Maritrafalba

The Maritrafalba ( Comando Superiore per il Traffico con l'Albania ) was an association of the Italian Navy ( Regia Marina ) during World War II .

The Maritrafalba was on 21 October 1940 in preparation for the planned attack on Greece , under the command of Capitano di vascello (Kpt.zS) polacchini in Brindisi made to the troop and supply transports of Bari and Brindisi to Albania to perform and to back up.

Just four days later, on October 25th, the entire association was integrated into the Forza Navale Speciale (FNS) under Ammiraglio di Squadra Vittorio Tur, which also included two old light cruisers and three landing ships and which were to carry out the planned landing on Corfu .

composition

The Maritrafalba consisted of the following ships:

• Destroyer :
  • RN Augusto Riboty
  • RN Carlo Mirabello
• Torpedo boats :
  • RN Calatafimi
  • RN Castelfidardo
  • RN Curtatone
  • RN Monzambano
  • RN Confienza
  • RN Solferino
  • RN Marcello Prestinari
  • RN Antonio Cantore
  • RN Nicola Fabrizi
  • RN Giacomo Medici
  • RN Francesco Stocco
• Auxiliary cruiser :
  • RAMB III ( D.7 )
  • Capitano Cecchi
  • Lago Tana ( D.22 )
  • Lake Zuai ( D.23 )
• The four MAS - motor torpedo boats of the 13th MAS flotilla ( MAS 534 , MAS 535 , MAS 538 , MAS 539 )

The torpedo boats RN Antares , RN Altair , RN Aldebaran and RN Andromeda of the 12th Torpedo Boat Division were ordered to support the task force.

Web links

• http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/40-10.htm