Sunday, 7 September

Aircraft carrier ARGUS flew two Squadrons of twelve Hurricanes each to an airfield at Vaegna at 1100/7th in Operation STRENGTH.

Forces L of heavy cruiser SHROPSHIRE and destroyers SOMALI, MATABELE, and PUNJABI and M.of heavy cruisers DEVONSHIRE and SUFFOLK, aircraft carrier VICTORIOUS, and destroyers INGLEFIELD, ECLIPSE, and ESCAPADE operated nearby.

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Light cruiser PENELOPE departed Scapa Flow for the Clyde to escort battleship DUKE OF YORK.

The cruiser arrived on the 8th.

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Destroyer ASHANTI departed Rosyth after repairs developed on passage to Scapa Flow.

The destroyer arrived at Scapa Flow at 1545/7th to work up after long repairs.

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Destroyers ANTELOPE and ANTHONY departed Scapa Flow for Rosyth for boiler cleaning.

The destroyers arrived at 0930/8th.

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Convoy ON.14 departed Liverpool. It was joined on the 8th by corvettes LOBELIA, NARCISSUS, and RENONCULE and anti-submarine trawlers ARAB, AYSHIRE, and LADY MADELEINE. Destroyers BEAGLE, BOADICEA, and SALISBURY and corvette HEATHER joined on the 9th. On the 11th, destroyer SALISBURY and trawlers AYRSHIRE and LADY MADELEINE were detached and on the 12th destroyers BEAGLE and BOADICEA were detached. The remaining escorts were with the convoy until dispersed on the 14th.

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Minelayer AGAMEMNON, escorted by destroyer CASTLETON, laid minefield SN.61.

After the operation, destroyer CASTLETON departed Loch Alsh for Scapa Flow at 2100/8th. The destroyer arrived at 0700/9th to dock and effect repairs to her anti-submarine fittings.

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German motor torpedo boats S.48, S.49, S.50, S.52, and S.107 of the 4th Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla attacked a Convoy off the Norfolk coast.

British steamer DUNCARRON (478grt/总吨位) was sunk three miles east of Sheringham.

Six crew and three gunners were lost on the steamer.

Norwegian steamer EIKHAUG (1436grt/总吨位) was sunk in 53-05-52N, 1-20-50E.

Fifteen crew were lost. Four survivors were picked up.

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British steamer MARCREST (4224grt/总吨位) was sunk by German bombing in the vicinity of 54D Buoy, two miles 90° from Yarmouth. The entire crew were rescued.

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British steamer TRSAT (1369grt/总吨位) was sunk by German bombing seven miles northeast by east of Kinnaird Head.

Two crew and a gunner were lost on the steamer.

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British fishing trawler OPHIR II (213grt/总吨位) was sunk by a mine four miles northeast of Humber Light Vessel.

Five crew were missing.

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British steam trawler NAIRANA (225grt/总吨位) was damaged by German bombing seven to eight miles off Myggenaes, Faroes.

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Soviet destroyer SPOSOBNY was damaged by the near misses of German bombing in the Black Sea.

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A German convoy of German steamers LIVORNO (1829grt/总吨位) and SPEZIA (1825grt/总吨位), escorted by torpedo boat FABRIZI, departed Naples for Benghazi.

At Messina, torpedo boat FABRIZI was relieved by torpedo boats POLLUCE and CENTAURO.

On the 11th, Submarine THUNDERBOLT sank steamer LIVORNO off Bougie in 31-58N, 19-23E.

The convoy arrived at Benghazi on the 11th.

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Light cruiser NAIAD and destroyers HAVOCK and HOTSPUR were at sea during the night of 6/7 September to control night fighters operating against enemy aircraft which might attack Alexandria or the Canal area.

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Submarine TORBAY reported an enemy submarine in 32-42N, 28-55E.

Destroyers GRIFFIN and HASTY departed Haifa, destroyer VENDETTA departed Port Said, and destroyers HERO, HAVOCK, HOTSPUR, and KINGSTON departed Alexandria to carry out anti-submarine searched in the area.

The search ended unsuccessfully. The destroyers returned to their respective ports of departure on the 10th.

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Dutch submarine O.21 unsuccessfully attacked an auxiliary minelayer in the Tyrrhenian Sea.

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Aircraft carrier FURIOUS with destroyers COSSACK, LEGION, ZULU, and LIVELY arrived from England.

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Destroyer WIVERN departed Gibraltar for refitting in the UK.