1940Battle of Cape Spada: Allied Naval Victory

Allied ships clash with two Italian light cruisers, sinking ...
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🚢 Battle of Cape Spada: Allied Naval Victory

Allied ships clash with two Italian light cruisers, sinking one in the Battle of Cape Spada.
Battle of Cape Spada: Allied Naval Victory (1940)
MediterraneanNaval BattleItalyAllied VictoryWar at SeaNaval WarfareCreteRoyal NavyItalian Navy

🚢 Axis and Allied Convoys Clash near Crete

Axis and Allied convoys clash south-west of Crete.
Axis and Allied Convoys Clash near Crete (1940)
CreteNaval BattleConvoyMediterraneanAxisAlliesWorld War IINaval WarfareMilitary ConflictGreece

🚢 Royal Navy Defeats Italian Ships

The Royal Navy clash with and defeat several Italian ships which attacked them after a convoy mission to Malta.
Royal Navy Defeats Italian Ships (1940)
UKItalyRoyal NavyMediterranean SeaNaval BattleConvoyMaltaWar at Sea

🚢 Battle of Cape Matapan: British Navy Battles Italian Fleet

Battle of Cape Matapan: the British navy meets an Italian fleet off southern Greece. The battle continues until the 29th.
Battle of Cape Matapan: British Navy Battles Italian Fleet (1941)
UKItalyNavyBattleNaval WarfareMediterraneanGreeceCape Matapan

🚢 Battle of the Duisburg Convoy

Force K, including the light cruisers HMS Penelope and HMS Aurora and destroyer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">destroyers HMS Lively and HMS Lance, sank 7 merchant ships, a tanker, and 1 destroyer during the Battle of the Duisburg Convoy.
Battle of the Duisburg Convoy (1941)
Royal NavyNaval BattleMediterraneanConvoyMerchant ShipsMilitary OperationNaval WarfareItalyForce K

🚢 HMS Janus Sunk Off Anzio

The British destroyer HMS Janus is sunk off Anzio.
HMS Janus Sunk Off Anzio (1944)
naval warfareAnzioItalyRoyal Navydestroyerwar at seaMediterraneanAllied operations