Sunday, 6 July

Convoy OB.343 departed Liverpool, esoctetd by destroyers SABRE, SHIKARI, and VENOMOUS, corvettes CLARKIA, DIANELLA, and KINGCUP, and anti-submarine trawlers LADY ELSA, MAN O.WAR, NORTHERN DAWN, and WELLARD. This group, less corvette CLARKIA, was detached on the 12th. On the 12th destroyer HARVESTER, armed merchant cruiser AUSONIA, and corvettes HEPATICA, PRIMROSE, TRILLIUM, TULIP, and WINDFLOWER joined. The convoy was dispersed on the 20th.

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P/T/A/Sub Lt (A) T. Duncan RNVR, and Air Mechanic B.E. Randle were killed when their Fulmar of 759 Squadron crashed near Ilchester.

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British steam trawler WESTFIELD (140grt/总吨位) was sunk by German bombing off St Govens Head, near Lundy Island.

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Swedish steamer BIRGITTA 91363grt/总吨位) was damaged by German bombing in 53-05N, 1-19E.

The steamer was towed to Great Yarmouth.

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British steamer NORTH DEVON (3658grt/总吨位) was damaged by German bombing in 53-03N, 1-38E, off Sheringham. Five crew were killed on the steamer.

The steamer was towed to Immingham.

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Light cruisers AJAX and PERTH, anti-aircraft cruiser CARLISLE, and destroyers JACKAL, KINGSTON, NIZAM, GRIFFIN, HAVOCK, and HOTSPUR (one of these destroyers were absent from the bombardment) bombarded Damur in support of army operations.

A night sweep was conducted by light cruisers NAIAD and PHOEBE and destroyers KIMBERLEY and HASTY.

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Submarine TRIUMPH sank Italian steamer NINFEA (607grt/总吨位) and escorting gunboat DE LUTTI off Benghazi.

In the encounter, submarine TRIUMPH was hit by an Italian shore battery shell and was forced to return to Malta with damage to her forward torpedo tubes.

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Dutch submarine O.21 departed Gibraltar for patrol off Finisterre.

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Submarine P.33 arrived at Malta from Gibraltar.

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A Catalina aircraft sighted a submarine on the surface in 37-34N, 12-22. Destroyers FEARLESS and FORESTER with convoy OG.66 were ordered to that position, but did not make contact.

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Convoy HX.137 departed Halifax, escorted by armed merchant cruiser CIRCASSIA and corvettes DIANTHUS, SNOWBERRY, and SPIKENARD.

Convoy BHX.137 departed Bermuda on the 4th escorted by ocean escort armed merchant cruiser CHESHIRE. The convoy rendezvoused with HX.137 on the 10th and the armed merchant cruiser was detached.

Corvettes BARRIE and MATAPEDIA joined on the 7th and were detached on the 8th. On the 9th, destroyers READING and SALISBURY, armed merchant cruiser CHESHIRE, and corvette HONEYSUCKLE joined the escort.Corvette HONEYSUCKLE and armed merchant cruiser CHESHIRE was detached on the 10th. The escort was detached when relieved by destroyers AMAZON, BULLDOG, BURZA, and GEORGETOWN, corvettes AUBRETIA and NIGELLA, and anti-submarine trawlers DANEMAN and ST APOLLO. Destroyer AMAZON was detached later that day and the rest of the escort, less corvette AUBRETIA on 21 August.Corvette AUBRETIA arrived with the convoy at Liverpool on the 22nd.

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British troopship ELLEGNA departed Madras for Penang with personnel and lorries, escorted by heavy cruiser CANBERRA to 10N, 92E. Light cruiser DANAE relieved the heavy cruiser. They arrived at Penang on the 10th.