Operation Vigorous

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Operation Vigorous was a World War II Allied naval convoy operation in June 1942 that attempted, under heavy Axis air and sea attack, to resupply the besieged island of Malta in the Mediterranean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military operation
naval convoy operation
alsoKnownAs Harpoon–Vigorous convoy operations NERFINISHED
belligerent Allied forces
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
characteristic subjected to Axis naval threat
subjected to heavy Axis air attack
codename Operation Vigorous NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
convoyDestination Malta NERFINISHED
convoyOrigin Haifa NERFINISHED
Port Said NERFINISHED
countryInvolved Australia
Greece NERFINISHED
Netherlands NERFINISHED
Poland NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
date June 1942
endDate 1942-06-16
followedBy Operation Pedestal NERFINISHED
hasAspect convoy battle in the Mediterranean Sea
location Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
eastern Mediterranean
militaryBranch Royal Navy
notableConsequence continued supply shortages on Malta
objective deliver supplies to the besieged island of Malta
resupply Malta
opponent Axis powers NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
Nazi Germany
opposedBy Luftwaffe NERFINISHED
Regia Aeronautica NERFINISHED
Regia Marina NERFINISHED
outcome convoy forced to turn back
partOf Malta convoys NERFINISHED
Mediterranean Theater of World War II NERFINISHED
reasonForFailure intense Axis air and sea attacks
threat of Italian battle fleet
relatedOperation Operation Harpoon NERFINISHED
result Axis victory
scope sea convoy and escort operations
startDate 1942-06-12
strategicContext Siege of Malta NERFINISHED
theater Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
typeOfForces escort warships
naval convoy
year 1942

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Battle of the Mediterranean hasPart Operation Vigorous