Title
Italian battleship "Cavour", sunk at Tarento by British planes
Caption
Italian battleship "Cavour", sunk at Tarento (Southern Italy) by British Fairey Swordfish torpedo-planes, November 11, 1940.
Two other Italian ships (the "Litorio" and the "Caio Duilio") were also damaged in the attack but would be repaired and put back into service. The "Cavour" would never be repaired.
Date
Nov 11, 1940
Credit line
Photo12/Collection Bernard Crochet
Reference
CRO01159_023
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
29,5Mb (887,1Kb) / 8,7in x 13,2in / 2598 x 3965 (300dpi)