Thursday, 9 October

Heavy cruiser LONDON arrived at Scapa Flow at 0830 from Archangel.

Destroyer OFFA embarked the party carried on the heavy cruiser at 1000 and sailed with them for Scrabster.

The destroyer arrived back at Scapa Flow at 1330 that day.

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Destroyer CHARLESTOWN departed Loch Alsh at 1900 for Scapa Flow to carry out repairs to her oil tanks.

The destroyer arrived at 0700/10th.

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Canadian troop convoy TC.14 departed Halifax with steamers ANDES (25,689grt/总吨位), AORANGI (17,491grt/总吨位), CAPETOWN CASTLE (27,000grt/总吨位), MONARCH OF BERMUDA (22,424grt/总吨位), REINA DEL PACIFICO (17,702grt/总吨位), and WARWICK CASTLE (20,107grt/总吨位).

The convoy was escorted by destroyer ST FRANCIS from 9 to 12 October, destroyer RESTIGOUCHE from 9 to 15 October, destroyers HARVESTER and HAVELOCK from 9 to 17 October, destroyer SKEENA from 11 to 15 October, destroyer BUXTON from 11 to 17 October, destroyers HIGHLANDER and BROADWATER from 14 to 16 October, destroyer SHERWOOD from 14 to 17 October, anti-aircraft cruiser CAIRO and destroyer BELMONT from 15 to 17 October.

The convoy arrived on the 17th.

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German fishing vessel GUNTHER (252grt/总吨位) was lost near Gotland.

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Light cruiser GALATEA departed Anchorage H (Towila) for Suez with the survivors of ships sunk.

After landing the survivors, the light cruiser passed through the Canal on the 10th for Alexandria.

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Sloop FLAMINGO passed through the Suez Canal to return to Alexandria to rejoin the Mediterranean Fleet.

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EX-US Coast Guard cutters/escorts TOTLAND and SENNEN arrived at Gibraltar from Freetown escorting Norwegian tankers VANJA (6198grt/总吨位) and SANDAR (7624grt/总吨位).

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Corvettes AZALEA and SPIRAEA departed Gibraltar for Bathurst, escorting the 26th Motor Launch Flotilla. Tanker LA CARRIERE departed in company and proceeded to the West Indies.

Motor Launch ML.244 later broke down and returned to Gibraltar.

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Submarine PORPOISE departed Troon after refitting on the 2nd arrived at Gibraltar on the 9th.

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Submarines UNIQUE, UPHOLDER and Polish SOKOL departed Malta on short notice to intercept a convoy between Pantelleria and Lampedusa. UPHOLDER returned with generator problems.