Thursday, 14 November

Anti-aircraft cruiser CURACOA transferred to convoy EN.25 and proceeded with this convoy to Pentland Firth.

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Destroyer WINDSOR arrived at Scapa Flow at 2030 to refuel on passage from the Clyde to Grimsby.

Destroyer WINDSOR departed Scapa Flow at 0900/15th.

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British minefield BS.46 was laid by minelayers TEVIOTBANK and PLOVER and destroyer ICARUS.

Destroyer IMPULSIVE was in dock for vibration problems.

After the minelay, minelayer TEVIOTBANK was attacked by German aircraft at 1730/14th. There was no damage.

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Convoy FN.334 departed Southend, escorted by destroyer WATCHMAN and sloop EGRET. The convoy arrived at Methil on the 16th.

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Convoy FS.335 departed Methil, escorted by destroyer WOOLSTON and sloop LOWESTOFT. The convoy arrived at Southend on the 16th.

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There was an unsuccessful attempt to refloat Destroyer FAME on the 14th. Heavy swells prevented the successful operation.

Another attempt to refloat destroyer FAME on the 16th failed when the pumps failed to control flooding.

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In a British night raid on Berlin, two British naval officers were lost. Thirteen bombers were lost on the raid.

P/T/Sub Lt (A) T. A. Neal, in a Whitley of 77 Squadron from Topcliffe, was killed when his aircraft was shot down.

A/Sub Lt (A) I. R. Webb, in a Whitley of 58 Squadron from Linton on Ouse, was captured after his plane was shot down, but later died as a prisoner of war.

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British steamer ST CATHERINE (1216grt/总吨位), en route to join convoy WN.35, was sunk by German bombing one quarter mile south of Outer Buoy, swept channel, Aberdeen.

Fourteen crew and one passenger was lost on the steamer.

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British steamer BUOYANT (300grt/总吨位) was sunk on a mine off Skegness.

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Boom defence vessel RISTANGO (178grt/总吨位) was lost when she fouled the Medway Boom, Sheerness.

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British drifter SHIPMATES (82grt/总吨位) was sunk by German bombing in Dover Harbour.

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British drifter THE BOYS (92grt/总吨位) was lost in heavy weather in the Downs.

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British steamer FAIRY (207grt/总吨位) was damaged by a mine near Chequer Buoy, off the mouth of the Humber.

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British steamer FISHPOOL (4950grt/总吨位) was damaged by German bombing 55?00N, 17?04.

Steamer FISHPOOL was assisted by Corvette GARDENIA.

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Convoy HX.87 of sixteen steamers departed Halifax at 1000 escorted by Canadian destroyers COLUMBIA and ST FRANCIS and auxiliary patrol vessel ELK.

At 1700/15th, the local escort turned the convoy over to the ocean escort, Armed merchant cruiser ALAUNIA, which was detached on the 26th.

Destroyers BROKE and HAVELOCK and corvettes ANEMONEand MALLOW joined on the 26th. These escorts were detached to convoy HX.88 on the 27th. Destroyers WITHERINGTON, HESPERUS, HURRICANE joined on the 27th. The convoy arrived at Liverpool on the 29th.

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Convoy HX.88 departed Halifax at 1505 escorted by Canadian destroyer ASSINIBOINE and auxiliary patrol vessels FRENCH and HUSKY.

Canadian destroyer ASSINIBOINE turned the convoy over to Armed merchant cruiser AUSONIA at 1500/15th. The armed merchant cruiser was detached on the 25th.

Convoy BHX.88 departed Bermuda on the 12th escorted by ocean escort armed merchant cruiser MONTCLARE. The convoy rendezvoused with convoy HX.88 on the 17th and the armed merchant cruiser was detached.

On 26 November, destroyers SALADIN and SCIMITAR joined the escort. Destroyer BROKE and corvettes ANEMONE, ARABIS, MALLOW joined on the 27th. Destoyer BROKE was detached on the 28th and corvette ARABIS on the 29th. The convoy arrived at Liverpool on the 30th.

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The Mediterranean Fleet arrived back at Alexandria at 0700 after COATS and JUDGMENT.

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Aircraft carrier ARGUS escorted by destroyers WRESTLER, VIDETTE, WISHART arrived at Gibraltar for operation WHITE.

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A Greek destroyer flotilla under Admiral Kavadias made a sweep through the Otranto Strait and into the Adriatic Sea as far as the island of Sasseno. No contact was made and the Greek force returned to port.

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Egyptian steamer ZAMZAM (8299grt/总吨位) was damaged by German bombing at Alexandria.

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Norwegian tanker TEDDY (6750grt/总吨位), which had been captured by German armed merchant cruiser ATLANTIS on the 8th, was scuttled by the ATLANTIS.