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  TELEGRAM RECEIVED FROM LONDON DATED NOVEMBER 20th, 1941   
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                           NAVAL.                           
 A.M./18th. H.M.S. Castleton holed by internal 
      explosion was able to proceed at 15 knots and arrived in harbor 
      during the night; the cause of the explosion uncertain
 
      Norwegian M/S Trawler considerably damaged by a near miss from 
                aircraft off the Faroes p.m. 19th.          
 
                                                            
 
 
E-boats attacked Convoy off Cromer 2330/19th. One British 
      ship of 2,426 tons, one British ship 1,159 tons, and British 
      tanker of 5,802 tons were sunk. Escorts engaged E-boats and our 
      M.G.B.'s intercepted by (sic) 0545/20th off the Hook. Two E-boats 
      probably destroyed by escort and one possibly by Spitfires, off 
                             Holland.                       
 
                                                            
 
 
Russian submarine of the Chuka class in the vicinity of Fuglo 
      Sound sank on the 2nd unescorted Westbound Vessel 5,000 tons, 
      on the 9th escorted eastbound vessel of 4,000 tons, on the l0th, 
                   4,000 tons eastbound vessel.             
 
                                                            
 
 
On the 15th in Varanger Fjord Molodki class submarine torpedoed 
              southbound Tanker, later seen on fire.        
 
                                                            
 
 
On the 17th British ship of 969 tons shot down a D.O. 17 off 
      Yarmouth. Ship was in convoy and scored direct hit with twelve 
                             pounder.                       
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                  ROYAL AIR FORCE. LIBYA.                   
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
Night of 17th/18th. Wellingtons dropped 50 tons of H.E. on 
      Timmi, Martuba, Gazala, Derna 
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