Friday, 6 February

Minelaying cruiser ADVENTURE was in a collision with tank assault ship TASAJERA (mercantile LST conversion) near Skerry Vore. Both ships sustained extensive damage and returned to the Clyde for repairs, arriving that day. ADVENTURE was taken to Southampton for repairs, returning to Loch Alsh on 30 April.

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Light cruiser LIVERPOOL departed the Clyde for Scapa Flow for working up, and arrived on the 7th.

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Destroyer JAVELIN departed Plymouth after repairs of her November 1940 torpedo damage for working up at Scapa Flow, and arrived at 1100/8th.

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Destroyer MIDDLETON departed Sullom Voe with tanker SAN ZOTICO at 1630 for Scapa Flow. The tanker developed defects and returned to Sullom Voe. MIDDLETON proceeded independently and arrived at Scapa Flow at 1015/7th.

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Minesweeper BRAMBLE departed Scapa Flow at 1200 for Sunderland for refitting, and arrived at 1000/7th.

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Submarine TUNA departed the Clyde for patrol off Frohavet.

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U.109 sank Panamanian steamer HALCYON (3531grt/总吨位) in 34-20N, 59-16. Three crew were lost.

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U.106 sank steamer OPAWA (10,354grt/总吨位) in 38-21N, 61-13. Of the crew of 71, including three gunners, two were lost, 54 missing and 15 rescued.

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U.107 sank American steamer MAJOR WHEELER (3431grt/总吨位) off the Carolinas on the US East Coast . She had departed Puerto Rico on 31 January.

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Steamer BLUSH ROSE (645grt/总吨位) was damaged by German bombing three miles south of St Ann's Head.

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Turkish destroyer SULTAN HISSAR (a new H-class destroyer, sister to the British HAVELOCK class) arrived at Suez. She passed through the Canal and was ordered to proceed to Alexandria for preparations prior to turning over to Turkey, departing Alexandria on the 17th for Iskundirun.

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Submarine THUNDERBOLT attacked German submarine U.431 in 34-36N, 23-22E with torpedoes and gunfire. No damage was done.

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Destroyer VANSITTART arrived at Gibraltar from Freetown.

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Convoy ST.14 departed Freetown, escorted by corvettes BURDOCK and ORCHIS, and arrived at Takoradi on the 12th.

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Light cruisers DURBAN, DRAGON and destroyers JUPITER and ENCOUNTER, escorting liner WARWICK CASTLE, relieved Australian heavy cruiser CANBERRA in escort of convoy MS.3 off Christmas Island. CANBERRA had departed Fremantle on 30 January escorting MS.3.

Steamers ANTILOCHUS, CHARON, MANGOLA, and MARELLA arrived at Batavia on the 8th and remaining seven ships - tankers ELSA, ERLING BROVIG, HERBORG, MANVANTARA, MERULA, MARPESSA and SEIRSTAD reached Palembang on the 9th.

Destroyer EXPRESS sailed from Batavia to join the escort, but was damaged by a fire in her engine room, and forced to return to Batavia. She was able to leave with convoy SJ.1 for Colombo on the 12th, no longer capable of fleet duties, and arrived at Colombo on the 21st. After further escort duties, repairs were carried out at Simonstown from 25 April to 26 June.

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Aircraft transport ATHENE, escorted by destroyers ELECTRA and TENEDOS, arrived at Batavia.

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Dutch light cruiser SUMATRA departed the Sunda Strait for Colombo. En route she was diverted to Trincomalee for self refit.