英国海军日志>19411203
Wednesday, 3 December Minelaying cruiser MANXMAN departed Loch Alsh at 0930 and arrived at Scapa Flow at 1700 that day. Sister ship WELSHMAN departed Scapa Flow for Loch Alsh at 1530 and arrived at 0130/4th for boiler cleaning.
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Convoy ON.43 departed Liverpool escorted by destroyer BROKE. Corvettes CAMELLIA and HIBISCUS joined on the 4th and destroyers NEWPORT and VERITY and corvette ROSTHERN on the 5th. The destroyers were detached on the 7th. Corvette BEGONIA joined on the 8th and corvette ROSTHERN was detached on the 9th. Destroyer HAVELOCK joined on the 10th and was detached later that day. Corvette BEGONIA was detached on the 11th when American destroyers BERNADOU, DUPONT, MACLEISH, ROE, and WOOLSEY joined. Corvettes CAMELLIA and HIBISCUS were detached on the 12th. The American destroyers were detached on the 15th when the convoy dispersed.
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Landing ship PRINCE CHARLES departed the Clyde for Scapa Flow, where she arrived on the 4th.
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Steamer MACLAREN (2330grt/总吨位) was sunk on a mine in 51-21-21-N, 3-17-17. Three crew were lost on the steamer.
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U.124 sank American steamer SAGADAHOC (6275grt/总吨位) at 21-20S, 7-50. One crewman was lost on the steamer.
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German fishing trawler FAROER (470grt/总吨位) was sunk near Rolusoy by Soviet submarine K.3.
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Submarine OLYMPUS departed Malta for Gibraltar with stores and personnel. The submarine arrived on the 10th.
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Convoy HX.163 departed Halifax, escorted by destroyer HAMILTON and corvettes KAMLOOPS and SASKATOON. These ships were relieved on the 5th by American destroyers BENSON, EDISON, HILARY P. JONES, NIBLACK, and TARBETLL. Destroyer EDISON was detached on the 13th. On the 15th, the American group was relieved by corvettes ARABIS, BEGONIA, CAMELLIA, and DAHLIA. Destroyers BROKE and WATCHMAN joined on the 16th. Destroyer BROKE and corvettes ARABIS, CAMELLIA, and DAHLIA were detached on the 18th. The convoy arrived at Liverpool on the 19th.
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Submarine UPHOLDER arrived at Malta from patrol off Colonne.
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Light cruisers DANAE and DRAGON and destroyer STRONGHOLD arrived at Singapore.
