Submarine positioning cripples Muzio Attendolo during Pedestal

For Operation Pedestal, British planners station submarines along the Italian surface force's routes of approach and withdrawal. The plan aims to remove warships before they can reach the convoy or while they return from the sortie. HMS Unbroken's torpedo tears open Muzio Attendolo, inflicting damage severe enough to take the cruiser out of a critical operation. Italian damage control and shipyards eventually return it to service, while every British submarine assigned to the deployment comes back safely.