Although the Supermarine Walrus fulfilled several roles during World War Two, it was designed to be a spotter for the Royal Navy. In the early years of the war, the amphibians were launched from cruisers and battleships, usually tasked with identifying enemy positions at sea. Our subject performed this important role on March 28, 1941, during the Battle of Cape Matapan, off the southwest coast of the Peloponnesian peninsula of Greece. After coded Italian messages were intercepted and deciphered by personnel at Bletchley Park's Government Code and Cypher School, British and Australian warships could intercept vessels belonging to the Regia Marina (Italian navy).
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