Saturday, 8 November
Destroyer HURWORTH departed Scapa Flow at 0230 for Loch Ewe carrying sixty bags of mail for battleship RODNEY and the destroyers on her screen.
The destroyer arrived at 0850 and sailed again at 1050 for Scapa Flow, carry out gunnery firing practices off the Orkneys on the return passage.
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Rear Admiral Minelaying departed Loch Alsh at 0800 to carry out minelaying operation SN.83B.
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German steamer FLOTTBEK (1930grt/总吨位) was sunk on a mine laid by Russian submarine K.1 on 27 October in Mageroy Sund.
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Norwegian steamer VICTO (3655grt/总吨位) was sunk by German bombing 1.8 miles 330° from 18B Buoy, Scarborough in 54-20N, 0-17. Two crewmen were killed on the steamer.
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British fishing trawler CRADOCK (204grt/总吨位) was sunk by German bombing fourteen miles north, northeast of St Abb's Head. The entire crew were rescued.
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British drifter MONARDA (109grt/总吨位) foundered in the Thames Estuary.
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British steamer GASLIGHT (1696grt/总吨位) was damaged by German bombing two cables southeast of S.1 Buoy off Sutherland. The steamer was towed to Sutherland arriving on the 9th.
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Italian submarine DANDOLO sank Spanish steamer CASTILLO OROPESA (6600grt/总吨位) near Melilla. The entire crew were rescued.
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Lt Cdr J. M. Wintour Rtd of 802 Squadron in aircraft carrier AUDACITY was lost when his plane was shot down engaged German aircraft attacking convoy OG.76.
Destroyer WANDERER of the escort recovered Wintour's body.
The Kondor that shot down Wintour's Martlett was shot down by Sub Lt D. A. Hutchison.
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Corvette SPIRAEA departed Gibraltar to meet and escort Norwegian tanker THORSHAVET to Gibraltar.
On the 15th, corvette AZALEA departed to join the arriving ships. All three arrived on the 17th.
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Submarine UPHOLDER unsuccessfully attacked a submarine in 36-19N, 16-22E.
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Convoy HX.159 departed Halifax, escorted by destroyer ANNAPOLIS and corvettes KAMLOOPS and SASKATOON. The escort was relieved on the 10th by American destroyers BADGER, COLE, DECATUR, LIVERMORE, and PLUNKETT. On the 18th, destroyer SABRE, corvettes ALISMA and SUNFLOWER, and American Coast Guard cutter CAMPBELL joined the convoy. The American destroyers were detached on the 19th and destroyer ROCKINGHAM and corvette KINGCUP joined. The Coast Guardcutter and corvette SUNFLOWER were detached on the 22nd. Anti-submarine trawlers LADY ELSA, LE TIGRE, and WELLARD escorted the convoy in Home Waters. The convoy arrived at Liverpool on the 23rd.