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Battle of the Messina Convoy
	Part of the Battle of the Mediterranean and the Second World War
Date	2 June 1943
Location	Cape Spartivento, Kingdom of Italy
Result	Allied victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom ; Greece	Italy
Commanders and leaders
Captain A. F. Pugsley; Georgios Blessas	Unknown
Strength
HMS Jervis; Vasilissa Olga; 1 Wellington bomber	1 Spica-class torpedo boat; 2 convoy ships
Casualties and losses
None	1 Spica-class torpedo boat sunk; 2 convoys damaged

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The Battle of the Messina Convoy was a naval battle between the allied countries of the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Greece, against the Kingdom of Italy.^[1]^[2]

Battle

The British destroyer HMS Jervis and the Greek Vasilissa Olga carried out a night sweep along the Gulf of Squillace, where they found a small two-ship convoy escorted by the Castore. Supported by a Wellington bomber which dropped flares on the target, the Allied units engaged the Italian steamers Vragnizza and Postumia. The destroyers lost track of the convoy after the intervention of the escort, which laid smoke and returned fire. Castore was disabled and sank before dawn, but her counterattack allowed the freighters to limp away. Vragnizza and Postumia, both damaged during the action, reached Messina at 16.30.

^ "RHS Vasilissa Olga (D 15) of the Royal Hellenic Navy - Greek Destroyer of the Vasilefs Georgios class – Allied Warships of WWII – uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
^ O'Hara, Vincent (2013). Struggle for the Middle Sea. Naval Institute Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-1612514086.

[1] "RHS Vasilissa Olga (D 15) of the Royal Hellenic Navy - Greek Destroyer of the Vasilefs Georgios class – Allied Warships of WWII – uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 2016-09-04.

[2] O'Hara, Vincent (2013). Struggle for the Middle Sea. Naval Institute Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-1612514086.

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+The '''Battle of the Messina Convoy''' was a naval battle between the allied countries of the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[Kingdom of Greece]], against the [[Kingdom of Italy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=RHS Vasilissa Olga (D 15) of the Royal Hellenic Navy - Greek Destroyer of the Vasilefs Georgios class – Allied Warships of WWII – uboat.net |url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/9917.html |access-date=2016-09-04 |website=uboat.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=O'Hara |first=Vincent |title=Struggle for the Middle Sea |publisher=Naval Institute Press |year=2013 |isbn=978-1612514086 |pages=214}}</ref>
+== Battle ==
+The British destroyer {{HMS|Jervis}} and the Greek {{ship|Greek destroyer|Vasilissa Olga||2}} carried out a night sweep along the [[Gulf of Squillace]], where they found a small two-ship convoy escorted by the {{ship|Italian torpedo boat|Castore||2}}. Supported by a [[Vickers Wellington|Wellington bomber]] which dropped flares on the target, the Allied units engaged the Italian steamers ''Vragnizza'' and ''Postumia''. The destroyers lost track of the convoy after the intervention of the escort, which laid smoke and returned fire. ''Castore'' was disabled and sank before dawn, but her counterattack allowed the freighters to limp away. ''Vragnizza'' and ''Postumia'', both damaged during the action, reached Messina at 16.30.
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