Thursday, 11 July

British minefield BS.23 was laid by minelayer TEVIOTBANK and destroyers EXPRESS and ESK.

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Convoy OB.182 departed Liverpool escorted by sloop FOLKESTONE from 11 to 14 July. The sloop was detached to convoy HX.55.

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Convoy FN.219 departed Southend, escorted by sloops BLACK SWAN and HASTINGS. The convoy arrived in the Tyne on the 13th.

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Convoy MT.108 departed Methil. The convoy arrived in the Tyne on the 12th.

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Convoy FS.219 departed the Tyne, escorted by destroyers WALLACE and WOLFOUND.

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Anti-submarine yacht WARRIOR II (1124grt, Captain A. E. Johnston Rtd) was sunk by German bombing off Portland. One rating was killed.

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British steamer MALLARD (352grt/总吨位) was sunk by German motor torpedo boat S.26 between St Catherine's Point and Beachy Head. Five crew and the naval gunner were lost. Three crew were picked up by the S-boat and made prisoners of war.

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Belgian fishing vessel PROVIDENTIA (139grt/总吨位) was sunk by German bombing 49?55N, 09?12.

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British steamer KYLEMOUNT (704grt/总吨位) was damaged by German bombing ten miles west of Dartmouth.

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British steamers PERU (6961grt/总吨位) and CITY OF MELBOURNE (6630grt/总吨位) were damaged by German bombing in Portland harbour.

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British steamer ELEANOR BROOKE (1037grt/总吨位) was damaged by German bombing off Portland.

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Dutch steamer MIES (309grt/总吨位) was damaged by German bombing seven miles south of Portland Bill.

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U.34 sank Norwegian steamer JANNA (2197grt/总吨位), which was a straggler from convoy HX.54, in 50?34N, 12?10.

There were twenty five survivors from the Norwegian steamer.

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Convoy HX.57 departed Halifaxat 0730 escorted by Canadian destroyers ASSINIBOINE and SAGUENAY, which were detached on the 12th.

At 2115 that evening, the destroyers turned the convoy over to the ocean escort, armed merchant cruiser ASCANIA, and returned to port. The armed merchant cruiser was detached on the 23rd.

Convoy BHX.57 departed Bermuda on the 10th escorted locally by sloop PENZANCE and an ocean escort of light cruiser EMERALD. The convoy rendezvoused with convoy HX.57 on the 15th and the light cruiser was detached.

On the 23rd, destroyer WANDERER, sloops DEPTFORD and SANDWICH, and corvette PERWINKLE joined the convoy and remained until the convoy arrived at Liverpool on the 26th.

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Australian light cruiser SYDNEY arrived at Alexandria.

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Light cruisers CALEDON and CAPETOWN departed Alexandria to escort a convoy to Greece.

The light cruisers arrived back at Alexandria on the 13th.

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Italian submarine TARANTINI sank Panamanian tanker BEME (3039grt/总吨位) in 33?12N, 33?38E near Haifa.

The entire crew from the Panamanian tanker were rescued.

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Convoy SLF.39 departed Freetown escorted by sloop MILFORD to 12 July.

Armed merchant cruiser DUNVEGAN CASTLE had been allocated, but was diverted to convoy SL.39 after the collision of armed merchant cruiser CORFU with aircraft carrier HERMES.

On the 19th, the convoy merged with convoy SL.39. The convoys were joined on the 25th by destroyers RESTIGOUCHE, HESPERUS, and WALKER and corvette MALLOW.

Both convoys arrived at Liverpool on the 29th.

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German armed merchant cruiser ATLANTIS sank British steamer CITY OF BAGHDAD (7506grt/总吨位) in the Indian Ocean in 00?14N, 86?43E. Two crew were lost. Eighty crew and one gunner were made prisoners of war.