Tuesday, 8 July

Australian destroyer NESTOR departed Scapa Flow at 0900 to join destroyer JUPITER at Greenock prior to proceeding to the Mediterranean.

The destroyer arrived at Greenock at 0400 on the 9th.

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Anti-aircraft ship CURACOA departed Scapa Flow at 1200 to meet convoy EC.42 south of Duncansby Head to provide anti-aircraft protection.

At 2300, the ship transferred to convoy WN.50 east of Cape Wrath and escorted it to Methil where they arrived at 0730 on the 10th.

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Lt Cdr A.J. Tillard, Lt R.H. Furlong, and Lt Cdr . Thompson were killed when their Walrus of 778 Squadron crashed off Arbroath.

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German fishing vessel JAN HUBERT (460grt/总吨位) was sunk in a collision in southwest Norway.

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Convoy HG.67 departed Gibraltar, escorted by sloop DEPTFORD, destroyers FOXHOUND and AVON VALE, corvettes JONQUIL, PETUNIA, and SPIRAEA, catapult ship MAPLIN, and Dutch submarine O.24.

Captured French steamer CAP CANTIN proceeded to the UK in this convoy.

Destroyer FARNDALE and corvette COREOPSIS departed Gibraltar on the 9th and overtook the convoy.

Destroyers AVON VALE and FARNDALE were detached on the 12th. Early on the 13th, destroyer AVON VALE sighted a submarine on the surface in 35-20N, 16-35 near the convoy. The destroyer, joined by destroyer FARNDALE searched for the submarine without success.

On the 14th, the corvettes, less PETUNIA, and the submarine were detached to convoy OG.67.

On the 14th, the convoy merged with convoy SL.79.

On the 19th, destroyers CAMPBELTOWN, ST ALBANS, and WANDERER joined the convoy. The convoy arrived at Liverpool on the 24th.

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Ocean boarding vessel MARSDALE arrived at Gibraltar from Western Patrol.

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Submarine TORBAY sank German steamers LXIV and LI east of Kithera with artillery.

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Dutch submarine O.21 arrived at Gibraltar from patrol.

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Submarine UPHOLDER arrived at Malta from patrol.

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Heavy cruiser CORNWALL collided with the wharf at Durban.

The cruiser's stem was buckled.