The Scirè began its service for the Italian navy in 1938. It was a short range vessel capable of traversing 3,180 nautical miles at up to 14 knots on the surface and 74 nautical miles at 4 knots ...

HMS Torbay in Plymouth Sound on August 23, 1943. British Royal Navy A little after 8 p.m., Torbay launched a salvo of torpedoes from 1,500 yards away.

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The Italian navy began World War II with one of the most modern fleets of battleships in the world. Italy’s Regia Marina was one of the busiest navies of the ...