Monday, 8 December Heavy cruiser KENT departed Scapa Flow with the British Foreign Secretary, the Soviet Ambassador to London, and staffs to Murmansk, arriving on the 12th.

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Destroyer ICARUS departed Hvalfjord at 0027 for Scapa Flow. At 1640, her sailing orders were cancelled and the destroyer proceeded to Sullom Voe, arriving at 1700/9th.

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Light cruiser EDINBURGH and destroyers ECHO and ESCAPADE departed Scapa Flow at 1830 for Seidisfjord, to refuel prior to escorting convoy PQ.6.

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Convoy PQ.6 departed Hvalfjord at 1600 with steamers Soviet DEKABRIST (7363grt/总吨位), Panamanian EL OCEANO (6767grt/总吨位), EMPIRE MAVIS (5704grt/总吨位), Panamanian MOUNT EVANS (5536grt/总吨位), EL MIRLO (8092grt/总吨位), ELONA (6192grt/总吨位), EXPLORER (6235grt/总吨位), and ZAMALEK (1567grt/总吨位).

Trawlers HUGH WALPOLE, CAPE ARGONA, and STELLA CAPELLA escorted the convoy from 8 to 12 December.

Light cruiser EDINBURGH and destroyers ECHO and ESCAPADE joined the convoy at 1200/12th in 69-30N, 11-30. The ships continued with the convoy until 1530/20th when the escort arrived at Murmansk. They had been bombed at 1230, but no damage was done.

On the 17th, German destroyers Z.23, Z.24, Z.25, and Z.27 engaged Minesweepers HAZARD and SPEEDY (identified as two Soviet destroyers), which had departed Archangel on the 16th to meet convoy PQ.6 east of Murmansk, fourteen miles north of Cape Gorodetski in 68-12N, 40-00E.

Minesweeper SPEEDY received four shell hits and was replaced by minesweeper LEDA, which departed Archangel that day.

Heavy cruiser KENT and Russian destroyers GROSZNY and SOKRUSHITELNY set out from the Kola Inlet to support the minesweepers, but the German ships had already retired.

On the 19th, minesweepers LEDA and HAZARD met and convoy and all arrived safely at Murmansk on the 20th.

Minesweeper SPEEDY arrived at Murmask on the 28th. She returned to the United Kingdom in convoy QP.4, arriving at Scapa Flow on 14 January. The minesweeper was under repair in the Thames from 23 January to 22 March.

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Minesweeping trawlers PHINEAS BEARD (278grt, Skipper . McRuvie RNR) and MILFORD EARL (290grt, Lt J. S. Neate RNVR) were sunk by German bombing off the east coast of Scotland.

McRuvie, T/Skipper G. . Yorston RNR, and ten ratings were lost on the trawler PHINEAS BEARD.

Neate and four ratings were lost on the trawler MILFORD EARL. Five crew were rescued on trawler MILFORD EARL.

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Lt A. C. E. Ayre, Lt T. H. B. Oates, and A/Leading Airman . A. M. Bayley were killed when their Walrus of 751 Squadron crashed four miles east of Arbroath.

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Steamer FIREGLOW (1261grt/总吨位) was sunk on a mine 2? miles 312° from 57C Buoy Hearty Knoll Channel, three miles south of Dudgeon Buoy. One crewman was killed on the steamer.

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Steamer GERTIE (341grt/总吨位) was sunk on a British mine two miles northeast of Tuskar Rock Light. The entire crew were rescued.

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British fishing trawler LORD SHREWSBURY (167grt/总吨位) was sunk on a mine one mile east one half mile south of Chequer Shoal Buoy. The entire crew of ten were lost.

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Light cruiser EURYALUS and destroyers HERO and HOTSPUR departed Alexandria to operate off Derna. The ships arrived back at Alexandria on the 10th.

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Italian light cruiser CARDONA, carrying gasoline from Taranto to Benghazi, encountered heavy weather and put into Argostoli. The cruiser was able to later depart and arrived at Benghazi on the 11th.

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Submarine TALISMAN unsuccessfully attacked Italian torpedo boat ORIONE in 38-00N, 20-28E.

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Submarine P.34 arrived at Malta after patrol in the Straits of Messina.

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Light cruiser HERMIONE and destroyers BLANKNEY, EXMOOR, and MAORI departed Gibraltar and joined destroyers LAFOREY, ISAAC SWEERS, and ARROW to search for a convoy off Malaga steering towards Gibraltar reported by a British Wellington aircraft.

Destroyer LAFOREY attacked submarine U.372 off Europa Lighthouse without result. The British force returned to Gibraltar on the 9th after failing to locate the convoy.

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Convoy HX.164 departed Halifax, escorted by destroyer ANNAPOLIS and minesweepers MALPEQUE and MINAS. These ships were detached on the 10th when relieved by American destroyers DALLAS, ELLIS, GLEAVES, and UPSHUR and American Coast Guard cutter INGRAM. Corvette HEARTSEASE joined on the 17th, corvettes AUBRETIA and ROSELYS on the 18th and destroyer WANDERER on the 19th. The American ships were detached on the 19th. Anti-submarine trawlers DANEMAN and KING SOL escorted the convoy in Home Waters. Corvette ROSELYS arrived at Liverpool with the convoy on the 23rd.

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American aircraft carrier SARATOGA departed San Diego, escorted by destroyers DENT, WATERS, and TALBOT. The ships arrived safely at Pearl Harbour on the 15th. The aircraft carrier was carrying eighteen Marine aircraft of VMF 221 to reinforce the Wake Island garrison.

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American Army transports PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BLISS, ETOLIN, and PRESIDENT GARFIELD, en route to the Philippines, were ordered to return to San Francisco.

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Japanese submarines I.68 and I.69 were attacked south of Pearl Harbour by American warships.

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Italian steamers VOLPI (5292grt/总吨位), XXVIII OTTOBRE (4888grt/总吨位), and SUMATRA (4859grt/总吨位) were scuttled at Puket Harbour in the Andaman Sea.

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Allied Dispositions in the Far East

Singapore

Battleship PRINCE OF WALES (Vice Admiral Sir Tom Phillips, Captain J. C. Leach MVO, DSO)

Battlecruiser REPULSE (Captain . G. Tennant CB, MVO)

Light cruisers DANAE (Captain F. J. Butler MBE), DRAGON (Captain R. J. Shaw MBE), DURBAN (Captain P. G. L. Cazalet DSC)

Destroyers ELECTRA (Cdr C. . May), EXPRESS (Lt Cdr F. J. Cartwright), TENEDOS (Lt R. Dyer),

Australian VAMPIRE (Cdr . T. A. Moran)

GunboatsDRAGONFLY (Lt A. H. Diack, GRASSHOPPER (Cdr J. S. Hoffman Rtd), SCORPION (Lt Cdr G. C. Ashworth SSRNVR), all for local defense,

Australian armed merchant cruisers MANOORA (A/Captain A. H. Spurgeon RAN), KANIMBLA (A/Captain . L. G. Adams) at Penang.

Australian minesweepers BENDIGO (Lt Cdr J. A. R. Patrick RANR (S)), MARYBOROUGH (Lt Cdr G. L. Cant RAN), WOLLONGONG (T/Lt C. A. Keith RANR (S)), BALLARAT (T/Lt A. D. Barling RANR (S)), TOOWOOMBA Lt Cdr P. H. Hirst RAN (emergency), GOULBURN (Lt B. Paul RANR (S)), BURNIE (T/Lt G. E. Gough (RANR (S))

Refitting or under repair at Singapore

Light cruiser MAURITIUS (corroded firemain, Captain . D. Stephens). The cruiser departed on the 15th through the Straits of Malacca and arrived Colombo on the 18th. She departed Colombo on 2 January for Durban, arriving on 15 January. She departed the same day escorting troopship EMPRESS OF RUSSIA for Simonstown, arriving on 17 January. The cruiser departed on 21 January and arrived at Freetown on 30 January. She departed 2 February for Devonport, arriving on 11 February 1942. Repairs were completed on 16 April.

Destroyer ENCOUNTER (bottom “corrugated” from grounding in Med, Lt Cdr E. V. St J. Morgan).

Destroyer JUPITER (stability problems, ship listed when fuel tanks full, Lt Cdr N. V. J. T. Thew).

Destroyer STRONGHOLD for local defense (Lt Cdr G. R. Pretor-Pinney Rtd).

Australian destroyer VENDETTA (Lt Cdr C. J. Stephenson)

Destroyer ISIS (Cdr C. S. B. Swinley DSC, to HMS MIRANDA, Cdr B. Jones from 16 December) repairing bomb damage.

Submarine ROVER (Lt Cdr R. M. T. Peacock to HMS DOLPHIN; Lt Cdr G. H. Reynolds from 13 December) repairing bomb damage.

Hong Kong

Destroyers SCOUT (Cdr K. St. B. Collins) and THANET (Lt Cdr B. S. Davies Rtd), both departed Hong Kong 7 December and Tarakan on the 13th

Gunboats TERN, CICALA, ROBIN, all for local defense

Motor Torpedo Boats MTB.7-12 inclusive, and MTB.26 and MTB.27

Under repair

Destroyer THRACIAN (Cdr A. L. Pears Rtd) for local defense

Gunboat MOTH for local defense

Shanghai

Gunboat PETEREL (Lt S. Polkinghorn RNR) for local defense

East Indies

Battleships REVENGE Captain L. V. Morgan CBE, MVO DSO) after escorting convoy WS.12 to Aden, arrived Trincomalee on the 13th, and ROYAL SOVEREIGN (Captain R. H. Portal DSC), arriving at the Seychilles 2 January after escorting convoy WS.1 Z.

Heavy cruiser EXETER (Captain O. L. Gordon MVO) in Bay of Bengal en route to Singapore, arriving on the 10th.

Armed merchant cruisers CORFU (Captain J. P. Landon Rtd) at Colombo, and RANCHI (A/Captain Sir J. M. Alleyne Bt, DSO, DSC Rtd) at Addu Atoll

Aircraft carrier HERMES (Captain R. F. J. Onslow MVO, DSC) refitting at Simonstown to complete 27 January

Light cruisers ENTERPRISE (Captain J. C. Annesley DSO) refitting at Colombo, and GLASGOW (Captain J. . Cuthbert) departed Colombo on the 6th for Laccadive Islands in Bay of Bengal.

Heavy cruiser CORNWALL (Captain P. C. . Manwaring) and light cruiser EMERALD (Captain F. C. Flynn) were off the west coast of Africa.

Australia

Heavy cruisers AUSTRALIA (Captain G. D. Moore) and CANBERRA (Captain H. B. Farncomb MVO)

Light cruiser PERTH (Captain H. M. L. Waller DSO)

Armed merchant cruiser WESTRALIA (Captain H. V. Hudson OBE (emergency)

French destroyer LE TRIOMPHANT

Sloops SWAN (Lt Cdr A. J. Travis) and WARREGO (Cdr R. V. Wheatley)

French sloop CHEVREUIL

Armed merchant cruiser MONOWAI (A/Captain G. R. Deverell) refitting

Destroyer STUART (Lt Cdr R. C. Robison) refitting

Destroyer VOYAGER (Cdr J. C. Morrow DSC) refitting

Indian Navy

Sloops JUMNA (Cdr . R. Shewring RIN), HINDUSTAN (Cdr I. B. . Heanly RIN), SUTLEJ (Captain P. A. Mare RIN)

New Zealand

Light cruisers ACHILLES (Captain H. M. Barnes) and LEANDER (Captain R. H. Bevan)

Dutch Navy (based mainly at Surabaya)

Light cruisers DE RUYTER (Captain E. E. B. Lacomble) in Alas Strait, JAVA (Captain P. B. M. Van Straelen) departed Surabaya on the 7th for Singapore, arriving on the 9th, TROMP (Captain J. B. De Muster) in Karimata Strait, and SUMATRA refitting at Surabaya, recommissioned with skeleton crew on 27 January and taken to Trincomalee, arriving 15 February.

Destroyers VAN NES (Lt Cdr C. A. Lagaay) in Sunda Strait, VAN GHENT (Lt Cdr P. Schotel) refitting at Surabaya, BANCKERT (Lt Cdr F. J. E. Krips, Division Commander) in Sapeh Strait, WITTE DE WITH in Alas Strait, later under repairs, then manned by crew from destroyer VAN GHENT and commanded by Lt Cdr P. Schotel, KORTENAER (Lt Cdr A. Kroese) in Lombok Strait, PIET HEIN (Lt Cdr J. M. L. I. Chompff) in Alor Strait, and EVERTSEN (Lt Cdr . M. de Vries) in Sunda Strait.

Submarines K.11 (Lt Cdr A. H. De Keth) arrived Singapore on the 8th from parol in Karimata Strait, K.12 (Lt Cdr H. C. J. Coumou) in Karamata Strait, K.13 (Lt Cdr M. A. J. Derksema) Karimata Strait, K.17 (Lt Cdr Besancon) departed Singapore on the 6th for patrol off east coast of Malay coast, O.16 (Lt Cdr A. J. Bussemaker) departed Singapore for patrol off east coast of Malay coast, K.9 refitting at Surabaya, commissioned 1 March 1942 (Lt Th Burnsting), K.10 (Lt Cdr P. G. De Back), K.14 (Lt Cdr P. A. Mulock v. d. Vlies Bik) off Kuching, K.15 (Lt Cdr C. . TH Baron von Boetzelaer) departed Tarakan 9 December for Surabaya, arriving on the 15th, K.16 (Lt Cdr L. J. Jarman) Departed Singapore 19 December for patrol off Kuching, O.19 (Lt Cdr H. F. Back Kolling) arrived Singapore 11 December from Karimata Strait, departed Singapore on the 14th for operations off Singgora - Kota Bharu area, O.20 (Lt Cdr P. G. J. Snippe) arrived Singapore 11 December from Karimata Strait, departed 14 December for patrol in Gulf of Thailand, K.7 under repair in reserve, K.18 (Lt Cdr C. A. J. van . Groenenveld) under repair at Surabaya, K.8 decommissioned. recommissioned 7 January 1942 (Lt Cdr M. A. J. Derksema)

American Navy

Manila

Destroyer Division 59 (CDR P. H. Talbot) - destroyers POPE (LCDR . C. Blinn), JOHN D. FORD (LCDR J. E. Cooper), PEARY (CDR H. H. Keith) under repair, PILLSBURY (LCDR H. C. Pound) under repair, PEARY and PILLSBURY repairing collision damage of 16 October

Submarines Asiatic Fleet (Captain . E. Doyle, Captain J. Wilkes from 10 December), submarines departed for patrol areas shown

Submarine Division 201 (CDR R. B. Van Zant) - submarines S.37 (LT J. C. Dempsey) near Mindoro, S.38 (LT . C. Chapple) near Mindoro, S.40 (LT N. Lucker Jr) off Lingayen Gulf, S.41 (LT G. M. Holley) near Mindoro

Submarine Division 203 (CDR E. H. Bryant) - PIKE (LCDR . A. New) near Hainan, TARPON (LCDR L. Wallace) off Lingayen Gulf, PERCH (LCDR D. A. Hurt) west of Luzon, PICKEREL (LCDR B. E. Bacon Jr), PERMIT (LCDR A. M. Hurst) west of Luzon, SHARK (LCDR L. Shane Jr) under repair, then near Lingayen

Submarine Division 21 (CDR S. S. Murray) - SALMON (LT E. B. McKinney), SEAL (LCDR K. C. Hurd) near Vingan, SKIPJACK (LT C. L. Freeman) near Palau SARGO (LCDR T. D. Jacobs) Gulf of Siam, SAURY (LCDR J. L. Burnside) near San Bernadino, SPEARFISH (LT R. F. Pryce) off Camranh

Submarine Division 22 (CDR J. A. Connolly) - SNAPPER (LCDR H. L. Stone) near Hainan, STINGRAY (LCDR R. S. Lamb) near Lingayen Gulf, STURGEON (LCDR . L. Wright) near Formosa, SCULPIN (LT L. H. Chappell) east of Luzon, SAILFISH (LCDR M. C. Mumma Jr) near Lingayen Gulf, SWORDFISH (LCDR C. C. Smith) near Hainan

Submarine Division 202 (CDR . M. Percifield) - SEARAVEN (LCDR T. C. Aylward) near Formosa, SEAWOLF (LCDR F. B. Warder) near San Bernadino, SEADRAGON under repair (LCDR . E. Ferrall), SEALION under repair (LCDR R. G. Voge)

Olongapo (Submarine Division 203)

Submarine PORPOISE (LCDR J. A. Callaghan) under repair

Iloilo

Heavy cruiser HOUSTON (Captain A. H. Rooks)

Cebu

Light cruiser BOISE (Captain S. B. Robinson)

At sea (Submarine Division 201) – submarines S.36 ( LT J. R. McKnight Jr) near San Bernadino Strait, S.39 (LT J. . Coe) in Sorsogon Bay, Luzon

Tarakan

Light cruiser MARBLEHEAD (Captain A. G. Robinson)

Destroyer Squadron 29 (Captain H. V. Wiley) - destroyer PAUL JONES (LCDR J. J. Hourihan)

Destroyer Division 58 (CDR T. H. Binford) - destroyers STEWART (LCDR H. P. Smith), BULMER (LCDR L. J. Manees), BARKER (LCDR L. G. McGlone), PARROTT (LCDR E. N. Parker)

Balikpapan

Destroyer Division 57 (CDR E. M. Crouch) - destroyers WHIPPLE (LCDR E. S. Karpe), ALDEN (LCDR L. E. Coley), JOHN D. EDWARDS (LCDR H. E. Eccles), EDSALL (LCDR J. J. Nix)

The ships at Balikpapan departed on the 7th for Batavia, but the orders were changed when the battleship PRINCE OF WALES and battlecruiser REPULSE were lost. They arrived at Singapore on the 11th and departed on the 14th.

Tentative composition of Allied Eastern Fleet

(to be achieved by 1 April 1942)

Singapore

Battleships PRINCE OF WALES, REVENGE, and ROYAL SOVEREIGN

Battlecruiser REPULSE

Light cruisers MAURITIUS, ACHILLES, HOBART and Dutch TROMP or DE RUYTER

May be heavy cruiser AUSTRALIA

Ten destroyers - six Dutch and four US

Surabaya - Borneo - Port Darwin

Heavy cruisers HOUSTON and CORNWALL

Light cruisers MARBLEHEAD and JAVA

Four US destroyers

Australasia

Heavy cruiser CANBERRA or AUSTRALIA

Light cruisers PERTH and LEANDER

Three armed merchant cruisers

Indian Ocean

Heavy cruiser EXETER

Light cruiser GLASGOW

Nine C, D, E light cruisers

Five armed merchant cruisers

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Japanese bombers badly damaged US gunboat PENGUIN (LT J. . Haviland III) at Agana, Guam by near misses. The gunboat was scuttled a mile and a half off the beach in deep water.

Ensign R. C. White and six enlisted men were killed. Lt Haviland and one enlisted man were wounded. The survivors were taken prisoner and three enlisted men died while prisoners of war.

Japanese transports escorted by the 7th Gunboat Division, 15th Minesweeping Division, and 59th and 60th Submarine Chaser Divisions landed troops at Guam.

Japanese heavy cruisers AOBA, KINUGASA, KAKO, and FURUTAKA of the 6th Cruiser Division with destroyers KIKUZUKI, UZUKI, and YUZUKI supported the operation.

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Japanese light cruiser YUBARI of the 6th Cruiser Division, destroyers HAYATE and OITE of the 29th Destroyer Division and MUTSUKI, MOCHIZUKI, YAYOI, and KISARAGI of the 30th Destroyer Division, patrol boats P.32 and P.33, and transports KINRYU MARU and KONGO MARU departed Kwajalein for the invasion of Wake Island. The operation was covered by light cruisers TATSUTA and TENRYU and submarines RO.60 and RO.61. On 8, 9, and 10 December, Japanese shore based aircraft from Kwajalein attacked Wake Island.

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Japanese minelayers OKINOSHIMA, TOKIWA, and TSUGARU with two transports departed Kwajalein.

On 9 and 10 December, the ships land troops at Tarawa and Makin in the Gilbert Islands.

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Battleship PRINCE OF WALES, battlecruiser REPULSE, and destroyers ELECTRA, EXPRESS, TENEDOS, and VAMPIRE departed Singapore.

Destroyer TENEDOS was detached, low on fuel, on the 9th. The British force was sighted by Japanese submarine I.65/9th. The British force proceeded southwest during the evening of 9 December to attack the Japanese landings at Kuantan during the morning of 10 December. The Japanese redispose their surface forces to deal with the ships.

Kondo with heavy cruisers ATAGO and TAKAO, battleships HARUNA and KONGO, and destroyers ARASHI, HAGIKAZE, NOWAKE, MAIKAZE, IKAZUCHI, INAZUMA, ASASHIO, OSHIO, MICHISHIO, and ARASHIO proceeded south from Paulo Condore to meet Kurita during the night of 9/10 December with heavy cruisers KUMANO, MIKUMA, MOGAMI, and SUZUYA and destroyers FUBUKI, HATSUYUKI, and SHIRAYUKI and Ozawa with heavy cruiser CHOKAI and destroyer SAGIRI.

From the assault area, light cruiser SENDAI and destroyers ASAGIRI, MURAKUMO, SHINONOME, USUGUMO, AMAGIRI, YUGIRI, AYANAMI, ISONANI, SHIKANAMI, and URANAMI.

Light cruisers KINU and YURA operating between Poulo Condore and Kurita's force was also brought up.

Japanese submarine I.58 sighted the Battleship after midnight on the 10th and made an unsuccessful attack.

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New Zealand light cruiser ACHILLES departed Suva for Port Moresby to join the Battleship PRINCE OF WALES group. The light cruiser ACHILLES arrived at Port Moresby on the 11th. With the battleship already lost, the light cruiser departed on the 12th for Auckland, arriving on the 16th.

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Japanese aircraft carrier RYUJO launched thirteen bombers and nine fighters to attack Davao. The destroyers of the 15th Destroyer Division entered the Gulf of Davao. The rest of the 2nd Destroyer Flotilla supported these operations.

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Japanese light cruiser NAGARA and destroyers UMIKAZE, YAMAKAZE, KAWAKAZE, and SUZUKAZE of the 22nd Destroyer Division, seaplane carriers CHITOSE and MIZUHO of the 11th Carrier Division, minelayers ITSUKUSHIMA and YAEYAMA of the 17th Minelaying Division, and seven transports joined the Takagi force on 9 and 10 December.

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Japanese submarine I.124 laid mines off Manila. During the night of 8/9 December, Japanese submarines I.121 and I.122 laid mines off Singapore. Submarine I.123 laid mines off Balabac.

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Japanese transports AWAJISTAN MARU and AYATOSAN MARU were damaged by Australian aircraft at Kota Bharu; transport AWAJISTAN MARU sank from the damage in 6-08N, 102-16E.

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Gunboat PETEREL (Lt S. Polkinghorn RNR) was stationed at Whangpoo River, Shanghai, as a /T station for the Consulate. The gunboat was sunk by a Japanese surface ship.

Polkinghorn, T/Paymaster Lt . Hart-Baker RNVR, T/Paymaster Lt R. Horne RNVR, T/Paymaster Lt R. D. Keene RNVR, Paymaster Cdr J. H. Kennedy, T/Lt D. E. Kermode RNVR, A/Cdr L. C. S. Sheppard, Cdr J. D. Wooley, T/Lt L. J. Farmborough RNVR, A/Cdr P. C. Gilmore, T/A/Lt G. F. C. McLorn, RVR, and T/Lt H. J. West RNR, were captured in the gunboat. Of the officers, all but Polkington, Farmborough, McLorn, West, and Wooley, were repatriated in mid 1942.

American gunboat WAKE (LCDR C. D. Smith, USNR) was there in the same capacity for the US consulate. The gunboat was surrendered after scuttling of the gunboat by the crew failed. The fourteen crew were captured and made prisoners of war. The gunboats were attacked by Japanese armoured cruiser IZUMO, a Japanese gunboat, and a destroyer.

American steamer PRESIDENT HARRISON (10,509grt/总吨位) was seized by Japanese forces at Whangpoo River.

Steamer CHEKIANG (2172grt/总吨位) was seized by Japanese forces at Whangpoo River.

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American heavy cruiser HOUSTON departed Iloilo on the 8th to escort American auxiliary ships to the Dutch East Indies.

American light cruiser BOISE and destroyers PAUL JONES and BARKER joined early on the 9th. On the 10th, these ships joined American seaplane tender LANGLEY and oilers TRINITY and PECOS, escorted by destroyers STEWART and JOHN D. FORD which had departed Manila.

Gunboats TULSA and ASHVILLE also sailed escorted by minesweepers LARK and WHIPPOORWILL.

Submarine depot ships HOLLAND and OTUS and yacht ISABEL also sailed. The ships arrived at Balikpapen on the 14th.

On the 15th, heavy cruiser HOUSTON with JOHN D. EDWARDS and STEWART departed Balikpapen with submarine tenders HOLLAND and OTUS.

Oilers PECOS and TRINITY, seaplane tender LANGLEY, and transport GOLD STAR also departed and were escorted by light cruisers BOISE and MARBLEHEAD.

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Light cruiser GLASGOW in the Bay of Bengal encountered Indian escort ship PRABHAVATI (Lt D. M. Stafford, RINR) towing lighters HETAMPUR and HINGOLI to Karachi. The cruiser identified the ship and lighters as a large Japanese submarine on the surface and sank her. The commanding officer, two other officers, and twenty five ratings were rescued. Of these twelve were seriously wounded. P/Sub Lt G. L. Jackson, RINVR, Probationay Sub Lt M. Mani, RINR, and seventeen ratings were lost. One rating died of wounds. Light cruiser GLASGOW arrived at Bombay on the 9th with the survivors.

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Greek steamers AEGEUS S (1366grt/总吨位) and AENOS S (1521grt/总吨位) which had been sunk during hostilities in the Upper Yangtse in 1938 and beached were seized by Japanese forces.

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Greek steamers ANTIGONE (1372grt/总吨位), APHRODITE (1101grt/总吨位), ARES S (1372grt/总吨位), ARGOSTOLI (1673grt/总吨位), ATHENA (1445grt/总吨位), and ATTICA (1405grt/总吨位) were seized by Japanese forces in Chinese Waters.

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Greek steamers ERATO (5904grt/总吨位) and VALENTINI (4713grt/总吨位) were seized by Japanese forces at Yokohama.

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Greek steamer HELIOS (1922grt/总吨位) was seized by Japanese forces at sea in 8N, 107E.

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Steamer SAGRES (2333grt/总吨位), which had been seized by Japanese at Chauan Bay on 8 April 1939, was confiscated by Japanese forces.

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Steamers ST QUENTIN (3528grt/总吨位), VITORLOCK (5030grt/总吨位), FEDERLOCK (6607grt/总吨位), and ANALOCK (6638grt/总吨位) and DESLOCK (5015grt/总吨位) at Yokohama, HATTERLOCK (5138grt/总吨位), and MUNLOCK (5240grt/总吨位) which had been chartered by the Japanese in May-June 1941, were confiscated by Japanese forces.

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Steamer FATSHAN (2639grt/总吨位) was seized by Japanese forces at Canton.

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British salvage tug MARIE MOLLER (593grt/总吨位) towing lighter AUTUMNLIGHT (800grt/总吨位) were captured off Ningpo by Japanese forces. The tug and the lighter was taken to Tinghai, Chusan Islands.

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Steamer MARY MOLLER (2698grt/总吨位) was seized by Japanese forces off Ningpo. The steamer was taken to Shanghai.

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Steamer KONG SO (789grt/总吨位) was seized by Japanese forces at Tinghai.

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British salvage tug CARMEN MOLLER (366grt/总吨位), towing lighters COTTONLIGHT (438grt/总吨位) and RUNNINGLIGHT (438grt/总吨位) were captured by Japanese forces south of Amoy. The ships were taken to Amoy.

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British tender EDITH MOLLER (645grt/总吨位), towing lighter TAIKOO 24 (202grt/总吨位) and steamer LIEN SHUI (91grt/总吨位) were captured by Japanese forces south of Amoy. The ships were taken to Amoy.

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British salvage ship ELSIE MOLLER (1145grt/总吨位) was captured by Japanese forces off Amoy. The ship was taken to Amoy.

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British salvage tug READY MOLLER (268grt/总吨位) was seized by Japanese forces off Amoy. The tug was taken to Amoy.

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Steamer KIANGSU (2676grt/总吨位) was seized by Japanese forces off Amoy.

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Steamer BENNEVIS (5356grt/总吨位) was captured by Japanese forces in the China Sea. The steamer was taken to Hainan Island and the crew made prisoners of war.

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Steamer SHINHWA (1460grt/总吨位) was seized by Japanese forces off Hong Kong.

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Steamers HSIN CHANG WO (582grt/总吨位), KIA WO (1311grt/总吨位), KIANG WO (2209grt/总吨位), SHASI (1327grt/总吨位), and SIANGTAN (1195grt/总吨位) and tugs CHANG NING (251grt/总吨位) and CHENGLING (141grt/总吨位) were seized by Japanese forces at Ichang.

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British barges B.1 (477grt/总吨位) and B.2 (477grt/总吨位), grab hopper barges CHUN PING (426grt/总吨位) SHUN PING (289grt/总吨位), and TUG 4 (136grt/总吨位) and TUG 5 (236grt/总吨位) were captured by Japanese forces at Tientsin.

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Steamers KUT WO (2665grt/总吨位), LOONGWO (3923grt/总吨位), CHANGSHA (2482grt/总吨位), WOOSUNG (3426grt/总吨位), and WUHU (2938grt/总吨位) and tugs CHINKONG (250grt/总吨位), PATUNG (48grt/总吨位), and CHENYANG (144grt/总吨位) and motor vessel ROOSTER (34grt/总吨位) were seized at Hankow by Japanese forces.

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Steamer HSIN PEKING (1204grt/总吨位), en route Tongku to Hong Kong, was seized off the Yangtse Delta by Japanese forces. The Master of the steamer beached the vessel, but it was later refloated by the Japanese.

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Steamers BRAMTOCO VI (14grt/总吨位) and PAOWO (2517grt/总吨位) and tug MIN WO (287grt/总吨位) were seized by Japanese forces at Hankow.

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Steamer KALGAN (2655grt/总吨位) was seized by Japanese forces at Bangkok.

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Motor boat KIANG SI (28grt/总吨位) was seized by Japanese forces at Kiukiang.

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Lighter MIGHTYLIGHT (399grt/总吨位) was seized by Japanese forces at the Parcel Island.

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Norwegian steamers SHENG HWA (5492grt/总吨位) and VEN KOH (5752grt/总吨位) were seized by Japanese forces in a Japanese port.

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Norwegian steamer DUKAT (1350grt/总吨位) was captured at sea. The steamer was sent to Hie Che Chin Bay, north of Hong Kong.

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Norwegian steamer HAFTHOR (1350grt/总吨位) was seized by Japanese destroyer URANAMI one hundred and twenty miles north of Kota Bharu. The captain and crew were put in boats and reached the Thai coast in three days. The steamer was renamed NIYO MARU for Japanese use.

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Norwegian steamer NGOW HOCK (1329grt/总吨位) was seized by Japanese forces in Camrack Bay.

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Dutch steamer BEATRICE (4128grt/总吨位) was seized by Japanese forces at Yokohama.

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Panamanian steamer BOYACA (2559grt/总吨位) was seized at Shanghai by Japanese forces.

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Panamanian steamer CAPTELLA (2398grt/总吨位) was captured by Japanese forces off Saigon.

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Panamanian steamer NEEDWOOD (2042grt/总吨位) was seized by Japanese forces at Tsingtao.

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Panamanian steamer FOCH (2894grt/总吨位) was seized by Japanese forces at Yokohama while discharging cargo.

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Panamanian steamer HERLEIK (1893grt/总吨位) was seized by Japanese forces at Chinwangtao while discharging cargo.

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Tug ST DOMINIC (451grt/总吨位) was sunk by Japanese surface craft south of Saddle Island. The tug had been towing vessels SIANG NAN (46grt/总吨位), TUNG KIANG (49grt/总吨位), and KAI KOU (56grt/总吨位) which were cut adrift. The vessels were salved by the Japanese and towed to Shanghai.

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Steamers HSIN TSEANGTAH (933grt/总吨位), KINTANG (435grt/总吨位), liNG KONG (850grt/总吨位), SUI TAI (1816grt/总吨位), and WANTUNG (1061grt/总吨位), coastal steamers CHING SHUI (153grt/总吨位), SCOT I.(274grt/总吨位), and SUITING (296grt/总吨位), motor vessels CHISOCO (23grt/总吨位), DUNVULIG (23grt/总吨位), FENG HUANG (28grt/总吨位), KA SOO (57grt/总吨位), PING KIANG (75grt/总吨位), PURSUIT (30grt/总吨位), SENG MAO (50grt/总吨位), SUNBEAM (34grt/总吨位), TAI SU (30grt/总吨位), TIEN ZEANG (14grt/总吨位), WINNER (20grt/总吨位), WU MING (15grt/总吨位), and YUAN PAO (63grt/总吨位), lighters A. P. C. 1 (53grt/总吨位), A. P. C. 2 (53grt/总吨位), A. P. C. 3 (53grt/总吨位),A. P. C. 4 (53grt/总吨位), AVERMIS (300grt/总吨位), B. G. O. D. No. 9 (54grt/总吨位), HENG KIAN G (38grt/总吨位) NEREUS (250grt/总吨位), CB B. No. 2 (256grt/总吨位), PROTEUS (250grt/总吨位), SAN KIANG (32grt/总吨位), STYX (300grt/总吨位), TETHYS (250grt/总吨位), and TRITON (250grt/总吨位), lighter auxiliary CROSS (36grt/总吨位), motor lighter WU KIANG (108grt/总吨位), barge ACHERON (165grt/总吨位), motor tank barge BARANG (54grt/总吨位), barge BEAUTYLIGHT (118grt/总吨位), barge CHERRYLIGHT (39grt/总吨位), hopper barge ECHIDNA (450grt/总吨位), launches AN LEE (8grt/总吨位), KWAITUNG (48grt/总吨位), I.PING 935grt/总吨位), LUKADU (19grt/总吨位), and LUNG CHONG No 1 (16grt/总吨位), oil barge TAN KIANG (38grt/总吨位), motor launches DEBEN, HARBOUR PILOT (15grt/总吨位), KWANG MING (37grt/总吨位), LUNG CHONG III (18grt/总吨位), MABEL (15grt/总吨位), MOLLER LINE No. 2 (4grt/总吨位), MOYNA (53grt/总吨位), POSI (28grt/总吨位), SEA PILOT (6grt/总吨位), SHANGHAI PILOT (9grt/总吨位), SOY YUN (18grt/总吨位), and WINIFRED SAY-YUNG (39grt/总吨位), steam launches GUTZHALL (136grt/总吨位), LUNG CHONG No. 2 (40grt/总吨位), and PLUTO (47grt/总吨位), river launch MERRYLIGHT, motor tug ANNETTE MOLLER (69grt/总吨位), salvage tug CHRISTINE MOLLER (800grt/总吨位), which was undergoing repairs, salvage tug JESSIE MOLLER (530grt/总吨位), tugs DIANA MOLLER (252grt/总吨位), MERRY MOLLER (382grt/总吨位), MURIEL MOLLER 969grt/总吨位), MURIEL WOOD (23grt/总吨位), APHRODITE I.(90grt/总吨位), CHANGLO (248grt/总吨位), HENG CHANG (35grt/总吨位), HU MING (47grt/总吨位), POOTUNG (86 tons, TAIKOO (88grt/总吨位), and WATUNG I.(144grt/总吨位), ferry DEMETER (63grt/总吨位), stores vessel DOROTHY MOLLER (12grt/总吨位), water boats E. SHUI (91grt/总吨位) and TIEN SHUI (84grt/总吨位), yachts MIGNON (7grt/总吨位), THAIS (10grt/总吨位), and UNDINE (26grt/总吨位), motor yacht EVELINE (13grt/总吨位), steam yacht HAVEN (9grt/总吨位), yacht INGOMAR (3grt/总吨位), auxiliary yachts JENNIFER (8grt/总吨位) and KERT (20grt/总吨位), motor boat LOONG MOW No. 1 (21grt/总吨位), motor oil barges REG. G. B. (57grt/总吨位) and REG. G. B. 3 (60grt/总吨位), oil barge T. J. 12 (45grt/总吨位), iron barge SCAMANDER (246grt/总吨位), motor sampan M. S. No. 12 (22grt/总吨位), motor boats MOW YEUN (11grt/总吨位), RUTH MOLLER (22grt/总吨位), and TAIKOO YANG (9grt/总吨位), sailing vessels N. L. No. 32 (54grt/总吨位), N. L. No. 33 (54grt/总吨位), N. L. No. 34 (54grt/总吨位), SHANGHAI RAMBLER (15grt/总吨位) and VALERIE SHANGHAI (7grt/总吨位), house boat TAI AN (19 tons, American tugs MEIFFO No. 5 (36grt/总吨位) and MEI KANG (40grt/总吨位), American tankers MEI NAN (364grt/总吨位), MEI YING (44grt/总吨位), and MEI YUN (274grt/总吨位), Panamanian steamers FOLOZU (2486grt/总吨位), MORAZAN (2984grt/总吨位), and RAMONA (3513grt/总吨位) were seized at Shanghai on the 8th.

British welding vessel ANNE MOLLER (20grt/总吨位), lighters B. G. O. B. No. 12 (39grt/总吨位), HENG KIANG 5, LETHE (300grt/总吨位), IV, VIII, XVI, PALANG, TAIKOO No. 2 (199grt/总吨位), TAIKOO No. 6 (150grt/总吨位), TAIKOO A. 1 (97grt/总吨位), TAIKOO A. 2 (97grt/总吨位), TAIKOO A. 3 (77grt/总吨位), TAIKOO A. 6 (288grt/总吨位), TAIKOO A. 7 (288grt/总吨位), TAIKOO A. 8 (172grt/总吨位), TAIKOO A. 9 (170grt/总吨位), TAIKOO C 1 (150grt/总吨位), TAIKOO B 12 (45grt/总吨位), motor lighters KAI SOO 57grt/总吨位), tugs EWO IV 982grt/总吨位), EWO VIII (41grt/总吨位), EWO IX (47grt/总吨位), and FUMIN, motor boat EWO X (10grt/总吨位), communications boat PAOSHIH, barges G. B. No. 2 and G. B. No. 3,and Chinese steamers FEI HSING (625grt/总吨位) and HSIN YANGTSE (1108grt/总吨位) were seized at Shanghai on the 9th.

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Australian bombers attacked Japanese ships off Kota Bharu. Steamer AWAGISAN MARU (9794grt/总吨位) was sunk in 6-08N, 102-16E. Steamers AYATOSAN MARU (9800grt/总吨位) and SAKURA MARU (7100grt/总吨位), escorted by light cruiser SENDAI and destroyers ISONAMI, SHIKINAMI, AYANAMI, and URANAMI, were not damaged.

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Italian ships seized in US ports

Italian name

GRT

Where seized

US name

ADA O.

5234 tons

New Orleans

name not changed

ALBERTA

6131 tons

New York

name not changed

ANTONIETTA

4423 tons

Norfolk

OLAMBALA

ARSA

5441 tons

New York

FRIAR ROCK

AUSSA

5441 tons

New York

AFRICANDER

BELVEDERE

6889 tons

Philadelphia

name not changed

BRENNERO

4946 tons

New York

name not changed

CLARA

6131 tons

Savannah

name not changed

COLORADO

5039 tons

San Juan

VILLALOBOS

CONFIDENZA

6458 tons

Jacksonville

name not changed

CONTE BIANCAMANO

23255 tons

Christobal

HERMITAGE

DINO

5592 tons

Boston

MERIDIAN

EURO

4687 tons

Norfolk

BATEAU

GIUAN

5473 tons

Norfolk

GALLANT FOX

GUIDONIA

5060 tons

Norfolk

PLAUDIT

IDA Z. O.

4035 tons

Mobile

MACBETH

ICARNIA

4815 tons

Jacksonville

RACELAND

LACONIA

5932 tons

Newport News

ELWOOD

LEME

8059 tons

Astoria, Oregon

name not changed

MAR GLAUCO

4690 tons

Norfolk

MOKATAM

MONFIORE

5498 tons

New Orleans

WHITE CLOVER

MONGIOIA

6113 tons

Houston

EXTERMINATOR

PIETRO CAMPANELLA

6140 tons

Norfolk

EQUIPOISE

SAN GIUSEPPE

5074 tons

Norfolk

ANEROID

SANTA ROSA

3027 tons

Norfolk

RAMAPO

SAN LEONARDO

4657 tons

New York

name not changed

VILLARPEROSA

6255 tons

Wilmington

COLIN

VITTORIN

3349 tons

Norfolk

GREY LAG

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Italian tankers ANTEO (6772grt/总吨位) and RAPALLO (5812grt/总吨位) were seized at Cartagena, Colombia.