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Background Events - June-November 1941 Invasion of Russia, Malta Convoys, Japan prepares for war
1941
Sunday, 1 June Home Fleet Status at the first of June at Battleship KING GEORGE V, light cruisers Heavy cruiser Battleship NELSON, light cruisers NEPTUNE and ______ Light cruiser EDINBURGH (CS.18) departed Light cruiser EDINBURGH arrived in ______ Light cruiser ARETHUSA departed the Light cruiser ARETHUSA departed ______ Destroyers COSSACK, ZULU, MAORI, and SIKH departed The destroyers arrived in the ______ Destroyers PUNJABI, ESKIMO, and ICARUS departed The destroyers arrived in the ______ Minelayer TEVIOTBANK, escorted by destroyer
HOLDERNESS, laid minefield BS.63 off the east coast of ______ German heavy cruiser PRINZ EUGEN arrived at ______ U.105 sank British steamer SCOTTISH MONARCH
(4719grt) at 12-58N, 27-20W. One crewman was lost on the steamer. ______ U.204 sank Icelandic fishing trawler HOLMSTEINN
(16grt) with artillery NNW of Dyrafjorden. ______ U.107 sank British steamer ALFRED JONES (5013grt)
at 8N, 15W. Two crewmen were lost on the steamer. ______ Norwegian steamer FERNBANK (4333grt) was damaged by
German bombing off Peterhead. The steamer arrived at ______ Italian submarine MARCONI sank Portuguese fishing
trawler EXPORTADOR I (318grt) with artillery 137 miles southwest of ______ The tanker, escorted by sloop ______ Submarine The submarine made a second unsuccessful torpedo
attack on another steamer on this date. ______ Submarine ______ Submarine ______ Convoy HX.130 departed Convoy BHX.130 departed On the 4th, corvettes AGASSIZ, ALBERNI, and
WETASKIWIN joined. Destroyers BURNHAM and CHURCHILL joined on &
June.Battleship RAMILLIES was detached on the 9th and armed merchant cruiser
DERBYSHIRE joined on the 11th. The two destroyers were detached on 14 and 13
June, respectively. The three corvettes and the armed merchant cruiser were
detached on the 15th. Destroyers SARDONYX and WATCHMAN, corvettes HELIOTROPE,
PETUNA, VERBENA, and VIOLET, escort ships BANFF, CULVER, FISHGUARD, and
HARTLAND, and catapult ship ARIGUANI joined on the 15th. Destroyer WATCHMAN
and escort ship ______ Convoy SC.33 departed Sidney CB, escorted by armed
merchant cruiser DERBYSHIRE, destroyer ______ Light cruiser EMERALD departed Monday, 2 June Light cruiser The light cruiser arrived in the Following this duty, the light cruiser proceeded
for duty in the ______ Light cruiser The light cruiser departed Rosyth on the 3rd for ______ Convoy OB.330 departed ______ Destroyer BEDOUIN arrived at ______ Minelayer PLOVER, escorted by patrol sloop
GUILLEMOT, laid minefield BS.57 off the east coast of Minesweepers ______ Submarine P.32, on passage to The submarine arrived at ______ U.147 damaged Belgian steamer MOKAMBO (4996grt) in
56-38N, 10-24W. The steamer arrived in the U.147 was sunk northwest of ______ U.108 sank catapult aircraft merchantship MICHAEL E
(7628grt) in 58-50N, 29W. Two crewmen and two gunners were lost on the ship.
The fighter pilot, A/Sub Lt (A) M.A. Birrell, was among the survivors. ______ The escort ship sustained minor damage which was
repaired at ______ Dutch submarine O.14 was damaged in a collision,
and repaired at Grangemouth from 8 June to 9 July. ______ British steamer BEAUMANOIR (2477grt) was badly
damaged by German bombing eight cables 180° from 19 Buoy, Robin Hood's Bay. The steamer was taken in tow. The steamer was sunk
after a second air attack. ______ British steamer ______ Belgian trawler JOHN (197grt) was sunk by German
bombing ninety miles south by east of Inglos Hofdi. There were no casualties on the trawler. ______ British steamer THORPEBAY (2183grt) was damaged by
German bombing six miles off Coquet Lighthouse. The steamer returned to the ______ Finnish steamer KASTEHOLM (5417grt) was sunk by a
mine in 63-07N, 11-18W. One crewman was lost on the steamer. The rest of the
crew were landed at Thorshavn. ______ British trawler The trawler returned to the ______ Naval whaler KOS XXII (353grt, Lt H.D. Foxon ______ Submarine ______ Tuesday, 3 June Battleship RODNEY, escorted by destroyers TARTAR, PUNJABI,
ESKIMO, and ICARUS, departed the Also sailing in company was British liner The battleship arrived at ______ Destroyers ELECTRA, IMPULSIVE, and ANTELOPE departed
The destroyers arrived at 1330 and departed at 1900
to meet the battleship in 49N, 23W. On the 4th, destroyer ELECTRA damaged her ASDIC
dome to hitting a whale. Destroyer ICARUS was ordered to leave battleship
RODNEY and join the NELSON group. ______ Convoy WS.9A departed with steamers Anti-aircraft cruiser CAIRO and destroyers
RICHMOND, RAMSEY, COSSACK, MAORI, SIKH, ZULU, OTTAWA, RESTIGOUCHE,
VANQUISHER, and WINCHELSEA were with the convoy form 3 to 7 June. Armed merchant cruiser AUSONIA was with the convoy
from 3 to 6 June. Armed merchant cruiser Destroyers VANSITTART and WILD SWAN joined the
convoy on the 13th and escorted it to Destroyers HIGHLANDER, VELOX, BOREAS, and BRILLIANT
were with the convoy from 16 to 18 June when the convoy arrived. The convoy and steamers BERGENSFJORD (11,015grt),
ARONDA (4062grt), THYSVILLE (8351grt), and CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS (16,287grt)
departed Steamers EASTERN PRINCE, The Capetown ships departed Capetown on 5 July
escorted by light cruiser Steamers EMPRESS OF JAPAN, Convoy WS.9 AX departed Steamers EMPRESS OF JAPAN and The remaining ships arrived at ______ Minesweeper The minesweeper spent no time out of action. ______ Decoy ship MAMARI (Fleet Tender C) struck the
sunken wreck of tanker AHAMO in 53-22N, 0-59E. The ship remained fast and attempts to remove the
ship during the day were unsuccessful. During the night of 3/4 June, German S-boats
attacked the decoy ship with a torpedo striking the AHAMO. The crew of the decoy ship was rescued by resuce
tug SABINE and landed at ______ In an attack on German shipping, a British
Swordfish of 816 Squadron from ______ German tanker BELCHEN (6367grt) was sunk by light
cruisers AURORA and U.93 rescued some fifty survivors. ______ U.48 sank British tanker INVERSUIR (9456grt) in
48-28N, 28-20W. The entire crew was rescued. ______ U.75 sank Dutch steamer EIBERGEN (4801grt), from
dispersed convoy OB.327, in 48-02N, 25-06W. Two crewmen and two gunners were
lost on the Dutch steamer.Anti-aircraft ship ______ British steamer ROYAL FUSILIER (2187grt) was badly
damaged by German bombing in 55-22N, 1-21W. The steamer sank four miles 200° from ______ British steamer DENNIS ROSE (1600grt) was damaged
by German bombing five miles west by south of Start Point. ______ British troopship GLENGYLE departed Destroyers ILEX and HOTSPUR departed The destroyers joined the troopship at ______ Australian sloop ______ Anti-submarine ??? KLO (T/Skipper J.S.E. Ward Ward was killed. T/LT K.G. Pullman ______ Italian 7th Cruiser Squadron of light cruisers
EUGENIO D'SAVOIA, DUCA D'AOSTA, and ATTENDOLO and 4th Cruiser Squadron of
light cruisers BANDE NERE and DI GUISSANO with destroyers PIGAFETTA, DA
MOSTA, DA VERAZZANO, DA RECCO, USODIMARE, GIOBERTI, and SCIROCCO laid two
minefields northeast of ______ An Italian convoy of steamers Distant cover was provided by cruisers DUCA DEGLI
ABRUZZI and GARIBALDI and destroyers GRANATIERE, FUCLIERE, BERSAGLIERE, and
ALPINO from The convoy was attacked twenty miles northeast of
Kerkenah by British aircraft on the 4th and steamers BEATRICE C. and MONTELLO
were sunk. ______ Submarine PARTHIAN torpedoed Italian tanker STROMBO
(5232grt) in The tanker was beached off ______ Submarine UNIQUE damaged Italian steamer ARSIA
(736grt) off Lampedusa. The steamer had departed ______ Submarine ______ Motor torpedo boat The schooner was carrying petrol and was suspected
of sailing under false orders. ______ Corvette ASTER departed ______ Submarine P.32 arrived at ______ Light cruiser DANAE departed Wednesday, 4 June Light cruiser ______ Dutch minelayer VAN MEERLANT was sunk by mining in
the Thames Estuary. T/Sub Lt N. Moore RNVR, T/Sub Lt R.C. Palmer RNVR,
and T/LT (E) R.R.G. Perrett T/LT R.H. Church ______ Anti-aircraft ship ALYNBANK departed On meeting convoy EC.28, the ship transferred to
that convoy and remained in company through the day. On the 5th, ship ALYNBANK transferred to convoy
WN.36 west of the Orkneys. The convoy was attacked during the evening of 5
June and a steamer was set afire and a trawler was damaged. British steamer QUEENSBURY (3911grt) was sunk by
German bombing in 56-50N, 2-07W from convoy WN.36. Ten crewmen and one gunner were lost on the
steamer. The convoy and ship ALYNBANK arrived at Methil at
0900/6th. ______ Convoy OG.64 departed On the 5th, the convoy was joined by destroyers
ROXBOROUGH, The destroyers and corvettes were detached on the
8th. On the 12th, corvettes COREOPSIS and FLEUR DE LYS
and Dutch submarine O.21 joined the convoy. Corvettes COREOPSIS and FLEUR DE LYS were detached
on the 13th. Destroyers AVONVALE, ERIDGE, and FARNDALE, arriving
from the Irish Sea Force, and WRESTLER, which departed Anti-submarine trawler LADY SHIRLEY was detached
and arrived at ______ Convoy HG.64 departed Corvette WOODRUFF joined on the 5th and was
detached the next day for The anti-submarine trawler was detached on the
10th. Corvettes COREOPSIS and FLEUR DE LYS were detached
on the 12th to convoy OG.64. On the 14th, ocean boarding vessels LADY SOMERS and
MALVERNIAN joined the convoy. Destroyers SKATE and Convoy HG.64 arrived at ______ Aircraft carrier ARGUS and Greek troopship NEA
HELLAS, escorted locally by destroyers FOXHOUND, FORESIGHT, and FURY departed
______ German tanker ESSO ______ German supply ship GONZENHEIM (4104grt) was first
located by armed merchant cruiser Light cruiser NEPTUNE, which had been detached from
convoy WS.8 X, rescued sixty three survivors from the German ship and took
them to ______ German tanker GEDANIA (8923grt) was captured in the
The tanker was taken for British use and renamed
EMPIRE GARDEN. ______ U.101 sank British steamer TRECARRELL (5271grt) in
47-10N, 31W. Four crewmen were lost on the steamer. ______ British dredger ROBERT HUGHES (2879grt) was sunk a
mine laid by U.69 on 27 May at the mouth of the Thursday, 5 June Light cruisers AURORA and ______ Light cruiser HERMIONE arrived at ______ Armed merchant cruiser AURANIA arrived at ______ Destroyer MATABELE struck a submerged object after
leaving Barrow at 2200/4th for The destroyer returned to Barrow, arriving at
1700/5th, for repairs completing in August. ______ Destroyer INTREPID departed The destroyer arrived off the ______ Naval trawler There were some rating casualties in the trawler. ______ German tanker EGERLAND (9789grt) scuttled herself
when she was intercepted by Heavy cruiser ______ U.48 sank British tanker WELLFIELD (6054grt) in
48-34N, 31-34W. Eight crewmen were lost on the tanker. ______ British coal hulk ______ British balloon barrage drifter LAVINIA L. (73grt) was
sunk by German bombing at Sheerness. One crewman was lost on the drifter. ______ British steamer MYRMIDON (6278grt) was damaged on a
mine in Crosby Channel. The steamer returned to Liverpool.Permanent repairs
were accomplished at ______ Battlecruiser RENOWN, aircraft carriers Group 1 was battlecruiser RENOWN, aircraft carrier
FURIOUS, and destroyers FAULKNOR, FORESIGHT, FORESTER, and FOXHOUND. Group 2 was aircraft carrier ARK ROYAL, light
cruiser Force H.safely returned to ______ Anti-aircraft cruiser ______ Submarine RORQUAL departed ______ Australian destroyers VOYAGER and VENDETTA departed
The destroyers unloaded and returned to Mersa
Matruh. ______ Submarine TRIUMPH sank small Italian gunboat
VALOROSO and steamers FRIEDA (245grt) and TRIO FRASSINETTI (244grt) in
31-39N, 15-39E. ______ Australian heavy cruiser Friday, 6 June Destroyer ANTHONY departed The ships were escorted to the Orkneys; steamer
LADY OF MANN to Long Hope and destroyer ANTHONY and steamer Destroyer ANTHONY and steamer |
