 After learning of "Caio Duilio" departure, however, British escorts scuttled the transport "Rowallan Castle", previously disabled by German aircraft.Both ships were interned at Malta following Italy's surrender on 3 September 1943.They remained there until 1944, when the Allies allowed them to return to Italian ports; "Andrea Doria" went to Syracuse, Sicily, and "Caio Duilio" returned to Taranto before joining her sister at Syracuse.