Monday, 13 January
Battlecruiser REPULSE, light cruisers EDINBURGH and BIRMINGHAM with destroyers SOMALI, TARTAR, ESKIMO, BEDOUIN, ESCAPADE, ECLIPSE arrived at Scapa Flow at 0100.
Destroyer ESKIMO was found to have defects to rudder requiring docking.
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Convoy FS.387 departed Methil, escorted by destroyers VERSATILE and VIMIERA, and arrived at Southend on the 16th.
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British steamer WOOLER (507grt/总吨位) was damaged by German bombing at Victoria Wharf, Plymouth.
The steamer arrived Southampton in tow on 2 February.
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Light cruisers ORION and PERTH arrived at Piraeus at 0230 to embark passengers from the EXCESS convoy. PERTH also embarked a number of RAF personnel from aircraft carrier EAGLE for Malta.
The cruisers departed at 0600 that morning and proceeded to Malta.