sentences:  After an initial patrol through the Bay of Biscay to Gibraltar, "Splendid" conducted two patrols in the Mediterranean Sea; one was abandoned after technical problems and on the other she sank two Italian ships.On her next patrol, the submarine attacked two Italian convoys, sinking an Italian destroyer in the second attack.Based in Algiers, the boat operated north of Sicily, sinking six Italian ships, including two tankers and two heavy merchant ships.