Battle of Punta Stilo

[Diagram by types of ship][Diagram by Task Groups]

Start: Tuesday July 9, 1940

Gun battle off Calabria between the British and the Italian fleet, both escorting a convoy. The fight is quickly interrupted, before the losses mounted.

Place: Italy

Type: Gun battle

	Britain	Italy
Forces	Tovey (Crudiv 7, part of Force B. The first to engage the Italians): 5 light cruisers. Cunningham (Force B): 1 battleship, 6 destroyers. Pridham-Wippel (Force C. Part of his ships arrive too late or are left behing): 1 carrier, 2 battleships, 10 destroyers. Total: 1 carrier, 3 battleships, 5 light cruisers, 16 destroyers	Campioni: 2 battleships, 6 heavy cruisers, 8 light cruisers, 24 destroyers.
Losses	-	1 battleship, 1 heavy cruiser damaged.

Webmaster's question(s) and remark(s): 8 Italian destroyers (out of the 32 given on the diagram) were not actually present during the fight. Do you know which one ?

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