Operation Substance
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Operation Substance was a World War II Royal Navy convoy operation aimed at resupplying the besieged island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military operation
ⓘ
naval convoy operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Germany
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cargo |
ammunition
ⓘ
food supplies ⓘ fuel ⓘ |
| commander |
Admiral James Somerville
ⓘ
James Somerville ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| convoyDesignation | GM 1 ⓘ |
| convoyType | fast convoy ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| destination | Malta ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-07-24 ⓘ |
| escort | Force H ⓘ |
| includedShip |
HMS Ark Royal
ⓘ
HMS Avon Vale NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Cossack NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Encounter NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Eridge NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Fearless NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Firedrake NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Foresight NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Forester NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Foxhound NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Fury NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Hermione NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Manxman NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Maori ⓘ HMS Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Renown NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Sikh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
central Mediterranean ⓘ |
| objective | resupply Malta ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Luftwaffe
ⓘ
Regia Aeronautica ⓘ Italian Navy ⓘ
surface form:
Regia Marina
|
| originPort | Gibraltar ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of the Mediterranean
ⓘ
surface form:
Malta convoys
Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
|
| result |
Allied tactical success
ⓘ
most merchant ships reached Malta ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-07-21 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | maintain Malta as Allied base against Axis supply lines to North Africa ⓘ |
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