Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pana 26 March 1941, "Vittorio Veneto" akabva pachiteshi kuti arwise makombi eBritain aienda kuGreece. Germany yakamanikidza Navy yeItaly kuti itange basa racho, ichifunga kuti yakanga yaita kuti ngarava mbiri dzehondo pazitatu dzakanga dzapiwa British Mediterranean Fleet dzisabatsire. Izvi zvakaguma
Hondo yeCape Matapan zuva rakatevera racho, apo "Vittorio Veneto" yakarwisa ngarava dzeBritain. Iye ipapo akarwiswa torpedo vanorwisa kubva; wokutanga chinozunguzirwa akakundikana, asi wechipiri scored chimwe chete rova mumwe nomumwe pamusoro zvose "Vittorio Veneto" uye rinorema cruiser. "Vittorio Veneto" akapfura imwe ndege, asi ngarava yehondo yakazadzwa nemvura, kunyange zvazvo akaenderera mberi mushure memaminitsi gumi uye pakupedzisira akasvika Taranto musi wa 29 March. Kugadziridza kwakapfuurira kusvikira muna July.