Battle of Taranto
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The Battle of Taranto, also known as the Raid on Taranto, and Operation Judgement took place on the night of 11/12 November 1940 during the Second World War between British naval forces and Italian na
The Italian battleship Conte di Cavour with hull awash after being torpedoed during the Taranto raid.
A restored Fairey Swordfish of the Fleet Air Arm
Aerial photo of Italian warships moored in Mar Grande harbour at Taranto. Note the 'Y' jetty.
Aftermath of the battle showing an Italian battleship down by the bows and beached (far right)
Conte di Cavour was the name ship of the three Conte di Cavour-class dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Italian Navy in the 1910s. Completed in 1915 she served during World War I, although sh
Battle of Taranto
…dive bombed the port to set fire to oil tanks. The next three aircraft, led by Williamson in L4A, flew over San Pietro Island and struck the battleship Conte di Cavour with a torpedo, which blew a 27 ft (8.2 m) hole in her side below the waterline; anti-aircraft guns on the ship immediately shot down Williamson's…
Conte di Cavour at speed in her original configuration
Office of Naval Intelligence drawing of the Conte di Cavour class, January 1943
Stern view of Conte di Cavour, about 1938
Conte di Cavour off Taranto, 1919