MAY 1940
MED. FLEET (Alex.):
- BB: Warspite*, Malaya, Royal Sovereign, Ramilles
CL: Orion, Neptune, Sydney, Liverpool, Gloucester, Capetown, Caldedon, Delhi
CLAA: Calypso
2nd DD Flotilla: Hero, Hereward, Hotspur, Havock, Hyperion, Hasty, Hostile
10th Dd Flotilla: Steuart, Greyhound, Griffin, Voyager, Vendetta, Vampire, Waterhen
14th DD Floitilla: Mohawk, Sikh, Maori, Zulu, Nubian, Ilex, Imperial, Isis
21st DD Flotilla: Duncan, Decoy, Defender, Diana, Delight, Daring, Daimond, Escort
1st SS Flotilla: Douglass, Clyde, Severn, Salmon, Sealion, Shark, Snapper, Parthian, Phoenix, Pandora
Sloops: Aberdeen, Weston, Bittern
Trawlers: Moy, Ouse
ML: Medusa
MS: Bagshot, Derby, Harrow, Ross, Elgin
1st MTB Flotilla: MTB 1 to 6, MTB 14 to 19
20 Merchantmen
CV Eagle
MALTA FORCES:
- DD: Wolsey, Wrestler
MS: Dunoon, Albury, Dundale, MMS 1, MMS 2
Trawlers: Amber, Jade, Beryl, Moonstone, Coral
JUNE 1940
FORCE H (Gib)
- BB: Renown, Valiant, Resolution
CV: ARk Royal
CL: Sheffield, Arathusa
7th DD Flotilla: Faulknor, Fortune, Firedrake, Fury, Fame, Forester, Forsight, Fearless, Foxhound
JUNE 1941
To Med via Canal:
- CL: Dido
ILS: Glengyle, Glenearn, Glenroy
ML: Abdiel, Latona
15 Merchantmen at Gib. for Malta Convoy
JULY 1941
CL Leander to Med. via Canal
OCTOBER 1941
From Gib to Force K at Malta
- CL: Aurora, Penelope
DD: Lonely, Lively
To Force H at Gib:
- BB: Rodney
CV: Argus
CL: Hermione
ML: Welshman, Manxman
DECEMBER 1941
To Med. Fleet Via Canal
- Dutch DD Isaac Sweers
DD: Legion
MARCH 1942
58 Merchantmen for convoys to Malta from Gib.
AUGUST 1942
On loan to Force H at Gib. for Malta Convoy only:
- BB: Nelson
CV: Furious, Victorious, Indon-ddable
CL: Nigeria, Kenya, Manchester
CLAA: Cairo
ADDENDA
JANUARY 1942
To Gib.
- DD: Southwald, Beaufort, Dulverton Hurworth, Eridge (all Hunt class) Avon Vale,
13th DD Flotilla: Vega, Vanessa, Wolfhound, Vanoc, Veloy, Walker, Vanity, Vesper
8th SS Flotilla: Oberon, Otway, Otus, Regent, Rover, Parthian, Pandora, Phoenix
ML SS: Porpoise, Rorquai
7 Merchantmen
AUGUST 1940
To Med. Fleet from Gib:
- BB: Queen Elizabeth
CV: Illustrious
CA: Kent, York
CL: Ajax, Southampton
DD: Jaguar, Janus, Jervis, Juno, Kandahar, Kingston (15th Flotilla)
SEPTEMBER 1940
To Malta from Gib:
- 10th SS Flotilla: Unity, Ursula, Unbeaten, Unison, United, Unruly, Unseen, Upholder, Uproar, Utmost
NOVEMBER 1940
To Med. Fleet via Canal
- BB: Barham
CA: Berwick
CL: Glasgow, Fiji
DD: Gallant, Javelin
Sloops: Grimsby, Parramatta
DECEMBER 1940
To Med. Fleet Via Canal
- Monitor: Terror
Gunboats: Aphis, Ladybird, Gnat
JANUARY 1941
To Med. from Gib:
- CL: Naiad, Euryalus
DD: Kimberly
To Med. Fleet Via Canal:
- Whalers: South Floe, South Isle, South Maid, South Sea
7 Merchantmen at Gib for Malta Convoy
MAY 1941
To Med. From Gib.
- DD: Kashmir, Kelly, Kelvin, Kipling, Napier, Nizarn
BRITISH NAVAL COMBAT POWER
BB: RODNEY, NELSON 14-10-12-23 knots-3 squares
BB: WARSPITE, MALAYA, BARHAM 12-2-9-24 knots-4 squares
BB: VALIANT, QUEEN ELIZABETH 12-9-9-24 knots-4 squares
BB: RENOWN 9-9-7-29 knots-4 squares
BB: ROYAL SOVEREIGN, RAMILLES, RESOLUTION 12-3-9-22 knots-3 squares
CV: ILLUSTRIOUS CLASS 7-7-3-31 knots-5 squares
CV: ARK ROYAL 7-7-3-31 knots-5 squares
CV: EAGLE 5-2-2-24 knots-4 squares
CV: FURIOUS 7-7-2-30 knots-4 squares
CV: ARGUS 0-1-2-20 knots-3 squares
CA: YORK 5-2-3-32 knots-5 squares 6TT
CA: BERWICK, KENT 6-3-3-32 knots-5 squares
CL: FIJI, NIGERIA, KENYA 7-3-2-33 knots-5 squares 6TT
CL: LIVERPOOL, GLOUCESTER, SHEFFIELD, GLASGOW, MANCHESTER 7-3-2-32 knots-5 squares 6TT
CL: NEPTUNE, AJAX, ORION, LEANDER, PERTH, SYDNEY
CL: ARATHUSA, AURORA, PENELOPE 5-3-2-32-5-8TT
CL: DIDO, HERMIONE, EURYALUS, NAIAD 4-3-2-32-5-6TT
CL: CAPETOWN, CALEDON 5-5-1-33-5-6TT
CL: DEHLI 3-1-2-29-4-8TT
CLAA: CARLISLE, CALCUTTA, CAIRO 4-1-2-29-4-12TT
CLAA: COVENTRY, CALYPSO 3-3-1-294
DD: J,K,L, CLASSES 44-1-29-4
DD: TRIBAL CLASS 3-1-1-36-5-5TT
DD: G,H,I, CLASSES 4-1-1-36-5-4TT
DD: D,E,F, CLASSES 2-1-1-36-5-10TT
DD:FAULKNOR 2-1-1-36-5-4TT
DD: STEUART 2-1-1-36-5-8TT
DD: VOYAGER, VENDETTA, VAMPIRE, WATERHEN 3-1-1-36-5-6TT
DD: HUNT & V AND W CLASSES 2-1-1-34-5-6TT
SS: SEVERN, CLYDE, DOUGLASS 2-2-1-34-5
SS: U CLASS 6-1-1-22/10-3/1
SS: PORPOISE, RORQUAI 6-1-1-11/10-1/1
SS: S CLASS 6-1-1-15/9-2/1 (50 mines)
SS: R,O,P CLASSES 6-1-1-15610-2/1
SLOOPS ABERDEEN, WESTON 8-1-1-15/9-2/1
SLOOPS BITTERN 2-2-1-16-2
SLOOPS GRIMSBY, AUKLAND, PARRAMATTA 2-2-1-18-2
MONITOR TERROR 34-7-12-1
ALL GUNBOATS 2-1-1-14.1
ALL MTB 3-0-0-35-5
ALL ILS
ALL TRAWLERS AND WHALERS 0-1-2-244
ALL MERCHANTMEN 1-1-0-121 0-1-2-15-2
ML MEDUSA 2-2-1-32-5 (100 mines)
ML ABDIEL, LATONA, WELSHMAN, MANXMAN 3-3-1-40-6 (100 mines)
MS ALL 1-1-0-20-2
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