Juno was attacked by an Italian CANT Z.1007 aircraft from 50th group, flown by a Lt. Morassuti), as she steamed with the Mediterranean Fleet against the German sea-borne invasion of Crete and sank 30 nautical miles south-east of Crete on 21 May 1941. At the time of her attack and sinking HMS Juno was commanded by Cdr. St. John Reginald Joseph Tyrwhitt and would have had a complement of 183 to 218 seamen and officers. It is figured that 116 souls lost their lives after 3 high-power explosions split her in two, sinking in around 97 seconds.
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