Raid on Algiers

Raid on Algiers
	Part of the Battle of the Mediterranean of Second World War
Date	11 December 1942
Location	Algiers, Mediterranean Sea
Result	Italian victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom; United States; Norway	Italy
Commanders and leaders
Morgan Morgan-Giles	Mario Arillo
Strength
Harbour defences	1 submarine; 3 Human torpedoes; 10 frogmen
Casualties and losses
1 cargo ship sunk; 1 tanker damaged; 2 cargo ships damaged; 1 military transport ship damaged	16 captured

The Raid on Algiers took place on 11 December 1942, in the Algiers harbour. Italian manned torpedoes and commando frogmen from the Decima Flottiglia MAS were brought to Algiers aboard the Perla-class submarine Ambra. The participating commandos were captured after setting limpet mines which sank two Allied ships and damaged two more.