SECRET
H.M.S. TARTAR
15 September 1944
TO: The Commodore (D), Home
Fleet.
FROM: Captain (D),
l0th DESTROYER FLOTILLA.
COPY: Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet.
Sir,
I have the honour to submit
for your information a revised list of
results obtained by the 10th Destroyer
Flotilla in the Channel and Bay
of Biscay during the five-month period
from 15 April to 15 September
1944.
2. All actions were at night with the exception
of the sinking of U-971
and the A.M.C. [Armed Merchant Cruiser]
on August 12th.
3.
Enemy Losses | |||
Date | Ships Engaged | Sunk | Damaged |
------------------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------- |
25-26
April |
Black Prince (Senior
Officer), Haida, Huron, Athabaskan |
1 Elbing | 1 Elbing |
27-28
April |
Haida & Athabaskan
(Athabaskan sunk) |
1 Elbing | |
8-9
June |
Tartar (D 10) & all
ships of 10th D.F. |
2 Narviks | 1 Narviks |
13-14
June |
Piorun & Ashanti | 2 M Class
Minesweepers |
2 M Class
Minesweepers |
24 June | Haida & Eskimo | U-971 | |
27-28
June |
Huron & Eskimo | 2 Trawlers | 1 Trawlers |
5 July | Tartar (D 10) &
Ashanti |
4 Armed L.C.T
(Retired over shoal water to Lanion River |
|
9 July | Tartar (D 10) &
Huron |
4 Trawlers
(Retired to St. Malo) |
|
15 July | Tartar (D 10),
Haida & Blyskawica |
2 Merchant ships
1 Trawler |
2 Minesweepers |
5-6 Aug. | Bellona (S.O.),
Tartar (D 10) Haida Iroquois & Ashanti |
4 Merchant ships
2 Minesweepers 1 Trawler |
2 Minesweepers |
12 Aug. | Diadem (S.O.)
Piorun & Onslow |
1 Armed Merchantman | |
15 Aug. | Mauritius (S.O.)
Iroquois & Ursa |
2 Minesweepers
1 Flak Ship 2 Medium M.V.s 1 Small M.V. 1 Small Tanker |
1 Elbing
1 Narvik |
23 Aug. | Mauritius (S.O.),
Iroquois & Ursa |
5 Armed Trawlers
1 Sperrbrecker 1 Coaster 1 Flak Ship |
4. This makes a total of thirty-five surface ships and one submarine sunk and fourteen damaged.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
Basil Jones
CAPTAIN (D)
10th DESTROYER FLOTILLA
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