Battle of the Cigno Convoy
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The Battle of the Cigno Convoy was a naval engagement between two British destroyers of the Royal Navy and two torpedo boats of the Regia Marina south-east of Marettimo island to the west of Sicily, in the early hours of 16 April 1943. The Italian ships were escorting the transport ship Belluno to Tunisia; the torpedo boat Tifone, carried aviation fuel. The British force was fought off by the Italian ships for the loss of a torpedo boat. A British destroyer, disabled by Italian gunfire, had to be scuttled after the action when it was clear that it could not make port before dawn.
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1943 Battle of the Cigno Convoy
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| event | armed conflict | 240 | Battle of the Aegates Islands | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 249 | Siege of Lilybaeum | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 275 | Siege of Lilybaeum | Ancient Carthage, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 367 | Siege of Lilybaeum | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 397 | Siege of Motya | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 450 | Battle of Motya | Sicels, Acragas, Syrakousai, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1943 | Battle of the Cigno Convoy | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | Castello di Santa Caterina | castle | Wikidata | |