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16

Dec. 27

M/V Tanker

Dutch

Date.

Name and

Tonnage.

Nationality. Cargo.

From

To-

Cause.

In Convoy

or not.*

Position.

Extent of Damage.

Fate of Crew. Other Remarks.

Baytown

London

A/C.

Yes

Thames Estuary Leaking

in

Woensdrecht

(4,668 tons)

Dec. 27

Passenger

British

Victoria

Isle of Man Liverpool

M.

Not

8 miles 290° from Bar L.V.

(1,641 tons)

Dec. 27

Ardanbhan

British

Coal

Oban

Mar-del-

S/M., T.

Yes

(4,980 tons)

Plata,

Argentina

235 miles W.N.W. of Rockall

Dec. 28

Lochee...

British

M.

Not

1

(964 tons)

Dec. 29

Trevarrack

British

Iron Ore Durban

Immingham A/C., B.

Yes

(5,270 tons)

Dec. 29

Catrine

British

Grain Sydney,

Liverpool ... M.

Yes

(5,218 tons)

N.S.

Dec. 30 M/V Tanker

British

Benzine... Curacao

Dorcasia

(8,053 tons)

Manchester | M.

Yes

3 miles 250 from Bar L.V.

Dec. 31

M/V Tanker

British

Liverpool

Freetown

S/M.

Yes

Dec. 31

British Zeal (8,532 tons)

M/V Buenos

(5,646 tons)

mile N.N.E. Bar L.V.

49 miles N.W. Bloody Fore- land

Queen's Channel in vicinity Q.1. Buoy, Liver-

pool

in engine- room. Arrived tow Southend De- cember 29. Damaged near stern. Docked Liverpool De- cember 29

69 passengers landed Liverpool. 200 taken back to Isle of Man in trawler.

H.M. ship searching | Not yet known.

vicinity; up to date

no sign of ship or

wreckage found Not known. Arrived Liverpool Dock.

Bombed and on fire. In tow 0830/30. Ar- rived Clyde January 1, 1941

Ar-

Holed in fore hold; down by head. rived Liverpool, De- cember 30.

Hit in engine room. Tugs gone to assist. Hoped to bring her in December 31. 15° 43′ N., 20° 24′ | Torpedoed. Not known. W.

2 lost overboard, remainder in S.S. North Devon.

Swedish

Ꮇ .

Aires

Liverpool Bay

Ship anchored. Tug Crew saved. sent to assistance.

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NOTE. A further 15 British vessels suffered slight superficial damage during air raids on Liverpool and Mersey between 20th-22nd December, 1940. The following ships previously shown in Damaged List have now been reported sunk:- M/V Triaster (British). Komata (British). Triona (British). Stad Maastricht (Dutch). M/V Innisfallen (British). shown last week as damaged has arrived safely in tow at Birkenhead.

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