Saturday, 7 June

Battlecruiser REPULSE departed Conception Bay for Halifax, and arrived on the 9th to escort convoy TC.11.

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Fleet units at Scapa Flow went to one hour's notice at 2000 on a report of German main fleet units.

The notice was subsequently cancelled on the 8th.

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Anti-aircraft ship ALYNBANK departed methil at 1100 and escorted convoy EC.29 from May Island.

Ship ALYNBANK arrived at Scapa Flow at 0100/9th after having parted company with the convoy off Cape Wrath.

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Examination vessel No.10 (281grt/总吨位) was sunk in mining off Milford Haven.

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U.38 sank British steamer KINGSTON HILL (7628grt/总吨位) at 9-35N, 29-40.

Fourteen crewmen were lost on the steamer.

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Destroyer HERO departed Port Said on the 6th for Haifa to complete final arrangements with the Army for EXPORTER.

ForceB of light cruisers PHOEBE and AJAX and destroyers KANDAHAR, KIMBERLEY, JACKAL, and JANUS departed Alexandria on the 7th to be off the Syrian coast at daylight on the 8th for Operation EXPORTER.

Force C of British troops ship GLENGYLE, escorted by anti-aircraft cruiser COVENTRY and destroyers ILEX, HOTSPUR, and ISIS departed Port Said on the 7th to land troops in Syria.

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Battlecruiser RENOWN, aircraft carriers ARK ROYAL, FURIOUS, light cruiser SHEFFIELD and destroyers FAULKNOR, FEARLESS, FOXHOUND, FORESTER, and FURY departed Gibraltar to meet aircraft carrier VICTORIOUS.

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Submarine REGENT departed Gibraltar for Malta.

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Submarine O.24 departed Gibraltar for patrol in the Gulf of Genoa.

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Submarine SEVERN arrived at Gibraltar after patrol.