Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A ƙarshen Satumba, rundunar Italiya, ciki har da "Pola", ta yi wani bincike don wani jirgin ruwa na Birtaniya daga Alexandria zuwa Malta, amma ba ta tuntubi jiragen ruwa na Birtaniya ba. A ranar 1 ga Nuwamba, Mussolini ya ziyarci jirgin a Taranto. "Pola" ya kasance a tashar jiragen ruwa a Taranto lokacin da rundunar jiragen ruwa na Birtaniya ta kaddamar da hare-haren dare a kan Taranto
a daren 11 zuwa 12 ga Nuwamba, amma ba a kai ta hari ba a cikin harin. Ta da sauran jiragen ruwa sun tashi zuwa Naples a safiya mai zuwa. Wani yunƙuri na hana wani jirgi na Birtaniya a ƙarshen Nuwamba ya haifar da yakin Cape Spartivento. Jirgin ruwa na Italiya ya bar tashar jiragen ruwa a ranar 26 ga Nuwamba kuma yayin da suke kan hanyar zuwa rundunar sojojin Burtaniya, "Pola" da jirgin yaƙi sun kai hari ta hanyar fashewar bama-bamai na Swordfish daga mai ɗaukar hoto, amma duka jiragen ruwa sun guje wa torpedoes. Sa'an nan jiragen ruwa biyu suka yi karo da juna a cikin gwagwarmaya da ta ɗauki kusan awa ɗaya. A cewar wasu kafofin, an harbe 'yan bindiga biyu na 203 mm a kan jirgin ruwa na Burtaniya wanda ya kashe daya daga cikin manyan batir dinsa daga "Pola". Sauran marubutan sun bayyana a maimakon haka cewa "Berwick" a zahiri ya lalace ne ta hanyar manyan bindigogi na 'yar'uwar' 'Pola', mai ɗaukar nauyi mai nauyi "Fiume". Admiral Inigo Campioni ya dakatar da aikin saboda ya yi kuskure ya yi imanin cewa yana fuskantar karfi mafi girma, sakamakon rashin kulawar iska.