Saturday, 4 November

Destroyers BEDOUIN, ESKIMO, MATABELE were to ordered to rendezvous with light cruiser GLASGOW off Stadtlandet in the search for German liner NEW YORK.

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On Northern Patrol, two light cruisers were on patrol between the Orkneys and the Faroes, three light cruisers and one AMC between the Faroes and Iceland, and three AMCs in the Denmark Strait. When a London flying boat from depot ship MANELA was reported missing, the five Northern Patrol cruisers carried out a search.

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Anti-aircraft cruiser CAIRO departed Grimsby and arrived at Rosyth on the 6th.

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The first of the Methil-Bergen ON convoy series departed Methil with five British merchant ships at 1710. Convoy ON.1 put to sea escorted by destroyers FAME, TARTAR, ASHANTI and SOMALI. At sea, FAME was relieved by destroyer PUNJABI, which had been refuelling at Scapa Flow. The convoy was given anti-aircraft support by anti-aircraft cruiser CURLEW, which departed Scapa Flow on the 5th, and close cover by light cruiser EDINBURGH, which departed Rosyth, later refuelled at Scapa Flow, departed on the 6th, joined the Home Fleet at sea. and arrived back at Rosyth on the 9th. En route to Bergen, ASHANTI was detached from the convoy for refuelling and to repair defects at Sullom Voe and did not rejoin until the start of the return convoy. ON.1 arrived at Bergen on the 7th without incident.

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Convoy OA.30 of 12 ships departed Southend escorted by destroyers GREYHOUND and GALLANT from the 4th to 6th, and dispersed on the 7th.

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Convoy OB.30 departed Liverpool escorted by destroyers VANOC and WHIRLWIND to the 7th.

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Canadian destroyer ASSINIBOINE, working up prior to departing for Canada, attacked a submarine contact northwest of Guernsey at 0200.

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Minesweepers HUSSAR and SPEEDWELL were involved in a minor collision. SPEEDWELL repaired in the Tyne, completing on 10 December.

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U.21 laid mines in the Firth of Forth during the night of the 4th/5th, on which one merchant ship and one netlayer were sunk, and light cruiser BELFAST badly damaged . U.61 later tried to reinforce the minefield, but could not get through the patrol line.

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Steamer BRANDON (6668grt/总吨位) was attacked by a U-boat 120 miles of the Hebrides. Submarines TRIUMPH and TRIDENT were sent to investigate and carry out a search.

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Greek steamer NICOLAOS M EMBIRICOS (5295grt/总吨位) was sunk on a British defensive minefield off the Goodwins, 15 miles east of Dover near the Sandettie Light Vessel. One crewman was lost and the survivors picked up by the North Goodwin Light Vessel and a Dutch boat. They were transferred to British lifeboats.

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Finnish steamer OTAVA (1290grt/总吨位) was seized in the Gulf of Bothnia by German warships and taken to Swinemünde.

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Light cruiser BIRMINGHAM was relieved by light cruiser DAUNTLESS in the Sunda Strait on the 4th and arrived at Singapore on the 6th.