Second Battle of Sirte

The Second Battle of Sirte was a naval engagement in the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Gulf of Sidra and south-east of Malta, during the Second World War. The escorting warships of a British convoy to Malta held off a much more powerful squadron of the Regia Marina. The British convoy was composed of four merchant ships, escorted by four light cruisers, one anti-aircraft cruiser and 17 destroyers. The Italian force comprised a battleship, two heavy cruisers, one light cruiser and ten destroyers.

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1942  Wikimedia, Wikidata
naval battle, United Kingdom, Kingdom of Italy, 

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1942 Second Battle of Sirte

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Royal Navy Convoy From Alexandria To Malta Meets and Engages Italian Warships in the Mediterranean, 22 March 1942 A8166

HMS Cleopatra smoke

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1942	Second Battle of Sirte	United Kingdom, Kingdom of Italy, naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		NavWeaps page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Royal Navy Convoy From Alexandria To Malta Meets and Engages Italian Warships in the Mediterranean, 22 March 1942 A8166		Commons
commons	image		HMS Cleopatra smoke		Commons