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IWM caption : ROYAL NAVY CONVOY FROM ALEXANDRIA TO MALTA MEETS AND ENGAGES ITALIAN WARSHIPS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. HMS CLEOPATRA throws out smoke to shield the convoy as HMS EURYALUS elevates her forward 5.25 inch guns to shell the Italian Fleet.


Comment : This was the Second Battle of Sirte.
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This photograph A 8166 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-01)
Author Zimmerman, E A (Lt), Royal Navy official photographer
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current07:59, 30 November 2011Thumbnail for version as of 07:59, 30 November 2011800 × 604 (55 KB)Rcbutcherreplaced with new higher-resolution version from IWM
17:45, 14 October 2007Thumbnail for version as of 17:45, 14 October 2007350 × 242 (29 KB)Benea~commonswiki{{Information |Description=HMS CLEOPATRA throws out smoke to shield the convoy as HMS EURYALUS elevates her forward 5.25 inch guns to shell the Italian Fleet. |Source=[http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/ IWMCollections] IWM Photo No.: A 8166 |Date=22 March

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