Operation Nostalgia: Orders of Battle - Naval units

These are the final part of Orbats for Operation Nostalgia. This list may be expanded as the campaign unfolds. If, for example, the campaign becomes protracted additional naval units may become available for both sides. Those will be determined in due course with a nod towards realism. 

The naval list is an expanded version of that contained within the original article in Wargames Illustrated. It represents a hastily assembled allied task force with whatever is available in the area. It is mainly British which happens to coincide with my collection. I have assumed that most of the US Navy together with Royal Navy capital ships would be concentrating on the main allied offensive on Sicily. Axis ships are mainly light units deployed in the Aegean. To make it more interesting I have added potential Italian reinforcements which could arrive at any time during the campaign. Most of the Italian capital ships are in the central mediterranean protecting the homeland.

As with the other two lists I will update this with damaged and destroyed vessels.

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AXIS FLEET

Flagship:                 

Koln (6” Cruiser)

Italian Flagship:    

Raimondo Montecuccoli (6” cruiser)

Destroyer Flotilla ‘T’:

Z1 Leberecht Maass 

Z2 Georg Thiele 

Z32 

Destroyer Flotilla ‘V’:

Z3 Max Schultz 

Z4 Richard Beitzen 

Z18 Hans Ludemann 

Torpedo Boat Flotilla 'W':

Albatross 

Mowe 

T5 

T24 

7th S Boat Flotilla:

S39

S44

S45

S46

14th Italian T-Boat Flotilla:

Lince (Spica class) 

Antares (Spica class) 

Palestro (Palestro class)

17th Italian Escort Flotilla:

Artemide (Corvette) 

Ape (Corvette) 

Gabbiano (Corvette) 

12th Italian Mas Boat Flotilla:

MAS 54

MAS 438

11th U Boat Flotilla:

U514

U515

4th Minesweeper Flotilla:

M10 

M61 

M85 

6^th Escort Flotilla:

F1 

F2 

Koningsau (Trawler cutter) 

GM74 (captured yacht)

Landing/Supply Fleet:

2 x ‘F’ Lighters 

Westmark

Duisberg

Kormoran 

10 x Caiques 

4 x Landing Craft 

REINFORCEMENTS:

Italian Cruiser squadron:

Zara (8” Cruiser)

Duca d'aosta (6” Cruiser)

8^th Italian Destroyer flotilla:

Luca Tarigo  (Navigatori class)

Antonio da Noli  (Navigatori class)

Alvise da Mosto (Navigatori class)

3^rd Italian Destroyer Flotilla:

Ascari (Soldati class)

Corsaro (Soldati class)

Legionario (Soldati class)

10^th Italian T-Boat Flotilla:

Aliseo (Cyclone class) 

Castore (Spica class) 

9^th Italian T-Boat Flotilla:

Orsa (Orsa class) 

Orione (Orsa class) 

Pegaso (Orsa class) 

7^th Italian Mas Boat Flotilla:

MAS 61

MAS 63

MAS 64

MAS 66

3^rd Italian Submarine Flotilla:

Barbarigo (Marcello class)

Morosini  (Marcello class)

Cruisers - 4

Destroyers - 12

TB's/Escorts - 19

Minesweepers - 3

Patrol Boats - 10

Subs - 4

Total 52 vessels (not including merchant vessels).

ALLIED

Flagship:

Norfolk (8”)    

Escort Carriers:

Avenger (12 Seafires, 8 Swordfish)    

Biter (4 Sea Hurricanes, 8 Grumman Martlets, 4 Swordfish)  

Heavy Cruiser:

Exeter (8”)      

Light Cruisers:

Sheffield (6”)         

Arethusa (6”)          

Dauntless (6”)          

Dido (AA Cruiser)  

Destroyers: 

Cossack (Tribal class)     

Mohawk (Tribal class)   

Havock (H Class) 

Hero (H Class)

Jervis (J class)

Jackal (J class) 

Kelly (K class)             

Kelvin (K class)  

Shark (late S Class)       

Swift (late S Class)    

Troubridge (T Class)

Bleasdale (Hunt)            

Blackmore (Hunt)          

Grove (Hunt)                 

Aldenham (Hunt)

Sloops: 

Flamingo (Black Swan) 

Woodpecker (Black Swan) 

Corvettes: 

Poppy (Flower Class) 

Loosestrife (Flower Class)  

Woodruff (Flower Class) 

Submarines:

Triton  (T Class)

Gunboat: 

Ladybird (6”)

Trawlers:

Arran (Isles class)

Filla (Isles class)

MTBs:

MTB 347

MTB 348

MTB 349

MTB 350

MGB: 

MGB 82

MGB 312

MGB 313

MGB 314

MGB 315

Minesweepers:

Bramble (Algerine Class)

Brave (Algerine Class) 

Ocean Going Tugs:

Envoy

Enforcer

Landing Force:

LCTs 

1.

2.

3.

2 x British Landing Ships (each carrying 6 x LCA, 4 x LCM) 

Glenearn      

Prince David

1 x US Landing Ship: (carrying 6 x LCVP, 4 x LCM Mk III) 

Ashland   

6 x Vehicle/Supply Transports (each carrying 4 x LCM) 

Westbury   

Bahadur    

Leeds       

Sepoy       

Talladega (US)

Latimer (US)

1 x Tanker 

Scottish Maiden

Cruisers - 6

Carriers - 2

Destroyers - 15

Escorts - 7

Minesweepers - 2

Gunboats - 1

Patrol boats - 9

Subs - 1

Total 43 vessels (not including merchant vessels).