Post by waratsea4 on Oct 21, 2017 3:22:23 GMT
These order of battles are mostly from Wiki;
by no means to they represent any order of appearance on to the battle area
Aircraft and merchants numbers would be for the most part a scenario designers gaming factor.
THE BATTLE OF CALABRIA 7/9/40
The British Forces
Force A
7th CL Squadron - Gloucester, Liverpool, Neptune, Orion, and HMAS Sydney,
DD ---------------- Ilex.
Force B
BB- ----------- Warspite,
CVL – --------- Eagle, (813 Sq 17 Swordfish, 824 Sq 3 Gladiators)
DD's --- Nubian, Mohawk, Hero, Hereward and Decoy.
Force C
BB's---------- Royal Sovereign and Malaya,
DD's----------Hyperion, Hostile, Hasty, Dainty, Defender, Juno, Janus,
HMAS Stuart, HMAS Vampire and HMAS Voyager.
The Italian Forces
Convoy Close Escort
2nd CL Division – Bande Nere, Colleone
10th DD Squadron – Maestrale, Libeccio, Grecale, Sciroco
14th DD Squadron – Vivaldi, Da Noli, Pancaldo, Tarigo
Torpedo Boats –----- Pilo, Missoni
1st Fleet
5th BB Division ---- Giulio Cesare, Conte di Cavour
4th CL Division - ---Barbiano, Giussano, Cardona, Diaz
8th CL Division -----Abruzzi, Garibaldi
7th DD Squadron - Freccia, Saetta, Dardo, Strale
8th DD Squadron - Folgore, Fulmine, Baleno, Lampo
15th DD Squadron - Pigafetta, Zeno, Mosto, Verrazzano, Malocello
16th DD Squadron - Recco, Usodimare, Tarigo, Pessagno
2nd Fleet
1st CA Division ------- Zara, Gorizia, Fiume
3rd CA Division --------Pola, Trento, Bolzano
7th CL Division ------- Aosta, Attendolo, Montecuccoli, Savoia
9th DD Squadron ----- Alfieri, Oriani, Carducci, Gioberti
11th DD Squadron ------Artigliere, Nera, Aviere, Geniere
12th DD Squadron -----Lanciere, Carabiniere, Corazziere, Ascari
ESPERO CONVOY 6/28/40
BRITISH;
7th CL squadron; ---- Orion, Neptune, HMAS Sydney, Gloucester, Liverpool
ITALIAN;
2nd DD Squadron Destroyers --- Espero, Ostro, Zeffiro
BATTLE CAPE SPADA 7/19/40
ITALIANS;
2nd CL ----- - Bartolomeo Colleoni, Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
BRITISH;
2nd Destroyer Flotilla;
CL --------- HMAS Sydney
DD's: ------- HMS Hasty, Havock, Hero, Hyperion, Ilex
BATTLE CAPE PASSERO 10/12/40
ITALIANS;
DD'S Soldati-class -------------- Artigliere, Camicia Nera, Aviere, Geniere.
Torpedo Boats --Spica-class ---- Ariel, Alcione, Airone.
BRITISH;
Cruisers---- Ajax; York
Attack on Taranto 11/11/40
British;
CV;------------------- Illustrious; ( Swordfish, Fulmars, Sea Gladiators)
Cruisers;------------- CL Gloucester, CA York, CA Berwick, CL Glasgow
2nd DD Flotilla;------- Hasty, Havock, Ilex
14th DD Flotilla;--------Hyperion
Italian;
9th Naval Division
BB;--------- Littorio, Vittorio Veneto
5th Naval Division
BB;-----------Conte di Cavour, Giulio Cesare
Other Battleships
BB; Caio Duilio; Recommissioned July 7th, 1940 after rebuild.
BB; Giulio Cesare; Recommissioned October 20, 1940, not operational
1st Cruiser Division
CA's;----------------Pola, Zara, Goriza, Fiume
3rd Cruiser Division
CA's;----------------Trento, Trieste, Bolzano
8th Cruiser Division
CL's;--------------- Abruzzi, Garibaldi
DD's;-------------------Carducci, Alfieri, Oriani, Gioberti,Lampo, Baleno, Folgore, Libeccio
Other;
Seaplane Tender; ------Giuseppe Miraglia
Battle of cape Spartivento 11/27/40
Regia Marina;
Admiral Angelo Iachino; group
6 CA's;------------ Bolzano, Fiume, Gorizia, Pola, Trieste , Trento.
7 DD's;------------ Ascari, Carabiniere, Lanciere Oriani, Alfieri, Carducci, Gioberti
Admiral Inigo Campioni; group
2 BB's;---------- Vittorio Veneto, Giulio Cesare
7 DD's:--------- Alpino, Bersagliere, Fuciliere, Granatiere, Dardo, Freccia, Saetta
Royal Navy
Force H
1 CA;------- Berwick
4 CL's;------- Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield, Southampton
Force B
BB:------------ Ramillies
BC;------------ Renown
9 DD's:--------- Encounter, Faulknor, Firedrake, Forester, Fury, Gallant, Greyhound, Griffin,
CV;------------ Ark Royal ( 12 Fighters,12 DB, 30 TB)
DD's:---------- Jaguar, Kelvin
Escort and Convoy;
AA Cruiser:--- Coventry
CL:----------- Despatch
DD's: -------- Duncan, Hotspur, Wishart
DE's:--------- Gloxinia, Hyacinth, Peony, Salvia
AUX.: -------- Clan Forbes, Clan Fraser, New Zealand Star
Operation Excess Convoy Actions 1/6-13/41
Allies;
Convoy MC 4:
4 Freighters at Gibraltar. Clan Cumming, Clan MacDonald, Empire Song Essex for Malta.[2]
Convoy MW 5:
2 Freighters Breconshire and Clan Macaulay at Alexandria for Malta.[3]
Convoy ME 6:
9 Freighters at Malta for Alexandria.
Force A: from Alexandria to cover convoys MC 4, MW 5 and ME 6
BB’s------ HMS Warspite, Valiant,
DD’s ------Nubian, Mohawk, Dainty, Gallant, Greyhound, Griffin, Jervis
CV------ Illustrious [Fulmars & Swordfish]
Force B: from Aegean to Malta join convoy MC 4 in Malta.
CL’s -----HMS Gloucester, Southampton
DD’s---- Ilex and Janus
Force C: Screen for Convoy MW 5
C class CL;------- HMS Calcutta,
DD’s --------------Defender, Diamond
Force D: from Alexandria
CA ---------------- HMS York
CL----------------- Orion
Flower class;------- Gloxinia, Peony, Hyacinth, Salvia
Oiler---------------- Brambleleaf with CL’s--HMS Ajax and HMAS Perth
Force F: Convoy MC 4 screened by
DD’s ----------------HMS Jaguar, Hero, Hasty, Hereward- -
DIDO class CL -----Bonaventure
Force H: Convoy MC 4 covered by
BB-----------------Malaya, BC Renown, CL Sheffield,
DD’s F class ------Faulknor, Fury, Forester, Fortune, Firedrake
CV-----------------Ark Royal carrying Fairey Swordfish for Malta.
Axis;
2 Spica class DD’s---- 1 Sub Settembrini class--- Mines
Italian; [3]-SM 79, [3]--Ju 87R; [1]-202’s; [ WAS squadrons for my use]
German; [9]-He111, [20] Ju 88, [2]-Ju87, [1]-Me110
Raid on Souda Bay 3/26/41
Italians;
2 Sella class DDD’s, 2 MTB’s
British;
CA;York, 1 Tanker
Battle of Cape Matapan 3/27,29/41
Italy;
1 BB Vittorio Veneto
4 DD’s Alpino, Bersagliere, Fuciliere, Granatiere (13a Squad)
2 CL’s Duca degli Abruzzi, Giuseppe Garibaldi (8a Divisione)
2 DD’s Emanuele Pessagno, Nicoloso da Recco (6a Squadriglia)
3 CA’s Bolzano, Trento, Trieste (3a Divisione)
3 DD’s Ascari, Carabiniere, Corazziere (12a Squadriglia)
3 CA’s Fiume, Pola, Zara
4 DD’s Vittorio Alfieri, Giosué Carducci, Vincenzo Gioberti, Alfredo Oriani
Allies;
3 BB’s Barham, Valiant, and Warspite
1 CV Formidable
9 DD’s Greyhound, Griffin, HMAS Stuart; DD squad 10
Jervis, Janus, Mohawk, Nubian, Hotspur, Havock DD squad 14
4 Cl’s Ajax, Gloucester, Orion, HMAS Perth
3 DD’s Hasty, Hereward and Ilex DD squad 2
AG 9 convoy (from Alexandria to Greece)
2 CL’s Calcutta,Carlisle
3 DD’s Defender, Jaguar, HMAS Vampire
GA 8 convoy (from Greece to Alexandria)
1 CL Bonaventure
2 DD’s Decoy, Juno
1 Aux Thermopylæ
Battle or the Tarigo Convoy 4/16/41
British;
DD’s; 14th Destroyer Flotilla HMS Jervis, HMS Janus, HMS Nubian, HMS Mohawk,
Italians;
3DD’s; Baleno, Lampo, Luca Tarigo
German Transports, -- Italian Transports; -- SM-79’s
Battle of Crete 5/20--6/1
British;
Air units; Bristol Blienheim -- Hawker Hurricanes -- Gloster Gladiators
Force A
2 BB’s Queen Elizabeth-class; HMS Warspite , HMS Valiant
5 DD’s HMS Greyhound, HMS Griffin, HMS Havock, HMS Hero, HMS Jaguar
Force B
4 CL's HMS Gloucester, HMS Fiji, HMS Orion, HMS Dido
6 DD's HMS Decoy, HMS Hereward, HMS Hotspur, HMS Imperial, HMS Jackal, HMS Kimberley
Force C
3 Cl’s HMS Naiad, HMAS Perth, HMS Calcutta
4 DD’s HMS Nubian, HMS Kandahar, HMS Kingston, HMS Juno
Force D
3 CL’s HMS Dido, HMS Orion, HMS Ajax
4 DD’s HMS Janus, HMS Hasty, HMS Hereward, HMS Kimberley
Force E
3 DD’s HMS Ilex, HMS Jervis, HMAS Nizam; CL; HMS Carlisle
5th Destroyer Flotilla
DD’s HMS Kelly, Kashmir, Kelvin, Jackal, Kipling
Axis;
Fliegerkorps VIII; Do-17--Me109--Ju88--He111--Ju87R--Bf110
Italin; Spica, Selle class DD’s, MAS MTB, Transports
OPERATION SUBSTANCE 7/21-25/41
British;
Force H;
BB,BC HMS Nelson, HMS Renown,
CV HMS Ark Royal [Fulmars Swordfish]
CL’s HMS Manchester, Edinburgh, Arethusa
DD’s Cossack, Maori, Sikh, RAN Nestor, Lightning, Fury
DE’s Farndale, Avon Vale, Eridge,
Minelayer HMS Manxman,
CL Hermione
DD’s Forester, Foxhound, Faulkner, Fearless, Firedrake, Foresight
Duncan, Encounter,
AUX. 6 Merchant at Malta; 6 in convoy with Troop Trans Pasteur
Brown Ranger Oiler and DD Beverley
Malta Air; Bristol Beaufighters; Hawker Hurricanes
Axis;
Perla class; Sub; MAS MTB’s; SM 79’s; Cantz 1007’s, Ju87’s, M.C. 202’s
Operation Halberd 9/27/41
BRITISH;
Force H,
BB’s HMS Nelson, Rodney, Prince of Wales
CV HMS Ark Royal operating Fairey Swordfish, 27 Fairey Fulmars of 807 and 808 Naval Air Squadrons.
CL’s HMS Kenya, Edinburgh, Sheffield, Euryalus, Hermione,
DD’s HNLMS Isaac Sweers, ORP Garland, ORP Piorun, HMS Duncan, Farndale, Foresight, Forester, Fury,
Heythrop, Laforey, Lance, Legion, Lightning, Lively, Oribi, Cossack, Gurkha and Zulu.
SUB's HMS Ursula and Unbeaten south of the Strait of Messina; HMS Upright and Utmost north of the Strait.
ORP Sokół patrolled north of Sicily; HMS Urge, Upholder, HNLMS O 21 south of Sardinia.
MALTA Bristol Beaufighters, Bristol Blenheims
AUX MERCHANT’S
ITALIANS;
SUBS Dandolo, Adua and Turchese patrolled south of Ibiza; Axum, Serpente, Aradam and Diaspro east Balearic Islands.
Squalo, Bandiera and Delfino patrolled SW of Sardinia; Narvalo African shore of the Sicilian narrows.
CL’s Muzio Attendolo, Duca degli Abruzzi of the 8th cruiser division
DD’s Maestrale- Grecale and Scirocco of the 10th destroyer flotilla
BB’s Vittorio Veneto and Littorio
DD's Granatiere, Fuciliere, Bersagliere, Gioberti; 13th flotilla, Nicoloso da Recco, Pessagno, Folgore; 16th flotilla
CA’s Trieste, Trento and Gorizia
DDs Corazziere, Carabiniere, Ascari, Lanciere; 12th flotilla
Sardinia; Macchi C.200, Fiat CR.42, Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
Sicily; M.C.200, Reggiane Re.2000, Junkers Ju 87, Fiat BR.20, SM.79
Battle of the Duisburg Convoy 11/8/41
Italians;
Close Escort
Maestrale class, Maestrale, Grecale, Libeccio,
Folgore class Fulmine
Turbine class Euro
Oriani class Oriani
Convoy; Merchants
Distant Escort
CA’s; 3rd Cruiser Division: Trieste and Trento
DD’s; 13th Destroyer Flotilla; Soldati class; Granatiere, Fuciliere, Bersagliere, Alpino
British;
Force K
Arethusa class; CL; HMS Aurora, HMS Penelope
DD's HMS Lance, HMS Lively
Battle of Cape Bon 12/13/41
Italian;
4th Cruiser Division;
Da Giussano class; Alberto da Giussano, Alberico da Barbiano,
Spica class; Cigno.
British;
4th Destroyer Flotilla;
HMS Sikh, HMS Maori, HMS Legion, Dutch Hr. Ms. Isaac Sweers,
First Battle of Sirte 12/17/41
Italy;
Close covering force;
BB Caio Duilio;
CL’s Emanuele Filiberto Duca d'Aosta, Muzio Attendolo, Raimondo Montecuccoli;
DD’s Ascari, Aviere, and Camicia Nera.
Distant covering force
BB’s Andrea Doria, Giulio Cesare, and Littorio;
CA’s Gorizia, Trento;
10 DD’s Vincenzo Gioberti, Alfredo Oriani, Maestrale, Carabiniere, Corazziere, Alpino, Bersagliere,
Fuciliere, Granatiere, Antoniotto Usodimare
Close escort:
DD’s Saetta Antonio da Noli, Ugolino Vivaldi, Lanzerotto Malocello, Nicolò Zeno, Emanuele Pessagno
TB Pegaso.
M42 convoy:
AUX. Monginevro, Napoli, Vettor Pisani;, Ankara (German).
Allies;
Convoy Escort;
CL's HMS Naiad, Euryalus, Carlisle;
DD’s HMS Jervis, Kimberley, Kingston, Kipling, RAN Nizam,Havock, Hasty and Decoy (14th Destroyer Flotilla).
Convoy; Merchantman:
Force K
CL’s HMS Aurora, Penelope,
DD’s HMS Lance, Lively
Force B
CL HMS Neptune
DD’s HMS Jaguar, Kandahar
4th Destroyer Flotilla
4DD’s HMS Sikh, Maori, Legion, Isaac Sweers
