Primo Longobardo
Primo Longobardo (born October 19, 1901 in La Maddalena ( Sardinia ), † July 15, 1942 in the Atlantic ) was an Italian naval officer.
Military career
Primo Longobardo was trained at the Naval Academy in Livorno and was promoted to lieutenant at sea in 1920 . After a few years of service at sea and in La Spezia , he became the commander of the Italian naval command in Tientsin in 1930 . After his return he completed an advanced training course and then served on submarines , u. a. on H. 4 , Sirena , Galilei , Ferraris and Calvi .
During the Second World War he was in command of the submarines Torelli , Toti and Calvi . In July 1942 he attacked an Allied convoy south of the Azores . The submarine Calvi , badly damaged by depth charges , then had to surface and was immediately caught in the enemy crossfire. Longobardo ordered the crew to leave the boat and then sink it themselves. Longobardo fell with part of the crew during the surface battle. Three officers and 32 NCOs and men of the Calvi were rescued.
In the 1980s, the Italian Navy named a Sauro- class submarine after Primo Longobardo (the fourth construction lot in the class also bears his name).
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| SURNAME | Longobardo, Primo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian naval officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Maddalena , Sardinia |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 15, 1942 |
| Place of death | Atlantic |