The Mahan cruiser Giovanni Delle Banonere was of the same class the Bartolomeo Colleoni. which was sunk by the Australian vessel LLAMAS. Sydney, last July.
Earlier this month the Admiralty announced that another cruiser of this class and type had been "torpedoed and almost certainly sunk by one of Our submarines". "Hence only one of the original four cruisers would 9 pear to be surviving—Reuter.
Torpedo Hits Baitleship London, Mar. 31.
'A Swordfish torpedo plane attacked Battleship of the Littorio class and. scored hit, the Admiralty also said.
The Admiralty previously had announced that another torpedo "almost certainly hit another cruiser.
On November 11 in Taranto, during a raid by the Fleet Air Ann, the British claimed that a Littorio, class battleship was heavily damaged, another battleship of the Cavour class was seen to have been beached after being damaged and "another battle ship of the Cavour class was believed to have been damaged," the Admirally said at that time.
Tu the inner harbour of Taranto two cruisers listed and were surrounded by all, the Admiralty also said at that tine—United Press.
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