<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ekupheleni kuka-September, imikhumbi yase-Italy, kuhlanganise ne-Pola, yahlola umkhumbi wamasosha aseBrithani owawusuka e-Alexandria uya eMalta, kodwa ayizange ixhumane nemikhumbi yaseBrithani. NgoNovemba 1, uMussolini wavakashela umkhumbi eTaranto. I-Pola yayisethekwini laseTaranto lapho imikhumbi yaseBrithani ihlasela ebusuku iTaranto  <response>: ngobusuku bukaNovemba 11 kuya ku-12, kodwa akazange ahlaselwe ekuhlaselweni. Yena nabanye ababesemkhunjini bahamba baya eNaples ngakusasa ekuseni. Okunye ukuzama ukuvimbela umkhumbi wamaBrithani ngasekupheleni kukaNovemba kwaholela eMpini yaseCape Spartivento. Imikhumbi yase-Italy yashiya itheku ngoNovemba 26 futhi ngenkathi isendleleni eya emikhumbi yaseBrithani, i- Pola kanye nemikhumbi yempi yahlaselwa ngamabhomu e-torpedo e-Swordfish avela kumthwali, kodwa yomibili imikhumbi yabalekela ama-torpedo. Le mikhumbi emibili yabe ishayisana empini eyathatha cishe ihora. Ngokusho kweminye imithombo, ukuhlaselwa okubili okungu-203 mm ku-cruiser yaseBrithani okwenza kungasebenzi omunye wemibhoshongo yayo eyinhloko yamabhethri kwaqhutshwa yi-Pola. Abanye ababhali bathi esikhundleni salokho i- Berwick empeleni yonakaliswe izibhamu ezinkulu zikadadewabo ka Pola, i-cruiser esindayo i- Fiume. U-Admiral Inigo Campioni wayeka ukulwa ngoba ngephutha wayekholelwa ukuthi wayebhekene nebutho elidlula amanye, okuwumphumela wokuhlola okubi emoyeni. 