 "d'Aosta" was a "lucky ship" in that she never was damaged in any of the naval actions in which she participated nor was she ever damaged by air attack or submarine attack.After the Italian Armistice, "d'Aosta" had a minor refit at Taranto and in October 1943, with the cruisers and , she sailed to the South Atlantic, to serve with the Allies on shipping blockade duties, based at Freetown.There were seven patrols between November 1943 and February 1944; she returned to Italy in April and, thereafter, was used only for transport.