Battle of the Campobasso Convoy 1943
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 4 May 1943 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1943 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | World War II era (1939–1945) | derived from year |
| Location | Tunisia | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Battle of the Mediterranean | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 36.7500, 10.7500 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of the Campobasso Convoy was a naval engagement between three British destroyers and the Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy) Spica-class torpedo boat Perseo that took place off Cape Bon in the Mediterranean Sea on the night of 3/4 May 1943. The Italians were escorting the 3,566-gross register ton (GRT) freighter Campobasso to Tunisia.
East of Kelibia in Cape Bon, the ships were illuminated by star shells by the British destroyers HMS Nubian, HMS Paladin and HMS Petard. Perseo attacked the British ships with torpedoes then turned to the north-west.
Campobasso exploded under the British bombardment that, with more star shells, lit up Perseo and it was severely damaged, sinking an hour later. The 73 crew of Campobasso killed and 20 survived, of the 133 crew on Perseo, 50 were killed and 83 were rescued.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of the Campobasso Convoy (revision 1370598676), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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