Force H

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Force H was a British Royal Navy task force based at Gibraltar during World War II, known for its key role in Mediterranean and Atlantic naval operations.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Force H canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy task force ⓘ
World War II military formation ⓘ
baseOfOperations Gibraltar ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom ⓘ
disbanded 1943 ⓘ
endTime 1943 ⓘ
garrison Gibraltar ⓘ
location Gibraltar ⓘ
mission Deny Axis use of French fleet ⓘ
Escort convoys to Malta ⓘ
Maintain Allied control of Western Mediterranean ⓘ
Support Atlantic operations from Gibraltar ⓘ
notableCommander Algernon Willis ⓘ
James Somerville ⓘ
John Tovey ⓘ
Nevill Syfret ⓘ
notableEngagement Bombing of Italian fleet at Mers-el-Kébir ⓘ
Cover for Allied landings in North Africa ⓘ
Relief of Malta ⓘ
notableShip HMS Ark Royal ⓘ
HMS Ark Royal (91) ⓘ
linked to: HMS Ark Royal

HMS Barham ⓘ
HMS Furious ⓘ
HMS Hood ⓘ
HMS Nelson ⓘ
HMS Renown ⓘ
HMS Resolution ⓘ
HMS Rodney ⓘ
HMS Sheffield ⓘ
HMS Valiant ⓘ
operator Royal Navy ⓘ
participatedIn Attack on Mers-el-Kébir ⓘ
Hunt for the Bismarck ⓘ
linked to: Sink the Bismarck!

Malta convoys ⓘ
Operation Catapult ⓘ
Operation Pedestal ⓘ
Operation Torch ⓘ
Operations in support of North African campaign ⓘ
Sinking of Bismarck ⓘ
partOf Home Fleet ⓘ
Mediterranean Fleet ⓘ
role convoy protection ⓘ
fleet escort ⓘ
strike force ⓘ
startTime 1940 ⓘ
theatre Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bruce Fraser → notableCommand → Force H ⓘ
Operation Substance → escort → Force H ⓘ
James Somerville → partOf → Force H ⓘ
cruisers of Force H → partOf → Force H ⓘ
James Somerville → notableCommand → Force H ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral James Somerville