Fritz X
The Royal Navy's light cruiser was hit by a Fritz X off Salerno at 14:40 on 13 September. The Fritz X passed through seven decks and straight through her keel, exploding underwater just under the keel. The concussive shock of the Fritz X's underwater detonation close to "Uganda"s hull extinguished all her boiler fires, and resulted in sixteen men being killed, with "Uganda" taking on 1,300 tons of water. "Uganda" was towed to Malta for repairs.