Battle of Skerki Bank

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Battle of Skerki Bank Part of World War II Destroyer Nicoloso Da Recco, of the Navigatori class, seriously damaged in the battle of Skerki Bank Date December 2, 1942 Location near Skerki Bank Result Allied victory Belligerents United Kingdom Australia Italy Germany¹ Commanders C. H. J. Harcount Aldo Cocchia Strength 3 light cruisers 2 destroyers 3 destroyers 2 torpedo boats convoy of 4 ships Casualties and losses no ships lost 1 destroyer sunk 1 destroyer heavily damaged entire convoy sunk ¹one ship in the convoy was German

v • d • e Battle of the Mediterranean Espero¹² – Mers-el-Kébir – Calabria¹² – Spada – Cape Passero¹ – Taranto – Strait of Otranto² – White¹ – Spartivento¹ – Excess¹ – Abstention – Souda Bay – Matapan – Tarigo² – Crete – Substance¹ – Halberd¹ – Duisburg² – Bon² – 1st Sirte¹² – Alexandria raid – 2nd Sirte¹ – Harpoon¹ – Vigorous¹ – Pedestal¹ – Agreement – Torch – Stone Age¹ – Toulon – Skerki² – Algiers¹ – Cigno² – Sicily – Olterra's campaign¹ – Sinking of Roma ¹ - Involved an Allied convoy • ² - Involved an Axis convoy Mediterranean U-boat Campaign (World War II)

The Battle of Skerki Bank was a World War II naval battle which took place near Skerki Bank in the Mediterranean Sea on the early hours of 2 December 1942 between British and Italian forces.

The British force consisted of the light cruisers HMS Aurora, HMS Argonaut and HMS Sirius and the destroyers HMS Quentin and HMAS Quiberon. The squadron was under the command of Rear Admiral C. H. J. Harcourt. They attacked an Italian convoy and its escort of three destroyers and two torpedo boats. The Italian escort composed of the destroyers Da Recco (flagship), Camicia Nera, Folgore and the torpedo boats Clio and Procione was commanded by Captain Aldo Cocchia. In the course of the battle the Folgore and the entire convoy were sunk; the other two destroyers received heavy damage. The British lost no ships during the battle itself, although HMS Quentin was torpedoed and sunk by Axis aircraft the following morning.

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