Office of Naval Intelligence 23 April 1940
NAVAL LOSSES DURING NORWEGIAN OPERATIONS
(Corrected to 23 April - Third Revision)
NAME TONS DATE SUNK DATE DAMAGED CAUSE - REMARKS
1* 1,600 4/10/40 Torpedo - Narvik
3 (27)# 1,600 4/10/40 Reported severely damaged by
gunfire and burning - Narvik
1# (?) 4/11/40 Claimed sunk, .torpedoplanes
- Trondheim .
6# 1,811 or 4/13/40 sunk by gunfire, Narvik.
1,600 possibe Desdivs 2 & 4.
Submarines
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1 (?) # (?) 4/10/40(?) Claimed by ZULU off
Orkneys.
(?) @ (?) (?) 2 or 3 others reported
Sunk
1@ (?) 4/16/40 Bomb
Transports ,
Merchant Vessels,
Store Ships
RIO DE JANEIRO# 5,261 4/8/40 Torpedoed-Polish SS "Orzel"
KRETA # 2,359 4/840 by British
POSEIDON# 3,911 4/8/40 submarine.
RAVENFELS# 4/10/40
(Ammunition) Sunk - British DD' s
at Narvik.
Alster# 8,145 Captured - 4/10/40 off
Vestfjord.
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