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.

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Operation Substance canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military operation
naval convoy operation
belligerent Germany
Italy
United Kingdom
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
HMS Cossack
HMS Encounter
HMS Eridge
HMS Fearless
HMS Firedrake
HMS Foresight
HMS Forester
HMS Foxhound
HMS Fury
HMS Hermione
HMS Legion
HMS Manchester
HMS Manxman
HMS Maori
HMS Nelson
HMS Renown
HMS Sikh
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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HMS Sikh notableEngagement Operation Substance
Operation Halberd precededBy Operation Substance
Battle of the Mediterranean hasPart Operation Substance
cruisers of Force H notableOperation Operation Substance