DEFENCE: World War II: Royal Navy convoy beats off Italian attack in Mediterranean. (1941)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Royal Navy convoy in Mediterranean firing at Italian fighter aircraft overhead/ prisoners on deck of Royal Navy ship WORLD WAR II / WORLD WAR 2 / ROYAL NAVY / CONVOYS / ITALIAN AIR FORCE Full Description: Mediterranean: At Sea: EXT Royal Navy battleships accompany merchant ship convoy of ships at sea/ HMS Prince of Wales at sea/ HMS Ark Royal at sea/ prisoners working on deck of HMS Prince of Wales/ prisoners lined up showing white circles on backs/ Italian planes in sky/ bombs bursting near destroyer/ ship’s guns fiured at Italian war planes overhead/ HMS Nelson camouflaged guns/ convoy at sea - mountain in distance Background: Royal Navy convoy in Mediterranean firing at Italian fighter aircraft overhead/ prisoners on deck of Royal Navy ship WORLD WAR II / WORLD WAR 2 / ROYAL NAVY / CONVOYS / ITALIAN AIR FORC