Albacore at Cape Matapan by Ivan Berryman. PER374 At one moment the little

At one moment the little British frigate Talbot was furiously attacked by a number of large enemy ships and was in desperate plight when the French warship Armide screened the British ship

Flt Lt J M Newton

Search Party Reaction by David Rowlands

105mm Light Gun of the Royal Artillery

and is about to be sent down in flames from the sky - Lewis was fortunate to survive the encounter relatively unscathed

Albacore at Cape Matapan by Ivan Berryman. PER374 At one moment the littleDHM6791. Albacore at Cape Matapan by Ivan Berryman. A Fairey Albacore of 826 Naval Air Squadron releases its torpedo at the Battle of Cape Matapan, 28th March 1941. With intelligence from deciphered Italian communications aiding them, the British fleet had a distinct advantage from the outset of this battle. However, gaining a torpedo hit on the well protected battleship Vittorio Veneto came at a price Lt Com Dalyell Stead and the crew of his Fairey