The captured Italian vessel GIOVANNI, (schooner), commanded by Australian LEUT A. Palmer, DSC, RNR, ran aground in the approaches to Tobruk, and was destroyed by German ground fire. GIOVANNI and her captain, had a legend built around them through their ghosting in and out of the besieged port with vital supplies. Palmer, who lost an arm in the engagement, was repatriated from a German POW camp in 1943.
Australian Naval History on 7 June 1941
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