Australian Naval History on 13 January 1941

On This Day · Jan 13, 1941 · Print This Page

HMA Ships STUART and VAMPIRE (destroyers), intercepted the Italian supply schooner SAN DIEGO attempting to enter Tobruk under cover of darkness. The schooner was later sunk by VAMPIRE.

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