Saturday, 2 May

Following her torpedoing on 30 April, light cruiser EDINBURGH (Captain H Faulkner) was sunk by German destroyer torpedoes in the Barent's Sea. An additional forty three ratings were missing, and Ty/Act/Sub Lt R A Rendel RNVR wounded.

Destroyer FORESTER lost Lt Cdr G P Huddart and destroyer FORESIGHT lost Lt R A Fawdry in this engagement.

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Polish submarine JASTRZAB (Lt Cdr Romanowski), which had departed Holy Loch on 22 April, was attacked in error by Norwegian destroyer ST ALBANS (Lt Cdr S V Storeheil) and British minesweeper SEAGULL off Northern Norway. Two British communications ratings were lost with three of the Polish crew. Cdr Romanowski and British Sub Lt M A Hanbury RNVR were among six wounded. When the mistake was realised, ST ALBANS and SEAGULL rescued the survivors, after which SEAGULL scuttled the badly damaged submarine.