Battle of the Tarigo Convoy
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battle-of-the-tarigo-convoy-206-14216021
title:
Battle of the Tarigo Convoy
text:
The Battle of the Tarigo Convoy was a naval battle of the Second World War, part of the Battle of the Mediterranean. It was fought on 16 April 1941, between four Royal Navy destroyers and three Italian destroyers of the Regia Marina which were escorting a convoy near the Kerkennah Islands off Sfax, on the Tunisian coast. Control of the sea between Italy and Libya was important to both sides to protect their convoys and attack those of their opponent. Axis convoys to North Africa supplied Italian
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1941 naval battle of World War II near Tunisia
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Tarigo_Convoy
date created:
2006-09-26T21:05:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T20:22:21Z
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13
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