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Ships attacked by Aircraft.

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Date

and

Time.

Name and

Tonnage.

Nationality.

Cargo.

From-

To-

Mar. 6 Unknown

Danish

1908

1911

Royston

(2,722 tons)

British

Jacobus.

(1,262 tons)

1930

Shelbrit 2

British

(695 tons)

1012

Convoy F.N. 12

1959

Mar.

Convoy F.N. 11

Delfzijl

Cross Sand

(Light vessel)

Rosedene

(376 tons)

711 Trawlers in-

1380 and

eluding-

Aucuba

1900

Donalda

Nature of

Attack.

If in Convoy.

Position.

Fate of Crew and Remarks.

Bomb and Not... machine gun

Off Hartlepool.

Borab

and

Bomb machine gan

15 miles North of No casualties or damage. Hartlepool

24 miles S.E. Aber- Ships undamaged. Mate wounded deen by splinters.

Off Humber

Off Coquet Island.

Dutch

Tyne

Rotterdam

Bomb

and Not...

machine gun

Bomb and

machine gun

British

Two bombs dropped on rear of convoy. No damage reported.

One of crew wounded by machine gun.

Off Great Yarmouth Not hit.

Bomb

East of Sunderland.

Bomb and Not... machine gun

Off Scarborough and Flamborough

Ship slightly damaged. wounded.

Master

Resmilo and Warren each had one of their crew wounded. In Donaldo the skipper and one hand were wounded.

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Emulator

Isle of Wight

Persian

Empire

Resmilo

Warren

Date

and

Time.

Name and

Tonnage.

Nature of

Nationality.

Cargo.

From-

To-

If in Convoy.

Position.

Attack.

Fate of Crew and Remarks.

Also attacked.

No details available.

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Italian

Coal

Newcastle.

Italy

Bomb

Not...

Bomb

24 miles N.E. of Yar- I man killed, 3 wounded. mouth

Ship caught fire and was abandoned and later towed to Yarmouth Roads.

40 miles N.N.W. from No direct hits. One engine out Cromer of action due to near miss Light still working. No casual- ties.

Bomb

Bomb and ma- chine gun

In the Downs

No casualties or damage, aircraft withdrew from fire of escorts.

No damage. Lormont opened fire and drove off aircraft.

3 Belgian Fishing Boats H 13,

H 65 and Z 4 of Ostend

1915

Amelia Lauro

(5,385 tons)

1930

Outer Dowsing

Light Vossel

Mar.

7 Convoy

1985

FS 14

1940

H.M. Contra-

band Control

Guardship Lor-

mont

8.S. Dover Abbey British

(985 tons)

8 H.M.S. Kelly

1940

Mar.

1315

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and 10

mer-

chant ships

Bomb and machine gun.

Kirkwall

To join con- voy QN. 18

Bomb

15

2 bombs dropped. No damage

Enemy aircraft driven off by fighters.

In the Downs

No damage.

Yes...

East of Orkneys

320

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