ITALIAN NAVY
“ Since the start of the war four of Il Duce’s battleships have been hit—three at Taranto in the celebrated November raid and one at Cape Matapan. But only two can now be safely considered out of action—the 35,000tonner hit at Cape Matapan and one of the older Conte di Cavour class of 23,600-tonners air-torpedoed at the entrance to Taranto harbour. The others, a 35,000-tonner and a 23,600tonner, should have been repaired by now. “ Three of Italy’s seven heavy cruisers have also been sunk. The destruction of lighter vessels, however, is proportionately much less. Allowing for units that have probably been completed, Italy must now have 13 light criusers, two to four of the oversized destroyers, 56 destroyers, 64 torpedo-boats, and 90 submarines. “ Mussolini thus still has left plenty of light vessels and submarines.”— New York P.M.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 63, Issue 4465, 18 August 1941, Page 7
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138ITALIAN NAVY Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 63, Issue 4465, 18 August 1941, Page 7
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