UK MME 02 Germans come to the Help of their Ally: Appendix 4: Main Strength of the Opposing Fleets in the Mediterranean During 1941

Appendix 4: Main Strength of the Opposing Fleets in the Mediterranean During 1941

(Ships seriously damaged and under repair are not included. )

	Late March immediately before the Battle of Cape Matapan	Mid-May immediately before the campaign in Crete	Early October
Battleships	Warspite, Valiant, Barham	Warspite, Valiant, Barham, Queen Elizabeth	Queen Elizabeth, Valiant, Barham
Aircraft Carriers	Formidable	Formidable	None
Cruisers, 6-inch	Orion, Gloucester, Ajax, Perth (RAN)	Orion, Gloucester, Ajax, Perth (RAN), Fiji	Ajax, Neptune, Hobart (RAN)
Cruisers, 5.25-inch	Bonaventure	Naiad, Phoebe, Dido	Naiad, Phoebe, Galatea
AA Cruisers	Calcutta, Carlisle, Coventry	Calcutta, Carlisle, Coventry	Carlisle, Coventry
Destroyers	22	27	21
Submarines (including those based on Gibraltar)	20	23	29

Battleships or Battlecruisers	Renown	Renown	Nelson (torpedoed on 27th Sept. and relieved by Rodney 19th Oct.)
Aircraft Carriers	Ark Royal	Ark Royal	Ark Royal
Cruisers, 6-inch	Sheffield	Sheffield	Hermione
Destroyers	8	7	7

(Ships seriously damaged and under repair are not included. )

	Late March immediately before the Battle of Cape Matapan	Mid-May immediately before the campaign in Crete	Early October
Battleships:	Vittorio Veneto, Giulio Cesare, Doria	Littorio, Giulio Cesare, Doria, Duilio	Vittorio Veneto, Littorio, Giulio Cesare, Doria, Duilio
Cruisers, 8-inch	Bolzano, Zara, Fiume, Pola, Trento, Trieste	Bolzano, Gorizia, Trieste	Gorizia, Trento, Trieste
Cruisers, 6-inch	Garibaldi, Abruzzi, Savoia, D’Aosta, Montecuccoli, Attendolo, Cadorna Bande Nere, Barbiano	Garibaldi, Abruzzi, Savoia, D’Aosta, Attendolo, Cadorna, Bande Nere, Giussano, Barbiano	Abruzzi, Savoia, D’Aosta Montecuccoli, Attendolo, Cadorna, Barbiano
Fleet Destroyers	39	36	34
Submarines*	41	44	46

* These figures are for submarines operating in the Mediterranean; in addition there were a number operating in the Atlantic.

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