"12 September 1941 – the Tembien Convoy" Topic
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Tango01 | 28 May 2018 3:43 p.m. PST |
"The summer of 1941 was primarily spent trying to build up the Axis forces in North Africa to prepare for the assault on Tobruk and the subsequent invasion of Egypt. While the supply route overall was delivering, with the vast majority of supplies reaching their destination, losses were suffered on a regular basis. I have previously written about the quite harrowing experience of the Malta Blenheim IVs of Nos. 105 and 107 Squadrons engaging the Axis supplies at this link. Nevertheless, while the loss rate on daytime shipping strikes was brutal, the reward was high, when a fully laden merchant with vital supplies could be sent to the depths of the Mediterranean. This happened on 11-13 September 1941, when the Malta strike forces had a good outing against the 44th convoy with Italian and German supplies, known to the Italians as the TEMBIEN convoy, and also sank the single runner SS Alfredo Oriani. While the loss of three vessels in two days was a remarkable success, it came at a price…." Main page rommelsriposte.com/2018/03 Amicalement Armand
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AndreasB | 28 May 2018 5:24 p.m. PST |
Morning. If anyone has details on the Oriani convoy, I'd be interested to see them, to clear up the matter of who sank her. All the best Andreas |
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