonging to Republicans.
Later employed in the Aegean Sea, here she two steamships, the Ciudad De Cadiz of 4602t. and the Armuru of 2762t. (which, severely damaged, s ' grounding ' near the island of Tenedos)
On 10 June 1940, at the dawn of World War II, the ship was deployed in the Red Sea, in the port of Massawa under the 82nd time squadron of the Italian naval Command together with the East African submarine Guglielmotti, Galileo Galilei and Luigi Galvani
Photo on the right, source site http://www.subnetitalia.it, the falsatorre behind the button facing you can discern the first and last letters of the motto of the Ferraris DVRANDVM EST on 3 March 1941, anticipating the storming of the British base, the Ferraris sailed at a time of Atlantic BETASOM, at Bordeaux, in France occupied.
Together with Ferrarris departed from Eritrea also the Archimedes and the Pearl.
From the port of Massawa, through a stretch of the Indian Ocean and then to the West of Madagascar vessels this in about 60 days Africa required staging, on 16 April, North-West of Tristan from Cuna in meeting point with the Northmark, the tanker German Raider in charge of supplies.
On 9 May 1941 the Ferraris arrived at its destination.
From 15 May to 1st October 1941 was held in arsenal and subjected to a cycle of repairs machinery diesel transfer after the cruise.

The Ferraris in navigation in the Atlantic on October 14, 1941 the Ferraris parties ' from Bordeaux to ENE of the Azores.
Only 11 days later, on the morning of 25 October 1941 during the hunt for a military convoy was sighted and bombed enemy aircraft. Autoaffondato 12 noon with him disappeared in action six men.
Named after the famous Italian scientist Galileo Ferraris, which gave The name to Ferraris.
The motto of the Ferraris: Durandum Est (keep hard)
Click here for the collection of mottos Italian submarines

THE African missions of Spain after the war and until his departure from Massawa in March 1941 the Ferraris was engaged in the Black Sea for almost a year of ambush offensive missions.
In one of these missions, I blame ' serious damage following a damage sustained by a manoeuvre during the attack on an enemy cacciatorpedinere. Sprang many infiltrations that led to the production of Methyl chloride intossicando crew.
On 14 June 1940, was thus forced to fall after only four days of the mission.
Repairs of Unit held the Ferraris in arsenal for almost two months.
On 14 August distributions ' again to the enemy in the Red Sea routes, encountered a warship unidentified ne undertaken hunting, during which were launched two torpedoes at 23: 55 on the same day, a few the damage, but it is plunging disengagement. Return ' on 19 June.
From here onwards ambush seven missions without ever intercept traffic enemy.
25/8/1940 Ambush between Jebel Tair and Jebel Zucur. Is the 1/9/5/9/1940 1940 Ambush off the Dahlach Islands. Falls on 8/9/20/10/1940 1940 Lurk in the Red Sea along the pathways enemy. Covers 23/10/1940 24/11/1940 Lurk in the Red Sea, does not detect traffic enemy. Covers 28/11/3/12/1940 1940 Ambush on parallel of Masamaruh. Falls on 8/12/1940/23/12/1940 Ambush off of Port Sudan. Covers 30/12/20/1 1940/1941 Ambush between Jebel Tair and Jebel Zucur. Covers 26/1/1941 en route to the Atlantic route followed submarines to BETASOM, only the Pearl followed a different route to the left of Madagascar.
The journey lasted 60 days.
Route Diagram enlarged the last MISSION in October 1941 after being chased and caught, with engines at full force, an enemy convoy, the Ferraris was spotted and attacked by a Catalina, began an intensive bombardment, the injuries not allowed diving.
He was forced into confrontation with the British destroyer Lamerton, later for not letting the enemy vessel, the Ferraris was ' autoaffondato.
At noon on 25 October 1941 the Ferraris disappeared 400 miles off the coast of Gibraltar into the Atlantic Ocean to the East of the Azores Islands.
Killed six crewmen
Chief Engineer, Ruby Francesco c.g.n.
Official weapons, Ensign John Castronovo
Vice Abusco Tomas Scotto
Vice Gherardo Zorzi
Common Antonio de Seta
Common Pierino Flowers
The survivors were recovered from the sea by the Australian ship that closed the formation of the convoy.
Using grids boarding, placed over the sides of the ship, was ' possible saving of what remained of the crew, once caught were brought into captivity in England.


Diagram showing the camouflage schemes adopted by the Ferraris in the various missions, source Ranieri Melons of http://www.subnetitalia.it http://www.smgferraris.com ~ danilo.serpe@tiscali.it

[Pedro Ruíz]

Dear friend Terry,hello!:
Very much thanks for your very important and excellent help!!!!.You are wonderful person.Wholehearted thanks.

One great salute from Ciudad Real,yours:

Pedro

[Pedro Ruíz]

Dear Sirs hello!:
I am studing the history of the Italian oceanic submarine "Ferraris" and I am reading the history of the Ferraris in the former posting and I have a doubt,the "Ferraris" fought as corsarian vessel in the Spanish Civil War sinking Republicans merchant-cargo ships in the Mediterranean after the Ferraris was sent to the Massawa harbour and she was alistated in a submarine squadron and few time before that the Italians troops were defeated in Keren battle the Ferraris joined to others submarines went out from Massawa with destinity the Betasom base in Bourdeox (France),in one moment of the history I have lost because the Ferraris was deployed in the Black Sea and when she attacked one gunboat (Soviet or British,I don´t know) the Ferraris had problems with the Metile Chloride and the crew poisoned.Anybody can clear this question and to complet this history?.

Much thanks and one salute from Ciudad Real (Spain):

Pedro

[patroclus]

Are you sure that FERRARIS operated in the Black Sea?

[Pedro Ruíz]

Hello Patroclus!:
Much thanks for your very fast answer!,really therefore I recur here because in the history of Ferraris (traslation of Italian language) in the former posting I have read the following (it is very strange):

"THE African missions of Spain after the war and until his departure from Massawa in March 1941 the Ferraris was engaged in the Black Sea for almost a year of ambush offensive missions"

Therefore I would like to know this enigma or mistake.

Best regards Patroclus.

Pedro

[patroclus]

Hello Patroclus!:
Much thanks for your very fast answer!,really therefore I recur here because in the history of Ferraris (traslation of Italian language) in the former posting I have read the following (it is very strange):

"THE African missions of Spain after the war and until his departure from Massawa in March 1941 the Ferraris was engaged in the Black Sea for almost a year of ambush offensive missions"

Therefore I would like to know this enigma or mistake.

Best regards Patroclus.

Pedro



Hello Pedro:

War began between Italy and Great Britain in June of 1940. At that time FERRARIS was in Massawa, I think, and she remained based there until she departed for France via the Cape of Good Hope in March, 1941. I do not see how she could have got to the Black Sea (even ignoring international treaties). I think the reference to "Black" Sea is a mistake - it should be "Red" Sea.
The Italian submarines in the Red Sea were older boats operating in a harsh climate and suffered many malfunctions in their air-conditioning systems - there were frequent cases of chlorine gas poisoning. (vide Captain M.A. Bragadin of the Royal Italian Navy).

[Pedro Ruíz]

Hello Patroclus!:
Much thanks for your reply,the thing has joke,I believe that all this confusion is due to the mistake of the traslate program Italian-English,the program is a machine isn´t a person therefore the program doesn´t think say it.

Patroclus very much thanks for your explanation!.

Best regards

Pedro

[jorgeY]

Terry !sorry!:
...
Dopo la guerra di Spagna e fino alla sua partenza da Massaua nel Marzo 1941 il Ferraris fu' impegnato nel Mar Nero per quasi un anno di missioni di agguato offensivo.
...


"After the spanish war and till her departure to Massaua in March 1941 the Ferraris was deployed at the Black Sea for almost a year in an offensive ambush mission."

I'm not a maschine :-)

If not plausible, we could contact danilo (the sitemaster) for further information.

jorgeY

BTW: Pedro mentioned also the coastal subs, the 600s. I touched one :-) or what remains of her. The "Medusa", sank after a torpedo hit shot from a british sub.

[patroclus]

"After the spanish war and till her departure to Massaua in March 1941 the Ferraris was deployed at the Black Sea for almost a year in an offensive ambush mission."

I'm not a maschine :-)

If not plausible, we could contact danilo (the sitemaster) for further information.

jorgeY

.

Surely she departed FROM Masawa in March, 1941?

[jorgeY]

Surely she departed FROM Masawa in March, 1941?

yeap, sorry, I think you're right I'm not so good with prepositions :)

jorgeY