Operation MB 8

Operation MB 8
	Part of the Battle of the Mediterranean of the Second World War
	; 20 mm Oerlikon gunners on board a merchant ship on a Malta bound convoy
Date	4–11 November 1940
Location	Western part of the Mediterranean Sea35°N 18°E / 35°N 18°E
Result	British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Italy
Commanders and leaders
Andrew Cunningham; Lumley Lyster;	Inigo Campioni
Units involved
Mediterranean Fleet; Force H;	Regia Marina; Regia Aeronautica;
Strength
	2 aircraft carriers; 5 battleships; 10 cruisers; 30 destroyers;

Operation MB 8 was a British Royal Navy operation in the Mediterranean Sea from 4 to 11 November 1940. It was made up of six forces comprising two aircraft carriers, five battleships, 10 cruisers and 30 destroyers, including much of Force H from Gibraltar, protecting four supply convoys. It consisted of Operation Coat, Operation Crack, Convoy MW 3, Convoy ME 3, Convoy AN 6 and the main element Operation Judgement (the Battle of Taranto).