The Italian Submarine Commandante Cappellini,An Italian submarine launched in 1939, the Cappellini w
The Italian Submarine Commandante Cappellini,An Italian submarine launched in 1939, the Cappellini was used to transport strategic materials to Japan in the early years of World War II. When Italy surrendered to the Allies in 1943, it was seized by the Japanese Navy and turned over to the German Pacific U-Boat force Monsun Gruppe as UIT-24, being manned by a mixed Italian/German crew. When Germany surrendered in 1945, it was then turned over to the Japanese Navy, where it served as I-503 with a mixed German, Italian, and Japanese crew. When Japan surrendered to the United States, it was then seized by the US Navy. It was scrapped in 1946. -- source link
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