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RN Luigi Torelli - Globe Trotting Italian Submarine

Very few Axis warships of the Second World War saw service in other navies. Italian ships were Italian, German were German, and Japanese were Japanese. A small number of them saw new life in the post-war era, but they were in the minority.
During the war, only a few ships swapped navies. And a handful of Italian submarines, including Luigi Torelli- the topic of this video -ended up serving all three navies. Torelli is arguably the mos famous one to do so.
Especially with the (possibly fake) story of downing a B-25, near the end of the war.
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  • @alephalon7849
    @alephalon78499 ай бұрын

    Luigi Torelli is definitely a candidate for the submarine version of Mr. Worldwide.

  • @redtailpunk
    @redtailpunk9 ай бұрын

    what a wild ride for that sub. thanks for shedding light

  • @bobbysenterprises3220
    @bobbysenterprises32209 ай бұрын

    Actually this sounds like some joke at the bar. "So there was three sailors. A German, An Italian And a Japanese guy ...

  • @Alan_Cosst
    @Alan_Cosst4 ай бұрын

    I love the Sudmarines from the 1880s -1900s, Italian, Japanese and German.

  • @user-ws8xn1sw7c
    @user-ws8xn1sw7c9 ай бұрын

    The Italian navy did very well putting their army and airforce to shame.

  • @Leptospirosi
    @LeptospirosiАй бұрын

    Imagine being an axis submarine crew in WWII. Das Boot comes to mind! 😱

  • @mbryson2899
    @mbryson28996 ай бұрын

    What a fascinating subject!

  • @frankskive
    @frankskive9 ай бұрын

    I know you mostly cover metal modern ships ? But is there any chance you try something much much older , like age of sail or previous

  • @SeveralWeezelsInaTrenchcoat

    @SeveralWeezelsInaTrenchcoat

    9 ай бұрын

    He does age of sail ships

  • @BHuang92
    @BHuang929 ай бұрын

    How about one time a Japanese submarine got taken out by two tugboats?

  • @benmiland5245

    @benmiland5245

    9 ай бұрын

    Name of sub?

  • @BHuang92

    @BHuang92

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@benmiland5245I-1

  • @catman492000
    @catman4920009 ай бұрын

    "serious electrical issues"... sounds like any Italian car

  • @bobbysenterprises3220
    @bobbysenterprises32209 ай бұрын

    @0:40 my brain says WHAT I gotta hear this

  • @JGCR59
    @JGCR599 ай бұрын

    Shouldn't it be RSm Torelli? Regia Sommergibili?

  • @lolloblue9646

    @lolloblue9646

    4 ай бұрын

    We didn't really do prefixes during WW2, but if we did it would be RSmg

  • @Leptospirosi

    @Leptospirosi

    Ай бұрын

    No, that's Repubblica di San Marino! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Star_Gazing_Coffee_Lover
    @Star_Gazing_Coffee_Lover9 ай бұрын

    Italians were good at 4 things, underwater demolition, surrendering, pizza and espresso.

  • @AlexeyPiet

    @AlexeyPiet

    9 ай бұрын

    And betray their Allies (Germany in WW2 and the Central Powers in WW1)

  • @ThrawnFett123

    @ThrawnFett123

    9 ай бұрын

    Sadly, they were SO good at underwater demolitions, a lot of their ships insisted on trying it despite being designed to operate on the surface...

  • @SeveralWeezelsInaTrenchcoat

    @SeveralWeezelsInaTrenchcoat

    9 ай бұрын

    Bro doesn't know history

  • @randymagnum143

    @randymagnum143

    9 ай бұрын

    Americans are good at pizza. Italians are good at selling cars that spend most of their time in the garage.

  • @bkjeong4302

    @bkjeong4302

    9 ай бұрын

    The Regia Marina had victories as late as Early 1943….