4 Jun 1942
Spain
Spain
- Luigi Torelli was attacked and seriously damaged by a British Coastal Command Wellington bomber in the Atlantic Ocean. She was towed by Spanish tugs to Avilés, Asturias, Spain to receive temporary repairs. ww2dbase [Luigi Torelli | Avilés, Asturias | CPC]
6 Jun 1942
Spain
Spain
- Luigi Torelli departed Avilés, Asturias, Spain. She was spotted in the Bay of Biscay by two RAAF Sunderland aircraft. Strafed and depth charged, she suffered two killed and one wounded. Her return fire damaged one of the aircraft. The submarine was later beached at Santander, Spain with a large hole amidships. ww2dbase [Luigi Torelli | Avilés, Asturias | CPC]
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