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  • Battle of the Cigno Convoy
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  • The Battle of the Cigno Convoy was a naval engagement between two British Royal Navy destroyers and two Italian Regia Marina torpedo boats which took place southeast of Marettimo island, on the early hours of 16 April 1943. The Italian units were escorting the transport ship Belluno, of .
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  • 1
  • 2
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Partof
  • the Battle of the Mediterranean of World War II
Date
  • 1943-04-16
Commander
  • Captain Carlo Maccaferri
  • Captain Vittorio Nasta
  • Cdr. Basil Jones
  • Lt.Cdr. Lawrence St. George
Caption
  • RM torpedo boat Cassiopea
Casualties
  • 1
  • 10
  • 100
Result
  • Italian victory
Place
  • Mediterranean off Marettimo Island
Conflict
  • Battle of the Cigno Convoy
abstract
  • The Battle of the Cigno Convoy was a naval engagement between two British Royal Navy destroyers and two Italian Regia Marina torpedo boats which took place southeast of Marettimo island, on the early hours of 16 April 1943. The Italian units were escorting the transport ship Belluno, of .