Console Generale Liuzzi was an Italian Liuzzi-class ocean-going submarine of the Regia Marina, launched in 1939 and sunk in 1940 by Royal Navy destroyers. It was named after Alberto Liuzzi (1898–1937), console generale (brigadier general) of Blackshirts. Design Armament The four submarines of the Liuzzi-class were armed with a single deck gun, four machine guns in twin mounts and eight torpedo tubes, with four reloads for a total of twelve torpedoes carried. History Liuzzi was built at the Tosi Shipyard in Taranto. She was laid down on 1 October 1938 and launched on 17 September 1939. Loss Attacked by the British destroyers Dainty, Ilex, Decoy, Defender and the Australian destroyer Voyager south of Crete, she was scuttled on 27 June 1940. Her commanding officer at the time of the attack was Capitano di Corvetta Lorenzo Bezzi. He received the Italian Navy Gold Medal in recognition of the choice to go down with his ship after ordering his crew to abandon the sinking submarine. Legacy Even if the submarine was destroyed without sinking any enemy ships, it is remembered because of the sacrifice of its commander Lorenzo Bezzi. The Italian Submarine Naval school in Taranto was named in his honour. References External links Liuzzi Class submarines at Photo Gallery of World War II Console Generale Liuzzi Marina Militare website Liuzzi-class submarines Ships built by Cantieri navali Tosi di Taranto Ships built in Taranto 1939 ships World War II submarines of Italy Lost submarines of Italy Maritime incidents in June 1940 World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea Maritime incidents in Libya Submarines sunk by British warships Submarines sunk by Australian warships