 The Greek government however, trying to avoid a confrontation with Italy at the time, announced that the nationality of the attacking submarine was unknown, an act that did not forestall the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War two months later, and did not convince the Greek people who were well aware of the perpetrator.After the war, as compensation for the sinking of "Elli", Italy gave Greece the cruiser which was commissioned in June 1950 for the Royal Hellenic Navy with the name "Elli".She served until 1973.