Battle of Skerki Bank

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Skerki Bank
partof=World War II


caption=Destroyer "Nicoloso Da Recco", of the "Navigatori" class, seriously damaged in the battle of Skerki Bank
date=December 2, 1942
place=near Skerki Bank
result=British victory
combatant1=flag|United Kingdom
combatant2=flagicon|Italy|1861 Italy
flag|Nazi Germany|name=Germany¹
commander1=C. H. J. Harcount
commander2=flagicon|Italy|1861 Aldo Cocchia
strength1=3 light cruisers
2 destroyers
strength2=3 destroyers
2 torpedo boats
convoy of 4 ships
casualties1=no ships lost
casualties2=1 destroyer
entire convoy
notes=¹one ship in the convoy was German

The Battle of Skerki Bank was a World War II naval battle which took place near Skerki Bank in the Mediterranean Sea on December 1 and 2, 1942 between British and Italian forces.

A British force consisting of three light cruisers and two destroyers under the command of Rear Admiral C. H. J. Harcourt attacked an Italian convoy and its escort of three destroyers and two torpedo boats under the command of Captain Aldo Cocchia, on board the destroyer "Da Recco". In the battle, one of the Italian destroyers, the "Folgore", and the entire convoy were sunk; two other destroyers, one of them "Da Recco", received heavy damage. The British lost no ships during the battle itself.

References

* [http://www.navweaps.com/index_oob/OOB_WWII_Mediterranean/OOB_WWII_Skerki-Bank.htm Convoy Battle near Skerki Bank]