, ▁the ▁other ▁b arch ini ▁apparently ▁missed ▁their ▁intended ▁targets , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁ended ▁str and ed ▁on ▁the ▁beach . ▁The ▁ant ia ircraft ▁guns ▁of ▁the ▁base ▁opened ▁fire ▁randomly , ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁the ▁base ▁was ▁under ▁air ▁attack . ▁ ▁All ▁six ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁sail ors : ▁Luigi ▁F agg ioni , ▁Aless io ▁de ▁V ito , ▁Em ilio ▁Bar ber i , ▁Ang elo ▁Cab r ini , ▁Tul lio ▁Ted esch i , ▁and ▁L ino ▁Be cc ati , ▁were ▁captured . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁HMS ▁York ▁was ▁disabled . ▁After ▁a ▁salv age ▁operation ▁involving ▁a ▁sub marine ▁dispatch ed ▁from ▁Alexand ria ▁was ▁abandoned , ▁she ▁was ▁w reck ed ▁with ▁demol ition ▁charges ▁by ▁her ▁crew ▁before ▁the ▁German ▁capture ▁of ▁Cre te , ▁while ▁the ▁Per icles , ▁taken ▁in ▁to w ▁by ▁destroy ers , ▁s ank ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁Alexand ria ▁during ▁a ▁storm . ▁ ▁The ▁s inking ▁of ▁HMS ▁York ▁was ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁a ▁controvers y ▁between ▁the ▁Reg ia ▁Marina ▁and ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe ▁over ▁credit ▁for ▁her ▁s inking . ▁The ▁matter ▁was ▁resolved ▁by ▁British ▁war ▁records ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁own ▁war ▁log , ▁captured ▁by ▁Italian ▁naval ▁officers ▁who ▁board ed ▁the ▁half - s unk ▁cru iser . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁h ull ▁of ▁HMS ▁York ▁was ▁raised ▁and