Thursday, 10 July

Minelaying cruiser MANXMAN departed Scapa Flow at 1900 after working up for Greenock where she arrived at 0900 on the 11th.

The cruiser was to join convoy WS.9C and replaced light cruiser AURORA in the escort.

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Anti-aircraft ship CURACOA departed Methil at 1500 to escort convoy EC.43 from May Island to Pentland Firth.

The ship arrived at Scapa Flow at 1800 on the 11th.

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Submarine TUNA unsuccessfully attacked a submarine in 46-00N, 09-40.

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Motor boat CELANO (14grt/总吨位), being used as a tender to diving ship TEDWORTH, was sunk on a mine one cable 100° from Number 1 Channel Buoy.

All six crew on the boat were lost.

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British fishing trawler ISABELLA FOWLIE (196grt/总吨位) was sunk by German bombing seven miles east, northeast of Longstone. Three crew were lost on the trawler.

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Norwegian steamer SVINT (1174grt/总吨位) was sunk by German bombing seven miles northwest of Kellan Head, Trevose. One crewman was lost on the steamer.

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German destroyers HANS LODY, KARL GALSTER, HERMANN SCHOEMANN, FRIEDRICH ECKHOLDT, and RICHARD BEITZEN arrived at Kirkenes.

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The German 1st Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla with S.28, S.26, S.101, S.40, and S.39 sortied to attack a Soviet force in the Gulf of Finland near Ekholm.

No contact was made with the Soviet force.

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Light cruiser EDINBURGH, which had been with convoy WS.9 B, and light cruiser HERMIONE arrived at Gibraltar.

Light cruiser EDINBURGH was docked at Gibraltar the next day.

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Light cruiser AJAX and and Australian light cruiser PERTH with four destroyers were at sea off Syria during the night of 9/10 July in support of the Army.No contact was made during the patrol.

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Battleship VALIANT, light cruiser LEANDER, and destroyers were at sea from Alexandria exercising during the day.

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Submarine TORBAY damaged Italian tanker STROMBO (5232grt/总吨位) in 37-30N, 24-16E off the Zea Canal.

The submarine was damaged by escorting torpedo boats CLIMENE and CALATAFIMI.

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Dutch submarine O.23 arrived at Gibraltar after in the Gulf of Genoa. The submarine was forced to depart the patrol area early on the 7th because of a fuel leak.

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Submarine RORQUAL departed Malta on patrol, but was forced to return with engine defects at 2200.

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German steamer HERMES (formerly KARNAK, 7209grt/总吨位) was scuttled when intercepted by Armed merchant cruiser CANTON three hundred miles northwest of St Paul.