Admiral of the Fleet William Henry Dudley Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork and 12th Earl of Orrery, was a British Royal Navy officer and peer. He served as a junior officer on the China Station during the Box
Admiral of the Fleet Lord Cork
The light cruiser HMS Fox which Boyle commanded in the Red Sea during the First World War
The cruiser HMS Aurora which Cork used as his flagship for operations off Norway during the Second World War
Battle of Cape Spartivento
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The Battle of Cape Spartivento was a naval battle during the Battle of the Mediterranean in the Second World War, fought between naval forces of the Royal Navy and the Italian Regia Marina on 27 Novem
William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork
…this operation on 13 October 1942. Churchill was outraged at Admiral Sir James Somerville for not continuing the pursuit of the Italian Navy after the Battle of Cape Spartivento in November 1940 and dispatched Cork to conduct an inquiry, but Cork found that Somerville had acted entirely appropriately. Cork served in the Home…
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Bombs falling astern of HMS Ark Royal A2298