The escorting torpedo boat escaped after an engagement that threatened damage to the attackers, but both cruisers and their cargo were lost. Four destroyers had sunk two light cruisers without losing an Allied ship. Aviation fuel intended for the North African front never arrived. The action also supplied welcome British good news amid the military shocks of December 1941.
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Cape Bon denies fuel and delivers a British victory
The victory sank two Italian cruisers, denied aviation fuel to North Africa, and gave Britain welcome good news in December 1941.