The engagement took place southwest of Crete on June 28,1940, when the escort of three Allied convoys headed for Alexandria spotted a smaller Axis convoy, consisting of three destroyers and bound for Tobruk from Taranto.
The engagement took place southwest of Crete on June 28,1940, when the escort of three Allied convoys headed for Alexandria spotted a smaller Axis convoy. The Axis convoy consisted of three destroyers and bound for Tobruk from Taranto.