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Date.
Name and
Tonnage.
Nationality.
Cargo.
From-
To-
Cause.
In convoy
or not.*
Position.
Extent of Damage.
Fate of Crew and Other Remarks.
Jan. 26
Catford
British
Coal
London
A/C.
Yes
(1,568 tons)
Jan. 26
Meriones
British
General
London
(7,557 tons)
Hull and
Brisbane
A/C.
Not
S.
Haisboro
Ran ashore and sub-
Sands
Off Oaze Bank... Making water-under 22 landed, 1 woun- ded.
12 miles off
Smalls bearing
290°
control. Passed Southend in tow Jan- uary 27
sequently bombed during salvage opera- tions. Wreck aban- doned on fire.
Tugs sent to assist but
later cancelled. Vessel anchored in sinking condition.
Near Sunk Light On fire, grounded at 20 crew in H.M. Vessel
Jan. 26
Beemsterdijk
Dutch
Ballast
River Clyde Cardiff
Mine ?
(6,869 tons)
Jan. 26
Belgia
Swedish
Southend
(2,076 tons)
London and A/C. Gothen-
Yes
burg
Jan. 28
Urla
British
(5,198 tons)
Steel and Boston lumber
Manchester M/S.
Not
54.00 N.
19.20 W.
Jan. 28
Oil Refinery
British
Oil
Barry
Mine
Not
Off Barry
Tafelberg
(13,640 tons)
Jan. 28
Baron Renfrew | British (3,635 tons)
Ballast
Grange-
Huelva
A/C.
Yes
mouth
55.50 N.,
W.
Frinton
Ship, 6 missing.
Torpedoed and in sink- Not known.
ing condition. H.M.
Ships standing by.
Beached. Hoped to re-
float into Whitmore
Bay.
damage
No serious
No serious casu-
alties.
10.18 Hit in engine room and 32 crew taken off.
Nos. 1 and 4 holds.
Unexploded bomb in bunkers. Shows no
sign of sinking, tugs
sent to assistance
10.22 Steering gear damaged. | 2 injured. Tugs sent to assist
Jan. 28
Pandion
British
Coal
Oban
Portugal A/C.
Yes
55.34 N.,
W.
(1,944 tons)
Jan. 29
M/V Tanker W.B. Walker (10,468 tons)
British
Oil
Aruba
Avonmouth S/M
Yes
56.00 N., 15.23 Torpedoed W.
and still Not known. afloat. H.M. ship standing by.
NOTE.-S.S. Thelma shown last week in Section (B) as damaged by torpedo, arrived Oban January 25th and reported she was undamaged. Report of torpedoing was * This information is provisional and may be modified subsequently on receipt of Commodore's report.
incorrect.
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