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APPENDIX I.

Enemy Attack on Trade.

Merchant Vessels (excluding Commissioned Merchant Vessels) of all tonnages reported lost by enemy action. (Note.-Tonnages are gross unless otherwise stated.)

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By Submarine.

Date.

Name and

Tonnage.

Nationality. Cargo. From-

To-

How sunk.

In Convoy

or not.*

Position.

Fate of Crew and other Remarks.

Jan. 17

S.S. Almeda

British

General

Liverpool

River Plate Torpedo

Not...

Star

(14,935 tons)

260 miles N.W. of Bloody Foreland

No information regarding fate of crew and passengers.

Jan. 29

Sesostris

Egyptian

General.

(2,962 tons)

Hampton Liverpool... Torpedo Roads

Yes...

Jan. 31

M/V Cargo

British

Ballast

London

Seville

Torpedo

Yes..

Pizarro

(1,367 tons)

Feb. 4

Dione II

British

Iron ore

Wabana

Cardiff

Gunfire

Not...

(2,660 tons)

200 miles W.N.W. of Bloody Foreland

Approximately 250 Not known.

miles West of

Bloody Foreland

265° Land's End, 550 6 landed Lisbon. 23 missing. miles

1 survivor only. Previously attacked February 3 by aircraft and damaged.

Feb. 4

Ringhorn

Norwegian

Coal

(1,298 tons)

Port Talbot St. Johns, Torpedo N.B.

Yes...

495 miles West of Bloody Foreland

5 picked up by H.M. ship.

Feb. 9

Estrellano

British

General

Gibraltar Liverpool Torpedo

Yes...

(1,983 tons)

210 miles W.S.W. of 21 in H.M. ship. Cape St. Vincent

Feb. 9

Courland

British

Lisbon

London

Torpedo

Yes...

(1,325 tons)

210 miles W.S.W. of 30 in H.M. ship. Cape St. Vincent

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* This information is provisional and may be modified subsequently on receipt of Commodore's report.

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