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Attempts to tow the ship to Malta failed; her troops were taken off and the ship was scuttled. During the morning of 28 September, the convoy came into range of Malta-based fighters. The rest of the convoy reached Malta at 1:30 p.m. and landed 85,000 short tons (77,000 t) of supplies. Halberd was the last convoy operation of 1941.
Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. built Ohio as hull 190, [citation needed] launching her on 20 April 1940 [citation needed] and completing her that June. [4] She was a skillful compromise, promising broad cargo-carrying capacity to the merchant and speed, balance, and stability to the mariner.
Malta was a base for air, sea and submarine operations against Axis supply convoys and from 1 June to 31 October 1941, British forces sank about 220,000 long tons (220,000 t) of Axis shipping on the African convoy routes, 94,000 long tons (96,000 t) by the navy and 115,000 long tons (117,000 t) by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Fleet Air Arm (FAA).
Francis Alonzo Dales (December 3, 1923 – March 29, 2003) was a cadet midshipman in the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy who served on the freighter SS Santa Elisa, and subsequently the tanker SS Ohio, during Operation Pedestal, a convoy to the besieged island of Malta in the Second World War.
Dudley William Mason GC (7 October 1901 – 26 April 1987) was the British master of the tanker SS Ohio during the Second World War. He commanded the tanker during Operation Pedestal, a convoy to relieve Malta. He was awarded the George Cross for this operation. [1]
The claim: Video shows military convoy traveling to US southern border. A Jan. 22 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a TikTok video that shows a convoy of tanks and other military ...
STORY: The company also said the images revealed additional ground forces and ground attack helicopter units in southern Belarus, less than 20 miles north of the Ukraine border. Russia warned Kyiv ...
Operation Collar (12–29 November 1940) was a small, fast three-ship convoy during the Second World War.The convoy left Britain on 12 November 1940 and passed Gibraltar on 24 November, escorted by two cruisers, two ships for Malta and one bound for Alexandria.