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                                    Office of Naval Intelligence          
                                                23 April 1940
 
NAVAL LOSSES DURING NORWEGIAN OPERATIONS
 
                  (Corrected to 23 April - Third Revision)
 
                            BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES
 
 
   Name                    Tons      Date Sunk  Date Damaged Cause - Remarks
                                               
 
 Battleship
 
 
RODNEY*            33,950                              4/9/40          1,000 lb. Bomb- negli-
                                                                                            gilbe damage- 4 officer 
                                                                                            and 7 men wounded     
                                                                                            about 60 mi. SW of
                                                                                            Bergenfjord.
 
Battle Cruisers
 
RENOWN*           32,000                              4/9/40          Gunfire of -SCHARNHORST 
                                                                                            unexploded shell completely    
                                                                                            through at waterline - another 
                                                                                            damaged foremast - N. of        
                                                                                            Narvik.
 
Heavy Cruisors
 
(Unconfirmed German claims of sinking YORK and 1 CA of SUFFOLK Class by 
bombs off  Stavanger on 4/17)
 
 
 Suffolk*               10,000                              4/17/40         1 bomb hit off Stavanger     
                                                                                            27 killed, 34 wounded.       
                                                                                            Reached base.
                                                                      
Light Cruisers
 
 
Glasgow  # (1)        9,100                              4/9/40           Slight splinter damage       
                                                                                            from aerial bombs - 1        
                                                                                            killed, 4 wounded
 
Southampton # (1)   9,100                                   4/9/40     Slight splinter damage from  
                                                                                            aerial bombs
 
 
1 (Glasgow type)       prior 4/19                                         Unconfirmed German
                                                                                            claims sunk North               
                                                                                            of shortland by SS.
 
 
Note: (1) Officially admitted as " Two cruisers," names not announced
 
 
 
  
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