Word: nullo
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...British account denied damage to any British ship except the destroyer Kimberley. This 1,690-ton vessel, said the Admiralty, pursued the convoy's attackers, which included two Italian destroyers. She chased the 1,058-ton Francesco Nullo to shore, shelling her so she had to be beached. While the Kimberley was polishing off the Nullo with a torpedo, three field guns ashore opened up on her. Splinters from one hit damaged a steam pipe, reduced the speed of the Kimberley. Because her silhouette is not unlike the Sydney's, mistaking the Kimberley for a cruiser might...