, , (sunk by a storm after the action) 2nd division, Admiral Angelo Parona 2 heavy cruisers: , 1 light cruiser: 4 destroyers: , , , (sunk by a storm after the action) Submarine: Merchant Navy Merchant ships (all sunk by 26 March) Clan Campbell Breconshire Pampas Talabot Royal Navy Carlisle squadron (C-class light cruiser) 5th Destroyer Flotilla (Hunt-class destroyer escorts) from Tobruk: (sunk by a mine on 23 March), , , , , , (lost en route to submarine 20 March) 15th Cruiser Squadron (Admiral Vian) 3 light cruisers: , (slightly damaged), (seriously damaged) 14th Destroyer Flotilla: , , , (severely damaged) 22nd Destroyer Flotilla: , (severely damaged), , (seriously damaged), (slightly damaged), (structural damage due to high speed manoeuvring) Malta squadron 1 cruiser: ; 1 destroyer: (damaged by near miss during air attack on 23 March, sunk by air attack on 26 March while awaiting repair) 3 submarines: , and From Alexandria Parthian-class submarine Battle damage According to British reports, " was struck on the after part of the bridge at 16:44" by a hit from the light cruiser ; 16 seamen were killed. According to Admiral Iachino, the hit was instead achieved by Littorio's secondary guns, based on the range between the opposite warships. Cruisers and were also damaged, with Euryalus straddled by Littorio at 16:43 and at 18:41. Kingston was hit amidships by a shell from Littorio that killed 15 men of her crew. and left the destroyer dead in the water, with her starboard whaleboat torn apart, her anti-aircraft guns, searchlight tower and torpedo launchers shattered by the explosion. Some sources claim that she was hit by the guns of the heavy cruiser . Although Kingston had an engine in flames and a flooded boiler, she managed to get back up to speed, reaching Malta the next day. Havock was also badly damaged in a boiler by a near miss from Littorio at 17:20; eight sailors died. Lively was forced to retreat to Tobruk for repairs at 18:55, after a near miss' splinter from Littorios aft turret holed her hull, resulting in some flooding. Three more destroyers—, and —suffered lesser damage from cruiser fire. The Italian fleet expended 1,511 rounds of all calibres upon the British squadron; the only Italian destroyer to open fire was . The British cruisers had replied with 1,553 rounds and the destroyers with about 1,300 rounds as well as 38