Editing Taranto (section)

===World War II===
The [[Battle of Taranto]] took place on the night of 11–12 November 1940 during the [[World War II|Second World War]] between British naval forces, under Admiral [[Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope|Andrew Cunningham]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-01-08 |title=Taranto : Battles : History : Royal Navy |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.1593 |access-date=2024-11-18 |archive-date=8 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108141316/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.1593 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> and Italian naval forces, under Admiral [[Inigo Campioni]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Caravaggio |first=Angelo |date=2018-04-02 |title=The Attack at Taranto |url=https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol59/iss3/8/ |journal=Naval War College Review |volume=59 |issue=3 |issn=0028-1484}}</ref> The [[Royal Navy]] launched the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history, employing 21 [[Fairey Swordfish]] biplane [[torpedo bomber]]s from the [[aircraft carrier]] {{HMS|Illustrious|R87|6}} in the [[Mediterranean Sea]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Battle of Taranto |url=https://navywings.org.uk/portfolio/battle-of-taranto/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=Navy Wings |language=en-GB}}</ref> The attack struck the battle fleet of the ''[[Regia Marina]]'' at anchor in the harbour of Taranto, using [[aerial torpedo]]es despite the shallowness of the water.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taranto - The Impact and Long View of History |url=https://navywings.org.uk/portfolio/taranto-the-impact/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=Navy Wings |language=en-GB}}</ref>