Console Generale Liuzzi was an Italian Liuzzi-class ocean-going submarine of the Regia Marina

Regia Marina

The Regia Marina dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification...

, launched in 1939 and sunk in 1940 by Royal Navy destroyers.

Construction

Liuzzi was built at the Tosi Shipyard in Taranto

Taranto

Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base....

. She was laid down on 1 October 1938 and launched on 17 September 1939.

Armament

The four submarines of the Liuzzi-class were armed with a single 100 mm (3.9 in) deck gun, four 13.2 mm (0.519685039370079 in) machine guns in twin mounts and eight 21 in (53.3 cm) torpedo tubes, with four reloads for a total of twelve torpedoes carried.

Loss

Attacked by the British destroyers HMS Dainty

HMS Dainty (H53)

HMS Dainty was a D-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. The ship was initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet before she was transferred to the China Station in early 1935. She was temporarily deployed in the Red Sea during late 1935 during the Abyssinia Crisis, before...

, Ilex

HMS Ilex (D61)

HMS Ilex was an I-class destroyer that served during World War II. She is the only ship of the Royal Navy ever to have been named after Ilex, the genus of flowering plants commonly known as holly.-1939:...

, Decoy

HMS Decoy (H75)

HMS Decoy was a D-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Ordered in 1931, the ship was constructed by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, and entered naval service in 1933. Decoy was initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet before she was transferred to the China Station in early 1935...

, Defender

HMS Defender (H07)

HMS Defender was a D-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. The ship was initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet before she was transferred to the China Station in early 1935. She was temporarily deployed in the Red Sea during late 1935 during the Abyssinia Crisis,...

 and the Australian HMAS Voyager

HMAS Voyager (D31)

HMAS Voyager was a W class destroyer of the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy . Commissioned into the RN in 1918, the destroyer remained in RN service until 1933, when she was transferred to the RAN...

 south of Crete

Crete

Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...

, she was scuttled on 27 June 1940. Her commanding officer at the time of the attack was Capitano di Corvetta

Comparative military ranks of World War II

The following table shows comparative officer ranks of major Allied and Axis powers during World War II. For modern ranks refer to Comparative military ranks.KEY:*Comparative military ranks of World War I*List of comparative military ranks...

Lorenzo Bezzi.

External links

• Liuzzi Class submarines at Photo Gallery of World War II