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| Tango01 | 28 Mar 2020 9:11 p.m. PST |
HMS Formidable alone in the eastern Mediterranean "HMS Illustrious was gone. Her battered hull had slipped quietly through the Suez Canal to start the long journey to the United States for repair. This left HMS Eagle as the sole surviving carrier in the eastern Mediterranean. But she was in dire need of a refit. The troubles that had prevented her from taking part in the attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto had not been resolved. Admiral Cunningham also feared the old 'experimental' aircraft carrier was unsuited to the intense fighting in the confined waters of the Eastern Mediterranean. She was unarmoured and slow. And adequate numbers of fighters could only be carried if all vital anti-submarine and search aircraft were landed. This was deemed unacceptable. There was an alternative, however. The freshly commissioned HMS Formidable was in the South Atlantic. Cunningham quickly convinced the Admiralty that she should be diverted to Alexandria…"
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