What the records say
- When
- 1943
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.90° N, 15.97° E
- Description
- 1943 naval battle
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
- Naval
- yes
Battle of the Messina Convoy
1943 naval battle
The Battle of the Messina Convoy was a naval action fought on the night of 1/2 June 1943 off the Calabrian coast, near Cape Spartivento. The action was between the Allied destroyers HMS Jervis and Greek destroyer Vasilissa Olga of the 14th Destroyer Flotilla and an Italian convoy of the merchant ships Vragnizza and Postumia, escorted by the Italian torpedo boat Castore.
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