<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ngo-1940, iRoyal Navy yase-Italy Regia Marina yayingenakulingana namandla e-British Royal Navy oLwandle iMedithera. Ngemva kokuhluleka okuthile ekuqaleni, uMbutho Wezempi Wase-Italy wenqaba ukubhekana nemikhumbi emikhulu. Njengoba uMbutho Wezempi WaseBrithani wawunomsebenzi oyinhloko wokuhlinzeka nokuvikela imikhumbi eyayihambisa izimpahla eziya emikhumbi yaseBrithani eMedithera, ukuqhubeka nje kuphela kokuba khona komkhumbi wase-Italy okubizwa ngokuthi umkhumbi okhona umqondo kwabangela izinkinga eBrithani, okwadingeka ukuthi isebenzise imikhumbi yempi edingeka kakhulu kwenye indawo ukuvikela imikhumbi yaseMedithera. Ngo-November 11, iBrithani yaqalisa ukuhlasela kokuqala kwemikhumbi yempi, isebenzisa iqembu lezindiza zamabhomu e-Fairey Swordfish  <response>: ukuhlasela iTaranto. Lokhu kuhlasela kwashiya imikhumbi yempi emithathu yase-Italy ikhubazekile noma ibhujisiwe ngenxa yokulahleka kwezindiza ezimbili zaseBrithani. 