Sunday, 9 November

British minefield SN.83B was laid by minelayers MENETHEUS and PORT QUEBEC, escorted by destroyers BRIGHTON, NEWARK, CHARLESTOWN, and MONTROSE.

The operation was covered by light cruiser KENYA.

After the operation, light cruiser KENYA was ordered to return to Seidisfjord to refuel and then join convoy PQ.3 north of Iceland. The cruiser arrived at Seidisfjord at 1200/12th.

Destroyer MONTROSE arrived at Scapa Flow at 0800/12th after being detached at the Minches.

The Minelaying Force arrived at Loch Alsh at 0700/9th.

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Convoy ON.35 departed Liverpool. The convoy was joined on the 10th by destroyers KEPPEL, ROCKINGHAM, and VENOMOUS, corvettes ALISMA, SHERBROOKE, and SUNFLOWER, and anti-submarine trawlers BUTTERMERE, LADY ELSA, THIRLMERE and WELLARD. Destroyers KEPPEL and VENOMOUS were detached on the 12th. The rest of the escort was detached when relieved by American destroyers DALLAS, EBERLE, ELLIS, ERICSSON, and UPSHUR on the 15th. The convoy dispersed on the 27th and the destroyers were detached.

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Convoy PQ.3 departed Hvalfjord with steamers BRIARWOOD (4019grt/总吨位), CAPE RACE (3807grt/总吨位), Panamanian EL CAPITAN (5255grt/总吨位), TREK IEVE (5244grt/总吨位), CAPE CORSO (3807grt/总吨位), Panamanian COCLE (5630grt/总吨位), SAN AMBROSIO (7410grt/总吨位), and WANSTEAD (5486grt/总吨位), escorted by trawlers HAMLET and MACBETH.

Trawler HAMLET was detached on the 14th and returned with steamer BRIARWOOD, which had been damaged by ice. Trawler MACBETH was detached on the 15th.

Destroyers BEDOUIN and INTREPID and later light cruiser KENYA departed Seidisfjord on the 13th and joined the convoy on the 14th in 70-30N, 5-00.

On the 19th, Soviet Gerneral Gromov and the Russian Mission was transferred from light cruiser KENYA to destroyer BEDOUIN for onward passage to Archangel.

The convoy was met by minesweepers BRAMBLE, SEAGULL, and SPEEDY on the 20th. The convoy arrived at Murmansk at 1100/21st and light cruiser KENYA remained there. The convoy continued to Archangel with local escort only arriving on the 22nd. Destroyers BEDOUIN and INTREPID and minesweeper BRAMBLE arrived at Murmansk on the 22nd. Minesweepers SEAGULL and SPEEDY arrived at Murmansk from Archangel on the 24th.

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Tug BUCCANEER with a battle practice target in tow was badly damaged by German bombing off Montrose.

Destroyer ECHO, en route from Sheerness to Scapa Flow, was ordered to proceed to assist the tug. When the tug drifted ashore, the destroyer was ordered to continue to Scapa Flow.

The tug was later salved.

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British drifter BOY ANDREW (97grt, Skipper G. F. Ball RNR) was sunk in a collision in the Firth of Forth.

Ball was lost in the drifter.

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Tug LETTIE (89grt/总吨位) was lost off St Abb's Head.

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Submarine OLYMPUS unsuccessfully attacked Italian store ship MAURO CROCE (1049grt/总吨位) in the Gulf of Genoa .

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Submarine PORPOISE arrived at Malta from Gibraltar with naval stores and kerosene.

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Dutch submarine O.21 departed Gibraltar for patrol in the Mediterranean.