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Posted Monday, October 21, 2024
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On This Day in History - October 21, 1940
October 21, 1940 #OTD World War II: Italian destroyers Manin, Sauro, Battisti, and Francesco Nullo (Pictured) attacked Allied convoy BN-7 in the Red Sea at 0219 hours. Nullo was damaged by HMS Kimberley and Australian sloop HMAS Yarra as the escorts counterattacked; she fled back towards Massawa, Italian East Africa and ran aground, but drew Kimberley close enough to the shore guns to hit the British ship, killing 3.
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