<prompt> Qedela lo musho olandelayo: Amandla ase-Italy ayekhathaza ama-Allies kwakuyiRoyal Navy yase-Italy Regia Marina, ibutho lempi lesine ngobukhulu emhlabeni ngaleso sikhathi. Ngo-November 1940, iBritish Royal Navy yaqala ukuhlasela ngendiza okuzumayo emikhumbi yase-Italy e-  <response>: ITaranto eyalimaza imikhumbi yempi eyinhloko yase-Italy. Nakuba imikhumbi yase-Italy ingazange idale umonakalo omkhulu njengoba kwakwesatshwa, yagcina imikhumbi yempi ebalulekile yaseBrithani eMedithera. Le mikhumbi yayidinga ukulwa nemikhumbi yase-Italy ukuze igcine amabutho e-British Commonwealth eGibhithe naseMpumalanga Ephakathi engadonswa eBrithani. Ngo-1941 esiqhingini saseKastelorizo esilawulwa yi-Italy, ogwini lwaseTurkey, amabutho ase-Italy aphumelela ekuvimbeleni amabutho aseBrithani nawase-Australia ayezama ukuthatha lesi siqhingi ngesikhathi se-Operation Abstention. Ngo-December 1941, amabutho ase-Italy ahlasela ngokuyimfihlo e-Alexandria, eGibhithe, lapho abacukuzi base-Italy befaka khona iziqhumane emikhunjini yempi yaseBrithani okwabangela ukuba imikhumbi yempi emibili yaseBrithani ilimale kakhulu. Lokhu kwakwaziwa ngokuthi ukuhlasela iAlexandria. Ngo-1942, imikhumbi yempi yase-Italy yashaya kanzima imikhumbi yemikhumbi yaseBrithani eyayizama ukufinyelela eMalta ngesikhathi se-Operation Harpoon, yacwilisa imikhumbi eminingi yaseBrithani. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, imikhumbi yempi yamaZwe Ahlangene yalimaza kakhulu imikhumbi yase-Italy, futhi yacekela phansi inzuzo eyodwa yase-Italy eJalimane. 