desc=World War II: The troopship was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 50 nautical miles north west of Sidi Barani, Egypt by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of III Staffeln, Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 and II Staffeln, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe and 96 & 236 Squadrons, Regia Aeronautica with the loss of 53 crew.