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APPENDIX V.
Ships built and completed for the Royal Navy, September 3, 1939–
No.
Type.
1
Aircraft Carrier
3
6-in. Cruisers
28
11
20
Destroyers
Submarines
M.T.B's.
8
M.A./S.B's.
242
Oropesa M/S Trawlers
114
L.L. M/S Trawlers
35
A/S Yachts
190
A/S Trawlers
September 3, 1940.
Remarks.
H.M.S. Illustrious.
H.M.S. Fiji, H.M.S. Naiad,
H.M.S. Bonaventure.
(15 of these sunk).
(6 of these sunk).
(1 of these sunk).
(25 of these sunk).
Ships requisitioned for use of Royal Navy, September 3, 1939-
No.
51
715
509
324
1,615
248
September 3, 1940.
Type.
Armed Merchant Cruisers (of which 6 have been sunk). Trawlers.
Steam Drifters.
Motor Fishing Vessels.
Motor-boats or Yachts.
Foreign small craft.
Of the last 134, 1 French, 74 Belgian, 38 Dutch, 16 Danish
and 15 Norwegian.
APPENDIX VI.
Operational Aircraft Casualties.
0600 hours September 26 to 0600 hours October 3.
Metropolitan Area.
British.
In the Air.
On the Ground.
Bombers.
Fighters
Coastal
15
Nil
83
Nil
6
3
Total
104
3
Thirty-eight fighter pilots are known to be safe.
German.
Destroyed.
Probable.
Damaged.
Bombers
79
25
46
Fighters
154
58
55
Miscellaneous
9
6
2
Total
242
89
103
No account is taken of aircraft destroyed on the ground.
Of the above totals, 9 aircraft were destroyed, 4 probably destroyed, and 2 damaged by A.A. fire.
British.
Italian.
Bombers Fighters
Miscellaneous
Middle East.
In the Air.
5
On the Ground.
Nil
Destroyed.
Probable.
Nil
Damaged. 2
6
1
Nil
Nil
2
Total
14
1
4
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