 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Musi wa 3 Ndira 1942, Littorio yakapihwa zvakare basa rekuperekedza makondirakiti, mukutsigira Operation M43; aive adzoka pachiteshi musi wa 6 Ndira. Musi wa 22 March, akabatanidzwa muHondo yechipiri yeSirte., sechikepe chikuru cheuto reItaly chaida kuparadza ngarava yeBritain yaienda kuMalta. Pashure pokunge kwasviba, vanoparadza vanoverengeka veBritain vakaita kurwisa kwepedyo paLittorio, asi kupfura kwakasimba kubva muzvombo zvake zvikuru nezvikuru kwakamanikidza vanoparadza kudzokera shure. Sezvo magwa anoparadza akadzokera shure, rimwe rawo rakarova Littorio nebhomba rimwe, iro rakakonzera kukuvadzwa kuduku kumumashure kwechikepe. Mukati mehondo, Littorio yakarova uye yakakuvadza zvakakomba vavengi uye. Iyo yakarovawo ngarava yacho asi haina kukuvadza zvikuru. Kingston akarembera achienda kuMalta kunogadziriswa, kwaakazoparadzwa pakurwiswa nendege paaiva mudoko rakaoma. Kuputika kwomucheto kunobva pashongwe yokumashure yeLittorio kwakatungidza rimwe remabhururuka aro nomwoto, kunyange zvazvo pasina kukuvadzwa kukuru kwechikepe kwakaguma. Yakapfura zvombo 181 kubva mubhatiri rayo guru mukufamba kwekubatana. Kunyange zvazvo ngarava dzeItaly dzakanga dzisingakwanisi kurwisa zvakananga ngarava dzacho, dzakamanikidza kuti ngarava dzacho dzipararire uye dzakawanda dzakanyudzwa zuva rakatevera racho nokurwiswa nendege. 