Battle of the Tarigo Convoy
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The Battle of the Tarigo Convoy was a naval battle of the Second World War, part of the Battle of the Mediterranean. The battle was fought on 16 April 1941, between four Royal Navy destroyers and thre
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HMS Mohawk (F31)
The wreck of HMS Mohawk photographed from an Italian reconnaissance aircraft (1941)
Philip Mack
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Rear-Admiral Philip John Mack was an officer of the British Royal Navy.
Battle of the Tarigo Convoy
…to Malta and begin operations against Axis supply convoys. The force comprised the J-class destroyers (1,690 tons) flotilla leader HMS Jervis (Captain Philip Mack, the commander Captain (D) of the 14th Destroyer Flotilla, Janus (Commander J. A. W. Tothill), both carrying six 4.7-inch guns and ten torpedo tubes…
Mack onboard HMS King George V in 1942
Rear Admiral I G Glennie, who relieved Rear Admiral R L Burnett in Command of Home Fleet destroyers, shown with officers of the Fleet Flagship, HMS KING GEORGE V, after calling in on the C-in-C Home Fleet. Left to right: Commander E F H C Rutherford, RN; Captain P J Mack, DSO, RN; Captain A E M B Cunningham-Grahm, RN; Rear Admiral I G Glennie; Captain F B Lloyd, OBE, RN.