Operation Harpoon (1942)
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Operation Vigorous was a west-bound convoy from Alexandria and Operation Harpoon was an east-bound convoy from Gibraltar. Vigorous was driven back by the battle fleet of the Regia Marina after massed
Italian destroyers heading towards the stragglers of the Allied convoy
A Bristol Beaufighter Mk 1 of 252 Squadron based in North Africa
Light cruiser Eugenio di Savoia, flagship of Admiral da Zara
Mussolini visits a naval base and honours the participants in the Battle of Pantelleria, 25 June 1942. Il Duce is accompanied by Aldo Vidussoni, the party secretary, while reviewing a German contingent.
Operation Pedestal
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Operation Pedestal, known in Malta as Il-Konvoj ta' Santa Marija, was a British operation to carry supplies to the island of Malta in August 1942, during the Second World War. British ships, submarine
The column of smoke from Waimarama just after she exploded
Rear-Admiral Harold Burrough, CB, who commanded the close escort, shaking hands with Captain Dudley Mason of Ohio
Seen from the flight deck of HMS Victorious, a Fairey Albacore takes off from HMS Indomitable, while HMS Eagle brings up the rear. Eagle was torpedoed and lost during the operation.
Sea Hurricane (2009)