Commands the British Mediterranean squadron involved in enforcing the armistice policy arising from the London agreement.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Mediterranean Sea in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Commands the British Mediterranean squadron involved in enforcing the armistice policy arising from the London agreement.
Axis tankers Proserpina and Tergeste are sunk, worsening fuel shortages during the battle.
The loss of Axis supply tankers deprives Panzer Army Africa of fuel during the battle.
Enters U-559 with Fasson and helps recover documents vital to renewed attacks on four-rotor Naval Enigma.
Boards sinking U-559 and retrieves Enigma key material before drowning when the submarine founders.
Carries captured U-559 codebooks and Enigma material from the sinking submarine to the British boarding party.
Supports shipment of more than one hundred tonnes of aid toward the temporary maritime pier serving Gaza.
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