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Date.

Name and

Tonnage.

Nationality. Cargo. From-

To-

Merchant Vessels (excluding Commissioned Merchant Vessels) of all tonnages REPORTED damaged by Enemy Action.

Cause.

In Convoy

or not.*

Position.

Extent of Dainage.

Casualties to

Crew and Other Remarks.

Nov. 23

Llandovery

British

A/C.

Castle

(10,640 tons)

Southampton

Severe fire damage, some bow plates torn away

Vessel was fitted

out as Hospital

ship, no casual- ties to crew.

Dec. 2

Francois Tixier.

British

A/C.

Bristol

(499 tons)

superstructure

Dec. 23

M/V Pacific

British

General

A/C.

Manchester

Damage to plates and Vessel was under

No. 2 hold filled to dry

repair at Bristol.

Pioneer

dock level.

(6,734 tons)

Dec. 28

Tug Canute

British

A/C.

Southampton

Submerged,

salvage

(271 tons)

Jan. 1

Jan. 2

M/V Tanker Attendant

(1,016 tons)

Nalgora.

(6,579 tons)

British

M.

Not

Off Sheerness

operations in hand. Submerged in fathoms, salvable

3-4

Crew

safe.

reported

British

Govern-

Leith

Alexandria S/M.G.

Yes

245

ment

stores

Shelled by 2 S.Ms., last seen burning

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miles W.N.W. Cape Blanco, West Africa

34 survivors, re- maining 71 may be in 2 boats drifting East.

In addition to Casualties previously reported the following vessels were damaged during air raids on Liverpool and Mersey between 20/22nd December, 1940. Hopper No. 9

British

(671 tons)

Pardo

British

(5,400 tons)

A/C.

A/C.

Hopper Barge

British

A/C.

Overdale

Tosari

Dutch

A/C.

(7,029 tons)

Muncaster

Castle British

A/C.

(5,853 tons)

:

Submerged in dock,

salvable.

Superficial damage. Bomb passed through 3 steel decks and emerged through shell plating on port side. Submerged, considered salvable. Superficial damage.

Damaged by near miss.

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