Sunday, 5 October

Norwegian destroyer DRAUG and motor torpedo boat MTB.56 departed Lerwick for Scapa Flow where they arrived later that day.

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U.204 sank Panamanian steamer C. JON (744grt/总吨位) in 48-30N, 13-00. The entire crew was made prisoners of war.

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British tanker TYNEFIELD (5856grt/总吨位) was sunk by mining in the Suez Canal.

Four crew were lost.

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Italian tanker RIALTO (6099grt/总吨位) was sunk by British 830 Squadron in 33-30N, 15-53E, eighty miles north, northeast of Misurata. Destroyer GIOBERTI rescued 145 survivors.

The tanker was from a convoy of steamers VETTOR PISANI, SEBASTIANO VENIER, FABIO FILZI, RIALTO and German REICHENFELS and ANKARA, escorted by destroyers DA NOLI, USODIMARE, GIOBERTI, and EURO which had departed Naples on the 2nd for Tripoli andtorpedo boats from Tripoli CALLIOPE and PARTENOPE.

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Convoy SL.89 departed Freetown escorted destroyer BRILLIANT and corvettes ASPHODEL, CLEMATIS, CLOVER, COLUMBINE, and CYCLAMEN to 8 October.

On the 6th, destroyers VELOX and WRESTLER escorted the convoy for that day only. Sloop WELLINGTON joined on the 8th to 25 October. Sloop STORK joined the convoy on the 9th to 25 October. Escort vessels SENNEN and TOTLAND escorted the convoy on the 21st only.

Destroyers BEVERLEY to 24 October and CROOME for that day only joined the convoy on the 22nd. On the 23rd, destroyers KRAKOWIAK and KUJAWIAK to 24 October and VANQUISHER and WITCH to 25 October joined.

The convoy arrived at Liverpool on the 25th.

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Ocean boarding vessel MARON was attacked by U.67 at 27-59N, 18-39. The vessel fired upon the submarine, which submerged.

Corvettes COREOPSIS and FLEUR DE LYS, which had escorted tanker BENEDICK, were ordered to assist the boarding vessel.

On the 6th, corvette COREOPSIS developed engine room defects and proceeded to Funchal.

The ocean boarding vessel and corvette FLEUR DE LYS arrived at Gibraltar on the 8th. Corvette COREOPSIS arrived at Gibraltar on the 10th.

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U.559 in operations northeast of Tobruk was attacked by a “friendly aircraft” which dropped three bombs. No damage was done.

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Convoy HX.153 departed Halifax, escorted by destroyer ANNAPOLIS. The destroyer was relieved on the 7th by American destroyers BERNADOU, DUPONT, LEA, MACLEISH, and SAMPSON and corvette GLADIOLUS. The corvette was detached the next day. The American group was relieved on the 13th by destroyers MALCOLM, SARDONYX, and WATCHMAN, corvettes ARABIS, DAHLIA, MONKSHOOD, and SUNFLOWER, and anti-submarine trawlers NORTHERN PRIDE and NORTHERN WAVE. Corvette MONKSHOOD was detached on the 16th and the rest of the escorts on the 17th. The convoy arrived at Liverpool on the 19th.

Convoy SC.48, departed Sydney CB, by corvettes BADDECK and SHEDIAC. Corvette GLADIOLUS joined on the 8th and corvettes CAMROSE, MIMOSA, ROSTHERN, and WETASKIWIN on the 9th.

The convoy wasjoined on the 16th by American destroyers PLUNKETT, LIVERMORE, KEARNY, and DECATUR from convoy ON.24, destroyer GREER joined from other escort duties, and Destroyer BROADWATER and corvette ABELIA from Reykjavik. Also joined on the 16th were destroyers HIGHLANDER and RICHMOND, corvettes PICTOU and VERONICA, and anti-submarine trawler ST APOLLO. Corvette PICTOU was detached later that day. Corvette GLADIOLUS was lost on the 16th.

The initial escorts, less corvette ROSTHERN were detached, and the American destroyers were detached. Corvette VERONICA was also detached on the 17th.

On the 17th, destroyers AMAZON, BULLDOG, and GEORGETOWN, corvette HEARTSEASE, and anti-submarine trawlers ANGLE and CAPE WARWICK joined.

On the 18th, destroyer BROADWATER was lost.

Destroyers HIGHLANDER and RICHMOND and corvette ABELIA were detached on the 20th, destroyers AMAZON, BULLDOG, and GEORGETOWN and corvettes HEARTSEASE and ROSTHERN were detached on the 21st, the anti-submarine trawlers on the 22nd, when the convoy arrived at Liverpool.