RESULTS REPORT

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This report sent to The Commodore (D), Home Fleet by Basil Jones Captain (D) of the 10th Destroyer Flotilla clearly shows Iroquois substantial contribution to the overall results.
 

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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