Monday, 9 June

Heavy cruiser SUFFOLK rejoined the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow after escorting convoy HX.129 and searching for German supply ships.

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Light cruiser KENYA sailed from Iceland for the Iceland Faroes passage.

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Light cruiser MANCHESTER departed Scapa Flow for Iceland.

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Destroyers INGLEFIELD, ICARUS, and ACHATES departed Scapa Flow at 1200 for Reykjavik where they arrived during the afternoon of 10 June.

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Destroyers IMPULSIVE and ANTHONY departed Scapa Flow at 0600 for Loch Alsh to escort minelayers during minelay SN.64.

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U.46 sank British steamer PHIDIAS (5623grt/总吨位) in 48-25N, 26-12.

Eight crewmen were lost on the steamer.

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U.101 sank British steamer SILVERPALM (6373grt/总吨位) in 51N, 26. The entire crew were lost on the steamer.

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British steamer DIANA (942grt/总吨位) was sunk by German bombing in 62-04N, 13-40.

One gunner was lost on the steamer. The survivors were picked up by anti-submarine trawler CAPE PORTLAND and taken to Thorshavn.

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British steamer DAGMAR (844grt/总吨位) was sunk by German bombing in 50-35N, 1-48. Three crewmen were lost on the steamer.

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Finnish steamer FENIX (1894grt/总吨位) was sunk by German bombing in 61-56N, 12-14. One crewman was lost on the steamer.

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Spanish steamer SABINA (2421grt/总吨位) was sunk on a mine forty miles from Genoa. The entire crew were rescued.

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Aircraft carrier VICTORIOUS and light cruiser NEPTUNE, escorted by destroyers WIVERN, WILD SWAN, and VANSITTART, were met at sea by battlecruiser RENOWN, aircraft carriers ARK ROYAL and FURIOUS, light cruiser SHEFFIELD, and destroyers FAULKNOR, FEARLESS, FOXHOUND, FORESTER, and FURY.

Light cruiser NEPTUNE was sent into Gibraltar, arriving on the 9th to land German prisoners and captured documents from the German ship GONZENEHEIM.

Destroyer WIVERN was sent into Gibraltar on the 9th and destroyers WILD SWAN, VANSITTART, and WRESTLER arrived on the 10th.

Force H.arrived safely at Gibraltar on the 11th.

Aircraft carrier FURIOUS, after transferring personnel and aircraft to aircraft carrier VICTORIOUS, returned to England, accompanied by light cruiser SHEFFIELD and destroyer FURY. Light cruiser SHEFFIELD was detached from the aircraft carrier and ordered to patrol an area bounded by 45N, 23 and 44N, 25. The destroyer was also detached to rejoin Force H. The aircraft carrier arrived in the Clyde on the 14th.

Light cruiser SHEFFIELD joined convoy SL.76 on the 14th to return to England for refitting. The light cruiser arrived at Scapa Flow on the 18th.

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Light cruiser NEPTUNE departed Gibraltar for Freetown.

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Light cruiser PHOEBE was attacked by a French submarine CAIMAN off the Syrian coast, but was not damaged.At this point, Admiral King withdrew his cruisers to Haifa.

French destroyers VALMY and GUEPARD from Beirut bombarded British positions in Syria.

Destroyer JANUS, alone off Sidon, engaged the French destroyers and was badly damaged. Destroyers HOTSPUR, ISIS, and JACKAL joined and drove the French destroyers off.

Destroyers KIMBERLEY and KANDAHAR were bombarding the Khan Bridge and also joined destroyer JANUS.

Destroyer JANUS was towed to Haifa by destroyer KIMBERLEY at a speed of 12 knots while destroyers ISIS, HOTSPUR, JACKAL pursued the French destroyers.

Destroyer JACKAL sustained slight damage from a shell hit.She had no time out of service.

Destroyer KANDAHAR covered destroyer JANUS' retirement and recovered the pilots from a French fighter and a British Hurricane which collided during the raids on JANUS.

The French destroyers arrived back at Beirut.

Destroyer JANUS arrived at Haifa on the 10th. The destroyer was towed from Haifa by netlayer PROTECTOR and escorted by sloop FLAMINGO on the 11th to Port Said, arriving on the 12th.

Netlayer PROTECTOR and sloop FLAMINGO returned to Alexandria.

The destroyer was eventually taken to Simonstown for repair through the end of 1941.

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Australian destroyer STUART and Destroyers JAGUAR, GRIFFIN, and DEFENDER departed Alexandria to reinforce Force B.

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British sumarine URGE unsuccessfully a steamer northwest of Lampedusa.

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New Zealand light cruiser LEANDER departed Alexandria for Port Said to have her catapult removed.

The cruiser returned to Alexandria on the 10th.

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British troopship GLENEARN, towed by netlayer PROTECTOR and escorted by sloop FLAMINGO, departed Alexandria for Port Said.

After arriving, netlayer PROTECTOR and sloop FLAMINGO proceeded to Haifa to tow damaged destroyer JANUS.

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Leading Airman . McCulloch of 31 SFTS Kingston, Ontario, was killed when his Battle crashed near Gananoque, Ontario.

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Light cruiser DAUNTLESS completed refitting at Singapore.