Battle of the Messina Convoy
The Battle of the Messina Convoy was a night naval action fought on 2 June 1943 off Cape Spartivento, Calabria, between an Allied flotilla composed of the British destroyer HMS Jervis and the Greek destroyer Vasilissa Olga and an Italian convoy escorted by the Spica-class torpedo boat Castore. The escort was repeatedly hit and sunk, but the convoy managed to slip away unscathed or with minor damage according to different sources.
| Battle of the Messina Convoy | |||||||
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| Part of the Battle of the Mediterranean and the Second World War | |||||||
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United Kingdom Greece | Italy | ||||||
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Captain A. F. Pugsley Georgios Blessas | Marino Fasan † | ||||||
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HMS Jervis Vasilissa Olga 1 Wellington bomber |
1 Spica-class torpedo boat 2 steamers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
1 Spica-class torpedo boat sunk 2 steamers damaged | ||||||
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