Although Britain and France have committed themselves to participate
in the war with certain number of units, ships and airpcrafts of the involved
Army Forces. Troops, Navy and Airforce units exceeded the War plans , the
final number of British and French Naval units involved in the Suez Canal
War 1956 which participated in assaulting Port Said as of Sunday 4 November
1956 have exceeded dramatically the original war plans, because of changing
the objectives to land at Port Said instead of Alexandria.
General Andre Baufre (Fr) Deputy to Lt. General Sir Hugh Stockwell
( Br) Commander of the Army Allied Land Forces most concern of Musketeer
Revise laid in both the long preparatory air bombardment, in which
the first forty-eight hour phase was devoted to destroying the EAF Egyptian
Air Force, meanwhile the second phase aimed to crush the Egyptian will
to resist, was planned to continue for as long as eight to ten days. The
British assumption were based upon the anticipation, that these two phases
would enable the allied ground forces to land unopposed !
Britain Forces , Naval Units and Fighting ships
The time needed to arrive to Port Said on-time, prerequisite that the French sea convoys had to leave Bobe on 27th October (two days before the Israeli offensive which was to provide the Allies with their casus belli), while the British convoys left Malta on the day of the Israeli attack itself, because they needed less sailing time to the Port Said beach. General Stockwell had his HQ on HMS Tyne meanwhile his Deputy: General Andre Baufre (Fr) preferred the French tender ship A 641 Gustave Zédé, as his HQ for commanding the French troops. meanwhile and his French Chief, Vice Admiral Pierre Barjot (Fr) the Deputy to C-in-C General Sir Charles Keightley ( Br) has preferred the French Cruiser C 604 Georges Leygues as his floating HQ.
Britain RN Fighting and Transport Ships
RN Amphibious Squadron:
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The Agony of Troop Transporters
The Troop Transporters were the most sensitive issue which could have dramatically effected the invasion plans, as they were lent to civilian transportation companies post WW II. The Ministry of Defence, Royal Navy (RN) added the Name Empire to precede the ships name to show the world that these ships were in service of the British Empire. Once the LST were needed, they were recalled to service.
The ASN Atlantic Steam Navigation Company Ltd (ASN) played an important part in the lives of many UK LSTs. These were initially operated by the Atlantic Steam Navigation Company on behalf of the Ministry of Transport, and apart from 3015 (sold to Canadian interests), management was transferred to the British India Steam Navigation Company in 1961 (although 3033 was also managed in an interim period by European Ferries Ltd (Townsend Bros Ferries Ltd). 12 vessels that were cocooned in the Clyde recalled (3042, 3524, 3006, 3038, 3525, 3523, 3510, 3520, 3015, 3033, 3517 and 3504) were recalled for service and participation in the Suez War 1956
French Forces & Units
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