Raid on Alexandria

When

19 Dec 1941

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

31.18° N, 29.86° E

Description

Italian frogman raid on British warships in Alexandria in 1941

Naval

yes

War

World War II

Italian frogman raid on British warships

The Raid on Alexandria was carried out on 19 December 1941 by Royal Italian Navy divers of the Decima Flottiglia MAS, who attacked and severely damaged two Royal Navy battleships at their moorings and damaged an oil tanker and a destroyer in the harbour of Alexandria, Egypt, using Siluro Lenta Corsa, manned torpedoes.

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