Word: tarantos
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...Torpedoes played a greater part than shellfire in crippling and sinking the Bismarck. At Taranto, at Matapan and in this conflict, the British have shown great skill in using the torpedo-carrying aircraft, which was invented by a U.S. naval officer in 1912, which has surprisingly not been adopted by the Germans in the Battle of the Atlantic...
...some months now since the fleet air arm dealt the Italian Fleet such a useful blow at Taranto and sank one, damaged two battleships, and it has been in mind for some time that they might well venture forth once again, having had ample time to effect repairs...
...Bombers and torpedo planes from a British carrier (probably the brand-new Formidable, whose presence in the Eastern Mediterranean was confirmed last week) buzzed around the southern squadron. They concentrated on the battleship, later identified as the Vittorio Veneto (35,000 tons, 15-inchers), which was hurt in the Taranto raid on Nov. 11 but had been repaired. Three torpedoes found the Vittorio Veneto's hull, probably in the stern works, and cut her speed from 32 to 15 knots...
Battleships. The Italians had started the war with six battleships, had perhaps commissioned two more since. Three had been damaged at Taranto, but two were probably repaired since. The Vittorio Veneto, which was commanded in this engagement by Chief of Staff Admiral Arturo Riccardi, was hurt again. Net: maximum, six; minimum, three...
...Taranto, where the British say they put half Italy's capital ships out of action...