Naval Battle of the Caribbean
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The Naval Battle of the Caribbean was a World War II campaign in which Allied and Axis naval and air forces fought for control of vital shipping lanes and oil routes in the Caribbean Sea.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naval Battle of the Caribbean canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II campaign
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military campaign ⓘ naval campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Caribbean Sea Frontier campaign
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Caribbean U-boat campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allies
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Axis powers NERFINISHED ⓘ Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ Regia Marina NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Royal Air Force Coastal Command
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United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
escorting warships
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maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ merchant shipping ⓘ oil tankers ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic Ocean
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Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Greater Antilles NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesser Antilles NERFINISHED ⓘ off the Panama Canal approaches ⓘ off the coast of Aruba ⓘ off the coast of Cuba ⓘ off the coast of Curaçao ⓘ off the coast of Jamaica ⓘ off the coast of Puerto Rico ⓘ off the coast of Trinidad ⓘ off the coast of Venezuela ⓘ |
| objective |
control of shipping lanes in the Caribbean Sea
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defense of sea approaches to the Panama Canal ⓘ disruption of Allied merchant shipping ⓘ protection of oil routes from Venezuela and the Dutch West Indies ⓘ |
| opponent |
German U-boats
NERFINISHED
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Italian submarines ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic U-boat campaign
NERFINISHED
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Battle of the Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory in securing main shipping lanes ⓘ |
| startTime | 1941 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
Caribbean oil supply to Allied war effort
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security of sea lines of communication in the Western Hemisphere ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType |
anti-submarine warfare
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convoy warfare ⓘ naval aviation ⓘ submarine warfare ⓘ |
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