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World War II: Limpet mines placed by Italian divers heavily damage HMS Valiant and HMS Queen Elizabeth in Alexandria harbour.
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Limpet mine
A type of naval mine which is attached to a target by magnets
A limpet mine is a type of naval mine attached to a target by magnets. It is so named because of its superficial similarity to the shape of the limpet, a type of sea snail that clings tightly to rocks or other hard surfaces.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Italian Navy
Maritime warfare branch of Italy's military
The Italian Navy is one of the four branches of Italian Armed Forces and was formed in 1946 from what remained of the Regia Marina after World War II. As of August 2014, the Italian Navy had a strength of 30,923 active personnel, with approximately 184 vessels in service,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
HMS Valiant (1914)
1914 Queen Elizabeth-class battleship of the Royal Navy
HMS Valiant was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. She was built at Devonport Royal Dockyard between January 1914 and November 1914, and entered service shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. She…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913)
Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
HMS Queen Elizabeth was the lead ship of her class of five dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s, and was often used as a flagship. She served in the First World War as part of the Grand Fleet, and participated in the inconclusive action of 19…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Raid on Alexandria (1941)
Italian frogman raid on British warships
The Raid on Alexandria was carried out on 19 December 1941 by Royal Italian Navy divers of the Decima Flottiglia MAS, who attacked and severely damaged two Royal Navy battleships at their moorings and damaged an oil tanker and a destroyer in the harbour of Alexandria, Egypt,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)