Tuesday, 4 November

Light cruiser KENYA and destroyers BEDOUIN and INTREPID departed Seidisfjord at 2055 to cover the trawler patrol line west of the Iceland-Faroes minefield.

Convoy PQ.3, which these ships were to have escorted, were ordered to remain at Hvalfjord until further notice.

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Minelaying cruisers MANXMAN and WELSHMAN departed Loch Alsh at 2300 for Scapa Flow, where they arrived at 0800/5th.

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Destroyer WHEATLAND departed the Clyde at 1245 for Scapa Flow to carry out working up practices.

The destroyer arrived at 0815/5th.

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Destroyer MONTROSE departed Scapa Flow at 2030 for Rosyth.

The destroyer arrived at 0700/5th.

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Free French submarine MINERVE arrived at Dundee after patrol off Norway.

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British sailing vessel BRITISHER (95grt/总吨位) was sunk on a mine just north of West Mouse Buoy, off Maplin.

Both crewmen were lost.

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Dutch motor vessel MADJOE (249grt/总吨位) was sunk on a mine in 51-34-38N, 3-50-30.

The crew of four, two gunners, and the pilot were all lost on the vessel.

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Italian submarine DANDOLO damaged French tanker TARN (4220grt/总吨位) in 36N, 2E, off Algiers.

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Soviet destroyer SMETLIVY was mined off Hango.

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Greek destroyer KONDOURIOTIS departed Alexandria for docking at Suez.

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An Italian convoy of steamers BOSFORO (3567grt/总吨位) and German SAVONA (2120grt/总吨位), escorted by torpedo boat PEGASO departed Brindisi for Benghazi on the 4th.

The Benghazi convoy was sighted by British aircraft on the 8th as it left the Adriatic. The convoy was heavily attacked by Malta based aircraft.

Steamer SAVONA was damaged in the attack and returned to Brindisi.

Steamer BOSFORO and torpedo boat PEGASO put into Navarino.

The ships later departed and arrived at Benghazi on the 12th.

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Submarine TRUSTY arrived at Malta after off patrol off Cephalonia.

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Convoy SC.53 departed Sydney, CB escorted by corvettes BATTLEFORD, DUNVEGAN, and SOREL. Corvettes DUNVEGAN and SOREL were detached on the 6th when relieved by destroyer BURNHAM and corvettes ALGOMA, ARVIDA, CHAMBLY, DAUPHIN, and MATAPEDIA. American destroyer DALE was with the convoy on 10 to 12 November. Corvettes ALGOMA and BATTLEFORD were detached on the 11th. Destroyer BURNHAM and the remaining corvettes were detached on the 20th when relieved by destroyers CALDWELL, VANOC, and VOLUNTEER and corvettes HIBISCUS, PERIWINKLE, and SWEETBRIAR. The convoy arrived at Liverpool on the 24th.

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New Zealand light cruiser ACHILLES arrived at Auckland.