Attack and rescue MV Nino Bixio

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hms turbulent


on 16 august 1942 nino bixio , italian cargo ship, sestriere, embarked several thousand uk, dominion , allied prisoners of war north african campaign @ benghazi in libya. pows divided alphabetically surname: a–l aboard sestriere , m–z aboard nino bixio. of prisoners crowded ships cargo holds. 3,200 of pows aboard nino bixio.


the 2 ships sailed brindisi in italy, escorted freccia-class destroyer saetta, navigatori-class destroyer nicoloso da recco, spica-class torpedo boat castore , orsa-class torpedo boat orione.






approximate position nino bixio torpedoed


the british t-class submarine hms turbulent sailed intercept convoy, escort reinforced several aircraft. @ 16:33 on monday 17 august turbulent fired spread of 4 torpedoes @ 2 cargo ships, , dived deep evade counter-attack. 1 torpedo suffered gyroscope fault , went in circles, passing above submerged submarine 3 times.


sestriere escaped unharmed, 3 torpedoes hit nino bixio. 1 exploded in no 1 hold , in engine room. third did not explode grazed rudder badly enough disable steering. nino bixio settled in water bulkheads held , remained afloat.


one source states italian navy escorts tried depth charge turbulent, whereas claims there no counter-attack. either way, submarine escaped. saetta took nino bixio in tow while castore , orione searched sea survivors. cadorna-class cruiser luigi cadorna later arrived in search, , hospital ship came receive wounded.


saetta towed nino bixio peloponnesian port of pylos in italian-occupied greece, damaged ship beached. later towed venice sunk block ship protect port. surviving passengers transferred via corinth bari in italy. moved prisoner of war camp 57 @ grupignano/san mauro, 9 miles (15 km) east of udine in north-eastern italy.








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