1st Edition

The Royal Navy and the Mediterranean Convoys A Naval Staff History

Edited By Malcolm Llewellyn-Jones Copyright 2007
220 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book contains the Naval Staff History originally issued by the Admiralty in 1957 as a confidential book for use within the Royal Navy. It has since been declassified and is published here for the first time, along with an extended preface. This volume describes the dangerous convoy operations in the Mediterranean which were necessary to relieve the garrison and people of Malta, covering... Read more

Foreword Admiral Sir Jonathon Band.  Preface Malcolm Llewellyn-Jones.  Introduction  Part 1: Convoys in 1941 (Battle Summary No. 18)  1. Operation “Excess”, January 1941  2. Operation “Substance”, July 1941  3. Operation “Halberd”, September 1941  Part 2: Convoys in 1942  4. Operation “M.G.1”, March 1942  5. Operation “Harpoon”, June 1942  6. Operation “Vigorous”, June 1942  7. Operation “Pedestal”, August 1942  8. Comments and Reflections.  Epilogue.  Appendices  Appendix A: Operation “Excess”: Forces and Convoys  Appendix B: Operation “Excess”: Particulars of Air Attacks  Appendix C: Operation “Excess”: Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean’s, Remarks  Appendix D: Operation “Substance”: Forces and Convoys  Appendix E: Operation “Halberd”: Forces and Convoys  Appendix F: Operation “Halberd”: Remarks  Appendix G: Operations “Excess”, “Substance”, “Halberd”: Orders for Action against Surface attack  Appendix H: Operations “Excess”, “Substance”, “Halberd”: Orders for Action during Air Attacks  Appendix I: Operation “M.G.1”: Forces and Convoy  Appendix J: Operation “Harpoon” and “Vigorous”: Forces and Convoys  Appendix K: Operation “Pedestal”: Forces and Convoys  Appendix L: Operation “Pedestal”: Extract from Report on Planning  Appendix M: Operations, 1942: Analysis of Damage and Losses  Appendix N: Operations, 1941-42: Strengths, and Numbers Sunk and Damaged  Appendix O: Details of British Naval Aircraft  Appendix P: Details of German and Italian Aircraft  Appendix Q: Italian Surface Ships in 1942.  Index

 

Biography

Malcolm Llewellyn-Jones served for 26 years in the Fleet Air Arm, subsequently completing his PhD at King’s College, London. He is a historian in the Naval Historical Branch, MoD. He regularly lectures and has published on many aspects of anti-submarine and joint warfare.