What the records say
- When
- 12 Nov 1940
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 40.81° N, 18.69° E
- Description
- 1940 battle in World War II
- Naval
- yes
- War
- World War II
Action in the Strait of Otranto
Naval action in World War II
The Action in the Strait of Otranto, also known as the Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1940), was the destruction of an Italian convoy on 12 November 1940 during the Battle of the Mediterranean in the Second World War. It took place in the Strait of Otranto in the Adriatic Sea, between the Royal Navy and the Italian Royal Navy.
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