Italian submarine Comandante Faà di Bruno
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Comandante Faà di Bruno, also referred to by its shortened name Faà di Bruno, was an built for the Italian Royal Navy and was active during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. It was sunk in November 1940 by a combined effort from the destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
, and , of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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after attacking a convoy they were defending.