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1941
March
28
Key event
The Battle of Cape Matapan
On 28 March 1941 Cunningham’s fleet, forewarned by Bletchley Park, damaged the Vittorio Veneto and that night sank three Italian cruisers and two destroyers.
1942
March
22
The Second Battle of Sirte
On 22 March 1942 Vian's cruisers and destroyers used smoke screens to keep the battleship Littorio off a Malta convoy. Axis aircraft then sank the ships.
June
14
Operation Vigorous
On 14 June 1942 the Alexandria–Malta convoy learned that the Italian fleet had sailed. After two days of air attacks and conflicting orders it turned back.