Malta Konvois 1940-1942

HMS Eagle (Almirante Latorre class) (1/1250), HMS Canada 1915 (Almirante Latorre class) (1/1250), HMS Eagle 1942 (Almirante Latorre class)

Eagle

Caledon, Capetown

HMS Coventry 1940 (C Class Cruiser), HMS Calcutta 1941 (C Class Cruiser)

Leander class
Orion, Neptune, HMAS Sydney

HMS Ajax 1942 (Leander class), HMAS Sydney (Leander class)

Town class
Gloucester, Liverpool

HMS Belfast 1943 (Town Cruiser Class|Edinburgh Cruiser Class) (1/600), HMS Sheffield 1942 (Town cruiser class|Southampton group)

Merchants
Malta Fast 1 (MF 1)/Malta East 1 (ME 1): El Nil, Knight of Malta and Rodi
Malta Slow 1 (MS 1)/ME 1: Kirkland, Masirah, Novasli, Tweed and Zeeland

Scott class

HMS Scott (Admiralty Leader), HMS Douglas 1942 (Admiralty Leader)

CD class

EF class

GH class

HMS Impulsive (I Class) (1/500), HMS Inglefield D02 (I Class) (1/1250), HMS Ithuriel (I Class)

I class

JKN class

V/W class

HMAS Vampire D68 (V Class Destroyer)

Tribal class

HMS Ark Royal 1939 (HMS Ark Royal III), HMS Ark Royal (HMS Ark Royal III)

1st Club Run 31.7.1940

Argus
transports 12 Hurricane

HMS Argus (HMS Argus CV), HMS Argus (HMS Argus CV) (1/1250),
Kit candidate: HMS Argus by AJM

Force H
incl. Ark Royal: Ablenkungsangriff Cagliari

MF2 29.8.1940

1 Kühlschiff Cornwall x , 1 Tanker, 1 Frachter

Gloucester, Liverpool, Kent

HMS Suffolk (County class|Kent Class) (1/600), HMS Dorsetshire 1934 (County class|Norfolk group), HMS London after rebuild 1942 (County class|London group), HMS Sussex 1942 (County class|London group), HMS Norfolk, Battle of North Cape Limited Edition (County class|Norfolk group)

4 DD

Mittelmeerflotte, Force H in See

MF3 8.10.1940

4 Merchants

Calcutta, Coventry

HMS Coventry 1940 (C Class Cruiser), HMS Calcutta 1941 (C Class Cruiser)

4 DD
Imperial x

Mine

MF4 11.10.1940, Battle Capo Passero 12.10.

=> story.php?id=26&battle=CapePassero1940

Merchants

Calcutta, Coventry

HMS Coventry 1940 (C Class Cruiser), HMS Calcutta 1941 (C Class Cruiser)

4 DD

Operation MB8: MW3, ME3, Angriff auf Tarent 4.-12.11.1940

Tarent: story.php?id=26&battle=Tarent1940

MW3 (Malta westward)

5 Merchants

Calcutta, Coventry

HMS Coventry 1940 (C Class Cruiser), HMS Calcutta 1941 (C Class Cruiser)

4 DD

1 old Minesweeper

Distance Cover (for Malta, Greece, Crete)

Warspite, Malaya, Valiant

HMS Barham 1941 (Queen Elizabeth class), HMS Warspite 1942 (Queen Elizabeth class)

Ramillies

HMS Victorious (1945) (Illustrious), HMS Victorious 1958 (Illustrious)

Illustrious

Gloucester

York

HMS Exeter 1939 (York Class), HMS Exeter (York Class),
Kit candidate: HMS York by ROP / Samek

16 DD

From Gibraltar Enforcement of Med.Fleet

Barham

HMS Barham 1941 (Queen Elizabeth class), HMS Warspite 1942 (Queen Elizabeth class)

Berwick, Glasgow

HMS Belfast 1943 (Town Cruiser Class|Edinburgh Cruiser Class) (1/600), HMS Sheffield 1942 (Town cruiser class|Southampton group)

3 DD

ME3 (Malta Eastward) 10.11.

Same Ships as MW3

Ramillies

Coventry

HMS Coventry 1940 (C Class Cruiser)

Terror

HMS Erebus

3 DD

Operation MB9: MW4, ME4, Collar, Kap Teulada 23.-26.11.1940

MW4

Breconshire, 3 Frachter

HMS Coventry 1940 (C Class Cruiser), HMS Calcutta 1941 (C Class Cruiser)

Calcutta, Coventry

4 DD

Distance Cover (for Malta, Douda, Dodekanes)

Mittelmeerflotte

Operation Collar: Gibraltar Freight for Malta and Souda

3 Merchants

5 DD

4 Corvettes

Base type Flower Class

Manchester, Southampton
Troops for Malta

HMS Sheffield 1942 (Town cruiser class|Southampton group)

Renown

HMS Renown

Ark Royal

HMS Ark Royal 1939 (HMS Ark Royal III), HMS Ark Royal (HMS Ark Royal III)

Despatch

ORP Conrad (Cruiser D class)

Sheffield, Newcastle

HMS Sheffield 1942 (Town cruiser class|Southampton group)

8 DD

Ramillies

HMS Suffolk (County class|Kent Class) (1/600)

Berwick

Coventry

HMS Coventry 1940 (C Class Cruiser), HMS Calcutta 1941 (C Class Cruiser)

Operation Collar led to Battle of Cape Teulada

story.php?id=26&battle=teulada1940

ME4

5 empty Merchants

Calcutta

HMS Barham 1941 (Queen Elizabeth class), HMS Warspite 1942 (Queen Elizabeth class)

3 DD

Med.Fleet attacks on Tripolis

MW 5A, MW 5B, ME 5A, MG1 16.-22.12.1940

MW5A

2 Merchants

Malaya

4 DD

MW5B

4 Merchants

1 Tanker

Ulster Prince
Troopship

Similar type HMS Ulster Queen (1/1250)

Calcutta

HMS Barham 1941 (Queen Elizabeth class), HMS Warspite 1942 (Queen Elizabeth class)

1 DD

1 Sub

Distance Cover

Vailant, Warspite

Illustrious

HMS Victorious (1945) (Illustrious), HMS Victorious 1958 (Illustrious)

2 C, 11 DD
Havock

ME5A

4 empty Merchants

MG1 (Malta to Gibraltar)

2 empty Merchants

Malaya

HMS Barham 1941 (Queen Elizabeth class), HMS Warspite 1942 (Queen Elizabeth class)

5 DD

Distance Cover

Med.Fleet

Force H for MG1 final part
Renown, Ark Royal, Sheffield, 10 DD (Hyperion †

by mine, HMS Janus)

Operation Excess, MW5½, ME5½, ME6 6.-12.1.1941

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Operation MC4 (MW 51⁄2, ME 6,ME 51⁄2, ME 6)

Convoy MC 4 consisted of four freighters at Gibraltar; Clan Cumming, Clan MacDonald and Empire Song carried materiel destined for Piraeus; Essex carried 3,000 long tons (3,048 t) of seed potatoes, 4,000 long tons (4,064 t) of ammunition and twelve crated Hawker Hurricanes for Malta

MW5

Convoy MW 5 consisted of the Freighters Breconshire and Clan Macaulay at Alexandria with cargo bound for Malta

ME6

Convoy ME 6 was made up of nine freighters waited at Malta for passage to Alexandria

Force A

Force A comprised HMS Warspite, Valiant, Nubian, Mohawk, Dainty, Gallant, Greyhound, Griffin, Jervis and Illustrious to sail from Alexandria, covering convoys MC 4, MW 5 and ME 6 east of the Skerki Banks

Warspite, Valiant

HMS Barham 1941 (Queen Elizabeth class), HMS Warspite 1942 (Queen Elizabeth class)

Illustrious
xx

HMS Victorious (1945) (Illustrious), HMS Victorious 1958 (Illustrious)

Tribal class
Nubian, Mohawk

CD class
Dainty

GH class
Gallant xx

, Greyhound, Griffin

JKN class
Jervis

HMS Belfast 1943 (Town Cruiser Class|Edinburgh Cruiser Class) (1/600), HMS Sheffield 1942 (Town cruiser class|Southampton group)

Force B

Force B of HMS Gloucester, Southampton, Ilex and Janus would carry five hundred soldiers and airmen from the Aegean to Malta and join convoy MC 4 after dropping their passengers in Malta

Town class
Gloucester xx

, Southampton †

I class
Ilex

HMS Impulsive (I Class) (1/500), HMS Inglefield D02 (I Class) (1/1250), HMS Ithuriel (I Class)

JKN class
Janus

Force C

Force C was to screen Convoy MW 5 with HMS Calcutta, Defender and Diamond

Calcutta

CD class
Defender, Diamond

Force D

Force D, HMS York and Orion, was to sail from Alexandria with Flower-class corvettes Gloxinia, Peony, Hyacinth, Salvia and the replenishment oiler Brambleleaf to be joined by HMS Ajax and HMAS Perth from Souda Bay

York

HMS Exeter 1939 (York Class), HMS Exeter (York Class)

Leander class
Orion, Ajax, HMAS Perth

HMS Ajax 1942 (Leander class), HMAS Sydney (Leander class)

Flower class
Gloxinia, Peony, Hyacinth, Salvia

Base type Flower Class

RFA Brambleleaf

Force F

Force F was to cover Convoy MC 4 with HMS Jaguar, Hero, Hasty, Hereward and Bonaventure carrying four hundred soldiers and airmen to Malta.

JKN class
Jaguar

GH class
Hero, Hasty, Hereward

Dido class
Boanaventure x

HMS Ark Royal 1939 (HMS Ark Royal III), HMS Ark Royal (HMS Ark Royal III)

Force H

Force H was to protect Convoy MC 4 from Gibraltar to the Skerki Banks with HMS Malaya, Renown, Sheffield, Faulknor, Fury, Forester, Fortune, Firedrake and Ark Royal ferrying six Fairey Swordfish for Malta.

Malaya

HMS Barham 1941 (Queen Elizabeth class)

Renown

HMS Renown

Ark Royal

Sheffield

HMS Sheffield 1942 (Town cruiser class|Southampton group)

EF class
Faulknor, Fury, Forester, Fortune, Firedrake

Castore 1942 (Spica class|Romulus class), Astore / HSwMS Remus (Spica class|Romulus class) (1/1250)

Italy

Spica class
Vega †

by HMS Hereward, Circe

Settimo

Operation MC9 / MW6 19.-23.3.1941

4 Merchants

Barham, Valiant, Warspite

HMS Barham 1941 (Queen Elizabeth class), HMS Warspite 1942 (Queen Elizabeth class)

Formidable

HMS Victorious (1945) (Illustrious), HMS Victorious 1958 (Illustrious)

Bonaventure

HMS Coventry 1940 (C Class Cruiser), HMS Calcutta 1941 (C Class Cruiser)

Ajax, Orion, Perth

HMS Ajax 1942 (Leander class), HMAS Sydney (Leander class)

Gloucester

York

HMS Exeter 1939 (York Class), HMS Exeter (York Class)

Calcutta, Carlisle, Coventry

Operation MD4 / MW7, Bengasi-Attack, Tiger 5.-10.5.1941

Calcutta, Carlisle, Coventry

HMS Coventry 1940 (C Class Cruiser), HMS Calcutta 1941 (C Class Cruiser)

Dido, Phoebe

HMS Barham 1941 (Queen Elizabeth class), HMS Warspite 1942 (Queen Elizabeth class)

Corvette

Base type Flower Class

Barham, Valiant, Warspite

Formidable

HMS Victorious (1945) (Illustrious), HMS Victorious 1958 (Illustrious)

Ajax, Orion, Perth

HMS Ajax 1942 (Leander class), HMAS Sydney (Leander class)

Abdiel

HMS Ariadne (Abdiel Class)

Breconshire

DD
Havock, Hotspur, Imperial …

HMS Ark Royal 1939 (HMS Ark Royal III), HMS Ark Royal (HMS Ark Royal III)

Renown

HMS Renown

Ark Royal

Sheffield

HMS Sheffield 1942 (Town cruiser class|Southampton group)

DD
Foresight …

Bombardement Benghasi in the night to the 11.5.1941⁽¹⁷⁰⁴⁾

JKN class
Kelly, Jackal, Kelvin, Kashmir, Kipling

HMS Ark Royal 1939 (HMS Ark Royal III), HMS Ark Royal (HMS Ark Royal III)

Operation Substance (WS9C, GM1, MG1) 21.-24.7.1941

6+7 Merchants, 2 Troop Transports

Brown Ranger
Fleet Oiler

Nelson

HMS Nelson (Nelson class), HMS Rodney (Nelson class)

Renown

HMS Renown

Ark Royal

Edinburgh, Manchester x

Arethusa

HMS Arethusa 1945 (Arethusa class), HMS Penelope 1940 (Deluxe Edition) (Arethusa class)

18 DD
Fearless †

, Firedrake x

, Eridge, Avon Vale, HMAS Nestor …

Base type Hunt-II-Destroyer HMS Echo (EF Class Destroyer)

1 Minelayer

Operation Halberd, WS11X/GM2, MG2, 27.9.1941

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Konvoi WS11X/GM2

Merchants
Breconshire, Clan Macdonald, Clan Ferguson, Ajax, Imperial Star †

, City of Lincoln, Rowallan Castle, Dunedin Star, City of Calcutta

HMS Duke of York 9.1941 (King George V-Klasse), HMS Duke of York (King George V-Klasse), HMS Duke of York (King George V-Klasse)

Nelson class
Nelson xx

, Rodney

HMS Nelson (Nelson class), HMS Rodney (Nelson class)

Prince of Wales

Ark Royal

HMS Ark Royal 1939 (HMS Ark Royal III), HMS Ark Royal (HMS Ark Royal III)

Fiji class
Kenya

HMS Trinidad (1942) (Colony class)

Town class
Edinburgh, Sheffield

HMS Belfast 1943 (Town Cruiser Class|Edinburgh Cruiser Class) (1/600), HMS Sheffield 1942 (Town cruiser class|Southampton group)

Dido class
Euryalus, Hermione (bombarded Pantelleria airfield)

ZH-1 ex Gerard Callenburgh / Tjerk Hiddes (Isaac Sweers class), ZH-1 (1940) (Isaac Sweers class) (1/1250), Isaak Sweers 1942 (Isaac Sweers class)

HNLMS Isaac Sweers

GH class
ORP Garland

ORP Garland H37 (GH Class Destroyer), ORP Garland H37 (GH Class Destroyer)

JKN class
ORP Piorun

CD class
Duncan

EF class
Foresight, Forester, Fury

HMS Legion (1941) (LM Class Destroyer), HMS Legion (1942) (LM Class Destroyer)

LM class
Laforey, Lance, Legion, Lightning, Lively

OP class
Oribi

HMS Onslow (OP Class Destroyer), HMS O class (OP Class Destroyer)

Tribal class
Cossack, Gurkha, Zulu

U-Boot SU Type V (V2 ex ex HMS Unbroken P42 U-class Group 2) (HMS U class submarine), HMS Upholder (HMS U class submarine)

Hunt class
Farndale, Heythrop

Base type Hunt class

U class
Ursula, Unbeaten, Upright, Utmost, Urge, Upholder, ORP Sokol

T class
Trusty

HMS T class Group III (HMS T class submarine)

O21

U-Boot UD-5 ex O-27 (Boot UD-5 ex)

Brown Ranger
Oiler for the DD

Fleur de Lys
Flower class escort for Brown Ranger

Base type Flower Class

Convoy MG2

Leerkonvoi MG2
Malta to Gibraltar Melbourne Star, Port Chalmers und City of Pretoria

Italy

Littorio class
Littorio, Vittorio Veneto

Littorio (1941) (Littorio class), Roma 1943 (Littorio class) (1/1200)

Zara class
Gorizia

Gorizia (Zara class CA)

Trento class
Trento, Trieste

Trento (Trento class), Trento (Trento class) (1/1250)

Condottieri class
Muzio Attendolo, Duca degli Luigi di Savoia, Duca degli Abruzzi

Emanuele Filiberto Duca d'Aosta (Condottieri Class|Duca d'Aosta class), Giovanni delle Bande Nere (Condottieri Class|Alberto di Giussano class)

Maestrale class
Maestrale, Grecale, Scirocco

Grecale (Maestrale Class), Maestrale 1942 (Maestrale Class)

Soldati class
Granatiere, Fuciliere, Bersagliere, Corazziere, Carabiniere, Ascari, Lanciere

Camicia Nera (Soldati I class), Soldati class (Soldati I class) (1/1250)

Oriani class
Gioberti

Vittorio Alfieri (Oriani Class)

Navigatori class
Nicoloso da Recco, Emanuele Pessagno

Nicolo Zeno (Navigatori Class)

Folgore class
Folgore

Lampo 1932 (Folgore class) (1/1250), Folgore (Folgore class)

Adua class
Adua †

(by Gurkha and Legion), Axum, Aradam, Beilul

Scirè 1941 (Adua class Serie 600), Tembien 1941 (Adua class Serie 600)

Argonauta class
Serpente

Marcello class
Dandolo

SMG Marcello class - Comandante Alfredo Cappellini (SMG Marcello)

Fratelli Bandiera class
Bandiera

Perla class
Turchese, Diaspro

Squalo class
Squalo, Delfino, Narvalo

SMG Squalo class (SMG Squalo)

Goffredo Mameli class
Da Procida

ex-brit. H class
H1, H4, H6

MAS di Pantelleria
MAS 560, 548, 532, 562

MF1 Alex. to Malta, ital M42, Battle Sirte 15.-18.12.41

Escort met Italian Convoy. See story.php?id=26&battle=sirte1941

ME8 26-29.12.41

Ajax

HMS Ajax 1942 (Leander class)

Dido

Carlisle

10 DD
Gurkha, Nestor …

MF2 6.1.1942

Breconshire, Glengylle
Sisters, Glengyle was an LSI(L)

Euryalus, Naiad

9 DD

MF3 (MW8A,B) 16.1.1942

Dido, Najad, Euryalus

HMS Arethusa 1945 (Arethusa class), HMS Penelope 1940 (Deluxe Edition) (Arethusa class)

Penelope

DD
Gurkha †

by U133, Isaac Sweers …

HMCS Huron 1944 (Tribal Class Destroyer), ZH-1 ex Gerard Callenburgh / Tjerk Hiddes (Isaac Sweers class), ZH-1 (1940) (Isaac Sweers class) (1/1250), Isaak Sweers 1942 (Isaac Sweers class)

MF4 24.1.42

3 Merchants
Breconshire …

Dido, Najad, Euryalus

Carlisle

HMS Arethusa 1945 (Arethusa class), HMS Penelope 1940 (Deluxe Edition) (Arethusa class)

Penelope

MF5 (MW9, ME10) 12-14.2.42

Dido, Najad, Euryalus

Carlisle

Hunt class
erstmals. 7 DE

Base type Hunt class

DD
Zulu …

MG1 (MW10), 2.Battle Sirte 20-22.3.42

=> story.php?id=26&battle=sirte1942

Operation Harpoon, Vigorous 12.-16.6.1942

=> story.php?id=26&battle=Harpoon1942

Operation Pedestal 3.-15.8.1942

=> story.php?id=26&battle=Pedestal1942

Operation Stoneage (MW13) 16-25.11.1942

8.11. ff

Welshman, Manxman

HMS Ariadne (Abdiel Class)

6 DD

MW13

Euryalus, Dido, Cleopatra

HMS Arethusa 1945 (Arethusa class), HMS Penelope 1940 (Deluxe Edition) (Arethusa class)

Arethusa

Orion

HMS Ajax 1942 (Leander class)

Hunt-DE

Base type Hunt class

Operation Portcullis (MW 14) 1-5.12.42

Orion

HMS Ajax 1942 (Leander class)

Welshman

HMS Ariadne (Abdiel Class)

Cleopatra, Dido und Euryalus