<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Zonke lezi zikebhe eziyisikhombisa zasebenza kakhulu oLwandle iMedithera phakathi neMpi Yezwe II, lapho zaphikisana khona ngokuphindaphindiwe namalungu eRoyal Navy yaseBrithani. Ama-cruiser asindayo ase-Italy abamba iqhaza ezimpini zaseCalabria, eTaranto, eCape Spartivento, eCape Matapan, First  <response>: neSirt yesiBili phakathi kuka-1940 no-1943. Amathathu e-Zaras, i-Pola ne-Pola acwiliswa ngesikhathi sokulwa ebusuku nemikhumbi yempi yaseBrithani eMpini yaseCape Matapan ngo-1941, i-Trento yacekelwa phansi futhi yacwiliswa amabutho aseBrithani ngoJuni 1942, kanti i-Bolzano yalimala kakhulu ngesikebhe esingaphansi kwamanzi saseBrithani ngo-Agasti 1942, okwamenza wangasebenzi isikhathi esisele sempi. I-United States heavy bombers yahlasela iLa Maddalena ngo-Ephreli ka-1943, icwilisa i-Trieste futhi yalimaza kakhulu i-Gorizia; umkhumbi wokugcina kanye ne-Bolzano kamuva bahlaselwa ama-commando ase-Italy ngenkathi i-Italy ingaphansi kokuqashwa kwamaJalimane ngo-1944 ukuvimbela amaJalimane ukuba alungise futhi avuselele kabusha. Zombili zakhuliswa futhi zahlakazwa ngemva kwempi. 