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Operation Substance
Naval operation of WWII / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Operation Substance was a British naval operation in July 1941 during the Second World War to escort Convoy GM 1, the first of the series from Gibraltar to Malta.[1] The convoy, escorted by Force H, was attacked by Italian submarines, aircraft and MAS boats (Motoscafo armato silurante, motor torpedo boats).
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Operation Substance | |||||||
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Part of the Battle of the Mediterranean of the Second World War | |||||||
![]() Cloud of smoke over the Mediterranean Sea from a hit destroyer - possibly HMS Fearless. In the foreground is the battleship HMS Nelson. | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
James Somerville | |||||||
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1 aircraft carrier 1 battleship 1 battlecruiser 4 light cruisers 18 destroyers 13 merchant ships |
3 torpedo boats 1 submarine 4 MAS boats 9 torpedo bombers 4 medium bombers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 destroyer sunk 1 light cruiser damaged 1 destroyer damaged 2 merchant ships damaged 6 aircraft 35 killed | 12 aircraft |
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