Hi,

there is data incoming... "Admirality War Diary" states

in the morning

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Darius

Hello,

maybe more details are in:
The Evacuation of Civilians from Burma: Analysing the 1942 Colonial Disaster
by Michael D. Leigh, pp. 119?

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Darius

Done. Let´s wait...

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Darius

Hi Jordi,

I didn´t find a time, too.

If we aren´t successfull here, I can put this question in an "aircraft" forum - the attack was obviously by land based Betty´s .

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Darius

Hi Siri,

negativ.


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Darius

Hi Jordi, a) the war diary of S 38 gives [...] this ship recovered from the sea fifty six living survivors [...] A list is given in Enclosure A, incl. the one who died on wounds. But the list has in all only 54 names... b) The Enclosure B, H.MS. ELECTRA - Narrative of loss in JAVA SEA Action - Febru...

Hi Jordi, Combat Narrative, No. 3, Java Sea Campaign, pub. 1943, p. 68: The other ships of our striking force merely saw the Electra disappear into the smoke, after which she was "never seen again." This description is from a Dutch source , based on accounts of survivors of the Electra, 58...

Hi Jordi, did you check http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4008-21AUG01.htm?: Force H departed Gibraltar on 31 July for Operation HURRY with battlecruiser HOOD, battleship VALIANT, aircraft carriers ARK ROYAL and ARGUS, light cruisers ARETHUSA and ENTERPRISE, destroyers FAULKNOR, FORESTER, FEARLESS...

Only a little addition:
ADM 358/3967 - HMS Olympus: 8 May 1942; submarine sunk by enemy action, hit a mine near Malta:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov. ... /C16381097


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Darius

A little bit off topic, but maybe there are any hints in this document:

MT 15/1471 - `Vascama' O.N.169200, ex-Admiralty steam trawler: re-fitting for fishing service; life-saving appliance arrangements: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov. ... r/C3246282


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Darius

Hi, according to the KTB of 4. Transportflottille: 05.06.1944 ELISABETH PI 227 Saliurion geankert, 22 to Terpentin geladen 06.06.1944 ELISABETH PI 227 Saliurion geankert, 19 to Terpentin geladen 07.06.1944 Saliurion ausgelaufen, Mechaonia eingelaufen. 08.06.1944 Mechaonia ausgelaufen, Saloniki einge...

From AWM 78, War Diary HMAS STUART,

12th, 13th, 14th June 1940
Patrol off Alexandria. Detecting and plotting mines. Claimed probably successful attack on U Boat off Alexandria a.m. 14th.

There is also data on the 10th Destroyer Flotilla with may "claims".

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Darius

From AWM 78, War Diary HMAS VOYAGER, 12th, June, 1940: [...] 1715 Proceeded to sea [from Alexandria] to carry out A/S sweep off Alexandria. 13th, June, 1940: 1725 Assisted minesweeper sinking enemy mines. Sank 3 mines by gunfire. 1910 In contact with enemy submarine. Fired two patterns depth charges...

Great data, Brian.

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Darius

I only wrote "thank you".


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Darius