19-397: Tasajera may refer to: HMS Tasajera (F125) Tasajera explosion Calisto tasajera See also [ edit ] Tassajara, California Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tasajera . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
38-825: A Maracaibo -class Mark I landing ship, tank of the Royal Navy during World War II. A converted Lake Maracaibo oil tanker . Tasajera was one of three shallow-draught oil tankers built by the Furness Shipbuilding Company of Haverton Hill-on-Tees in 1937 to operate in Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela . She was requisitioned by the Royal Navy in December 1940, along with her sister ships Misoa and Bachaquero , for conversion to
57-462: A population of around 650,000. Being the second largest city in the country, Oran is an important industrial, educational and cultural centre. The construction work at Oran airport is the second contract won by the company in Algeria. The new 9,843 feet long runway 07R/25L has been operational since 12 February 2009. Currently, the airport is composed of two terminals, one for domestic flights and
76-661: A stopover en route to Algiers airport or to Port Lyautey Airfield , in French Morocco on the North African Cairo – Dakar transport route for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel. Andrade Gutierrez , a Brazilian company has won a contract to construct a new runway in Oran Airport, located in the second largest city in Algeria . The construction was estimated to cost EUR 20 million. Oran has
95-409: A tank landing ship. Her oil tanks were removed to form a tank deck, and two large hatches and two 50-ton derrick cranes fitted to lift vehicles from the tank deck to the upper deck. Her bows were cut off square and a heavy steel door fitted. A hinged extension, together with the door, provided a 100-foot (30 m) ramp to unload vehicles. Steel armour plate was fitted to the bridge and wheelhouse, and
114-646: The U.S. 1st Armored Division 's "Combat Command B", despite coming under fire from nearby enemy battery. The American troops then moved inland to seize the airfields at La Senia and Tafaroui . On 17 January 1943 Tasajera was travelling at a speed of 9knots having left Algiers. At 1900 she was struck starboard side amidships by an aerial torpedo blasting a hole 30 x 20feet. She was escorted to Algeria arriving on 18 March. A survey of damage in No1 Dock Oran Algiers on 13 March found damage of 3months repairs. So after temporary repairs Tasajera sailed for
133-700: The UK end April. (Source ships without names page27 Brain MacDermott) Seaman Matthew Newlands from Glasgow recorded in correspondence to his young wife Mary that Tasajeera was docked at Tillbury in Sept1943. (Source Mary Newlands) Tasajera arrived at Plymouth in early January 1944 for repairs and modifications in preparation for the Normandy landings . As well as repairs and general maintenance work, her forward single 40 mm gun
152-401: The action. The Vichy fighters, however only defended the airfield vicinity and did not oppose the ground forces landing at Oran Harbor. The planned air assault against the airfield was redirected, and the airfield was captured by Company B, of the 1st Armored Regiment about 1000, after many Vichy Aircraft already flown off, presumably to French Morocco. A few remained dispersed on the ground or in
171-523: The beaches, providing accommodation, berths, and medical services. Damaged 19 July 1944 when she dragged into a 'gooseberry breakwater off Normandy. Later, she also provided a repair and maintenance service. By late October. Oran Es S%C3%A9nia Airport Ahmed Ben Bella Airport ( Arabic : مطار أحمد بن بلة ), formally Es-Sénia Airport ( IATA : ORN , ICAO : DAOO ) is an airport located 4.7 nm (8.7 km) south of Oran (near Es Sénia ), in Algeria . During World War II , La Sénia Airport
190-405: The capture of the field. Just after daylight, eight Albacore dive bombers from H.M.S. Furious and six Hurricane fighter escorts from each of the two auxiliary carriers swung back over La Sénia airfield in broad daylight to be greeted by strong antiaircraft fire and Vichy fighters. The airfield was attacked in response by six 250-pound general-purpose bombs with which it accurately struck and wrecked
209-687: The convoy, which was intended to seize the Azores . When the operation was cancelled, the ships returned to the Clyde. In January 1942, Misoa was based at Freetown , Sierra Leone , on the South Atlantic Station . The ship then took part on " Operation Torch " - the invasion of North Africa. At 04:00 on 8 November 1942 Tasajera , along with Misoa , and the troopships Durban Castle and Derbyshire , arrived off "Z Beach" at Arzew , Algeria. By 08:00 she had disembarked M3 Stuart tanks of
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#1732794481802228-505: The empty hangars on the northwestern side of the airdrome, inflicting destruction which was later to be regretted. In the ensuing dogfights, five Dewoitine 520 French fighters were claimed shot down and others damaged. A second attack on La Sénia airfield were delivered a few minutes later by ten Seafires from H.M.S. Furious in low-level strafing runs against grounded planes and antiaircraft batteries. Again Vichy French fighters contested
247-443: The following day, and then returned to Tilbury for a second load, returning to "Juno" to disembark them immediately. Unfortunately a tank slipped sideways off the ramp, blocking it and delaying operations. The tide went out and stranded the ship on the beach until the following morning. Tasajera was then anchored off the beachhead and acted as a "mother ship" to the numerous Motor Torpedo Boats and Motor Gun Boats operating off
266-624: The hangars. After its capture, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force as a combat airfield during the North African Campaign . The following units were assigned to the base in 1942 and 1943: Once the combat units moved east to other airfields in Algeria and Tunisia during the late spring of 1943, the airfield came under the control of Air Transport Command , under which it functioned as
285-399: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tasajera&oldid=1107867898 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages HMS Tasajera (F125) HMS Tasajera (F125) was
304-473: The other for international flights. The international terminal is basically the previous airport, while the domestic terminal is a recent "huge tent" as the Algerians call it. A new international terminal has been built; Terminal 3 has a surface area of 41,000 m2, which should allow the reception of 3.5 million passengers, extendable to 6 million passengers per year, which will bring the total capacity with
323-598: The ship was armed with a single 40 mm gun, six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns, three Lewis machine guns, and a smoke mortar. There was accommodation for up to 217 troops, and for a crew of 98. She could carry eighteen 30-ton tanks, or twenty-two 25-ton tanks, or 33 heavy trucks. After refitting was complete she was commissioned in August 1941. Tasajera left the Clyde in early August 1941 with large squadron of landing and troop ships, escorted by eight destroyers, and headed for Scapa Flow , where four more destroyers joined
342-491: Was replaced with a twin version, and she was repainted in camouflage colours. Tasajera embarked tanks of the Canadian Armoured Corps at Tilbury Docks and sailed for northern France on 4 June 1944. The invasion was then postponed for 24 hours owing to the poor weather, so Misoa remained at sea, finally arriving off " Juno Beach " at dawn on " D-Day " 6 June. She disembarked her men, tanks and equipment
361-741: Was used by the French Air Force as a military airfield, first by the Armée de l'Air, and after June 1940, by the Armistice Air Force (French: Armée de l'Air de Vichy ) of the Vichy government. During the Operation Torch landings in 1942, La Sénia was one of the primary objectives of the assault on Oran on 9 November. A paratroop task force was to directly seize La Sénia, with an armored task force to thrust inland to insure
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