Monday, 10 November

Heavy cruiser CUMBERLAND departed Scapa Flow at 1600 to join the Commander in Chief's force at Hvalfjord.

The cruiser arrived on the 12th.

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Destroyer ESCAPADE departed Rosyth at 0800 for Scapa Flow on completion of boiler cleaning.

The destroyer arrived at 0030/11th, sustaining weather damage en route.

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Destroyer PYTCHLEY departed the Tyne at 0900 for Methil to land trial parties before proceeding to Scapa.

Due to bad weather, the destroyer was ordered to Leith, where she arrived at 1500.

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Destroyer MAORI departed Scapa Flow at 1600 for the Clyde on completion of a short working up program.

The destroyer arrived at 1215/11th.

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Submarine SEAWOLF arrived at Murmansk from Scapa Flow.

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Lt E. A. Holloway was killed when his Martlett of 888 Squadron crashed on approach three miles north of Bishops Waltham, Hants.

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Swedish steamer VOLLRATH THAM (5787grt/总吨位) was sunk on a mine one and half miles from Hubert Gat.

The crew was rescued and taken to a German port.

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Examination vessel LONGSCAR was damaged by German bombing near misses off Middlesbrough in 54-41-30N, 1-09-45.

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Battleship MALAYA, aircraft carriers ARK ROYAL and ARGUS, light cruiser HERMIONE, and destroyers LAFOREY, LEGION, LIGHTNING, GURKHA, SIKH, ZULU, and ISAAC SWEERS for Operation PERPETUAL.

On the 12th, the carriers flew aircraft off to Malta.

On the 13th, U.205 attacked a destroyer and aircraft carrier ARK ROYAL unsuccessfully.

On the 13th, aircraft carrier ARK ROYAL was torpedoed by U.81 in 36-03N, 4-45.

Destroyer WILD SWAN, tugs ST DAY and THAMES, and motor launches ML.121, ML.130, ML.132, ML.135, ML.170, ML.172, and ML.176 departed Gibraltar to assist.

Tugs THAMES and ST DAY arrived and took the carrier in tow.

The aircraft carrier sank at 0613 on the 14th. Only one rating Able Seaman E. Mitchell was lost in the aircraft carrier.

Battleship MALAYA, aircraft carrier ARGUS, and light cruiser HERMIONE arrived at Gibraltar on the 13th.

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Ocean boarding vessel MARSDALE arrived at Gibraltar after Western Patrol.

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Battleship BARHAM, light cruiser GALATEA, and destroyers KANDAHAR, KINGSTON, KIMBERLEY, and JUPITER departed Alexandria to exercise.

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Light cruiser EURYALUS arrived at Suez from the United Kingdom to join the Mediterranean Fleet.

The light cruiser arrived at Alexandria on the 11th.

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Submarine PROTEUS sank German steamer ITHAKA (1773grt/总吨位) off Milos.

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Greek submarine GLAUKOS damaged German steamer NORBURG (2392grt/总吨位) off Candia.

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Submarine UPHOLDER arrived at Malta after parol.

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Allied convoy WS.12X departed Halifax with the British troops delivered in convoy CT 5/7th in US transports MOUNT VERNON, LEONARD WOOD, JOSEPH T. DICKMAN, ORIZABA, WEST POINT, and WAKEFIELD escorted by American aircraft carrier RANGER (Flag Rear Admiral Arthur Cook; Harrill), heavy cruisers QUINCY (Battle) and VINCENNES (Riefkohl), and Destroyer Squadron 8 with destroyers WAINWRIGHT and MOFFETT, Destroyer Division 17 with destroyers MCDOUGAL and WINSLOW, and Destroyer Division 16 with destroyers MAYRANT, RHIND, ROWAN, and TRIPPE.

Oiler CIMARRON joined on the 19th at Trinidad.

Aircraft carrier RANGER was detached at 17S, 20 and returned to Trinidad escorted by destroyers TRIPPE and RHIND. Battle on cruiser QUINCY relieved Cook on aircraft carrier RANGER as force commander.

The convoy arrived at Capetown on 9 December. The original destination was Basra, but the convoy was ordered to Singapore, via Bombay.

The US escorts were detached at Capetown.

The convoy sailed on 13 December escorted by heavy cruiser DORSETSHIRE. The US destroyers were employed for a local anti-submarine screen to 14 December and arrived back at Capetown on 15 December.

On 16 December, heavy cruisers QUINCEY and VINCENNES and destroyers MACDOUGLA, MAYRANT, WINSLOW, ROWAN, WAINWRIGHT, and MOFFET departed Capetown for the Caribbean.

On 21 December, light cruiser CERES met the convoy and took liner ORIZABA to Mombasa.

The convoy arrived at Bombay on 27 December.

Liner MOUNT VERNON was detached to meet light cruiser COLOMBO on 23 December, but the rendezvous was not kept. The liner proceeded to Mombasa to join convoy DM.1.

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Convoy SC.54 departed Sydney, CB, escorted by corvettes BATTLEFORD, DRUMHELLER, DUNVEGAN, SOREL, and SUMMERSIDE, and minesweeper NIPIGON. These corvettes were relieved on the 12th by destroyers COLUMBIA and SKEENA and corvettes ACONIT, BRANDON, CAMROSE, MIMOSA, SHEDIAC, and WETASKIWIN. Destroyers COLUMBIA and SKEENA and corvettes ACONIT, MIMOSA, SHEDIAC, and WETASKIWIN were detached on the 22nd when relieved by destroyers BROKE and WOLVERINE and corvettes BEGONIA, EGLANTINE, LARKSPUR, and MONTBRETIA. Corvette BRANDON was detached on the 25th. The convoy arrived at Liverpool on the 26th.

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New Zealand light cruiser ACHILLES departed Auckland with a US liner for Sydney.