Telegram received from London dated February 13th, 1941.
1. Naval. Convoy 200 miles East of the Azores was shelled
by raider a.m. of February 12th. Several ships reported sunk
or sinking, further reports awaited.
2. Enemy aircraft suspected laying mines in Liverpool Bay
night of February 12th-13th - and on February 12th sixteen enemy
mines were exploded in the Humber.
3. A-P. drifter "Eager" shot down one J.U.88 p.m.
of February 12th in the Thames Estuary. Enemy aircraft also attacked
unsuccessfully motor-ship "Bangor" and
A-P trawler off the East coast of Scotland.
4. Four Italian ships now known to have been captured on February
11th.
5. On February 12th off the South East Coast of Italian Somalilard
- Italian "Leonardo da Vinci" 7515 tons was captured
and German "Uckermark" when intercepted attempted to
scuttle herself and is likely to sink.
6. On (words undecipherable) British "Baron Minto"
was wrecked and abandoned on Ratray Head at 18.45 February 12th
enemy aircraft bombed and machine-gunned the wreck.
7. Royal Air Force. February 12th. No operations other than
routine and reconnaissance undertaking owing to adverse weather.
One Beaufort is missing. Night operations were cancelled.
8. Night of February 10th. Rhodes. Six and a half tons