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Operation Pedestal (Italian: Battaglia di Mezzo Agosto, Battle of mid-August), known in Malta as Il-Konvoj ta' Santa Marija (Santa Maria Convoy), was a British operation to carry supplies to the island of Malta in August 1942, during the Second World War.
English: Operation Pedestal, August 1942 Preliminary movements: 3 - 10 August 1942: Rear-Admiral H M Burrough, CB, who commanded the close escort (Force X), shaking hands with Captain Dudley Mason of the tanker OHIO, after a pre-sailing conference on board HMS NIGERIA.
The tanker played a key role in Operation Pedestal, which was one of the fiercest and most heavily contested of the Malta convoys, in August 1942. [2] Although Ohio reached Malta successfully, it was so badly damaged that it had to be effectively scuttled in order to offload its cargo, and never sailed again.
Operation Pedestal, 1942 MV Brisbane Star was a British refrigerated cargo liner . She was built by Cammell Laird and Co in 1936–37 as one of Blue Star Line 's Imperial Star -class ships, designed to ship frozen meat from Australia and New Zealand to the United Kingdom .
English: Operation Pedestal, August 1942 15 August: The arrival of the OHIO at Malta: The damaged tanker OHIO, with destroyers alongside, moving slowly through the minefield outside Grand Harbour, Valletta. The ship reached Malta safely after being torpedoed and attacked from the air.
Operation Pedestal, 1942 MV Melbourne Star was a British refrigerated cargo liner . She was built by Cammell Laird and Co in 1936 as one of Blue Star Line 's Imperial Star -class ships, designed to ship frozen meat from Australia and New Zealand to the United Kingdom .
It was during Operation Pedestal in 1942 that he became the only Royal Navy pilot to shoot down five aircraft in one day, and was the leading naval ace using the Hawker Hurricane. [1] He was given command of the 15th Naval Fighter Wing aboard HMS Victorious before being killed in a flying accident over Ceylon in 1944.
Other gallantry awards to the crew of Ohio during Operation Pedestal included a Distinguished Service Order, five Distinguished Service Crosses and seven Distinguished Service Medals. After his investiture in September 1942, Mason had a long private audience with the King. [2] [5] He was also awarded the Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea. [2]