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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
Tuesday, 1 October
Anti-aircraft ship ALYNBANK departed Scapa Flow at 1100 to cover convoy
WN.19 Slow. _____
Anti-aircraft cruiser CURACOA was escorting convoy WN.19 Fast when it was
attacked by German aircraft at dusk. Stragglers from WN.19 Slow were also
machine gunned in this raid. _____
Destroyers JACKAL, KASHMIR, JUPITER departed Rosyth at 0200 for Plymouth for
duty in the Western Approaches. _____
Destroyer VERSATILE departed Invergordon at 1530 with British steamer ULSTER
MONARCH. Both arrived in the Clyde at 2100/2nd. _____
Convoy
OB.222 departed Liverpool escorted by destroyers SABRE, WALKER and corvettes
COREOPSIS and MALLOW from the 1st to 4th and anti-submarine trawlers ST
APOLLO and SPHENE from 1st to 5th. _____
Convoy
FN.296 departed Southend, escorted by destroyer WESTMINSTER and sloop EGRET,
and arrived at Methil on the 3rd. _____
Convoy
FS.297 departed Methil, escorted by destroyers VANITY and WOLFHOUND, and
arrived at Southend on the 3rd. _____
Off
Cape Barfleur, submarine SWORDFISH (Lt P J Cowell) attacked the four German
torpedo boats returning from laying minefield WERNER off Dover. SWORDFISH
claimed sinking one of the torpedo boats, but none were damaged. _____
Submarine H.49 (Lt M A Langley) attacked a German convoy of six merchant
ships off Texel. _____
Minesweeper BRITOMART and minesweeper trawler RETAKO (245grt) were in a
collision in the Firth of Forth. BRITOMART was repaired at Leith, completed
on the 18th. _____
U.32
attacked Dutch steamer HAULERWIJK (3278grt) in 54-28N, 26-33W, and
later sank her with gunfire in 53-34N, 27-28W. There were 27 survivors.
_____
U.38
sank British steamer HIGHLAND PATRIOT (14,172grt) in 52‑20N, 19‑04W.
Three crew were lost. There were 141 survivors. _____
Italian submarine BARACCA sank Greek steamer AGHIOS NICOLAOS
(3687grt) in 40‑00N, 16‑55W, 300 miles off Lisbon. _____
Convoy
SHX.77 departed Halifax escorted by Canadian armed yachts REINDEER and
HUSKY. _____
Light
cruiser DAUNTLESS arrived at Penang.
Wednesday, 2 October
Destroyer TARTAR departed Scapa Flow at 1200 for Devonport for refitting,
and arrived at 1700/4th. _____
Destroyer MATABELE departed Kirkwall at 1300 to search for a German
submarine reported at 1130, seven miles 360° from Lossiemouth. She was
recalled to Scapa Flow on the 3rd and arrived at 1420. _____
Destroyer BULLDOG departed Sheerness at 0740 for Rosyth to join the Home
Fleet temporarily. _____
British floating mines were still being destroyed west of the Orkneys and
Shetlands on this date preventing the carrying out of anti-submarine
exercises in the normal area. _____
Convoy
OA.223 departed Methil escorted by sloop SANDWICH. Corvette HEARTSEASE
joined on the 6th and both were detached later that day. _____
Convoy
FN.297 departed Southend, escorted by destroyers VALOROUS and WOLSEY. The
convoy arrived at Methil on the 4th. _____
Convoy
FS.298 departed Methil, escorted by destroyers WALLACE and WATCHMAN. The
convoy arrived at Southend on the 4th. _____
In a
raid on German shipping in Bjorne Fjord by the British 801 Squadron from
Hatston, a Skua was shot down and S/Lt A. Hartoch and Naval Airman E. J.
Adlam were killed. _____
U.32
sank British steamer KAYESON (4606grt) in 51‑12N, 24‑22W.
The
entire crew was rescued. _____
British steamer LATYMER (2218grt) in convoy HG.44 was sunk by German bombing
in 51‑20N, 10‑30W, four miles west of Skelligs. _____
Anti-aircraft cruiser CURACOA arrived at Scapa Flow at 0400 after escorting
convoy WN.19 F.
The
Anti-aircraft cruiser departed Scapa Flow at 1230 to cover convoy HX.74 A.
The convoy was attacked by German bombers which dropped two torpedoes, but
both torpedoes missed.
British steamer TREHATA (4817grt) was damaged by German bombing off
Peterhead in convoy HX.74 A.
Anti-aircraft cruiser CURACOA arrived back at Scapa Flow that evening. _____
Destroyers HAVOCK and HASTY, returning to Alexandria from convoy AN 4
escort, sank Italian submarine BERRILO south of Crete in 33‑09N, 26‑24E.
Forty
five crew were rescued.
Destroyers HASTY and HAVOCK joined the Main Fleet at noon on the 2nd and
proceeded to Alexandria. _____
Early
on the 2nd, light cruisers ORION and SYDNEY bombarded Maltezana in
Stampalia.
The
ships arrived back at Alexandria on the 3rd. _____
The
British Mediterranean Fleet arrived back at Alexandria. _____
Heavy
cruiser DEVONSHIRE (Flagship Vice Admiral John Cunningham) with destroyers
FAULKNOR, FORESIGHT, FURY, ESCAPADE departed Freetown for Duala, Cameroons
arriving on the 4th with Dutch liner WESTERNLAND (16, 469grt), carrying 1564
tons, French sloops COMMANDANT DOMINE and COMMANDANT DUBOC.
However, when agreement could not be reached between De Gaulle and the
British command on operations, the destroyers returned to Freetown. _____
Heavy
cruiser HAWKINS arrived at Durban for refitting completed on 16 November. _____
Convoy
BS.5 A departed Port Sudan, escorted by armed boarding vessel CHAKDINA and
sloops FLAMINGO and INDUS. The convoy was dispersed off Aden on the 6th.
Thursday, 3 October
Light
cruiser SHEFFIELD departed the Clyde with destroyer VERSATILE to escort
Convoy WS 3 A (slow) from Liverpool bound for the Middle East.
Destroyer depot ship WOOLWICH, after refitting at Liverpool, departed for
duty in the Mediterranean Fleet.
Light
cruiser SHEFFIELD joined British troopships OROPESA (14,118grt, convoy
commodore), DORSET (10,624grt), PORT CHALMERS (8535grt), KHEDIVE ISMAEL
(7290grt), ERINPURA (5143grt), PERTHSHIRE (10,496grt), HIGHLAND BRIGADE
(14,134grt) escorted by destroyers HAVELOCK, HIGHLANDER, HARVESTER,
HURRICANE, WITHERINGTON, VISCOUNT, VERSATILE.
Light
cruiser SHEFFIELD turned the convoy over to heavy cruiser CUMBERLAND on the
13th. The convoy arrived at Freetown on the 16th. _____
After
D/F readings of a probable enemy ship sixty miles off Bergen, Battlecruiser
HOOD, heavy cruisers BERWICK and NORFOLK, available destroyers at Scapa Flow
were brought to one hour's notice.
Destroyer MATABELE was recalled from Moray Firth patrol and arrived at Scapa
Flow at 1420. _____
Convoy
OB.223 departed Liverpool escorted by destroyer SCIMITAR, corvettes
HEARTSEASE and COREOPSIS, anti-submarine trawlers KING SOL and ST ZENO.
Corvette HEARTSEASE was detached on the 5th and the other escort ships on
the 6th. _____
Destroyer CLEVELAND arrived at Scapa Flow at 1300 to work up prior to
joining the Nore Command. _____
Convoy
FN.298 departed Southend, destroyer WOOLSTON and sloop BLACK SWAN. The
convoy arrived at Methil on the 5th. _____
Convoy
FS.299 departed Methil, escorted by destroyer VERDUN and sloop LOWESTOFT.
The convoy arrived at Southend on the 4th. _____
Armed
patrol trawler FORFEIT (262grt) attacked a submarine contact at 1500/2nd in
57-42N, 3-52W.
Destroyers DUNCAN and ISIS departed Scapa Flow to arrive before dawn on
stations, Destroyer ISIS 18 miles 315° from Kinnaird Head. Destroyer DUNCAN
15 miles 315° from Clythness.
The
destroyers left Moray Firth that evening and returned to Scapa Flow. _____
Destroyers BRILLIANT, BEAGLE, BULLDOG arrived at Rosyth as replacements for
the 5th Destroyer Flotilla destroyers sent to the Western Approaches. _____
Anti-aircraft ship ALYNBANK arrived at Scapa Flow after covering convoy
OA.223 near Bell Rock. _____
Italian submarine GLAUCO attacked a British transport without success in
36N, 06W. _____
British trawler FRAMLINGHAM (169grt) was damaged by German bombing twenty
miles south of Fastnet. _____
British trawler IWATE (314grt) was damaged by German bombing five miles
northwest of Mizzen Head. _____
Battleships MALAYA and RAMILLIES, aircraft carrier EAGLE, light cruiser
AJAX, anti-aircraft ship COVENTY, destroyers VOYAGER, VENDETTA, VAMPIRE,
WATERHEN, DAINTY, DECOY, DIAMOND, DEFENDER departed Alexandria to exert a
threat upon enemy Libyan convoys and cover Crete. Also, light cruiser
AJAXand Anti-aircraft ship COVENTRY conducted exercises with aircraft
carrier EAGLE.
Light
cruiser AJAX and Anti-aircraft ship COVENTRY arrived back at Alexandria on
the 5th. _____
Convoy
SL.50 departed Freetown escorted by armed merchant cruiser PRETORIA CASTLE
to 16 October and armed merchant cruiser ALCANTARA for the day only.
On 21
October, destroyer CLARE and corvettes ANEMONE and CLEMATIS joined the
convoy and on the 25th, anti-aircraft ship CURACOA joined. The convoy
arrived at Liverpool on the 26th.
Friday, 4 October
In
another LUCID operation, first attempted on 25 September, Force A, old
tankers WAR NIZAM (5605grt) and MYTILUS (5693grt) with destroyers CAMPBELL,
CATTISTOCK, MACKAY, WALPOLE, minesweepers SALAMANDER, SUTTON, SELKIRK,
MTB.31, MTB.32, ML 108, ML 110 departed Sheerness for Calais. Force B, old
tanker OAKFIELD (ex WAR AFRICAN, 5244grt), destroyers HAMBLEDON (Agar
embarked), GARTH, VENETIA, WITCH, minesweepers ELGIN, HUSSAR, SPEEDWELL,
MTB.34, Norwegian MTB.5, ML 106, ML 110 departed Harwich for Boulogne. Force
C was destroyers VERITY, VENOMOUS, WILD SWAN.
However, heavy weather caused the operation to be once again cancelled. _____
Light
cruisers MANCHESTER, DIDO, PHOEBE arrived at Scapa Flow. _____
Anti-aircraft cruiser CAIRO departed Rosyth to provide Anti-aircraft support
for convoy OA.224 as far as Scapa Flow.
At
Scapa Flow, the anti-aircraft cruiser CAIRO embarked stores before going to
the Western Approaches Command. _____
Convoy
OA.224 departed Methil, escorted by sloop HASTINGS and corvette PEONY.
Corvette PEONY was detached on the 5th. Anti-submarine yacht PHILANTE joined
on 6 September. Later that day sloop HASTINGS and the yacht were detached. _____
Convoy
FN.299 departed Southend, escorted by destroyers VANITY and WOLFHOUND. The
convoy arrived at Methil on the 6th. _____
Convoy
FS.300 departed Methil, escorted by destroyer VIVIEN and sloop LONDONDERRY.
The convoy arrived at Southend on the 6th. _____
Destroyer ASHANTI departed Rosyth to cover convoy EN.7.
Destroyer ASHANTI departed Methil at 1000 and proceeded with the convoy to
Duncansby Head. The destroyer then returned to Rosyth. _____
British tug SIRDAR (34grt) was sunk by German bombing in Long Reach, River
Swale. _____
Submarine TRITON sank Italian steamer FRANCA FASSIO (1858grt) 16 miles 97°
from the Semaphore at Capo Noli in the Gulf of Genoa.
Submarine TRITON also shelled shore installations off Vado and Savona. The
submarine unsuccessfully attacked Italian steamer SPEZIA (1825grt) in Vado
Roads on the 8th. _____
Submarine RORQUAL laid mines off Benghazi. _____
Submarine RAINBOW (Lt Cdr L. P. Moore) had departed Alexandria on patrol on
23 September.
On 4
October, submarine RAINBOW was sunk in a collision with Italian steamer
ANTONIETTA COSTA (5900grt) in 41-28N, 18-05E. The steamer with steamers
ORESTE and PREMUDA departed Bari for Durazzo on the 3rd escorted by
auxiliary vessel RAMB III.
Lt Cdr
Moore, Lt P. Chapman, Lt M. H. Davis, Lt G. W. Tweed, S/Lt D. J. Adcock, Lt
(E) W. R. Withey, the fifty ratings of the crew were lost with RAINBOW.
Submarine RAINBOW was declared lost on the 19th. _____
Submarine TETRARCH attacked an Italian merchant ship in the Gulf of Genoa
without success. _____
Destroyer WISHART escorted troopship NEURALIA to Lisbon to embark Subjects
and Polish troops from France.
The
destroyer waited outside territorial waters and escorted the troopship back
to Gibraltar after embarkation. _____
Italian steamer NINA BIANCHI (2180grt) was lost in a collision with Italian
steamer VELOCE (5464grt) off Brindisi in 40‑27N, 18‑24E. _____
Convoy
HX.78 departed Halifax escorted by Canadian destroyer ASSINIBOINE and
auxiliary patrol ships FRENCH, HUSKY, REINDEER.
Patrol
ship FRENCH returned to Halifax at 1845.
Canadian destroyer ASSINIBOINE departed the convoy at 1850/5th. Ocean escort
was armed merchant cruiser JERVIS BAY, which was detached on the 14th.
On 14
October, destroyers ANTHONY and VERITY joined the convoy. Destroyer ARROW,
sloop ROCHESTER, corvettes CALENDULA and CAMELLIA joined on the 15th.
Destroyers ANTHONY and ARROW were detached on the 18th. The convoy arrived
at Liverpool on the 18th.
Anti-aircraft cruiser CURACOA provided protection for the east ships of this
convoy on 19 and 20 October. _____
Light
cruiser DURBAN departed Hong Kong.
Saturday, 5 October
Anti-aircraft cruiser CURACOA departed Scapa Flow at 1030 to provide
Anti-aircraft support for convoy WN.20 from Pentland Firth to the Firth of
Forth.
The
cruiser then proceeded to Rosyth. _____
Convoy
OB.224 departed Liverpool escorted by destroyer SKATE, sloop DEPTFORD,
corvettes ANEMONE, ERICA, PICOTEE. Anti-submarine trawlers PENTLAND FIRTH
and STELLA CAPELLA joined on the 6th and were detached on the 8th along with
destroyer SKATE. The corvettes were detached on the 9th and the sloop on the
12th. _____
Convoy
FN.300 departed Southend, escorted by destroyers WALLACE and WATCHMAN. The
convoy arrived at Methil on the 7th. _____
Convoy
FS.301 departed Methil, escorted by destroyers VEGA and VIMIERA. The convoy
arrived at Southend on the 7th. _____
Convoy
SC.7 of thirty four ships departed Sydney at 1115 escorted by Canadian armed
yacht ELK as local escort and ocean escort Sloop SCARBOROUGH. The convoy
commodore was Vice Admiral L. D. I. MacKinnon, CB, CVO Rtd on British
steamer ASSYRIAN.
On 16
October, at 21‑20W, SC.7 was reinforced by Sloop FOWEY and corvette BLUEBELL
from OA.228 escort.
On 18
October, the convoy was reinforced by Sloop LEITH and corvette HEARTSEASE.
The convoy arrived at Liverpool on the 21st. _____
Submarine TIGRIS attacked Italian submarine OTARIO without success in the
Bay of Biscay. _____
British steamer ADAPTITY (372grt) was sunk on a mine (Minefield WERNER) laid
by German torpedo boats on 30 September/1 October in 51‑44N, 01‑17E.
The
Master of the steamer was lost. _____
Dutch
steamer OTTOLAND (2202grt) was sunk on a mine four miles south of 20A Buoy,
off Hartlepool.
The
entire crew was rescued. _____
British steamer ORTOLAN (489grt) was damaged by German bombing at Free Trade
Wharf, Stepney. _____
Free
French submarine NARVAL arrived back at Malta from a patrol beginning on 25
September. The patrol was conducted with Submarine RORQUAL. _____
During
the evening of 5 October, Italian operation CV began.
Two
merchant ships departed Taranto for North Africa escorted by the 12th
Destroyer Division, destroyer LANCIERE, CARABINIERE, CORRAZZIERE, ASCARI.
On the
morning of 6 October, heavy cruisers POLA, FIUME, GORIZIA, ZARA and the 9th
Destroyer Division, destroyers ALFIERI, ORIANI, CARDUCCI, GIOBERTI, departed
Taranto. Heavy cruisers TRIESTE, TRENTO, BOLZANO and the 11th Destroyer
Division, destroyers ARTIGLIERE, CAMICIA NERA, AVIERE, GENIERE departed
Messina.
However, when a British force of battleships and screening forces were
sighted between Kaso Strait and Alexandria, all Italian ships returned to
port. _____
British Temporary Lt (A) I. P. Godfrey RNVR, Naval Airman L. J. Stevens and
Acting S/Lt (A) J. Marshall RNVR, Naval Airman A. S. Rush of 806 Squadron
from aircraft carrier ILLUSTRIOUS landed their Fulmars in Crete and were
interned.
The
airmen returned to their Squadron at the end of the month. _____
Italian steamer MARIA GRAZIA (188grt) was sunk in 41-05N, 17-45E by ramming
by Submarine REGENT. _____
Italian submarine NANI sank Armed boarding vessel KINGSTON SAPPHIRE (356grt,
Lt L. A. Sayers RNR) southwest of Cadiz, 36-11N, 6-32W.
Three
ratings were lost. The rest of the crew were rescued by a Spanish trawler
and landed at Huelva. _____
Anti-submarine trawler LORD HOTHAM attacked a submarine contact near Almina
Point. _____
Convoy
BS.6 departed Suez, escorted by sloops CLIVE and GRIMSBY. The sloops were
detached on 11 November when joined by light cruiser LEANDER and sloops
AUCKLAND, HINDUSTAN, YARRA. Light cruiser HOBART joined on the 13th. The
convoy was dispersed off Aden on the 13th.
Sunday, 6 October
Anti-aircraft ship ALYNBANK departed Scapa Flow at 0900 to meet convoy
OA.225 before dusk and escort it towards Pentland Firth. _____
Destroyer FAME completed her repairs at Rosyth and joined the 4th Destroyer
Flotilla at Rosyth. _____
Convoy
OL.6 departed Liverpool. No escorts were listed. _____
Convoy
OA.225 departed Methil escorted by sloop WESTON and corvette GARDENIA from 6
to 11 October. _____
Convoy
FN.301 departed Southend, escorted by destroyer VERDUN and sloop LOWESTOFT.
The convoy arrived at Methil on the 8th. _____
Convoy
FS.302 departed Methil and arrived at Southend on the 9th. _____
A
British Swordfish of 825 Squadron from aircraft carrier FURIOUS crashed off
Clacton. Temporary Lt (A) D. A. N. Watt RNVR, was killed. _____
U.37
badly damaged British tanker BRITISH GENERAL (6989grt) in 51‑42N, 24‑03W.
The
next morning, U.37 attacked BRITISH GENERAL again and this time sank her.
The
entire crew of the British tanker was missing.
Destroyer HARVESTER was searching for this British steamer, but was unable
to locate her. _____
U.103
sank Norwegian tanker NINA BORTHEN (6123grt) in 54‑00N, 26‑00W. _____
U.123
sank British steamer BENLAWERS (5943grt) in 53‑20N, 26‑10W.
Twenty
three crew and the naval gunner were lost. The survivors were rescued by
British steamers BENGORE HEAD (2609grt) and FOREST (4998grt). _____
British drifter SCOTCH THISTLE (84grt) was lost after stranding in the
Thames Estuary. _____
British steamer HULL TRADER (717grt) was damaged by German bombing in the
London Docks. _____
British steamer FIRECREST (538grt) was damaged by German bombing two and a
half miles southwest of Sunk Light Vessel, Thames Estuary. _____
Destroyer VIDETTE departed Gibraltar escorting storeship CITY OF AUCKLAND
for Alexandria, via Durban.
The
destroyer was detached at dark on the 7th. _____
Italian submarine TRICHECO sank in error Italian submarine GEMMA in the
Aegean Sea in 35‑30N, 27‑18E. _____
Yugoslavian steamer VIDO (1919grt) was sunk on a mine eighteen kilometres
east of Sulina.
Monday, 7 October
Anti-aircraft ship ALYNBANK joined convoy HX.75 A on meeting in Pentland
Firth at 1100. She remained with the convoy until midnight, then proceeded
to Scapa Flow. _____
Destroyer BEDOUIN departed Rosyth at 0600 for Portsmouth to deammunition.
The
destroyer then proceeded to Southampton to refit. _____
The
Liverpool section of Convoy WS 3 departed Liverpool with troopships ORONTES
(20,097grt), DUCHESS OF YORK (20,021grt), MONARCH OF BERMUDA (22,424grt)
escorted locally by destroyers ARROW, ACHATES, WHITEHALL which had departed
Londonderry on the 7th.
The
Clyde section of WS 3 departed the Clyde with troopships GEORGIC
(27,759grt), CAPETOWN CASTLE (27,000grt), WINCHESTER CASTLE (20,109grt),
ORONSAY (20,043grt) and were escorted locally by destroyers OTTAWA, ACTIVE,
ST LAURENT, DOUGLAS which had difficulty meeting the convoy in heavy weather
finally joining in 56‑02N, 09‑35W.
On 7
October, light cruiser KENYA departed Scapa Flow to escort convoy WS 3
(fast).
Destroyers ST LAURENT and DOUGLAS departed Liverpool at 1510 to join the
escort.
Anti-aircraft cruiser CAIRO was with the convoys for Anti-aircraft
protection.
The
two sections joined on the 12th and arrived at Freetown on the 18th. They
departed Freetown on the 20th and arrived at Capetown on the 28th. _____
Convoy
OB.225 departed Liverpool with destroyer SHIKARI and corvettes CLARKIA and
PERWINKLE. The escort was detached on the 10th. _____
Convoy
FN.302 departed Southend, escorted by destroyer VIVIEN and sloop
LONDONDERRY. The convoy arrived at Methil on the 9th. _____
Convoy
FS.303 departed Methil, escorted by destroyer WINCHESTER and sloop EGRET.
The convoy arrived at Southend on the 9th. _____
Once
again, the LUCID operation was attempted with mainly the same force as was
deployed on 3/4 October, but without MYTILUS.
Destroyer HAMBLEDON (Cdr S. H. Carlill; Captain A. W. S. Agar embarked) was
mined and badly damaged in 51‑08N, 01‑21E near South Foreland.
Destroyer HAMBLEDON was taken in towed by destroyer VESPER.
The
LUCID operation was again cancelled.
Destroyer HAMBLEDON was repaired at Chatham completing on 14 May 1941. _____
Lt M.
C. Hoskin and Temporary Lt (A) T. E. Rose-Richards were killed when their
Walrus of 765 Squadron was shot down seven to eight miles south of Anvil
Point. _____
Submarine TRIBUNE after returning from a patrol in Biscay with a defect was
repaired at Ardrossan from 7 October to 26 October and in the Clyde from 12
November to 26 November. _____
U.59
sank Norwegian steamer TOURAINE (5811grt) in 55‑14N, 10‑34W.
The
entire crew was rescued. _____
During
the night of 7/8 October, Italian destroyers VIVALDI, DA NOLI, TARIGO laid
mines off Cape Bon.
Destroyer HYPERION was later lost on this minefield. _____
During
the night of 7/8 October, Dutch liner WESTERNLAND put troops ashore off
Manoko at the mouth of the Duala River.
This
operation was covered by Heavy cruiser DEVONSHIRE and light cruiser DRAGON.
Light
cruiser DRAGON grounded briefly on the 7th. _____
German
armed merchant cruiser PINGUIN captured Norwegian tanker STORSTAD (8998grt)
in the Indian Ocean at 15‑07S, 107‑50E.
Thirty
of the crew were repatriated to Norway.
Tanker
STORSTAD was renamed PASSAT for German use as an auxiliary to PINGUIN.
Auxiliary PASSAT arrived in Gironde on 4 February 1941 with some crew from
steamers AUTOMEDON and MAIMOA.
Tuesday, 8 October
Anti-aircraft cruiser CURACOA departed Rosyth at 0830 to overtake convoy
OA.226 and give them Anti-aircraft cover until midnight.
The
cruiser then proceeded to Scapa Flow arriving at 0720/9th. _____
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