Second battle of the Gulf of Syrte. March 20, 1942

[Description] [Diagram by types of ship]


Axis
Submarine (*) Platino ITGE U 652 Submarine
Iachino
BattleShip Littorio ITIT Gorizia Heavy Cruiser
Heavy Cruiser Trento ITIT Giovanni Delle Bande Nere Light Cruiser
Destroyer Alfredo Oriani ITIT Alpino Destroyer
Destroyer Ascari ITIT Aviere Destroyer
Destroyer Bersagliere ITIT Fuciliere Destroyer
Destroyer Grecale ITIT Lanciere Destroyer
Destroyer Scirocco IT
Allied
Coastal Submarine P 36 UK
Vian (overall command. Departs from Alexandria to cover the convoy)
Anti Aircraft Cruiser Carlisle UKUK Cleopatra Anti Aircraft Cruiser
Anti Aircraft Cruiser Dido UKUK Euryalus Anti Aircraft Cruiser
Destroyer Jervis UKUK Kelvin Destroyer
Destroyer Kingston UKUK Kipling Destroyer
Escort (escort of the convoy from Alexandria)
Destroyer Hasty UKUK Havock Destroyer
Destroyer Hero UKUK Lively Destroyer
Destroyer Sikh UKUK Zulu Destroyer
Jellicoe (leaves Tobrouk to join the escort of the convoy)
Escort Destroyer Avon Vale UKUK Beaufort Escort Destroyer
Escort Destroyer Dulverton UKUK Eridge Escort Destroyer
Escort Destroyer Heythrop UKUK Hurworth Escort Destroyer
Escort Destroyer Southwold UK
Force K (leaves Malta to join the escort of the convoy)
Light Cruiser Penelope UKUK Legion Destroyer
Convoi MW 10 (leaves Alexandrion on May 20th)
transport (*) Breconshire UKUK Clan Campbell Freighter (*)
Freighter (*) Pampas UKNO Talabot Freighter (*)


Made by LemaireSoft on July 5, 2001