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HMS Ajax: How a lone British Cruiser...

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The Battle of Cape Passero

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The Battle of Cape Passero unfolded in the early hours of October 12, 1940, during World War II.

British cruiser HMS Ajax, on a scouting mission after a Malta supply operation, encountered seven Italian torpedo boats and destroyers southeast of Sicily.

Unaware, Ajax faced a fierce assault by a squadron of Italian torpedo boats and destroyers.

This is the story of how a lone British Cruiser destroyed an entire Italian Squadron.

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