The Battle of the Duisburg Convoy was fought on the night of 8–9 November 1941 between an Italian convoy sailing to Libya and a British Naval squadron which intercepted the convoy, which was carrying supplies for the Italian Army, civilian authorities in Libya, and the Afrika Corps The convoy was named "Beta" by the Italian naval authorities, but is now often referred to as "Duisburg Convoy" after the German steamer Duisburg, the largest ship in the convoy.