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Raid on Souda Bay
The Raid on Souda Bay was an Italian Navy small craft assault on Souda Bay, Crete, during the first hours of 26 March 1941. The Royal Navy heavy cruiser , and the Norwegian tanker ''Pericles'' were disabled by Italian motor launches and eventually lost.
==Background==
Souda is a naturally protected harbor on the northwest coast of the island. It had been chosen as a target by the months before because of the almost continuous Allied naval activity there. 〔, page 77〕 Air reconnaissance had spotted a number of naval and auxiliary steamers at anchor in Souda Bay, Crete.
On 25 March 1941, the Italian destroyers ''Crispi'' and ''Sella'' departed from Leros island in the Aegean at night, each one carrying three motor assault boats of the Decima known as ' (MT).〔Greene, Jack and Massignani, Alessandro (2004). ''The Black Prince And The Sea Devils: The Story Of Valerio Borghese And The Elite Units Of The Decima Mas''. Da Capo Press, page 39. ISBN 0306813114〕 Each MT (nicknamed ': "little boats") carried a explosive charge inside their bow.〔Sadkovich, page 25〕 The MTs were specially equipped to make their way through obstacles such as torpedo nets. The pilot would steer the assault craft on a collision course at his target ship, and then would jump from his boat before impact and warhead detonation.〔Greene & Massignani, page 141〕
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