Sunday, 10 March

NORTHERN PATROL

Light cruiser SOUTHAMPTON departed Scapa Flow on Northern Patrol.

Heavy cruiser YORK arrived at Scapa Flow after Northern Patrol.

Armed merchant cruiser WORCESTERSHIRE departed Greenock on Northern Patrol.

Armed merchant cruiser CORFU arrived at Greenock after Northern Patrol.

At 1710, armed merchant cruiser WOLFE reported sighting nine vessels, believed to be warships, which were later determined to be ice.

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Destroyer depot ship WOOLWICH escorted by destroyers TARTAR, ESKIMO and MASHONA departed the Clyde at 1000, and arrived at Scapa Flow at 1700/11th .

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Monitor MARSHAL SOULT, towed by three tugs, was escorted by destroyers EXPRESS and ESK, from Sheerness to Portsmouth.

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Light cruiser GALATEA departed Scapa Flow for Rosyth, where she arrived on the 11th.

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Destroyer DELIGHT reported her feed tank leaking.

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Submarine NARWHAL departed Scapa Flow escorted by anti-submarine trawler BUTTERMERE and two other trawlers of the Group for exercises in the Fair Isle Channel.

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Submarine THISTLE arrived at Rosyth after patrol.

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Submarine SUNFISH departed Lowestoft for Harwich, where she arrived later that day.

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Convoy OA.107 departed Southend escorted by destroyer VETERAN from the 11th to 12th, although she was damaged in collision on the 11th (q.v.). The convoy dispersed on the 13th.

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Convoy OB.107 departed Liverpool escorted by destroyers VERSATILE and WALPOLE from the 10th to 15th, when the convoy dispersed.

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Convoy HN.18 of three British, eleven Norwegian, twelve Swedish, eight Finnish and two Estonian ships departed Bergen escorted by destroyers ENCOUNTER, ESCORT, ELECTRA and ECLIPSE. Submarine NARWHAL joined the convoy on the 11th. Destroyer KIMBERLEY departed Scapa Flow at 1800/9th for patrol and then joined the westbound section. When the convoy split into sections, destroyers FAME, which departed Scapa Flow on the 11th, and KIMBERLEY joined to escort the west coast section of ten steamers. NARWHAL joined the convoy on the 12th. Three steamers from the Orkneys joined for passage to east coast ports. The convoy of 25 steamers arrived at Methil on the 13th without incident, escorted by ENCOUNTER, ESCORT, ELECTRA and ECLIPSE. On the same day, FAME and KIMBERLEY arrived at Scapa Flow.

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Convoy MT.27 of nine steamers departed Methil escorted by the 1st Anti-submarine Group, supported by destroyer JAVELIN, and arrived in the Tyne later that day. JAVELIN went on ahead to the Tyne to escort Norwegian steamer MIRA (1152grt/总吨位) to Methil, where they arrived on the 11th.

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Convoy FN.117 departed Southend escorted by sloop PELICAN and destroyer VIVIEN, and arrived at the Tyne on the 12th.

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Convoy FS.118 departed the Tyne, escorted by sloops BLACK SWAN and GRIMSBY, and arrived at Southend on the 12th.

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Destroyer FORESTER attacked a contact east of South Ronaldsay in 58?47.8N, 02?45.9 at 1044, which was later found to be the wreck of sunken collier GIRALDA.

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Destroyer FOXHOUND, after standing by the scene of destroyer GURKHA's submarine attack, was ordered to return to Scapa Flow. En route, she was diverted to Rosyth, where she arrived on the 11th.

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Destroyer HASTY, which departed Devonport on the 9th en route to the Clyde after refitting, attacked a submarine contact at 0315, SW of Chicken Rock, I.O.M. in 53?47N, 05?16. The attack was unsuccessful, and the contact was later assessed as probably a collier wreck. HASTY arrived in the Clyde at 1100/10th.

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Destroyer KELLY, on passage from Lerwick, attacked a contact at 1230 off Stronsay in 59-00-07N, 2-18-09, which was later determined to be non-submarine. She later arrived at Scapa Flow for temporary repairs.

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Sloop FOLKESTONE on convoy duty SW of Milford Haven in 51-32N, 5-21 attacked a submarine contact, which was determined to be non-submarine, and rejoined the convoy. Later at 1925/11th, FOLKESTONE, ahead of her convoy of two ships, attacked a submarine contact in 55-29N, 4-56.5 off Holy Isle in the Firth of Clyde.

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Anti-submarine trawler JUNIPER (530grt/总吨位) attacked a submarine contact at 1700 in 57-15N, 7-00 off Ushinish.

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Light cruiser DRAGON arrived at Gibraltar from Portland and departed the same day for Malta.