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Operation Provident was carried out during World War II by the Home Fleet of the Royal Navy in the period 22–29 November 1944. The purpose of the operation was to carry out attacks on enemy shipping on the coast of Norway between latitudes 64° 30′ and 69° North. The operation took place under the personal command of the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet, Admiral Sir Henry Ruthven Moore, flying his flag in the aircraft carrier . It is remembered for the destruction of MS Rigel in Norway's worst disaster at sea. The force consisted of two groups, designated Force 7 and Force 8. Force 7 comprised the flagship ''Implacable'', , and six destroyers: (Captain (D) 23rd Destroyer Flotilla), , , , and . Embarked on ''Implacable'' were Naval Air Squadrons 801, 880 and 1771 of the Fleet Air Arm, equipped with Supermarine Seafire and Fairey Firefly aircraft. Force 8 comprised the cruiser under the command of Captain D.K Bain RN, two escort carriers and , and five destroyers: (Captain (D) 26th Destroyer Flotilla), , , and . == Objects of the operation == The operation had five objectives: a bombing attack on U-boat depot ships, the mining of Meløysund and Ramsøysund, a fighter attack on Bardufoss airfield, the bombing of ferry services in the Rørvik area, and attacks on shipping between Lødingen and Rørvik. The U-boat depot listed was the one at Kilbotn which consisted of the former North-Sea ferry ''Black Watch'' with smaller ships. Bad weather forced the abandonment of this objective, and the depot at Kilbotn was eventually attacked successfully in Operation Judgement, Kilbotn on 4 May 1945.〔Harald Isachsen (2009), ''Operation Judgement: Angrepet på "Black Watch", Kilbotn 4 Mai 1945'', ISBN 978-82-998024-2-0〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Operation Provident」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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