Sunday, 2 March
Destroyer COSSACK departed Southampton for Scapa Flow on completion of refitting.
On 3 March, the destroyer was damaged by a mine exploding close aboard 300° SW point of the Isle of Man. The destroyer spent no time out of service.
Destroyer COSSACK arrived at Scapa Flow at noon on the 4th.
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Convoy OB.293 departed Liverpool, escorted by destroyers CHELSEA, VERITY, and WOLVERINE, and corvettes ARBUTUS and CAMELLIA. Destroyer BEVERLEY joined the escort on the 4th. The escort was detached when the convoy dispersed on the 7th.
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Australian destroyer NESTOR arrived at Scapa Flow at 1130 to carry out working up exercises.
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Minesweeper KELLETT was damaged in a collision with armed boarding vessel NORTHERN REWARD (655grt/总吨位) off Peterhead.
The minesweeper was repaired in the Humber from 10 March to 9 April.
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U.95 sank British steamer PACIFIC (6034grt/总吨位) from convoy HX.109 180 miles WSW of Sydero Island, Faroes.
One crewman was rescued.
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U.147 sank Norwegian steamer AUGVALD (4811grt/总吨位) from convoy HX.109, 150 miles northwest of Loch Ewe.
One crewman was rescued.
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British steamer CASTLEHILL (690grt/总吨位) was sunk by German aircraft east of Mine Head.
One crewman was rescued.
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Dutch steamer SIMALOER (6533grt/总吨位) was sunk by German bombing in 56-40N, 10-46.
Two crew were killed.
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Light cruiser ORION returned to Alexandria from Port Said following the removal of her catapult to allow fitting of additional close range anti-aircraft guns.
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Convoy ANF.16, escorted by anti-aircraft cruiser CALCUTTA and destroyers VAMPIRE and HOTSPUR, arrived at Piraeus.
Destroyer VAMPIRE was taken in hand at Piraeus for docking and boiler cleaning.
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Lt . L. Le C Barnes of 806 Squadron at Malta was killed when accidently shot while on duty.
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Ocean boarding vessel CORINTHIAN departed Gibraltar on Western Patrol.
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New Zealand light cruiser LEANDER, coming from convoy US.9 escort, and Australian heavy cruiser CANBERRA, which had refuelled in the Seychilles on 26 February, rendezvoused 100 miles east of Addu for joint operations in the Indian Ocean.