Ship Wreck Bartolomeo Colleoni
This Italian cruiser was sunk by the HMS Sydney on 19 July 1940. The sinking resulted in the death of 121 sailors. The captain died of his wound four days later.
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- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Photograph A 220 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
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