Operation Grog

Operation Grog was the code name for the British naval and air bombardment of Genoa and La Spezia on 9 February 1941, by Force H of the Royal Navy, consisting of the battleship HMS Malaya, the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, the battlecruiser HMS Renown and the light cruiser HMS Sheffield screened by ten fleet destroyers including HMS Fearless, Foxhound, Foresight, Fury, Firedrake and Jersey.