Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - "Duilio", yanzu jirgin ruwa na jirgin ruwa na Italiya, ya tashi a ranar 29 ga Nuwamba don rufe wani jirgin ruwa na Italiya zuwa Arewacin Afirka. An kai shi ne ta hanyar jirgin ruwa da masu hallaka shida. Ta sake tashi a ranar 13 ga Disamba, don rufe jirgin M41; An tilasta wa rundunar jiragen ruwa ta Italiya ta raba jirgin bayan da aka harbe shi. "Duilio" ya koma tashar jiragen ruwa a ranar 14 ga watan, kuma ya tashi don rufe jirgin M42 kwana biyu bayan haka. An kafa ta a kudancin Messina tare da jiragen ruwa guda uku da masu hallaka hudu. A lokacin aikin aikin, sojojin Birtaniya sun kai hari, wanda ya haifar da yakin farko na Sirte
, amma kungiyar "Duilio" ta yi nisa da fada da Royal Navy. Ta koma Taranto a ranar 19 ga Disamba. Ta raka motar M43 a ranar 3 zuwa 6 ga watan Janairun 1942, wanda ya samu nasarar isa Tripoli ba tare da tsangwama ba. Jirgin T18 ya biyo baya a ranar 22 zuwa 5 ga Janairu, kuma hudu daga cikin jigilar mutane biyar a cikin jirgin sun isa Tripoli.