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The coup-de-grace. A torpedo striking the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni after she had been shelled to a standstill by HMAS Sydney.
STOPPED AND ON FIRE AFTER THE ACTION OFF CAPE SPADA WITH HMAS SYDNEY (II) THE ITALIAN CRUISER BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI IS HIT BY TWO TORPEDOES AS BRITISH DESTROYERS ADMINISTER THE COUP DE GRACE. HER BOWS H
STOPPED AND ON FIRE AFTER THE ACTION OFF CAPE SPADA WITH HMAS SYDNEY (II) AND BRITISH DESTROYERS THE ITALIAN CRUISER BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI IS SURROUNDED BY SHELL SPLASHES AS SHE AWAITS THE COUP DE GRACE
STOPPED AND ON FIRE AFTER THE ACTION OFF CAPE SPADA WITH HMAS SYDNEY (II) AND BRITISH DESTROYERS THE ITALIAN NAVY CRUISER BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI IS SURROUNDED BY SHELL SPLASHES AS SHE AWAITS THE COUP DE
STOPPED AND ON FIRE AFTER THE ACTION OFF CAPE SPADA WITH HMAS SYDNEY (II) THE ITALIAN CRUISER BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI IS HIT BY TWO TORPEDOES AS BRITISH DESTROYERS ADMINISTER THE COUP DE GRACE. HER BOWS H
Alexandria, Egypt, July 1940. HMAS Sydney after she had arrived back in port after her engagement with the Italian cruiser, Bartolomeo Colleoni.
THE ITALIAN CRUISER BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI BEING TORPEDOED BY A BRITISH DESTROYER AFTER SHE HAD BEEN ABANDONED BY HER CREW.
