Friday, 8 November

Dutch submarine O.22, which departed Dundee on patrol on the 5th, was sunk by German auxiliary submarine chasers UJ.117 (trawler UHLENHORST - 520grt/总吨位) and UJ.1102 (trawler WESTFALEN - 445grt/总吨位) off Lindesnes.

The last contact the submarine had with her base was at her departure from Dundee.

British observer Sub Lt M. R. Jackson and two communications ratings were lost with the Dutch crew.

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Convoy OB.240 departed Liverpool escorted by destroyers AMAZON, ARROW, BURZA, sloops ABERDEEN and ROCHESTER, corvettes CROCUS and HEARTEASE. Sloop ROCHESTER was detached later day and destroyers AMAZON and BURZA ON 11 November, sloop ABERDEEN on 12November, the remainder on the 13th.

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Convoy FN.329 departed Southend, escorted by destroyers WINCHESTER and EGLINTON and patrol sloop SHELDRAKE. Destroyer WINCHESTER and sloop SHELDRAKE were detached on the 9th. Destroyers CATTISTOCK and WALLACE joined on the 9th.

German bombers attacked convoy FN.329 on the 8th.

Escort ship/destroyer WINCHESTER (Lt Cdr S. E. Crewe Read) shot down two Ju.87 bombers in air raids on the Thames Estuary.

Escort ship/destroyer WINCHESTER struck a mine one mile northeast of Swin Light Vessel and had to anchor to make emergency repairs. While anchored, she was damaged by near misses, but had no casualties.

Escort ship/destroyer WINCHESTER was under repair at London until 6 June.

Dutch steamer AGAMEMNON (1930grt/总吨位) was sunk seven cables 222° from Swin Light Vessel.

Two crew were lost on the Dutch steamer.

British steamer FIREGLOW (1261grt/总吨位) was damaged by German bombing southwest of Swin Buoy in the Thames Estuary.

British steamer EWELL (1350grt/总吨位) was damaged by German bombing in 51?43N, 01?23E.

British steamer CATFORD (1568grt/总吨位) was damaged by German bombing southwest of Swin Buoy in the Thames Estuary. The convoy arrived at Methil on the 10th.

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Convoy FS.331 departed Methil, escorted by destroyers CATTISTOCK and VIVIEN and sloop LONDONDERRY. Destroyer QUORN and patrol sloop SHELDRAKE joined on the 9th. The convoy arrived at Southend on the 10th.

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Italian submarine MARCONI was damaged by destroyer HAVELOCK off northwest Ireland in 56?01N, 17?50.

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Minelayers SOUTHERN PRINCE, PORT NAPIER, PORT QUEBEC, MENESTHEUS of 1st Minelaying Squadron, joined by Minelaying cruiser ADVENTURE, escorted by destroyers BATH, ST ALBANS, ST MARYS of the 57th Destroyer Division, departed Loch Alsh to lay defensive minefield SN.44 northwest of Ireland.

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Anti-aircraft ship ALYNBANK arrived at Scapa Flow at 1240 after escorting convoy EN.20.

The anti-aircraft ship departed Scapa Flow at 1530 to cover convoy WN.33 eastbound from Pentland Firth.

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Destroyer BEAGLE departed Liverpool at 0800 for Skaalefjord.

The destroyer arrived at 1500/9th. After refuelling, the destroyer stood by to await orders.

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Hunt-class destroyer SOUTHDOWN was completed. She arrived at Scapa Flow for working up on the 17th.

Following working up, destroyer SOUTHDOWN was assigned to the 21st Destroyer Flotilla operating in the Nore.

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Minesweeper ELGIN was damaged by the explosion of an acoustic mine off Sunk Light Vessel.

The minesweeper was repaired at Lowestoft completing on 18 December.

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British steamer EMPIRE DORADO (5595grt/总吨位) was damaged by German bombing in 55?07N, 16?50.

Anti-submarine trawler MAN O'WAR (517grt/总吨位) assisted the steamer.

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Swedish steamer VINGALAND (2734grt/总吨位) of convoy HX.84 was damaged by German bombing 55?41N, 18?24.

The steamer was sunk on the 9th by Italian submarine MARCONI.

Nineteen survivors were picked up by British steamer DANAE II (2660grt/总吨位).

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British whaler A. N. 2 (221grt/总吨位) was sunk on a mine off Falmouth, 2950 yards 119° from Pendennis.

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British tug MURIA (192grt/总吨位) was sunk on a mine off North Foreland, in 51-26-30N, 1-27E.

There were no survivors from the tug.

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Late on the 8th, aircraft carrier ARK ROYAL, escorted by heavy cruiser BERWICK and light cruiser GLASGOW, launched an air raid on the Italian seaplane base at Elmas near Cagliari. This airstrike was given the operation name of CRACK.

Aircraft carrier ARK ROYAL, light cruiser SHEFFIELD, destroyers DUNCAN, ISIS, FIREDRAKE, FOXHOUND, FORESTER returned to Gibraltar on the 11th.

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French battleship PROVENCE, temporarily repaired of her Mer el Kebir damage, arrived at Toulon escorted by French destroyers EPEE, FLEURET, HARDI, LANSQUENET, MAMELUCK.

Destroyer HARDI had arrived at Oran from Casablanca on 25 October. Destroyers EPEE, FLEURET, MAMELUCK, LANSQUENET arrived at Oran on the 5th from Casablanca, passing Gibraltar on the 4th.

They were met in the local approaches by battleship STRASBOURG, heavy cruisers ALGERIE, DUPLEIX, FOCH, light cruisers GALISSONIERE and MARSEILLAISE, destroyers VOLTA, L'INDOMPTABLE, CASSARD, VAUTOUR, ALBATROS.