▁ ▁Once ▁inside ▁the ▁bay , ▁the ▁six ▁boats ▁located ▁their ▁targets : ▁the ▁heavy ▁cru iser ▁, ▁a ▁large ▁tank er ▁( the ▁Norwegian ▁Per icles ▁of ▁ 8 , 3 0 0 ▁tons ), ▁another ▁tank er , ▁and ▁a ▁cargo ▁ship . ▁Two ▁M TM s ▁hit ▁York ▁amid ships , ▁flo oding ▁her ▁a ft ▁bo ilers ▁and ▁mag az ines . ▁Per icles ▁was ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁and ▁settled ▁on ▁the ▁bottom , ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁tank er ▁and ▁the ▁cargo ▁ship ▁were ▁s unk . ▁The ▁other ▁b arch ini ▁apparently ▁missed ▁their ▁intended ▁targets , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁was ▁str and ed ▁on ▁the ▁beach . ▁All ▁six ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁sail ors ▁were ▁captured . ▁The ▁disabled ▁York ▁was ▁later ▁sc utt led ▁in ▁shall ow ▁waters ▁with ▁demol ition ▁charges ▁by ▁her ▁crew ▁before ▁the ▁German ▁capture ▁of ▁Cre te , ▁while ▁Per icles ▁s ank ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁Alexand ria . ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 : ▁The ▁Sc ir é ▁depart ed ▁La ▁Spe zia ▁carrying ▁three ▁man ned ▁tor ped o es . ▁At ▁Cad iz , ▁Spain ▁it ▁secret ly ▁emb ark ed ▁eight ▁Dec ima ▁M AS ▁crew men . ▁At ▁Gib ral tar , ▁they ▁found ▁no ▁war ships ▁because ▁, ▁, ▁and ▁ ▁had ▁been ▁ordered ▁to ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁to ▁h unt ▁the ▁German ▁batt les hip ▁. ▁The ▁man ned ▁tor