4 . ▁In ▁September , ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Holland , ▁and ▁two ▁months ▁later ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁for ▁sc rap . ▁ ▁S ources ▁and ▁references ▁▁ ▁Jean - Mich el ▁Ro che , ▁D iction naire ▁de ▁la ▁fl otte ▁française ▁de ▁ 1 6 7 1 ▁à ▁nos ▁jours , ▁T ome ▁I , ▁p .   3 7 2 ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁European ▁and ▁American ▁voy ages ▁of ▁scientific ▁expl oration ▁ ▁Category : Ex pl oration ▁ships ▁Category : 1 7 8 7 ▁ships <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Dec ima ▁Fl ott iglia ▁M AS ▁( Dec ima ▁Fl ott iglia ▁Mot os ca fi ▁Arm ati ▁Sil ur anti , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁La ▁Dec ima ▁or ▁X ª ▁M AS ) ▁( Ital ian ▁for ▁" 1 0 th ▁Ass ault ▁Ve h icle ▁Fl ot illa ") ▁was ▁an ▁Italian ▁fl ot illa , ▁with ▁comm ando ▁f rog man ▁unit , ▁of ▁the ▁Reg ia ▁Marina ▁( Ital ian ▁Royal ▁Navy ) ▁created ▁during ▁the ▁F asc ist ▁regime . ▁ ▁The ▁ac ron ym ▁M AS ▁also ▁refers ▁to ▁various ▁light ▁tor ped o ▁boats ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Reg ia ▁Marina ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Dec ima ▁M AS ▁was ▁active ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁d aring ▁ra ids ▁on ▁Al lied ▁sh ipping . ▁These ▁operations ▁involved ▁surface ▁speed bo ats ▁( such ▁as ▁the