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Mediterranean Fleet

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Royal Navy fleet naval formation

The Mediterranean Fleet was a major Royal Navy formation responsible for British naval operations and power projection in the Mediterranean Sea.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Navy fleet → naval formation →
allegiance	British Empire → United Kingdom →
areaOfOperations	Eastern Mediterranean → Levantine coast → Mediterranean Sea → North African coast → Suez approaches → Western Mediterranean →
branchOfService	British Armed Forces →
country	United Kingdom →
garrison	Malta →
historicalPeriod	19th century → 20th century →
mainBase	Alexandria → Gibraltar → Malta →
notableCommander	Andrew Cunningham → Charles Napier → Henry Harwood → John Jellicoe →
notableConflict	First World War naval operations in the Mediterranean → Italo-Turkish War → Second World War naval operations in the Mediterranean → World War I → World War II →
notableEngagement	Battle of Cape Matapan → Battle of Crete → Italian Campaign (World War II) → North African Campaign → Operation Torch → Sicily landings → Siege of Malta (World War II) →
operator	Royal Navy →
partOf	Royal Navy global fleet structure →
primaryRole	naval operations in the Mediterranean Sea → power projection in the Mediterranean region →
serviceBranch	Royal Navy →
status	disbanded →
successor	British Mediterranean Squadron → Royal Navy forces under NATO command in the Mediterranean →
task	blockade and containment of enemy fleets in the Mediterranean → convoy escort → maritime trade protection → naval bombardment → protection of British sea lines of communication to India and the Far East → protection of Suez Canal routes → support of amphibious operations →
theatre	Mediterranean Sea →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
HMS Minotaur ("British Mediterranean Fleet") → HMS Sikh ("British Mediterranean Fleet") →	navalFleet
HMS Arethusa → Sidney Smith ("British Mediterranean fleet") →	partOf
Battle of Cape Passaro ("British Mediterranean Fleet") →	combatantFleet
Battle of Cape Spartivento ("Mediterranean Fleet (Royal Navy)") →	forceInvolved
Rosslyn Wemyss →	militaryCommand
HMS Vanguard ("British Mediterranean Fleet") →	navalFormation
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood →	notableCommanderOf
HMS Indefatigable →	service
Middle East Command ("Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet elements") →	subordinateUnit