Italian Forces
4th Division
   Contrammiraglio Admiral Antonio Toscano
Alberico da Barbiano—Capitano di Vascello Rodocannacchi
Alberto di Giussano—Capitano di Vascello Marabotto
Cigno—Capitano di Corvetta Riccardi (torpedo boat substituted for Bande Nere, when that cruiser had mechanical problems)

Allied Forces
4th Destroyer Flotilla
   Commander G. H. Stokes
Sikh—Commander Stokes
Maori—Commander R. E. Courage
Legion—Commander R. F. Jessel
Isaac Sweers—Commander T. Houtsmuller (Dutch)

Primary Source
Sea Battles in Close Up No. 11, The Battle of the Malta Striking Forces by P. Smith & E. Walker.