Allied Forces assembled to meet the Italian Fleet
BB Warspite
BB Valiant
BB King George V
DD Faulknor
DD Fury
DD Echo
DD Intrepid
DD Raider
DD Vasilissa Olga (Greek)
SD Le Terrible (French)
Italian Forces
From La Spezia
BB Roma* 9th Division
Vice-Adm. Carlo Bergami –
Fleet Cmdr.
BB Vittorio Veneto 9th Division
BB Italia (ex-Littorio) 9th Division
CL Eugenio di Savoia 7th Division
Rear-Adm. Romeo Oliva – Div. Cmdr.
CL Duca d’Aosta 7th Division
CL Montecuccoli 7th Division
DD Mitragliere 12th DD Flotilla
DD Fuciliere 12th DD Flotilla
DD Carabiniere 12th DD Flotilla
DD Velite 12th DD Flotilla
DD Legionario 14th DD Flotilla
DD Oriani 14th DD Flotilla
DD Artigliere 14th DD Flotilla
DD Grecale 14th DD Flotilla
From Genoa
CL Abruzzi 8th Division
CL Garibaldi 8th Division
CL Regolo 8th Division
Captain Marini ?
TB Libra
From Castellamare
DD Da Noli*
DD Vivaldi*
From Taranto
BB Caio Duilio 5th Division
Vice-Adm. Alberto Da Zara
– Div. Cmdr.
BB Andrea Doria 5th Division
CL Cadorna
CL Pompeo Magno
DD Da Recco
From Pola
BB Giulio Cesare 5th Division
Commander Vittore Carminati
(Cesare was under repair and sailed with
a reduced crew)
From other Adriatic ports
Seaplane Tender Miraglia
DD Riboty
TB Sagittario
* sunk
Except for the Italian warships mentioned
in note #1 below, all of the aforementioned warships proceeded to Malta
in accordance with the terms of the Armistance.
Notes:
1. After Roma’s loss, the torpedo
boats Libra, Orione, Orsa, Impetuoso, and Pegaso were summoned to pick
up survivors along with the cruiser Regolo & destroyers Mitragliere,
Fuciliere, and Carabiniere. Pegaso and Impetuoso were sunk in a collision
after the rescue operation. Libra and Orione proceeded to Bone with
survivors. Regolo, Mitragliere, Fucliere, Carabiniere and Orsa ended
up at Port Mahon in the Balearics and were interned for the rest of the
war.
2. Other surrendered Italian units, including 33 submarines, 11 torpedo boats, 8 corvettes, and other smaller warships, reached Italian ports that were in Allied control.
Sources:
1. Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945
by J. Rohwer & G. Hummelchen
2. The Naval War in the Mediterranean
1940-1943 by J. Greene & A. Massignani
3. The Italian Navy in WWII by A. Bragadin