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Background Events - September-December 1940 U-boat packs in Atlantic, Blitz on Britain, Attack on Taranto, German raiders at sea
1940
Sunday, 15 September
Destroyer DUNCAN departed Rosyth at 0000/15th after being delayed by
weather, and arrived at Scapa Flow at 1830 on the same day. _____
Destroyer DOUGLAS departed Scapa Flow during the forenoon to rendezvous with
destroyer SOMALI and take over the escort of steamer KYLE FISHER to the
Clyde. _____
Convoy
OB.214 departed Liverpool escorted by destroyer HURRICANE and corvettes
GERANIUM and PERIWINKLE. The destroyer detached on the 17th. _____
Convoy
FN.281 departed Southend, escorted by destroyers VALOROUS and WINCHESTER,
and arrived in the Tyne on the 17th. _____
Convoy
MT.170 departed Methil, and arrived in the Tyne the next day. _____
Convoy
FS.282 departed the Tyne, escorted by destroyers VALOROUS and WOLFHOUND, and
arrived at Southend on the 16th. _____
In
attacks on convoy SC.3, U.48 torpedoed sloop DUNDEE (Captain O M F Stokes
Rtd) in 56‑45N, 14‑14W, British steamer EMPIRE VOLUNTEER (5319grt) in
56‑43N, 15‑17W, Greek steamer ALEXANDROS (4343grt) in 56‑50N, 15‑04W, and
British steamer KENORDOC (1780grt), a straggler, in 57‑42N, 15‑02W. DUNDEE
was taken in tow by Canadian destroyer ST LAURENT.
Lt Cdr
J. A Dennis, S/Lt E. J. D. Huke, Probationary Temporary Lt J. L. Kilburn
RNR, Surgeon Lt T. I. David RNVR, Temporary Paymaster S/Lt D. G. Image RNVR,
Commissioned Engineer S. C. Pyne, and six ratings were lost on the sloop,
and the survivorswere picked up by destroyer WANDERER and Norwegian steamers
FIDO (1857grt), VIGSNES (1599grt), and HILD (1356grt).
Six
crew were lost on the EMPIRE VOLUNTEER. Five crew were missing from steamer
ALEXANDROS. Twenty three ALEXANDROS survivors were picked up by destroyer
WANDERER. Seven crew were lost on steamer KENORDOC. Destroyer AMAZON and
Canadian destroyer ST LAURENT rescued the survivors from steamer KENORDOC.
Destroyer ARROW was searching for survivors in the area.
U.48
also attacked British steamer EMPIRE SOLDIER (4458grt), which had been
damaged in a collision, but did not damage her further. _____
U.65
sank Norwegian steamer HIRD (4950grt) in 58‑00N, 12‑20W, 90 miles east of
Rockall.
The
entire crew was rescued. _____
British steamer HALLARD (1264grt) was sunk by German bombing eight miles 70°
from Dunbar. Seventeen crew were lost. _____
British steamer NAILSEA RIVER (5548grt) was sunk by German bombing four
miles east of Montrose. The entire crew was rescued. _____
British tanker CORONDA (7503grt) was damaged by German bombing in 58‑07N,
09‑24W. _____
British tanker REGENT LION (9551grt) was damaged by German bombing in North
Channel off the Mull of Kintyre. _____
British steamer WEST HARSHAW (5656grt) was damaged by German bombing in
North Channel. _____
British steamer STANWOLD (1020grt) was damaged by German bombing at
Southampton. _____
Dutch
steamer VEERHAVEN (5291grt) was damaged by German bombing in the Port of
London. _____
The
first group of Lend Lease destroyers departed St Johns.
Destroyers CAMPBELTOWN, CASTLETON, CALDWELL, CHELSEA, and CLARE made the
voyage to Belfast without incident arriving on the 26th. The destroyers went
on to Devonport arriving on the 28th.
Destroyer CAMERON sailed from St Johns with the other destroyers, but had to
return because of generator problems. She finally arrived at Belfast on 7
November.
Destroyers CHURCHILL and CHESTERFIELD were damaged twice in a collision and
were unable to sail.
Destroyer CHURCHILL sailed from Halifax and arrived at Devonport on 17
November.
Destroyer CHESTERFIELD later sailed from Halifax and arrived at Belfast on
18 November and Plymouth on 22 November. _____
German
torpedo boats T.5, T.6, T.7, and T.8 of the 2nd Torpedo Boat Flotilla laid
minefield BERNHARD in the Dover Strait. _____
Submarine PANDORA unsuccessfully attacked an Italian steamer off Benghasi. _____
The
MENACE convoy arrived at Freetown. _____
Anti-aircraft cruiser COVENTRY departed Port Sudan with a convoy for Aden.
The convoy and its escorts arrived on the 19th. The convoy was bombed on its
arrival at Aden. _____
Battleship ROYAL SOVEREIGN arrived at Durban. _____
Convoy MS of the MENACE operation arrived at Freetown, escorted by French sloop SAVORGNAN DE BRAZZA andescort vessel PRESIDENT HOUDACE.
Monday, 16 September
Destroyer DUNCAN, returning with aircraft carrier FURIOUS from a practice
shoot west of the Orkneys, exploded a British mine. _____
Destroyers WORCESTER and WILD SWAN were involved in a minor collision in
Harwich Harbour. There was no damage to WORCESTER, but WILD SWAN was
repaired at Harwich on the 16th and 17th. _____
Convoy
OA.215 departed Methil. _____
Convoy
FN.282 departed Southend, escorted by destroyer WINCHESTER and sloop EGRET,
and arrived in the Tyne on the 18th. _____
Convoy
MT.171 departed the Tyne. The convoy arrived in the Tyne on the 17th. _____
Convoy
FS.283 departed the Tyne, escorted by destroyer VIVIEN and sloop
LONDONDERRY, and arrived at Southend on the 19th. _____
Submarine H.49 attacked a convoy of eight supply ships in 53-16N, 4-42E. _____
In the
North Sea, destroyer HOLDERNESS received damage to her turbine feet from a
mine exploding close aboard. She was repaired at Sheerness in six days. _____
Vichy
French steamer TOUAREG (5135grt) was captured by light cruiser DRAGON off
the Congo River. _____
German
armed merchant cruiser PINGUIN captured Norwegian steamer NORDVARD (4111grt)
in the Indian Ocean in 30‑31S, 69‑09E. NORDVARD arrived at Bordeaux on 3
December and twenty eight of her crew were repatriated to Norway. _____
U.99
sank Norwegian steamer NOTOS (1327grt) 15 miles NE of Rockall. Eight
survivors were rescued. _____
Steamer ASKA (8323grt), carrying 183 crew, one naval gunner, two naval
signalmen, and 358 troops, was sunk by German bombing in 55‑15N, 05‑55W.
Eleven crew and nineteen troops were lost, and the survivors rescued by
escort vessel JASON. The steamer went ashore off Cara House. _____
Steamer CITY OF MOBILE (6614grt) was sunk by German bombing in 54‑18N,
05‑16W, but the entire crew was rescued. _____
Heavy
cruiser CORNWALL departed Freetown to join light cruisers DELHI and DRAGON
and intercept French ships attempting to proceed to the Cameroons. _____
Vichy
French steamer POITIERS (4185grt), en route from Libreville to Dakar, was
intercepted by heavy cruiser CUMBERLAND. _____
Light
cruiser DELHI intercepted French steamer TOUAREG and escorted her into
Takoradi. _____
Aircraft carrier ARK ROYAL and destroyers INGLEFIELD, ESCAPADE, and FORTUNE
arrived at Freetown. _____
Light
cruiser DRAGON arrived at Lagos. _____
Dutch
light cruiser SUMATRA departed Capetown for Mauritius.
Tuesday, 17 September
Destroyer DOUGLAS arrived at 0700 at Greenock escorting steamer KYLE FISHER.
Destroyer DOUGLAS proceeded up river for boiler repairs at Govan. The
destroyer ran aground on entering the harbour.
Destroyer DOUGLAS was repaired through the end of September. _____
Destroyer VERSATILE undocked from the AFD.12 Floating Dock at Scapa Flow
after repairs to her stern gland.
Destroyer VERSATILE departed Scapa Flow at 2200 for Aberdeen to escort
British steamer LADY OF MANN (3104grt) to Lerwick. _____
Destroyer CHELSEA, en route to Belfast from Halifax, made an unsuccessful
attack on a German submarine. _____
Heavy
cruiser SUSSEX arrived at Glasgow on the 2nd for a six week turbine repair.
On 17
September was damaged in German air attacks on Glasgow when a two hundred
and fifty pound bomb penetrated the deck. She was set afire by splinter
damage and when the dock was flooded to extinguish the fire, SUSSEX heeled
over in dock.
Midshipman J. R. L. Cook was wounded and two ratings were killed.
The
cruiser was badly damaged. She was refloated in October and taken to
Stephen's Dry Dock at Linthouse, Greenock. The cruiser had to be rebuilt.
Heavy
cruiser SUSSEX was repairing from November to 9 August 1942 at the Clyde.
The cruiser arrived at Scapa Flow on the 4th 1942 for operations.
_____
Canadian destroyer MARGAREE (recommissioned on the 6th from Destroyer DIANA)
was damaged by splinters in German bombing in the London Docks. _____
French
torpedo boat BOUCLIER was damaged in a collision.
The
torpedo boat was repaired at Devonport from 17 September to 30 September. _____
Convoy
OB.215 departed Liverpool escorted by destroyer SHIKARI, sloop LOWESTOFT,
and corvettes CALENDULA, HEARTSEASE, and LA MALOUINE. The escorted was
detached on the 21st. _____
Convoy
FN.283 departed Southend, escorted by destroyers VANITY, VIMIERA, and
WOOLSTON. The convoy arrived at Methil on the 19th. _____
Convoy
FS.284 departed the Tyne, escorted by destroyer VERDUN, sloop BLACK SWAN,
and anti-submarine trawlers BASSET and TOURMALINE. The convoy arrived at
Southend on the 19th. _____
U.65
in attack on convoy HX.71 sank British steamer TREGENNA (5242grt) in 58‑22N,
15‑42W.
Thirty
three crew, including a British naval rating, were missing on the British
steamer. _____
U.99
sank British steamer CROWN ARUN (2372grt), a straggler from convoy HX.71, in
58‑02N, 14‑18W.
The
entire crew of the steamer was rescued by destroyer WINCHELSEA. _____
Greek
steamer KALLIOPI S.(5152grt) was sunk by German bombing eleven miles south
west of Tory Island.
The
steamer was abandoned and went onto the rocks at Sheephaven Bay, ten miles
east of Tory Island. _____
Operation MBD 1 was an attack on Benghazi launched from aircraft carrier
ILLUSTRIOUS.
Heavy
cruiser KENT, light cruisers LIVERPOOL and GLOUCESTER, and destroyers JERVIS
and HEREWARD departed Alexandria on the 13th.
Aircraft carrier ILLUSTRIOUS, battleship VALIANT, light cruiser ORION, and
destroyers HYPERION, HERO, HASTY, MOHAWK, NUBIAN, DAINTY, and DECOY departed
Alexandria on the 15th.
On 16
September off the west coast of Crete, the two forces rendezvoused with
anti-aircraft cruiser CALCUTTA and destroyers JANUS and JUNO.
Anti-aircraft cruiser CALCUTTA and destroyers JANUS and JUNO were detached
and arrived at Alexandria that night.
For
the attack, the British ships were divided into three Forces.
Force
A was light cruiser ORION, aircraft carrier ILLUSTRIOUS, and destroyers
NUBIAN, MOHAWK, HERO, and HASTY.
ForceB
was battleship VALIANT and destroyers HYPERION, DECOY, and WATERHEN.
ForceC
was heavy cruiser KENT, light cruisers LIVERPOOL and GLOUCESTER, and
destroyers JERVIS and HEREWARD.
Destroyer HASTY reported a torpedo track and attacked a submarine contact at
1940/17th.
On 17
September, aircraft carrier ILLUSTRIOUS launched an air attack on Benghazi.
Nine aircraft from the 815 Squadron attacked shipping in the harbour. Six
aircraft from the 819 Squadron laid mines off the harbour.
Italian destroyer BOREA was sunk in torpedo plane attack.
Destroyer AQUILONE was sunk on a mine dropped by ILLUSTRIOUS aircraft.
Italian steamers GLORIA STELLA (5490grt) and MARIA EUGENIA (4702grt) were
sunk and Italian torpedo boats CIGNO and COSENZ and three merchant ships
were badly damaged.
Heavy
cruiser KENT and destroyers MOHAWK and NUBIAN were to have bombarded Bardia
early on the 18th. However, at 2355 before the bombardment, an Italian
torpedo plane torpedoed KENT and badly damaged her.
Cdr C.
E. F. Hall, Temporary Paymaster S/Lt G. Yealland RNVR, and thirty one
ratings were killed on the cruiser.
Anti-aircraft cruiser CALCUTTA departed Alexandria to support KENT's
retirement.
Destroyer VENDETTA was sent from Alexandria to joinKENT. Netlayer PROTECTOR
and tug ST ISSEY departed Alexandria on the 18th.
Heavy
cruiser KENT was towed to Alexandria by destroyer NUBIAN and screened by
light cruiser ORION, anti-aircraft ship CALCUTTA, and destroyers JERVIS,
JANUS, JUNO, MOHAWK, and VENDETTA. The cruiser safely arrived early on the
19th.
The
dead were buried at sea from netlayer PROTECTOR during the evening of 19
September.
Aircraft carrier ILLUSTRIOUS, battleship VALIANT, light cruisers LIERPOOL
and GLOUCESTER, and destroyers HASTY, HERO, HYPERION, DECOY, and HEREWARD
were detached to Alexandria late on the 18th and arrived on the 19th.
After
emergency repairs, KENT was sailed on 26 October to Port Said arriving on 27
October. She departed Suez on 28 October in convoy SW 20, Aden on 2
November, and was at Mombasa from 7 to 11 November.
She
departed Mombasa on 11 November and arrived at Simonstown on 18 November
remaining until 25 November. KENT arrived at Freetown on 4 December and
departed on 7 December with convoy SL.58.
Heavy
cruiser KENT arrived at Plymouth on 27 December for repairs began on 1
January 1941. Repairs were completed on the 20th 1941. _____
Destroyers JANUS and JUNO departed Alexandria on the 17th for Mersa Matruh.
They bombarded Sidi Barrani for twenty five minutes beginning at 2300.
British gunboat LADYBIRD, which departed Alexandria for Mersa Matruh on the
16th, escorted by destroyer JUNO bombarded Sollum at 2330. _____
Battlecruiser RENOWN and destroyers GRIFFIN, ENCOUNTER, WRESTLER, and
VIDETTE departed Gibraltar for patrol in the vicinity of the Canary Islands.
On 18
September, destroyers GALLANT and FIREDRAKE joined RENOWN and relieved
destroyers WRESTLER and VIDETTE which returned to Gibraltar.
The
ships arrived back on the 20th. _____
Heavy
cruiser DEVONSHIRE, Australian heavy cruiser AUSTRALIA, and destroyers FURY
and ECHO arrived at Freetown. _____
Light
cruiser DRAGON departed Lagos on patrol. _____
Convoy
HX.74 departed Halifax at 1230 escorted by Canadian destroyer ASSINIBOINE
and armed yacht ELK, and auxiliary patrol boats HUSKY and LAURIER. However,
at sea, ELK was ordered to return due to heavy weather.
The
merchant ships which would have departed Bermuda in convoy BHX.74 were
diverted before arrival to Halifax due to a forecast hurricane. Convoy
BHX.74 was cancelled.
At
1930/18th, destroyer ASSINIBOINE returned to Halifax leaving the convoy to
ocean escort, armed merchant cruiser MONTCLARE, which was detached on the
29th.
On 28
September, anti-aircraft ship ALYNBANK joined the convoy and was detached
the next day. Destroyers SCIMITAR and WINCHELSEA, sloop ABERDEEN, and
corvettes GERANIUM, HIBISCUS, and PERIWINKLE joined on the 29th. The convoy
arrived at Liverpool on 2 October.
Wednesday, 18 September
Anti-aircraft cruiser CAIRO and destroyers ECLIPSE and FIREDRAKE departed
the Clyde for Scapa Flow. _____
Hunt-class destroyer CLEVELAND was completed. She departed the Clyde on the
29th for working up in the 23rd Destroyer Division.
Destroyer CLEVELAND arrived at Scapa Flow on 3 October to work up.
Destroyer CLEVELAND was later attached to the Portsmouth Command for duty in
the 1st Destroyer Flotilla. _____
Convoy
OA.216 departed Methil escorted by corvettes CAMELLIA and FLEUR DE LYS,
escort ship GLEANER, and anti-submarine trawlers INDIAN STAR and ULLSWATE
from 18 to 21 September.
The
convoy rendezvoused at sea with OB.216. _____
Convoy
FN.284 departed Southend, escorted by destroyers WALLACE and WOLFHOUND. The
convoy arrived at Methil on the 20th. _____
Convoy
MT.178 departed Methil. The convoy arrived in the Tyne the next day. _____
Convoy
FS.285 departed the Tyne, escorted by destroyers VEGA and VORTIGERN. The
convoy arrived at Southend on the 21st. _____
British steamer LADY OF MANN, on passage to Lerwick, sustained weather
damage to her forecastle.
Escorting destroyer VERSATILE had damage to her D. G. gear.
Both
ships returned to Aberdeen.
The
ships departed Aberdeen at 1800/19th for Aberdeen.
After
delivering the steamer, destroyer VERSATILE proceeded to Scapa Flow. _____
S/Lt
P. O. Williams, in a Whitley of RAF 77 Squadron from Linton on Ouse, was
killed when the aircraft was shot down near Achter-Ziluwent. _____
German
steamer JOHANN BLUMENTHAL (1626grt) was sunk by British bombing at
Cherbourg.
German
destroyer LODY rescued the survivors.
German
torpedo boat T.11, also at Cherbourg, was splinter damaged by near misses.
Torpedo boat T.11 received temporary repairs at Cherbourg until 11 October.
She proceeded to Wesermunde, arriving on 16 October, and was under repair
until 6 June 1941.
Minelayer Schiff 23 was damaged by near misses.
_____
U.48
sank British steamers CITY OF BENARES (11,081grt, Convoy Commodore Rear
Admiral E. J. G. MacKinnion DSO Rtd in 56‑43N, 21‑15W and MARINA (5088grt)
in 56‑46N, 21‑15W from convoy OB.213.
Convoy
OB.213 departed Liverpool on the 13th escorted by destroyer WINCHELSEA
(Senior Officer) and two sloops.
The
escort was detached and joined convoy HX.71 on the 17th.
Steamer CITY OF BENARES had on board a crew of 207, two naval gunners, which
were both lost, and 191 passengers, including children being evacuated to
Canada. One hundred and nineteen crew and 134 passengers were lost.
Two
crew were lost on the steamer MARINA.
Destroyer HURRICANE (Senior Officer for OB.214 escort) was detached from her
convoy to rescue survivors.
Destroyer HURRICANE picked up 117 survivors from CITY OF BENARES and MARINA
and arrived at Greenock on the 20th.
On 25
September, sixteen survivors from MARINA arrived in their open boat north of
Tory Island Light. They were picked up by a steamer and taken to
Londonderry.
Destroyer ANTHONY picked up another boatload of forty six survivors from
CITY OF BENARES on the 25th. She arrived at Gourock on the 26th. _____
U.48
sank British steamer MAGDALENA (3118grt) in 57‑20N, 20‑16W.
The
entire crew of the MAGDALENA was lost. _____
British steamer RUDMORE (969grt) was damaged by German bombing at Gravesend
Reach. _____
British steam barge LING (164grt) was damaged by German bombing at North
Morpeth Docks, Liverpool. _____
Swedish steamer FRISIA (1059grt) was seized by German forces at Bordeaux. _____
Italian submarine BAGNOLINI sank Spanish steamer CABO TORTOSA (3302grt) near
Oporto.
Spanish steamer MONTE AYALA (2955grt) rescued the entire crew of the Spanish
steamer. _____
In the
Gulf of Guinea, at 0841 on the 18th, Heavy cruiser CORNWALL reported French
light cruiser PRIMAUGUET and tanker TARN in 5-16N, 7-16W. The French ships
were en route torefuel French Force Y, returning to Dakar from the Cameroons.
The
heavy cruiser was ordered to shadow the French ships only on the 18th.
Light
cruiser DELHI joined heavy cruiser CORNWALL on the 19th.
The
French light cruiser and tanker were stopped by heavy cruiser CORNWALL at
1229 on the 19th.
The
French ships were escorted towards Casablanca by the British ships. On 22
September, near Freetown, light cruiser DELHI was detached for refuelling.
Heavy cruiser CORNWALL escorted the French ships until 26 September when
they were allowed to continue on their own.
Light
cruiser PRIMAGEUT and tanker TARN arrived at Casablanca on 1 October. _____
French
light cruisers GEORGES LEYGUES, MONTCALM, and GLOIRE departed Dakar for
Libreville.
Early
on the 19th, Australian heavy cruiser AUSTRALIA, which had departed Freetown
on the 18th to relieve Heavy cruiser CUMBERLAND on patrol south of Dakar,
sighted the French cruisers.
The
French cruisers were shadowed by Australian heavy cruiser AUSTRALIA which
was joined by heavy cruiser CUMBERLAND at 1152.
Heavy
cruiser DEVONSHIRE and destroyers INGLEFIELD, GREYHOUND, and ESCAPADE
departed Freetown at 1400 to join the two heavy cruisers.
Battleship BARHAM and destroyers FORTUNE and FURY followed DEVONSHIRE from
Freetown.
Aircraft carrier ARK ROYAL was delayed by engine room defects, but was able
to sail at 0500/20th.
At
2100/19th, an engine breakdown on light cruiser GLOIRE reduced her speed to
fifteen knots, and later four knots, and she was intercepted by heavy
cruiser AUSTRALIA. The heavy cruiser escorted the French ship until 21
September towards to Casablanca, where she arrived on the 24th.
Heavy
cruiser CUMBERLAND, joined by heavy cruiser DEVONSHIRE and destroyer
INGLEFIELD, lost touch with the other two French ships in a rain storm and
MONTCALM and GEORGES LEYGUES returned to Dakar. _____
Heavy
cruiser DORSETSHIRE departed Durban for Simonstown.
Thursday, 19 September
Destroyers TARTAR and MAORI, which departed Rosyth on the 18th, escorted the
new light cruiser NIGERIA from the Tyne for trials.
After
the trials, they proceeded to Rosyth. _____
Destroyer SOMALI sank four British mines in area "C". _____
Anti-aircraft cruiser CAIRO departed Scapa Flow at 2100 to act as
anti-aircraft protection for convoy WN.16. _____
Minelayer TEVIOTBANK laid minefield ZMD (B) in channels in the Faroes
Islands.
This
minefield was an extension of ZMD (A) laid on the 14th. _____
Convoy
OL.3 departed Liverpool escorted by destroyers SKATE, SCIMITAR, KEPPEL, and
ACTIVE from 19 to 21 September.
Destroyers SKATE and SCIMITAR were detached to convoy HX.72. Destroyers
KEPPEL and ACTIVE to convoy SC.4. _____
Convoy
OA.217 departed Methil escorted by sloop FOWEY and corvette PEONY from 19 to
24 September. _____
Convoy
OB.216 departed Liverpool escorted by destroyer VANQUISHER, sloop
SCARBOROUGH, and corvette ARABIS. The convoy was joined on the 21st by
escorted ship GLEANER and corvettes CAMELLIA and FLEUR DE LYS. The escort
was detached on the 23rd. _____
Convoy
FN.285 departed Southend, escorted by destroyer VIVIEN and sloop
LONDONDERRY. The convoy arrived at Methil on the 21st. _____
Convoy
MT.174 departed Methil. The convoy arrived in the Tyne later that day. _____
British tanker SHELBRIT I (1025grt) was sunk on a mine in 57‑39N, 03‑56W.
The
entire crew, including a naval rating, of the tanker was lost. _____
British steamer WEST KEDRON (5621grt) was damaged by German bombing in North
Channel. _____
Convoy
SC.5 departed Sydney at 0530 escorted locally by Canadian armed yacht LYNX
and ocean Sloop FOLKESTONE.
The
convoy was joined on the 30th by destroyers ARROW and VANQUISHER. On 1
October, destroyer KEPPEL, sloop ROCHESTER, corvette BLUEBELL, and
anti-submarine trawlers ELLESMERE and ULLSWASTER. The sloop and the corvette
were detached on 2 October. The rest of the escorts arrived with the convoy
at Liverpool on 4 October. _____
German
destroyers LODY, ECKHOLDT, GALSTER, RIEDEL, and IHN departed Cherbourg for a
strike for the area between the Lizard and Start Point.
The
sweep was cancelled due to poor weather. _____
German
torpedo boat T.3 was sunk by British bombing at Le Havre, with nine men
killed and twelve wounded.
Torpedo boat T.3 was later salved and returned to service on 12 December
1943. _____
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