Wednesday, 9 December

Corvette MARIGOLD (Lt J A S Halcrow RD RNR), escorting convoy MKS.3 (Y), was sunk by German aircraft torpedo west of the Gibraltar Straits. Ty/Sub Lt C R Huth RNVR, Ty/Lt J O V Yates RNVR and two ratings died of wounds, and Lt Halcrow and forty four ratings were missing. Six officers and 37 ratings were rescued.