TELEGRAM FROM LONDON
DATED OCTOBER 4th, 1941.
October 3rd.
SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> 690 miles west of Finister His
Majesty's Ship KENYA sighted enemy supply ship and U-boat. The
supply ship attempted to escape but was and blew up. Shortly
afterwards submerged submarine and four lifeboats full of Germans
seen in vicinity.
2. Now learnt that unnamed
Italian liner sunk night of September 18th-19th north of Khoms
was probably the Duilio 23,636 tons.
3. H.M. Submarine sunk
1,000 tons ship in Rolvsoy Sound near North Cape on September
27th.
4. Submarine attacked two
ships 3,000 tons, 5,000 tons, in Petsamo Harbor on October 2nd.
She entered the harbor fired torpedos at ships alongside, claimed
two hits. Though heavily attacked with depth-charges and having
been entangled in a net, she got clear after two hours
5. A.M. October 3rd, enemy
coastal guns fired 16 rounds at trawler(s) about five miles off
Dover; no casualties, slight damage from splinters.
6. Survivors of American
tanker 7,000 tons under Panamanian colors report torpedoed 450
miles east of Pernambuco, September 27th.
7.
October 3rd.
Focke Wulf aircraft were driven off two convoys and damaged by
Catalina and a Hudson.
8.
ROYAL AIR FORCE
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ctober 3rd. Hurricanes attacked off Gravelines 700 tons camo
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