TELEGRAM FROM LONDON DATED SEPTEMBER 8, 1941
In foul weather at 08.30/7 Nigeria and Aurora engaged enemy
force in inlet east North Cape; result obscure but seems certain
that small destroyer, one trawler and another ship sunk. German
Bremse and another ship were hard hit and our side may have torpedoed
former. We suffered no casualties but Nigeria damaged her bow
by ramming a wreck in a smoke screen.
2. In East Coast convoy attacked by E boat night September
6th-7th one British ship of 478 tons and one of rather more than
1436 tons were sunk.
3. Relating to air raid Alexandria night September 5th-6th
Woolwich, Kandahar and Maine hospital ship slightly damaged by
near misses.
4. Night of September 6th-7th 7 Swordfish attacked convoy
of three merchant ships, 3 destroyers, 20 miles north of Pantellaria
northward bound. Three hits made on merchant ship estimated at
6000 tons; last seen with heavy list. Ship tanker type estimated
at 6000 tons also hit by two torpedoes.
5. September 7th. 12 Blenheims attacked shipping and believed
hit merchant ship of 2000 tons west of the Hague; later seen
enveloped in smoke. 1200 tons A. A. ship was hit and blew up.
Two A. A. missing.
6. Night of September 7th-8th over 300 aircraft dispatched
from United Kingodom - Kiel and Boulogne attacked by about 50
each and nearly 200 plastered Berlin. Estimated center of city
severely damaged.