Chronology of World War II
US sub torpedoes Italian blockade-runner
Thursday, April 1, 1943 www.onwar.com

In the North Atlantic... The Italian blockade-runner Pietro Orseolo is attacked off the coast of Spain by British Beaufort and Beaufighter torpedo bombers. Escorting German destroyers shoot down 5 of the aircraft. After dark, the US submarine Shad hits the ship with a torpedo, causing substantial damage.


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