<prompt> Qedela le nkulumo elandelayo: UDuilio, manje osekuyisikebhe esiyinhloko semikhumbi yase-Italy, wahamba ngomkhumbi ngo-November 29 ukuze ahlanganise umkhumbi wase-Italy oya eNyakatho Afrika. Yayihambisana ne-cruiser nemikhumbi yempi eyisithupha. Wabuye wahamba ngomkhumbi ngoDisemba 13, ukuvikela umkhumbi we-M41; Umkhumbi wase-Italy waphoqeleka ukuba uhlukane nomkhumbi we-escort ngemuva kokushaywa yi-torpedo. UDuilio wabuyela ethekwini ngomhlaka-14, futhi wahamba ukuyovikela umkhumbi i-M42 ezinsukwini ezimbili kamuva. Wayehlala eningizimu yeMessina enezinqola ezintathu nemikhumbi emine. Phakathi nomsebenzi we-convoy, amabutho aseBrithani ahlasela, okwaholela ekutheni  <response>: Impi Yokuqala YaseSirte, kodwa iqembu lika Duilio lalikude kakhulu ukubhekana neRoyal Navy. Wabuyela eTaranto ngomhlaka-19 Disemba. Wahamba nomkhumbi i-M43 ngomhlaka 3 kuya ku-6 kuJanuwari 1942, owafika ngempumelelo eTripoli engaphazanyiswa. I-Convoy T18 yalandelwa ngo-22 kuya ku-5 Januwari, futhi ezine zezimpahla ezinhlanu ezikule nqola zafika eTripoli. 