Naval battle between the Regia Marina and the Royal Navy; part of the Battle of the Mediterranean
This article is about the 1940 battle. For other battles, see Battle of Taranto (disambiguation).
Battle of Taranto
Part of the Battle of the Mediterranean of World War II
Aerial view of the Mar Piccolo showing Italian cruisers preparing to get under way, 12 November 1940; often misinterpreted, the image shows raised mud, and not fuel leaking from damaged ships.
¹ — Involved an Allied convoy or delivery mission
² — Involved an Axis convoy or delivery mission
The Battle of Taranto took place on the night of 11/12 November 1940 during the Second World War between British naval forces, under Admiral Andrew Cunningham, and Italian naval forces, under Admiral Inigo Campioni. The Royal Navy launched the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history, employing 21 Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers from the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious in the Mediterranean Sea.
The attack struck the battle fleet of the Regia Marina at anchor in the harbour of Taranto, using aerial torpedoes despite the shallowness of the water. The success of this attack augured the ascendancy of naval aviation over the big guns of battleships. According to Admiral Cunningham, "Taranto, and the night of 11–12 November 1940, should be remembered forever as having shown once and for all that in the Fleet Air Arm the Navy has its most devastating weapon."[1]
^Simpson, Michael (2004). A life of Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Cunningham. A Twentieth-century Naval Leader. Routledge Ed., p. 74. ISBN 978-0-7146-5197-2
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