cruisers of Force H

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Royal Navy formation group of warships

The cruisers of Force H were Royal Navy warships based at Gibraltar that formed part of a fast, hard-hitting task force used for major Mediterranean operations during World War II.

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cruisers of Force H canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy formation ⓘ
group of warships ⓘ
alliance Allies of World War II ⓘ
basedAt Gibraltar ⓘ
baseOfOperations Gibraltar ⓘ
composition HMS Arethusa ⓘ
HMS Aurora ⓘ
HMS Birmingham ⓘ
HMS Devonshire ⓘ
HMS Dorsetshire ⓘ
HMS Edinburgh ⓘ
HMS Hermione ⓘ
HMS Kenya ⓘ
HMS London ⓘ
HMS Manchester ⓘ
HMS Naiad ⓘ
HMS Newcastle ⓘ
HMS Sheffield ⓘ
HMS Shropshire ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
notableFlagship HMS Sheffield ⓘ
notableOperation Battle of Cape Matapan ⓘ
Battle of Cape Spartivento ⓘ
Malta relief convoy of August 1942 ⓘ
surface form: Malta convoys

Operation Catapult ⓘ
Operation Halberd ⓘ
Operation Hush ⓘ
Operation Pedestal ⓘ
Operation Substance ⓘ
operatedBy Royal Navy ⓘ
opposedTo Kriegsmarine ⓘ
Italian Navy ⓘ
surface form: Regia Marina
partOf Force H ⓘ
Mediterranean Fleet ⓘ
primaryMission escort of aircraft carriers ⓘ
protection of convoys to Malta ⓘ
strike operations against Italian Navy ⓘ
support of amphibious operations ⓘ
role fast task force element ⓘ
surface combat operations ⓘ
shipType cruiser ⓘ
startUse 1940 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Western Mediterranean sea lanes ⓘ
timePeriod 1940s ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
usedInTheatre Mediterranean Sea ⓘ

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Operation Halberd → escortIncluded → cruisers of Force H ⓘ