Operation Pedestal
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Operation Pedestal was a crucial 1942 Allied naval convoy mission to resupply the besieged island of Malta during World War II, involving intense battles against Axis air and naval forces in the Mediterranean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Pedestal canonical | 23 |
| Operation Pedestal (support phase) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military operation
ⓘ
naval convoy operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Convoy WS 21S
ⓘ
Pedestal Convoy ⓘ |
| battleType | naval convoy battle ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| convoyCode | WS 21S ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-08-15 ⓘ |
| location |
Central Mediterranean
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| lostAircraftCarriers | 1 ⓘ |
| lostMerchantShips | 9 ⓘ |
| lostShip |
HMS Cairo
ⓘ
HMS Dorset ⓘ HMS Eagle ⓘ HMS Foresight ⓘ HMS Manchester ⓘ HMS Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
HMS Nigeria (temporarily out of action)
|
| notableShip |
HMS Eagle
ⓘ
HMS Indomitable ⓘ HMS Nelson ⓘ HMS Rodney ⓘ HMS Victorious ⓘ SS Ohio ⓘ |
| numberOfEscorts | more than 50 ⓘ |
| numberOfMerchantShips | 14 ⓘ |
| objective |
deliver fuel and supplies to Malta
ⓘ
resupply Malta ⓘ |
| opponent |
Axis powers
ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| participant |
Luftwaffe
ⓘ
surface form:
German Luftwaffe
Italian Navy ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Regia Marina
Regia Aeronautica ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean Theater of World War II
|
| result |
Allied tactical success
ⓘ
strategic success for Allies ⓘ |
| significance |
enabled continued Allied interdiction of Axis supply lines to North Africa
ⓘ
helped ensure Malta’s survival as an Allied base ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-08-09 ⓘ |
| survivingMerchantShips | 5 ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
aerial torpedo attacks
ⓘ
submarine attacks ⓘ surface ship attacks ⓘ |
| theater | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Philip Vian
subject surface form:
Philip Vian
this entity surface form:
Operation Pedestal (support phase)