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        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. 
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