4 Oct 1940
Italy
Italy
- British submarine HMS Triton attacked various targets at Vado Ligure and Savona, near Genoa, Italy with her deck gun, damaging shore installations and sinking ship Franca Fassio. ww2dbase [Vado Ligure, Liguria | CPC]
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