Sunday, 10 August

Light cruiser ARETHUSA arrived in the Clyde from Gibraltar.

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Anti-aircraft ship ALYNBANK departed Scapa Flow at 2130 and escorted convoy WN.65 from Pentland Firth to Methil, where they arrived at 2039 on the 11th.

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U.79,U 93, U.94, U.109, U.124, U.126, U.331, and U.371 and Italian boats FINZI, MARCONI, and VENIERO concentrate on shipping, thought to be convoy HG.69, from 10 to 16 August, but no ships were lost.

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German fishing vessel H. A. . MULLER (460grt/总吨位) was sunk by British bombing near Lindesnes.

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U.451 sank Soviet patrol ship ZHEMCHUNG west of Kanin.

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Destroyers KANDAHAR and KIMBERLEY departed Alexandria for Mersa Matruh to act as a strike force. Originally, their orders called for an attack on Bardia harbour during the night of 10/11 August, but this was later cancelled. They returned to Alexandria on the 11th.

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Destroyers DECOY and HAVOCK departed Alexandria to carry supplies to Tobruk, and arrived back at Alexandria on the 11th.

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Australian destroyer VENDETTA departed Alexandria for Haifa for mechanical repairs.

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Corvettes FLEUR DE LYS and AZALEA departed Gibraltar to meet arriving tanker CAPSA (8229grt/总吨位) from Trinidad, while destroyer VIDETTE and anti-submarine trawler ST.NECTAN left to meet arriving tanker BENEDICK (6978grt/总吨位) from Curacao. Both groups arrived at Gibraltar on the 17th.

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Submarine SEVERN arrived at Gibraltar from patrol in the Atlantic.

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Convoy HX.144 departed Halifax, escorted by destroyer ANNAPOLIS and armed merchant cruiser MALOJA. On the 11th, corvettes DAUPHIN and NAPANEE joined, and on the 13th the destroyers BURWELL and COLUMBIA and corvettes DIANTHUS, HONEYSUCKLE, and SNOWBERRY. Corvettes DAUPHIN and NAPANEE were detached on the 12th and destroyer ANNAPOLIS was detached on the 13th. The remaining escorts were detached on the 22nd when relieved by destroyers AMAZON, BELMONT, DULLDOG, GEORGETOWN, SKATE, WESTCOTT, WHITEHALL, and WITCH, corvettes AUBRETIA and HEARTSEASE, minesweeper BRITOMART, and anti-submarine trawlers ANGLE, CAPE WARWICK, DANEMAN, and NOTTS COUNTY. Destroyers SKATE, WESTCOTT, WHITEHALL, and WITCH, the minesweeper, and the trawlers were detached later that day. Corvette NIGELLA joined on the 23rd. On the 24th, destroyers BURNHAM and CHURCHILL joined for the day. Destroyers BELMONT and GEORGETOWN were detached on the 27th, destroyers AMAZON and BULLDOG and corvette AUBRETIA on the 28th, and corvettes HEARTSEASE and NIGELLA on the 29th. The convoy arrived at Liverpool on the 30th.

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Convoy SC.40 departed Sydney, CB escorted by corvettes BARRIE, CHICOUTIMI, and MATAPEDIA. These escorts were detached on the 13th, when relieved by destroyer NIAGARA and corvettes ALYSSE, CELANDINE, and COLLINGWOOD.

Armed merchant cruiser CHITRAL joined on the 19th. The escorts were detached on the 22nd. On the 22nd, destroyers DOUGLAS, LEAMINGTON, and VETERAN, corvettes ABELIA, ANEMONE, and VERONICA, and minesweepers LEDA and SPEEDY. On the 28th, minesweepers GOSSAMER, HAZARD, and HEBE joined. The convoy arrived at Liverpool on the 29th.

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Heavy cruiser EXETER arrived at Bombay from Aden, and departed on the 11th, escorting convoy BP.12 of troopships KHEDIVE ISMAEL, RAJULA, TALMA, VARELA, LANCASHIRE, ROHNA, SANTHIA, and VARSOVA to Basra. She returned to Bombay on the 17th. There was no convoy BP.13.