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John:
Really interesting and about your Dad and Uncle. I know the Germans kept really detailed records, but I'm not sure how the Italians did their record keeping. Could the Italian Consulate help you in your search? Since getting back to Rome may be difficult, searching on the internet might be worth a try. Are you sure the sub sank? With your Dad's discharge papers and maybe a little help from your Uncle (pictures - his discharge papers) about the hull number, you may be able to find out the history. Good luck in your search. I really enjoy WWII history, so if you find out anything, and could post it, that would be cool.
Safe diving to you.
George Bass, the father of underwater archaeology, also had an ancestor on the Atlantic.
A while ago I did contact you as I was trying to find the location of hms Sikh which went down off the coast of tobruk 14 September 1942. I have now been given some co-ordinates for it's position of 32 degrees 05'N , 24 degrees 00' E which would accord with the information that the ship was wrecked only 1 mile off the coast. Any ideas? She went down with HMs Zulu at the same time and the two would have been very close by.
Not sure Welshgirl50, but according to this:
HMS Zulu - Shipwrecks of Egypt
The Zulu sank in 2,300m of water! (last paragraph)