From the Captain’s Report:The enemy’s cruisers were then joined by a fresh force consisting of two battleships of the Littorio class and another cruiser of the Bolzano class . . .
ORDINARY Seaman Albert Whipple was a crusader. Like most crusaders he was inclined to take himself a little too seriously, and that made him something of a butt to his friends. When he took over from Quimsby the latter grinned tolerantly and poked him in the ribs while pointing out to him the things in sight—the smoke of the Italian cruiser squadron, and their funnels just visible over the horizon; the distant shapes of the convoy wallowing doggedly along towards Malta.
“An’ that thing in the front of the line is the flagship,” concluded Quimsby with heavy-handed humour. “Give my regards to the Admiral when you
