[3][4] The operation was originally scheduled to start on 31 January 1941, but the ships did not leave Gibraltar until 6 February.

[5] Genoa harbour was bombarded on 9 February 1941, with the force sinking four cargo ships and damaging 18.

[1] According to the official files of the Italian Navy (Marina Militare), the Antonietta Madre was sunk during the Allied aerial bombing of Genoa on 23 October 1942.

[2] A targeting error by a gunnery officer on board HMS Malaya some 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) offshore caused an armour-piercing round to hit Genoa Cathedral; the shell failed to explode and remains on display there.

[5] An attempt by the Italian fleet to intercept the British force failed, and all ships returned to Gibraltar on 11 February 1941.