Monday, 9 September

Destroyer BEDOUIN was docked at Scapa Flow for repairs to her asdic directing gear. She was the first destroyer to use the newly constructed dock, Admiralty Floating Dock, AFD.12 which had arrived on 26 August. On docking, further defects were found, and damage to her rudder was also repaired.

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Destroyer JAGUAR departed Greenock for Scapa Flow where she arrived at 0850/10th.

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Destroyers VANOC and VISCOUNT were in a collision at Plymouth. VANOC received temporary repairs at Devonport, completing on the 10th, and later received permanent repairs at Portsmouth from 18 to 25 November. VISCOUNT was repaired in one week.

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Convoy OA.212 departed Methil escorted by anti-aircraft cruiser CAIRO until the 11th, and by sloop ROCHESTER and corvette CLEMATIS.

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Convoy FN.277A departed Southend, escorted by destroyer VIVIEN, sloop LONDONDERRY, and patrol sloop GUILLEMOT, and arrived in the Tyne on the 11th.

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Convoy FN.277B departed Southend, escorted by destroyers VANITY, WOLSEY plus patrol sloops MALLARD, SHEARWATER, and WIDGEON, and arrived in the Tyne on the 11th.

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Convoy MT.164 departed Methil, and arrived in the Tyne later that day.

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Convoy FS.276 departed the Tyne, escorted by destroyer VERDUN and sloop BLACK SWAN, and arrived at Southend on the 11th.

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British aircraft of the 801 Squadron from Hatston attacked German shipping in the Bergen area. One Skua was lost on its return and the crew, Petty Officer H. C. Kimber and Petty Officer Airman A G. Clayton, were killed. The raid was repeated on the 13th, when two Skuas were shot down. Petty Officer E. G. R. Harwin and Naval Airman J. R. Maunder from one aircraft were killed, and Lt T. E. Gray and Lt J. C. . Iliffe from the other were captured.

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S/Lt L. A de Sandoval Sievier, in a Battle of RAF Squadron 103 from Newton, was killed when his aircraft was shot down over Calais. The two RAF crew were killed.

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Steamer MINNIE DE LARRINGA (5049grt/总吨位) was sunk by German bombing in the Port of London, but without casualties. She was later salved and sunk as a blockship at Dover on 5 February 1941. Steamer RYAL (367grt/总吨位) was damaged, also in the Port of London.

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Trawler JOHN BAPTISH (290grt/总吨位) was sunk on a British defensive minefield south of Coningbeg Light Vessel.

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Minesweeping trawler DERVISH (346grt/总吨位) was sunk on an aerial mine laid by aircraft of German IX Air Division, 2.6 miles 156° from the Humber Light Vessel. Four crew were lost, and eleven rescued.

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Trawler HARVEST MOON (72grt/总吨位) and drifter ALFRED COLEBROOK (56grt/总吨位) were sunk as blockships in Richborough Channel.

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German destroyers LODY, GALSTER, RIEDEL, ECKHOLDT, and IHN departed Wilhelmshaven for Cherbourg, arriving on the 11th, and escorting minelayers Schiff 23 (steamer CAIRO:4778grt/总吨位), TANNENBERG, COBRA, TOGO, and SCHWERIN.

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U.28 sank steamer MARDINIAN (2934grt/总吨位) from convoy SC.2 in 56?37N, 09, with six crew missing. Trawler APOLLO rescued 21 MARDINIAN survivors and AMC AURANIA rescued one.

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U.47 sank Greek steamer POSSIDON (3840grt/总吨位) from convoy SC.2 in 56?43N, 09?16. Seven crew were killed, and ten survivors rescued by destroyer ARROW on the 13th.

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Italian submarine FAA DI BRUNO torpedoed and damaged tanker AURIS (8030 BRT) in 36N, 22.

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The first eight US destroyers, US Destroyer Divisions 65 and 67, were transferred to the Royal Navy at Halifax.

US Name

British Name

Commanding Officer

USS BUCHANAN (DD.131)

HMS CAMPBELTOWN

Lt I T Beloe

USS AARON WARD (DD.132)

HMS CASTLETON

Cdr F H.E Skyrme Rtd

USS HALE (DD.133)

HMS CALDWELL

Lt Cdr M Tomkinson

USS CROWNINSHIELD (DD.134)

HMS CHELSEA

Lt Cdr R D.H.S Pankhurst

USS ABEL P UPSHUR (DD.193)

HMS CLARE

Lt CdrC Gwinner (emgcy)

USS WELBORNC WOOD (DD.195)

HMS CHESTERFIELD

Lt Cdr G EC Wood, Lt Cdr E Gleave RNR, before sailing to England

USS HERNDON (DD.198)

HMS CHURCHILL

Cdr G R Cousins DSC

USS WELLES (DD257)

HMS CAMERON

Lt Cdr P G Merriman

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Convoy HX.72 departed Halifax escorted by Canadian destroyer SAGUENAY plus auxiliary patrol vessels FRENCH, LAURIER, and REINDEER.

At 1815, patrol vessel FRENCH departed the convoy.

At 1200/10th, steamer TUDOR PRINCE (7199grt/总吨位) joined the convoy.

Canadian destroyer SAGUENAY left the convoy to ocean escort, armed merchant cruiser JERVIS BAY at 1750/10th, which herself detached on the 20th.

Convoy BHX.72 departed Bermuda on the 8th escorted by ocean escort, armed merchant cruiser VOLTAIRE. The convoy rendezvoused with HX.72 on the 13th and the armed merchant cruiser was detached.

On 21 September, destroyers SCIMITAR, SHIKARI, SKATE, sloop LOWESTOFT, with corvettes CALENDULA, HEARTSEASE, and LA MALOUINE joined the convoy, which was then dispersed on the 21st.

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Late on the 8th and into early 9th, German torpedo boats T.5, T.6, T.7, and T.8 of the 2nd Torpedo Boat Flotilla laid minefield HANNELORE in the southwest North Sea.

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French Force Y (Contre Amiral C. J. L. Bourrague), composed of light cruisers GEORGES LEYGUES (CV A G. Lemonnier), MONTCALM (CV M. H. M. Ferriere), GLOIRE (CV J. P. L. Broussignac) and large destroyers FANTASQUE (CV P. A B Still), MALIN (C. F. E. J. M. L. Deprez), and AUDACIEUX (C. F. E. Derrien) departed Toulon for Dakar.

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Destroyers HOTSPUR, GRIFFIN, and ENCOUNTER departed Gibraltar on the 9th for an anti-submarine sweep between Gibraltar and Alboran Island.

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Light cruiser DRAGON departed Simonstown for Lagos.

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Light cruiser DELHI departed Pointe Noire.

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Sloop BRIDGEWATER arrived at Freetown from Lagos.

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German armed merchant cruiser Schiff 16/ATLANTIS sank tanker ATHELKING (9557grt/总吨位) at 21?52S, 67?20E. Four crew were killed and 36 made prisoners of war. The East Indies Station at Colombo received ATHELKING's raider report and dispatched light cruisers NEPTUNE, CAPETOWN and armed merchant cruisers ARAWA and WESTRALIA, none of which made contact with the German ship.