Friday, 13 June

Sloops BLACK SWAN and STORK departed Scapa Flow at 0900 for Fair Island Channel to search for a submarine reported by aircraft fifty miles southeast of Fair Island. The sloops were later joined by two motor launches and anti-submarine trawlers OPHELIA and CELIA.

That evening, sloop STORK made an attack 15 miles 73° from Seal Skerry Light. Motor launch ML 218 also attacked a contact.

No further attacks were made and the ships returned to Scapa Flow arriving at 0500/15th.

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P/T/A/Sub Lt (A) M. Westerman RNVR, was killed when his Hurricane of 759 Squadron crashed near Ilchester.

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Gate vessel KING HENRY (162grt/总吨位) was sunk by German bombing at Lowestoft.

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U.77 sank British steamer TRESILLIAN (4743grt/总吨位) in 44-40N, 45-30. The entire crew were rescued from the steamer by American Coast Guard cutter DUANE.

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Italian submarine BRIN attacked convoy SL.75.

British steamer DJURDJURA (3460grt/总吨位) and Greek steamer EIRINI KYRIAKIDES (3781grt/总吨位) were sunk in 38-53N, 23-11.

Thirty three crewmen were lost on the British steamer. Five crewmen were rescued.

All the crewmen from the Greek steamer were lost.

The submarine claimed sinking two more steamers, but no more were damaged.

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U.107 sank Greek steamer PANDIAS (4981grt/总吨位) in 7-49N, 23-38.

Eleven crewmen were lost on the steamer.

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British steamer KINGSTOWN (628grt/总吨位) was sunk by German bombing nine miles northwest of Bishops Light, Bristol Channel. The entire crew were rescued.

The steamer sank in tow of a trawler six miles 287° from St Anne's Head.

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British steamer ST PATRICK (1922grt/总吨位) was sunk by German bombing in 52-04N, 5-25.

Seventeen crewmen, one gunner, and twelve passengers, including Surgeon Cdr A.R. Ewart MB, BCh, were lost on the steamer.

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Norwegian steamer ALA (933grt/总吨位), in tow of tug SECURITY from Shoreham to Southampton after 17 May bombing damage, was sunk by German bombing in 50-42N, 0-52.

One crewman was lost on the steamer.

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British steamer EMPIRE CREEK (332grt/总吨位) was damaged by German bombing in 57-16N, 1-43.

The ship was disabled by near misses. The steamer arrived at Aberdeen.

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Norwegian steamer BOKN (698grt/总吨位) was damaged by German bombing off St Ives.

The steamer returned to St Ives.

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British steamer DALEMOOR (5796grt/总吨位) was damaged by German bombing in 57-04N, 1-51.

Six crewmen were killed and two were missing.

The steamer was towed to Leith.

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Battlecruiser RENOWN, aircraft carriers ARK ROYAL and VICTORIOUS, and destroyers FAULKNOR, FEARLESS, FORESIGHT, FORESTER, FOXHOUND, HESPERUS, and WISHART departed Gibraltar to fly off 47 Hurricanes to Malta on the 14th in Operation TRACER.

Force H.arrived back at Gibraltar on the 15th.

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Minesweeper ABERDARE ran aground near Mersa Matruh, but was refloated without serious damage.

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Anti-submarine trawler JADE was attacked by two Italian motor torpedo boats 17 miles 192° from Cape Passaro at 0220 while searching for downed Hurricane pilot.

The British trawler was able to drive off the two Italian craft without damage to herself, but Midshipman J.C. Creasy RNR, was killed by machine gun fire.