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British forces damaged an Italian Littorio-class battleship with gunfire and torpedo in a three-day Mediterranean battle, also hitting two cruisers while escorting a convoy to Malta. Light British damage reported; Axis air attack repelled.
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In 3-Day Fight In Mediterranean
LONDON, March 25 (AP) - Light British forces set fire to an Italian battleship of the 35,000 ton Littorio class, with gunfire, and rammed her with a torpedo amidships; and damaged two Italian cruisers in a three-day running fight in the Mediterranean, the Admiralty announced. They acknowledged damage to one British cruiser and three destroyers with light casualties among the crews of a successful escort to a convoy to the embattled island base of Malta. The Rome radio said the Littorio herself took part in the battle and admitted that one of her turrets was grazed by a medium caliber shell but denied that she or any other Italian warship was "hit."
In a later phase of the battle 150 Axis bombers attacked the convoy but the assault was beaten off.
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british: damage to one cruiser and three destroyers, light casualties. italian: littorio-class battleship set fire and rammed amidships, two cruisers damaged. rome radio admits graze on littorio turret but denies hits. axis bombers beaten off.
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Light British forces set fire to an Italian battleship of the 35,000 ton Littorio class with gunfire and rammed her with a torpedo amidships; damaged two Italian cruisers in a three-day running fight. Successful escort to convoy to Malta. Rome radio said Littorio took part, admitted turret grazed but denied hits. Later, 150 Axis bombers attacked convoy but assault beaten off.