Small naval unit losses and damage

As promised, continuation from yesterday. The constant convoy battles took a toll on smaller units on both sides. This list is probably not complete - I have tried to ignore losses in the western Med, and in Greek waters, since these would not have been directly relevant to the North African convoy battle. I will eventually also add merchant shipping losses for the period. Sources are the two excellent sites Naval History Net and the Chronik Seekrieg site at the Landesbibliothek Stuttgart.

Italian Regia Marina/German Kriegsmarine

Destroyer

• Fulmine (lost, surface engagement, 8/9 Nov 41)
• Libecco (lost, sub torpedo, 9 Nov 41)
• Euro (damaged, surface engagement, 8/9 Nov 41)
• Grecale (damaged, surface engagement, 8/9 Nov 41)
• Alvise da Mosto (lost, surface engagement, 1 Dec 41)

Escort Destroyer/Torpedo Boat

• Alcione (lost after beaching, damaged by sub torpedo, 11 Dec 41)

Mine Hunter/Mine Layer

• Zirona (damaged/beached, air attack, 25 Nov 41)
• Cittá di Palermo (lost, sub torpedo, 5 Jan 42)

Submarines

• Saint Bon (lost, sub torpedo, 4 Jan 42)
• Caracciolo (lost, depth charges, 11 Dec 41)
• U557 (lost, rammed in error by Italian escort destroyer, 16 Dec 41)
• U79 (lost, depth charges, 23 Dec 41)
• U75 (lost, depth charges, 28 Dec 41)
• U374 (lost, sub torpedo, 12 Jan 42)

Commonwealth Royal Navy

Destroyer

• HMS Kandahar (lost, mine, 19 Dec 41)
• HMS Jervis (damaged, frogmen, 19 Dec 41)
• HMS Ghurka (lost, sub torpedo, 17 Jan 41)

Sloop

• HMAS Parramatta (lost, sub torpedo, 27 Nov 41)
• HMS Flamingo (damaged, air attack, 7 Dec 41)
  

Submarines

• HMS Perseus (lost, mine, 7 Dec 41)
• HMS Triumph (lost, unknown, 31 Dec 41)
• P.31/HMS Uproar (damaged, air attack, 14 Jan 41)
  

I think that these losses show quite clearly the commitment that the Regia Marina had to the convoys and the supply of Axis forces in North Africa. Something that is often not appreciated by those who think that the Italians were not pulling their weight.