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An unidentified group of some of the 550 Italian survivors from the Italian cruiser, Bartolomeo Colleoni, rescued by British destroyers, sitting on the deck of HMAS Sydney II. The Sydney heavily damaged the Italian cruiser during an engagement on 19 July 1940 off Cape Spada, Crete. Dead in the water, the Bartolomeo Colleoni was later sunk by torpedoes launched from British destroyers.
The Italian light cruiser, Bartolomeo Colleoni explodes after a direct hit amidships from a British torpedo. On 17 July 1940 the cruiser and her sister ship, Bande Nere, sailed from Tripoli, North Afr
The damaged port side of HMAS Sydney's forward funnel after it was struck by a shell fired from the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni, during a naval battle off Cape Spada, Crete. The Italian ship w
Survivors from the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni, sunk in action off Cape Spada in the battle with HMAS Sydney, are being fitted with clothing.
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
PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMAS SYDNEY (II), WITH A HOLE IN THE FORWARD FUNNEL, STEAMING TOWARDS ALEXANDRIA AFTER HEAVILY DAMAGING THE ITALIAN CRUISER BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI, OFF CAPE SPADA, CRETE. (D
Unidentified Australian sailors inspecting the damage caused to the light cruiser HMAS Sydney II, after the forward funnel was struck by a shell fired from the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni duri
