Battle of Taranto

The Battle of Taranto took place on the night of 11/12 November 1940 during the Second World War between British naval forces and Italian naval forces. The Royal Navy launched the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history, employing 21 Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers from the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious in the Mediterranean Sea.

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battle, Italy, 

HMS Abdiel, 

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Location: 40.4511, 17.2075, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1940 Battle of Taranto

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-208 Battle of Tarentum

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-208 Second Battle of Tarentum

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-209 Battle of Sapriportis

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-211 First Battle of Tarentum

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-211 Battle of Tarentum

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1501 — 1502 Siege of Taranto

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Frameless

Operazione Judgement Taranto vecchio

Taranto 1940 (4)

Taranto 1940

Taranto 1940 (2)

Taranto 1940 (3)

Italian ship BB LIttorio on November 12, 1940, after Taranto attack (P00090.091)

Holy Cross, Uckfield: memorial (12)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1088	Principality of Taranto		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Tarento	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	208	Battle of Tarentum	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	208	Second Battle of Tarentum	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	209	Battle of Sapriportis	Roman Republic, naval battle, Taras	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	211	First Battle of Tarentum	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	211	Battle of Tarentum	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1501	Siege of Taranto	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Battle of Taranto	battle	Wikidata
link	page		NavWeaps page@		Wikidata
link	page		The Operations Room page@		Wikidata
site	castle	1486	Castello Aragonese	castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Laclos	fort	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1941	HMS Abdiel	Abdiel-class minelayer, shipwreck, minelayer	Wikidata
commons	image		Operazione Judgement Taranto vecchio		Commons
commons	image		Taranto 1940 (4)		Commons
commons	image		Taranto 1940		Commons
commons	image		Taranto 1940 (2)		Commons
commons	image		Taranto 1940 (3)		Commons
commons	image		Italian ship BB LIttorio on November 12, 1940, after Taranto attack (P00090.091)		Commons
commons	image		Holy Cross, Uckfield: memorial (12)		Commons