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Front cover of Tenacious book by Jonathan Eyers

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Torpedoing of M/N Nino Bixio, 17 August 1942 Background While this is not related to CRUSADER, as a public service below is the translation from Aldo Cocchia’s memoir Convogli (Convoys)[1]. Thanks to Lorenzo Colombo for providing the te…

On 27 August 1942, HM/Sub Turbulent torpedoed the modern Italian merchant MV Nino Bixio carrying Allied POWs to Italy. While the ship could be towed into Pylos, the hits in Nos. 1 & 3 holds killed at least 336 POWs and a number of Italian guards.

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Royal Navy cruiser HMS Nigeria in dry dock after she struck a mine in 1941 while operating off Norway against a German coastal convoy.

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A fantastic shot of the Navigatori-class light scout/destroyer Emanuele Pessagno, most likely pre-war and off Naples. 🧵

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Great photo. MF.3 was the last successful convoy for a whole. The merchant SS Thermopylae and the L-class destroyer HMS Ghurka were lost to German attacks. 🧵

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Large Naval Unit Losses and Damage during CRUSADER A number of large naval units on both sides in the Mediterranean were either lost or severely damaged during the timeframe of the Crusader battle. I believe this list is complete, but if not, corre…

#OTD in 1941 the balance of the #waratsea in the #Mediterranean shifted in favour of the Axis.

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The events of this day capped off a disastrous four weeks for the #royalnavy 1/

Also at sea, the now combined Force K and Force B light cruisers and destroyers of the #royalnavy were chasing the M.42 convoy on its way to Africa. They would end the night with one of the major tragedies of the #waratsea IWM FL2929.jpg

World War II Naval Staff Histories | The Sea Power Centre Royal Australian Navy

Nice and accessible collection of Admiralty Battle Summaries.

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