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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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