Operation Judgment
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Operation Judgment was the British Royal Navy’s World War II carrier-based air attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto in November 1940, a pioneering strike that demonstrated the effectiveness of naval aviation against battleships in harbor.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Judgment canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
military operation
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naval air attack ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed | Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Attack on Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Italy
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties |
minimal British aircraft losses
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significant Italian naval losses ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Admiral Andrew Cunningham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endDate | 1940-11-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy | reduction of Italian naval threat in eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history
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pioneering use of torpedo aircraft in shallow harbor ⓘ |
| involved |
Italian Regia Marina
NERFINISHED
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Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchedFrom |
HMS Eagle
NERFINISHED
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HMS Illustrious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Gulf of Taranto
NERFINISHED
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Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ Taranto harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | naval aviation ⓘ |
| notableEffect |
demonstrated effectiveness of carrier-based aircraft against battleships in harbor
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influenced later naval air operations including Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| objective |
attack Italian fleet at anchor in Taranto
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neutralize Italian battleships in harbor ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedBy | Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Royal Navy reconnaissance of Taranto harbor ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
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severe damage to Italian battleships ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1940-11-11 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | Mediterranean naval campaign ⓘ |
| tactic | night torpedo-bomber attack ⓘ |
| target |
Italian battleship Caio Duilio
NERFINISHED
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Italian battleship Conte di Cavour NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian battleship Littorio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Night of 11–12 November 1940 ⓘ |
| typeOfAttack | carrier-based airstrike ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1940 ⓘ |
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