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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.)

By Submarine.

22204]

Date.

Name and

Tonnage.

Nationality. Cargo.

From-

To-

How sunk.

In Convoy

Position.

Fate of Crew and other Remarks.

or not.*

361

11

1941.

Jan. 28

Urla

British

(5,198 tons)

Steel and Boston lumber

Manchester Torpedo

Yes.

Jan. 29

M/V Tanker

British

Spirit

Aruba

Avonmouth Torpedo

Yes..

W. B. Walker

(10,468 tons)

Jan. 29

Westwales

British

Steel

New York

Newport

Torpedo

Yes...

(4,354 tons)

323 miles West of All landed. Achill Head

240 miles W. by N. of 48 landed, 3 injured. Bloody Foreland

230 miles W. by N. of Master killed, 21 landed. Bloody Foreland

Jan. 29

Rushpool

British

Grain

(5,125 tons)

St. Johns,

N.B.

Belfast

Torpedo

Yes..

N.W. approaches

All landed.

Jan. 29

Aikaterini

Greek

Grain

Halifax

Dublin

Torpedo

Yes...

N.W. approaches

30 landed.

(4,929 tons)

Jan. 29

King Robert

British

Grain

Feb. 3

(5,886 tons)

Empire Citizen... British

St. Johns, Cardiff N.B.

Torpedo Yes...

480 miles West of 42 landed. Ireland

Liverpool

(4,683 tons)

Freetown

and

Rangoon

Torpedo

Yes...

320 miles West of No information. Rockall

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

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