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Beached in Bale Roads, | No casualties. subsequently taken to Milford Haven

Extensive damage to upper structure vicin- ity engine room. Machinery may re- quire complete re- placement

15 killed, 23 in jured. No dam- age to cargo.

Mine

Not

... Off

Milford

Haven

Date.

Name and

Tonnage.

Nationality. Cargo.

From-

To-

Cause.

In Convoy

or not.*

Position.

Extent of Damage.

Fate of Crew and Other Remarks.

Liverpool

Malta,

A/C.

Not

Malta

arrived

January 10

16

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Jan. 17

Almeda Star

British

General... Liverpool

River Plate S/M.

Not

40 miles North Torpedoed of Rockall

Not known.

(14,935 tons)

Jan. 17

M/V Tanker

British

Molasses Sourabaya... Avonmouth | Mine

Not

Off Barry

Athelduke

(8,966 tons)

Jan. 19

Corduff

British

Tyne

London

A/C.

Yes

(2,345 tons)

Jan. 19

William H.

British

Swansea

London

A/C.

Not

Beached Whitmore

Bay. Damage not ex- tensive.

Off Hearty Knoll Not known. Buoy

Off Sunk Light Not known. Vessel

Daniels

(1,764 tons)

Jan. 19

Clan Cumming..

British

Piræus

Port Said

S/M.

Not stated

Torpedoed.

Damaged

}

(7,264 tons)

Jan. 20

Thelma

British

(1,593 tons)

Pyrites

and

oranges

Gibraltar

Tees

S/M.

Yes

About 510 miles

West of Lands

End

Jan. 20

Vasco

British

Bulboela

Piræus,

A/C.

Not

At Piræus

(2,878 tons)

arrived

Jan. 21

Temple Mead (4,427 tons)

British

Cereals Freetown

Dec. 23

U.K.

right forward. Vessel

returned to Piræus,

repairs in hand. Torpedoed.

Hit in No. 4 hold; 1 killed, 8 injured. extensive damage to

upper structure

A/C.

Yes

About 150 miles West of Black- sod Bay

Hit in engine room; 9 preparing to abandon

survivors

H.M. Ship.

in

Romsey Exam- British

Jan. 16

ination vessel

(509 tons)

Jan. 16/17 M/V Pass. Essex | British

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(11,063 tons)

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

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