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The Action off Cape Passero, was a naval engagement in the Second World War between the British light cruiser HMS Ajax, three torpedo boats and seven destroyers of the Italian Regia Marina, in the central Mediterranean, to the south-east of Sicily, on the night of 11/12 October 1940.
The Battle of Cape Spartivento, known as the Battle of Cape Teulada in Italy, was a naval battle during the Battle of the Mediterranean in the Second World War, fought between naval forces of the Royal Navy and the Italian Regia Marina on 27 November 1940.
The Battle of Cape Spada was a naval battle between the Royal Navy and the Regia Marina during the Battle of the Mediterranean in the second World War. It took place on 19 July 1940 in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Spada , the north-western extremity of Crete .
Bartolomeo Colleoni was an Italian Giussano-class light cruiser, that served in the Regia Marina (Royal Navy) during World War II. She was named after Bartolomeo Colleoni, an Italian military leader of the 15th century. She was sunk at the Battle of Cape Spada early in the war.
Operation Collar (12–29 November 1940) was a small, fast three-ship convoy during the Second World War.The convoy left Britain on 12 November 1940 and passed Gibraltar on 24 November, escorted by two cruisers, two ships for Malta and one bound for Alexandria.
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The first batch of ships were laid down in 1937, being completed between 1938 and 1939, [2] with the second batch being laid down in 1940–1941, with five completing in 1942. [ 4 ] Four more of the first batch ( Ascari , Camicia Nera , Geniere and Lanciere ) were modified in 1941–1942 by replacing the starshell gun with a full power 120 mm ...
Sunk 12 October 1940 in the battle of Cape Passero by British cruiser HMS Ajax, with the loss of 98 men. [11] Astore: AS BSN, Naples [a] 30 May 1935 Sold to Sweden as HSwMS Remus in 1940. [7] Decommissioned 1958. [12] Calipso: CI Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente 16 November 1938 Sunk 5 December 1940, by mines from submarine mine-layer HMS Rorqual east ...