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| rdfs:label | - Battle of the Tarigo Convoy
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| rdfs:comment | - The Battle of the Tarigo Convoy (sometimes referred to as the "Action off Sfax") was fought on 16 April 1941, between four British and three Italian destroyers during the Battle of the Mediterranean of World War II. The battle was named after the Italian flagship, the Navigatori class destroyer, Luca Tarigo; it took place near the Kerkennah Islands off the Tunisian coast.
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| Partof | - the Battle of the Mediterranean of World War II
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| Commander | - Captain Philip Mack
- Captain Pietro de Cristofaro
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| Caption | - Destroyer Lampo, sunk in the battle and later salvaged by the Italian Navy
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| Place | - Mediterranean Sea off the Kerkennah Islands, Tunisia
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| Conflict | - Battle of the Tarigo Convoy
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| abstract | - The Battle of the Tarigo Convoy (sometimes referred to as the "Action off Sfax") was fought on 16 April 1941, between four British and three Italian destroyers during the Battle of the Mediterranean of World War II. The battle was named after the Italian flagship, the Navigatori class destroyer, Luca Tarigo; it took place near the Kerkennah Islands off the Tunisian coast. Control of the sea between Italy and Libya was heavily disputed as both sides sought to safeguard their own convoys while interdicting those of their opponent. Axis convoys to North Africa were critical to the resupply and reinforcement of the German and Italian armies and British attacks were based on Malta, itself dependent upon convoys.
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