Strait of Otranto
Meanwhile, X-Force cruisers attacked an Italian convoy (Battle of the Strait of Otranto). This force had three cruisers (, and ) and two s ( and ). Just past midnight, they met and destroyed four Italian merchantmen ("Capo Vado", "Catalani", "Locatelli" and "Premuda"), damaging the torpedo-boat "Fabrizi", while the heavily out-gunned auxiliary cruiser "Ramb III" fled.