0ffice of Naval Intelligence 23 Apri 1 1940 NAVAL LOSSES DURING NORWEGIAN OPERATIONS 23 (Corrected to ^ April - Third Revision) (British Naval Losses - Cont.) Name Tons Date sunk Date Damaged Cause - Remarks Destroyers ------------ GLOWWORM* 1,345 4/8/40 Enemy gunfire off Nor- Wegian coast GURKHA * 1,870 4/9/40 Bombed & sunk - 5 off and 10 men lost - about 60 mi. SW Bergenfjord. HUNTER* 1,340 4/10/40 Gunfire, German DD's and shore guns, Narvik HARDY 1,505 4/10/40 Beached several damaged By gunfire, Narvik. 2 off. 4 men killed, 3 off. 6 men wounded HOSTILE* 1,340 4/10/40 Slightly damaged, Narvik HOTSPUR* 1,340 4/10/40 Seriously damaged Gunfire at Narvik 3 * (?) 4/13/40 Slightly damaged, Narvik Eclipse* 1,375 Prior 4/19 Bomb splinters, "hear miss" Submarines ------------ THISTLE* 1,095 Reported Missing - 53 officers 4/16/40 and man believed lost. Trawler --------- Rutlandshire* 450 4/21/40 Air attack- Namsos Above list believed correct from infomation received to this date, but probably incomplete. Notes: (*) Officially admtted by British Admiralty (#) Believed reliable (@) Doubtful reliability. |