sentences:  On 14 December, the boat attacked an Italian convoy with four torpedoes and claimed a hit; this was not the case, as a few hours later both merchant ships in the convoy were sunk by and .On 17 December, "Splendid" sighted another convoy and fired six torpedoes at the heavy German transport "Ankara"; one torpedo passed in front of the ship's bow and another behind the ship's stern.The was less lucky and was hit twice, going down in ten seconds with 220 dead.