Part Eight: The Great Armada 'Operation Torch'

Episodes of the Royal Navy Season 1 Episode 8

Overview:
Focuses on the armada of more than 350 merchantmen and 170 warships assembled for Operation Torch - the Allied assault on French North Africa in November 1942 - and the Royal Navy's Task Force H including:

· Nelson, Rodney, and Renown, the carriers Formidable, Victorious, Furious, Biter, and other light escort carriers

· Scenes of the Fleet Air Arm operating Albacores, Seafires, and Martlets with American roundels

· The merchant ships Mooltan, Cathy, Strathnaver, Viceroy of India, and various Union Castle boats all sailing together

· HMS Sheffield, as she joined the convoys independently at a later stage

· Submarines from the 8th Flotilla, and their depot ship HMS Maidstone

· King George VI's inspection of HMS Howe at Algiers

Genre : Documentary, War & Politics

Actors : Roland R. Smith

Release Date : 1993-12-01

Duration : 60 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 1)

Part One: Battleships at War 1941/42
1. Part One: Battleships at War 1941/42
Part Two: Britannia Goes to War
2. Part Two: Britannia Goes to War
Part Three: 'Close-Up' for Actions Stations!
3. Part Three: 'Close-Up' for Actions Stations!
Part Four: Colour Camera at Sea
4. Part Four: Colour Camera at Sea
Part Five: Tragedy and Triumph
5. Part Five: Tragedy and Triumph
Part Six: Perilous Waters
6. Part Six: Perilous Waters
Part Seven: The Hazards of Russian Convoys
7. Part Seven: The Hazards of Russian Convoys
Part Eight: The Great Armada 'Operation Torch'
8. Part Eight: The Great Armada 'Operation Torch'
Part Nine: D-Day Reflections of 'Operation Neptune'
9. Part Nine: D-Day Reflections of 'Operation Neptune'
Part Ten: The British Pacific and East India Fleets (1st Phase)
10. Part Ten: The British Pacific and East India Fleets (1st Phase)
Part Eleven: The British Pacific and East India Fleets (2nd Phase)
11. Part Eleven: The British Pacific and East India Fleets (2nd Phase)


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