Gaetano Donizetti
The "Gaetano Donizetti" set sail on September 22. It sailed along the east coast of Rhodes, and headed southwest, passing Lindos to the south. The "Gaetano Donizetti" was escorted by the German torpedo boat "TA10" under Oberleutnant Jobst Hahndorff. This was the former French torpedo boat "La Pomone" and later the Italian "FR 42".