Battle of the Messina Convoy
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Battle of the Messina Convoy
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The Battle of the Messina Convoy was a naval action fought on the night of 1/2 June 1943 off the Calabrian coast, near Cape Spartivento between the Allied destroyers HMS Jervis and the Greek destroyer Vasilissa Olga of the 14th Destroyer Flotilla and an Italian convoy of the merchant ships Vragnizza and Postumia escorted by the Italian torpedo boat Castore. The merchant ships managed to slip away but Castore, sank a couple of hours after the engagement. On the fast return of the destroyers towar
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1943 naval battle
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Messina_Convoy
date created:
2023-12-20T18:35:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T09:00:21Z
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