Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Duilio", zvino ngarava huru yezvikepe zveItaly, yakafamba musi wa 29 November kuti ifukidze mutsara weItaly kuenda kuNorth Africa. Yakanga ichiperekedzwa nengarava uye ngarava nhanhatu dzinoparadza. Akafambazve musi wa13 Zvita, kuti afukidze kondirakiti M41; Mauto eItaly akamanikidzwa kuputsa kondirakiti yekuperekedza mushure mekupfurwa. "Duilio" akadzokera kuchiteshi chengarava musi wa14, uye akaenda kunofukidza konvo M42 mazuva maviri gare gare. Yakanga yakamira kumaodzanyemba kweMessina ine ngarava nhatu dzokurwa nadzo uye dzinoparadza ina. Mukati mokushanda kwekoroni, mauto eBritain akarwisa, zvichiita kuti
Hondo yokutanga yeSirte, asi boka ra"Duilio" rakanga riri kure zvikuru kuti ribatane neRoyal Navy. Yakadzokera kuTaranto musi wa19 December. Akaperekedza konvo M43 musi wa 3 kusvika 6 Ndira 1942, iyo yakabudirira kusvika kuTripoli isina kukanganiswa. Ngarava yeT18 yakatevera musi wa22-5 Ndira, uye ina dzengarava shanu dzaiva mungarava dzakasvika kuTripoli.