Italian submarine Barbarigo

Barbarigo was a World War II Italian Marcello-class submarine built for the Italian Royal Navy (Italian: Regia Marina). She was responsible for the first Brazilian war action of World War II. After failing to sink the Brazilian merchant ship Comandante Lyra on 18 May 1942 she was chased by Brazilian aero-naval forces for five days. The submarine managed to escape two attacks by Brazilian B-25 aircraft. A curious fact is that the submarine's commander at the time, Enzo Grossi, had been born in São Paulo, Brazil. Used as a "poster boy" by Fascist Italy, he was later relieved of his command and demoted to foot soldier due premeditated error in the identification of ships sunk by him.

Italian submarine Barbarigo

Barbarigo was a World War II Italian Marcello-class submarine built for the Italian Royal Navy (Italian: Regia Marina). She was responsible for the first Brazilian war action of World War II. After failing to sink the Brazilian merchant ship Comandante Lyra on 18 May 1942 she was chased by Brazilian aero-naval forces for five days. The submarine managed to escape two attacks by Brazilian B-25 aircraft. A curious fact is that the submarine's commander at the time, Enzo Grossi, had been born in São Paulo, Brazil. Used as a "poster boy" by Fascist Italy, he was later relieved of his command and demoted to foot soldier due premeditated error in the identification of ships sunk by him.