In Passage Perilous: Malta and the Convoy Battles of June 1942

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appendix Comparative Ranks Great Britain Italy Admiral of the Fleet Grand Ammiraglio Admiral Ammiraglio d’Armata Vice Admiral Ammiraglio di Squadra none Ammiraglio di Divisione Rear Admiral Contrammiraglio Commodore none Captain Capitano di Vascello Commander Capitano di Fregata Lieutenant Commander Capitano di Corvetta Lieutenant Tenente di Vascello Sub-Lieutenant Sottotenente diVascello Midshipman Guardiamarina Conversions 1 nautical mile = 2,205 yards, 1,852 meters, or 1.151 statute miles 1 knot = 1.852 km/hour or 1.151 statue mile/hour 1 meter = 1.094 yards 1 yard = 0.9144 meters 1 centimeter = 0.3937 inches 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters 1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds 1 pound = 0.4536 kilograms 1 tonne = .9842 long tons 1 long ton = 1.016 tonnes 219 220 Appendix Abbreviations General AA anti-aircraft AP armor-piercing ASV air surface-vessel (radar) ASW antisubmarine warfare BR British Capt. Captain Cdr. Commander CS cruiser squadron DC depth charge DEMS defensively equipped merchant ship DP dual-purpose F flagship FAA Fleet Air Arm Flot. flotilla GE German GK Greek GRT gross registered tons HA high-angle HE high-explosive (or high effect) LA low-angle OBS Oberbefehlshaber Süd PO Polish RAF Royal Air Force RN Royal Navy SA South African SLC Siluro a Lenta Corsa TBS talk between ships UP unguided projectile US United States USN United States Navy VHF very high frequency Ship Types AMC armed merchant cruiser AO oiler BB battleship BC battle cruiser BM monitor CA heavy cruiser CB coastal battleship (obsolete) Appendix 221 CL light cruiser CLA antiaircraft light cruiser CM minelayer (large) CV aircraft carrier CVE escort carrier DD destroyer DE destroyer escort or “Hunt” type destroyer DC corvette GB gunboat MAS Italian motor torpedo boat (motoscafi armati siluranti or motoscafi anti sommergibili) MFP marinefährprahm (German armed barge or “F” lighter) ML motor launch MMS motor minesweeper MS minesweeper (British) or motosiluranti (large Italian MTB) MTB motor torpedo boat O old PB patrol boat RS rescue ship S-boat schnellboot (German motor torpedo boat or “E” boat) SC submarine chaser SS submarine TB torpedo boat TS target ship U-boat unterseeboot (German submarine) UJ-boat unterseebootsjäger (German submarine chaser) V-boat vorpostenboot (German patrol boat) Aircraft Types DB dive bomber F fighter FB fighter-bomber HB heavy bomber LB level bomber 222 Appendix Malta Convoys Table Appendix. Malta Convoys and Independent Sailings Operation Name — Convoy Date Arrived Transports Loss From Hats—MF2 2-Sep-40 3 1 damaged East MF3 11-Oct-40 4 0 East MW3 10-Nov-40 5 0 East MW4 26-Nov-40 4 0 East Collar 26-Nov-40 2 0 West MW5A & 5B 20-Dec-40 7 0 East MW5.5 10-Jan-41 2 0 East Excess 11-Jan-41 1 0 West MW6 23-Mar-41 4 0 East MD2 21-Apr-41 1 0 East Temple (SS) 28-Apr-41 (sailed) 1 1 sunk West MW7 9-May-41 6 0 East Substance—GM1 24-Jul-41 6 1 damaged West Propeller (SS) 19-Sep-41 1 West Halbard—GM2 28-Sep-41 9 1 sunk West Astrologer (SS) 11/12 Nov (sailed) 2 2 sunk West MF1 18-Dec-41 1 0 East MF2 8-Jan-42 1 0 East MF3—MW8/8A 19-Jan-42 4 1 sunk East MF4 27-Jan-42 1 0 East MF5—MW9 12-Feb-42 (sailed) 3 2 sunk, 1 damaged and turned back East MG1—MW10 23-Mar-42 4 2 sunk, 1 damaged East Vigorous—MW11 11-Jun-42 (sailed) 11 2 sunk, 3 damaged, 9 turned back East Harpoon—GM4 11-Jun-42 5 3 sunk, 1 damaged West Pedestal 10-Aug-42 14 9 sunk, 3 damaged West Independent (SS) 1-Nov-42 1 0 East Crupper (SS) 8-Nov-42 (sailed) 2 2 captured West Stoneage—MW13 20-Nov-42 4 0 East Portcullis—MW14 5-Dec-42 5 0 East MW15 10-Dec-42 2 0 East MW16 14-Dec-42 3 0 East MW17 21-Dec-42 2 0 East MW18 31-Dec-42 2 0 East Notes: SS indicates single ship(s) sailing unescorted. Operation Excess only includes the portion of the operation bound for Malta. Appendix 223 The Mediterranean Traffic War 1940–43 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000 Jun...