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Battle of the Duisburg Convoy
The Battle of the Duisburg Convoy was fought on the night of 8/9 November 1941 between an Italian convoy, carrying supplies for the Italian Army and civilian authorities and the Afrika Corps in Libya, and a British Naval squadron, which intercepted the convoy. The convoy was named "Beta" by the Italian naval authorities, but is now often referred to as "Duisburg Convoy" after the German steamer ''Duisburg'', the largest ship in the convoy.
The Royal Navy's Force K annihilated the convoy, sinking all the merchant ships and the destroyer ''Fulmine'' with no loss and almost no damage. The next day, the Maestrale class destroyer ''Libeccio'' was sunk, while picking up survivors, by British submarine HMS ''Upholder'' .
==Background==
The Axis forces engaged in the war against the British in North Africa were supplied across the Mediterranean. The besieged island of Malta was a key British base in the Mediterranean from where the British were able to interdict Axis supplies to Libya. Allied aircraft and ships were sinking up to 60 percent of Axis shipping.
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