ator ▁Ben ito ▁M uss ol ini ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Field ▁Marsh al ▁Pietro ▁Bad og lio ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Government . ▁▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 3 : ▁X ª ▁M AS ▁single ▁f rog man ▁s ank ▁or ▁cri pp led ▁the ▁ship ▁K ait una ▁( 4 , 9 1 7 ▁tons ) ▁at ▁M ers in ▁in ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 : ▁In ▁the ▁evening , ▁three ▁Italian ▁man ned ▁tor ped o es ▁left ▁the ▁Ol terra ▁to ▁attack ▁Gib ral tar . ▁They ▁s ank ▁three ▁cargo ▁ships , ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁an ▁American ▁Liber ty ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Ol terra . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁divers ▁was ▁captured . ▁▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 3 : ▁X ª ▁M AS ▁single ▁f rog man ▁s ank ▁or ▁cri pp led ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁cargo ▁ship ▁Fern plant ▁( 7 , 0 0 0 ▁tons ) ▁at ▁ İ sk ender un ▁in ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁Arm ist ice ▁ ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 : ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Bad og lio ▁government ▁of ▁Italy ▁signed ▁an ▁arm ist ice ▁with ▁the ▁Al lies . ▁ ▁The ▁Ol terra ▁was ▁to wed ▁into ▁Gib ral tar , ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁found ▁what ▁had ▁happened ▁in ▁it . ▁Further ▁attacks ▁on ▁Gib ral tar ▁using ▁the ▁new ▁and ▁larger ▁replacement ▁for ▁the ▁S LC ▁( the ▁Sil uro ▁San