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Battle for Crete 14.-31.5.1941

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Royal Navy

Force A

Queen Elizabeth class
Warspite x

, Valiant x

HMS Barham 1941 (Queen Elizabeth class), HMS Warspite 1942 (Queen Elizabeth class)

G&H class
Greyhound †

22.5., Griffin, Havock, Hero

ORP Garland H37 (GH Class Destroyer)

J class
Jaguar

HMS Kipling Mai 1941 Kreta (JKN Class Destroyer)

Force B

Gloucester
†

22.5.

Fiji
†

22.5.

HMS Trinidad (1942) (Colony class)

Orion
x

HMS Ajax 1942 (Leander class), HMAS Sydney (Leander class)

Dido
x

HMS Naiad (1940) (Dido class)

D class
Decoy

HMS Daring H16 (CD class)

G&H class
Hereward †

29.5., Hotspur

ORP Garland H37 (GH Class Destroyer)

I class
Imperial †

29.5.

HMS Impulsive (I Class) (1/500), HMS Inglefield D02 (I Class) (1/1250), HMS Ithuriel (I Class)

JKN class
Jackal, Kimberley

HMS Kipling Mai 1941 Kreta (JKN Class Destroyer)

Force C

Naiad
x

HMS Naiad (1940) (Dido class)

HMAS Perth
x

HMS Ajax 1942 (Leander class), HMAS Sydney (Leander class)

Calcutta
†

1.6.

HMS Calcutta 1941 (C Class Cruiser)

JKN class
Kandahar, Kingston x

, Juno †

21.5.

HMS Kipling Mai 1941 Kreta (JKN Class Destroyer)

Tribal
Nubian xx

HMCS Huron 1944 (Tribal Class Destroyer)

Force D

Dido
x

HMS Naiad (1940) (Dido class)

Leander class
Orion x

, Ajax x

HMS Ajax 1942 (Leander class), HMAS Sydney (Leander class)

JKN class
Janus, Kimberley

HMS Kipling Mai 1941 Kreta (JKN Class Destroyer)

H class
Hasty, Hereward †

29.5.

ORP Garland H37 (GH Class Destroyer)

Force E

Carlisle
x

HMS Calcutta 1941 (C Class Cruiser)

I class
Ilex

HMS Impulsive (I Class) (1/500), HMS Inglefield D02 (I Class) (1/1250), HMS Ithuriel (I Class)

JKN class
Jervis, Nizam

HMS Kipling Mai 1941 Kreta (JKN Class Destroyer)

5.Destroyer Flottilla

JKN class
Kelly †

23.5., Kashmir †

23.5., Kelvin x

, Jackal, Kipling

HMS Kipling Mai 1941 Kreta (JKN Class Destroyer)

Evacuation Force

Phoebe
Phoebe

HMS Naiad (1940) (Dido class)

Perth

HMAS Sydney (Leander class)

C class
Coventry, Calcutta †

1.6.

HMS Coventry 1940 (C Class Cruiser), HMS Calcutta 1941 (C Class Cruiser)

LSI(L)
Glengyle

HMS Breconshire Malta 1942 (Glengyle class)

JKN class
Napier, Nizam, Kelvin, Kandahar

HMS Kipling Mai 1941 Kreta (JKN Class Destroyer)

Other

Queen Elizabeth class
Queen Elizabeth, Barham

HMS Barham 1941 (Queen Elizabeth class), HMS Warspite 1942 (Queen Elizabeth class)

Formidable
xx

HMS Victorious (1945) (Illustrious), HMS Victorious 1958 (Illustrious)

Abdiel

HMS Ariadne (Abdiel Class)

Isis

HMS Impulsive (I Class) (1/500), HMS Inglefield D02 (I Class) (1/1250), HMS Ithuriel (I Class)

Defender

HMS Daring H16 (CD class)

Stuart

HMS Scott (Admiralty Leader), HMS Douglas 1942 (Admiralty Leader)

VW class
Voyager, Vendetta, Waterhen

HMAS Vampire D68 (V Class Destroyer), HMS Winchester L55 (WAIR 1942) (V Class Destroyer), HMAS Vampire für LRE Umbau (V Class Destroyer),
Kit candidate: Volunteer LRE Conversion of Tamiya

Auckland

HMS Egret (Egret class) (1/1250)

Flamingo

HMS Ibis (Black Swan)

Protector
Netzleger Guardian class

10. MTB Flottilla
MTB 67, 213 , 214 , 216 und 217. All †

IJN MTB 55ft CMB (55ft CMB)

diverse Frachter, Tanker
RFA Olna †

18.5.

RFA Olna (RFA Ol class)

Rorqual

HMS Rorqual (Grampus class)

Widnes
(captured)

HMS Widnes 1917 (UJ 2109 in 1943) (Hunt MS sloops) (1/1250), HMS Aberdare 1917 (Hunt MS sloops) (1/600), HMS Sutton J78 1939 (Hunt MS sloops) (1/600)

Small Axis Convois

7 Merchants

63 Motorsegler

Similar style Luigi Motorsegler

Curtatone class
Curtatone, Monzambano, Calatafimi, Castelfidardo

TA19 ex Calatafimi (TA19), The Sea Battle of El Alamein 2: Calatafimi 24.10.1942 (The Sea Battle of El Alamein 2)

Quintino Sella class
Crspi, Sella

Psilander 1940 (Quintino Sella class), Similar type Espero (Turbine class), Similar type Turbine (Turbine class), Similar type Espero (Turbine class) (1/1250), Quintino Sella 1927 (TA15) (Quintino Sella class) (1/1250)

Spica class
Sirio, Sagittario, Alcione, Aldeberan, Libra, Lupo, Lira, Lince, Pleiadi x

durch eigene Flugzeuge

Castore 1942 (Spica class|Romulus class), Astore / HSwMS Remus (Spica class|Romulus class) (1/1250)

MAS
Mas 534, 535, 538, 539, 542, 536, 546, 540, 523, 520

Submarines (no success)

Adua class
Dessiè Uarsciek, Adua, Dessiè

Scirè 1941 (Adua class Serie 600), Tembien 1941 (Adua class Serie 600)

Argonauta class
Fisalia Fisalia

Perla class
Malachite Malachite

Sirena class
Nereide Topazio, Smeraldo, Sirena, Nereide

SMG Sirena class of classe 600 (Sirena class|Ital classe 600)

Squalo class
Squalo Tricheco, Squalo

SMG Squalo class (SMG Squalo)

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References

⁽⁸⁴³⁾↑ http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/41-05.htm

⁽⁸⁴⁴⁾↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Crete_order_of_battle

⁽⁸⁴⁵⁾↑ Francesco Mattesini: Le forze italiane nella Battaglia di Creta (Italian) in http://www.academia.edu/29348949/Le_forze_italiane_nella_Battaglia_di_Creta?email_work_card=title

⁽⁸⁴⁶⁾↑ Naval Staff History: Naval Operations in the Battle of Crete, 1960 in http://www.navy.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/Battle_Summary_No_4.pdf

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