Hi all,
During Operation Mincemeat (Air attack on Sardinia Island and minelaying operation off Leghorn) on 23-24 August 1941 Brtish Force H split in two groups:
1st) CV Ark Royal, CL Hermione and 1 DD to cover the air attack on Sardinia
2nd) BB Nelson and 4 DD to cover minelaying operation off Leghorn by CM Manxman.
The destroyers involved in this operation were the followings: DD Encounter, Nestor, Forester, Fury, Foresight.
So, my question is what destroyers were in each group?
Thank you very much
Jordi
Operation Mincemeat 1941
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Re: Operation Mincemeat 1941
After the first group of Brtish Force H lay mines off the coast of Leghorn, the CV Ark Royal, CL Hermione, and 1 DD covered the air attack on Sardinia Island on the night of August 23. And second, BB Nelson and 4 DD will be covering CM Manxman's minelaying operation off Leghorn. It included the participation of the destroyers DD Encounter, Nestor, Forester, Fury, and Foresight. Then I was wondering who had the better destroyers among the two factions.
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Re: Operation Mincemeat 1941
Perhaps the one with Ark Royal and Hermione was DD Encounter
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