Nummer: 22505
| Area : | Mediterranean |
| Date of attack : | 10.01.1941 |
| Time of attack : | 22:22 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | Italian |
| U-boat : | SETTIMO |
| Commander : | Spano |
| Grid : | 35.22n 16.15e |
| presumed target type : | Light Cruiser |
| presumed tonnage : | 9100 ts |
| presumed result : | damaged |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 3- |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | Excess |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Light Cruiser |
| Name of target : | Southampton (83) |
| Year of launch : | 1936 |
| Actual tonnage : | 9100 ts |
| Actual result : | hit not observed |
| Footnote : | "Settimo" fired a 3-torpedo spread against the cruiser HMS "Southampton" (Force B), escorting convoy Excess from Gibraltar to Piraeus. One detonation was heard, but the success remained unclear, as "Southampton" was so badly damaged by a German dive bomber attack a short time later that she had to be scuttled. |
| Convoy : | Excess |
| Route of convoy : | Gibraltar - Malta |
| Remark to convoy : | 6-10 Jan 1941 |