Navy - Shipping Losses, January - February 1941

Nary: Shipping and Losses Jan. - Feb. 1941 PSF THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON January 4, 1941. MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT The attached comparison of mercantile shipping war losses to December 28, 1940, prepared by ONI, is forwarded for the President's informa- tion. Respectfully, Dyleoungham J. CALLAGHAN Office of Naval Intelligence TABLE M-1 January 2, 1941 COMPARISON OF MERCANTILE SHIPPING WAR LOSSES (1917" and 1939) (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Week and Month Indicated 1917* 1939 Allied and Allied and Week British Neutral Total Week British Neutral Total Feb. 1-7. inc." 91,675 Sept. 3-9 inc. 58,435 - 58,435 8-14 69,061 10-16 70,337 21,106 91,443 15-21 70,168 17-23 21,763 3,623 25,386 22-28 86,069 24-30 4,933 21,048 25,981 Total February 316,973 219,361 536,334 Total September 155,468 45,777 201,245 March 1-7 67,046 Oct. 1-7 14,107 28,405 42,512 8-14 95,835 8-14 18,084 41,877 59,961 15-21 57,197 15-21 17,265 22,428 39,693 22-28 105,277 22-28 20,738 13,983 34,721 March 29-April 4 74,018 Oct, 29-Nov. 4 19,254 28,478 47,732 Total March 359,032 246,376 605,408 Total October 84,131 111,552 195,683 April 5-11 86,938 Nov. 5-11 655 1,024 1,679 12-18 140,530 12-18 20,154 26,186 46,340 19-25 173,363 19-25 34,253 52,860 87,113 April 26-May 2 151,730 Nov. 26-Dec, 2 47,140 20,660 67,800 Total April 547,807 323,821 871,628 Total November 90,314 122,048 212,362 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17-4/30/17 1,223,812 789,558 2,013,370 9/3/39-11/30/39 329,913 279,377 609,290 (3 months) (3 months) Note (1) Monthly totals are the summation of daily totals, thus do not agree with summation of weekly totals, Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No weekly data available for 1917 Allied and Neutral ship losses. # Wook beginning February 1, 1917 was selected for the basis of comparison with the opening week of the present war because both weeks mark the beginning of unrestricted submarine warfare. F-10 Distribution: Op-10 Aide to President - 1 - Op-16 Maritime Commission Op-16-F Treasury Department M.I.D. CINCUS Office of Naval Intelligence TABLE M-1 January 2, 1941 COMPARISON OF MERCANTILE SHIPPING WAR LOSSES (1917 and 1939-40) (Cont.) (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Wook and Month Indicated 1917 1939 - 40 Allied and Allied and Week British Noutral Total Week British Neutral Total Brought forward. Brought forward. Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 4/30/17 1,223,812 789,558 2,013,370 9/3/39 11/30/39 329,913 279,377 609,290 (3 months) (3 months) May 3-9 72,574 Dec. 3-9 66,205 34,906 101,111 10-16 87,544 10-16 51,029 39,273 90,302 17-23 70,214 17-23 13,635 23,347 36,982 24-30 68,046 24-30 3,606 1,897 5,503 May 31-Juno 6 73,590 Dec, 31-Jan, 6, 1940 20,809 5,873 26,682 Total May 350,792 242,565 593,357 Total December 151,680 105,984 257,664 June 7-13 124,504 Jan. 7-13 48,506 31,311 79,817 14-20 100,421 14-20 16,902 37,143 54,045 21-27 115,531 21-27 25,396 37,811 63,207 June 27-July 3 37,594 Jan, 28-Feb, 3 31,354 30,531 61,885 Total June 421,832 265,396 687,228 Total January 122,185 138,579 260,764 July 4-10 86,589 Feb. 4-10 33,033 20,119 53,152 11-17 49,740 11-17 47,845 48,249 96,094 18-24 98,977 18-24 28,336 45,554 73,890 25-31 98,925 Fob, 25-March 2 20,355 27,848 48,203 Total July 364,039 181,360 545,399 Total February 141,757 133,662 275,419 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 7/31/17 2,360,475 1,478,879 3,839,354 9/3/39 - 2/29/40 745,535 657,602 (6 months) 1,403,137 (6 months) Note (1) Monthly totals are the summation of daily totals, thus do not agree with summation of weekly totals. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No wookly data available for 1917 Allied and Neutral ship losses. - 2 - Office of Naval Intelligonce TABLE M-1 January 2, 1941 COMPARISON OF MERCANTILE SHIPPING WAR LOSSES (1917 and 1940) (Cont.) (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Week and Month Indicated 1917 1940 Allied and Allied and Week British Neutral Total Week British Neutral Total Brought forward, Brought forward. Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 7/31/17 2,360,475 1,478,879 3,839,354 9/3/39 - 2/29/40 745,535 657,602 1,403,137 (6 months) (6 months) Aug. 1-7 66,880 March 3-9 16,848 9,274 26,112 8-14 43,613 10-16 23,034 18,509 41,543 15-21 102,353 17-23 7,305 29,358 36,663 22-28 83,714 24-30 12,316 8,762 21,078 Aug. 29-Sopt. 4 67,566 March 31-April 6 590 4,176 4,766 Total August 330,052 181,678 511,730 Total March 68,087 78,101 146,188 Sept. 5-11 55,131 April 7-13 30,803 27,556 58,359 12-18 49,050 14-20 20,926 11,406 32,332 19-25 33,638 21-27 2,617 11,290 13,907 Sept, 26-Oct. 2 47,472 April 28-May 4 (4) 6,689 1,756 8,445 Total September 196,457 155,291 351,748 Total April 54,936 65,928 120,864 Oct. 3-9 57,116 Pay 5-11 8,955 37,714 46,669 10-16 45,629 12-18 929 45,672 46,601 17-23 104,944 19-25 10,913 35,119 46,032 24-30 40,491 May 26-Juno 1 78,715 26,983 105,698 Oct, 31-Nov, 6 20,380 Total October 276,359 182,199 458,558 Total May 106,201 147,244 253,445 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 10/31/17 3,163,343 1,998,047 5,161,390 9/3/39 - 5/31/40 974,759 948,875 1,923,634 (9 months) (9 months) Note (1) Monthly totals are the summation of daily totals, thus do not agree with summation of weekly totals, Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Noto (3) No wookly data available for 1917 Alliod and Noutral Ship losses. Note (4) Since Nay 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced namos and tonnages of morchant ships lost; however, a weekly announcement of total tonnage lost is mado. -3- Office of Naval Intelligence TABLE M-1 January 2, 1941 COMPARISON OF MERCANTILE SHIPPING WAR LOSSES (1917-18 and 1940) (Cont.) (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Week and Month Indicated 1917-18 1940 Cumulativo Total Week British Allied and Total Wook British *Alliod and Total British British, Alliod Noutral Noutral and Noutral Brought forward. Brought forward. (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 10/31/17 3,163,343 1,998,047 5,161,390 9/3/39 5/31/40 974,759 948,875 1,923,634 974,759 1,923,634 is months) (9 months) Nov. 7-13 26,057 June 2-8 45,936 6,095 52,031 1,020,695 1,975,665 14-20 49,864 9-15 57,526 54,744 112,270 1,078,221 2,087,935 21-27 62,865 16-22 92,322 119,329 211,651 1,170,543 2,299,586 28-Dec. 4 56,898 23-29 74,442 37,144 111,586 1,244,985 2,411,172 30-July 6 75,833 39,195 115,028 1,320,818 2,526,200 Total November 173,663 115,549 289,212 Total Juno 270,226 217,312 487,538 1,244,985 2,411,172 Due, 5-11 43,137 July 7-13 32,963 28,069 61,032 1,353,781 2,587,232 12-18 41,575 14-20 37,577 12,280 49,857 1,391,358 2,637,089 19-25 73,856 21-27 65,601 7,090 72,691 1,456,959 2,709,780 26-Jan, 1 65,222 28-Aug. 3 60,058 15,066 75,124 1,517,017 2,784,904 Total December 253,500 145,611 399,111 Total July 211,974 86,634 298,608 1,456,959 2,709,780 Jan, 2-6 63,723 Aug. 4-10 32,257 12,409 44,666 1,549,274 2,829,570 9-15 15,152 11-17 41,175 11,724 52,899 1,590,449 2,882,469 16-22 39,389 18-24 69,340 10,410 79,750 1,659,789 2,962,219 23-29 33,291 25-31 56,020 28,555 84,575 1,715,809 3,046,794 30-Feb, 5 98,904 Total January 180,397 126,261 306,658 Total August 258,850 78,164 337,014 1,715,809 3,046,794 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 1/30/18 3,770,903 2,385,468 6,156,371 9/3/39 - 8/31/40 1,715,809 1,330,985 3,046,794 1,715,809 3,046,794 (12 months) (12 months) Note (1) Monthly totals for 1918 are the summation of daily totals, Monthly totals for 1940 are the summation of wookly totals, as daily totals are not available. Seo Note (4) below, Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No weekly data available for 1917-18 Allied and Noutral ship losses. Note (4) Since May 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced namos and tonnagos of merchant ships lost; however, a wookly announco- ment of total tonnage lost is made, # Includes all flags excopt active belligorents, 1.0., Great Britain, Gormany, and Italy (after Juno 10, 1940). - 4 - Office of Naval Intelligence TABLE M-1 COMPARISON OF MERCANTILE SHIPPING WAR LOSSES (1918 and 1940) (Cont.) January 2, 1941 (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Wook and Month Indicated 1918 1940 Cumulativo Total Week British Alliod and Total Wook British *Allied and Total British British, Alliod Neutral Noutral and Noutral Brought forward. Brought forward. (2) (4) (4) (4) (4) Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 1/30/18 3,770,903 2,385,468 6,156,371 9/3/39 - 8/31/40 1,715,809 1,330,985 3,046,794 1,715,809 3,046,794 (12 months) (12 months) Feb. 6-12 32,961 Sept. 1-7 28,200 26,347 54,547 1,744,009 3,101,341 13-19 48,491 8-14 29,246 19,954 49,200 1,773,255 3,150,541 20-26 62,432 15-21 131,857 27,431 159,288 1,905,112 3,309,829 27-March 5 44,208 22-28 55,927 16,410 72,337 1,961,039 3,382,166 29-Oct. 5 24,943 6,151 31,094 1,985,982 3,413,260 Total February 227,582 91,375 318,957 Total Septomber 245,230 90,142 335,372 1,961,039 3,382,166 March 6-12 35,289 Oct. 6-12 32,370 30,895 63,265 2,018,352 3,476,525 13-19 65,451 13-19 146,523 = 51,502 198,030 2,164,880 3,674,555 20-26 46,405 20-26 52,334 6,847 59,181 2,217,214 3,733,736 27-April 2 21,852 27-Nov. 2 23,261 6,986 30,247 2,240,475 3,763,983 Total March 199,751 142,846 342,597 Total October 256,175 95,395 351,570 2,217,214 3,733,736 - April 3-9 23,819 Nov. 3-9 61,200 10,547 71,747 2,301,675 3,835,730 = 10-16 75,914 10-16 50,449 9,085 59,534 2,352,124 3,895,264 17-23 51,208 17-23 75,560 12,415 87,975 2,427,684 3,983,239 24-30 59,919 24-30 50,858 30,800 81,658 2,478,542 4,064,897 Total April 215,784 62,935 278,719 Total November 261,328 69,833 331,161 2,478,542 4,064,897 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 4/30/18 4,414,020 2,682,624 7,096,644 9/3/39 - 11/30/40 2,478,542 1,586,355 4,064,897 2,478,542 4,064,897 (15 months) (15 months) Note (1) Monthly totals for 1918 are the summation of daily totals. Monthly totals for 1940 are the summation of wookly totals, as daily totals are not available, Soe Note (4) below. * Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures, Includos all flags excopt activo bolligorents, 1.0., Groat Brit- Note (3) No weokly data available for 1918 Alliod and Noutral ship losses. ain, Gormany and Italy (aftor Juno 10, 1940). Noto (4) Since May 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced namos and tonnages of merchant ships lost: however, a wookly announco- mont of total torminge lost 1s mado, Recont tabulated losses are accordingly subject to rovision pending issuánce of wookly report. TABLE M-I Office of Naval Intelligence COMPARISON OF MERCANTILE SHIPPING WAR LOSSES (1918 and 1940) (Cont.) (Gross Tons) January 2, 1941 Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Week and Month Indicated 1918 1940-41 Cumulative Total Week British Allied and Total Week British *Allied and Total British British, Allied Neutral Neutral and Neutral Brought forward Brought forward (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 4/30/18 4,414,020 2,682,624 7,096,644 9/3/39 - 11/30/40 2,478,542 1,586,355 4,064,897 2,478,542 4,064,897 (15 months) (15 months) May 1-7 39,389 Dec. 1-7 86,740 14,450 101,190 2,555,784 4,136,658 8-14 41,600 8-14 30,830 10,646 41,476 2,586,614 4,178,134 15-21 46,403 15-21 32,849 10,451 43,300 2,619,463 4,188,585 22-28 37,410 22-28 22,484 15,938 38,422 2,641,947 4,204,523 29-June 4 37,535 29-Jan.4,1941 Total May 192,940 102,580 295,520 Total December June 5-11 60,757 Jan. 5-11 12-18 22,141 12-18 19-25 30,179 19-25 26-July 2 53,542 26-Feb, 1 Total June 163,629 91,958 255,587 Total January July 3-9 29,741 Feb. 2-8 10-16 33,919 9-15 17-23 64,041 16-22 24-30 25,916 23-Mar. 1 31-Aug, 5 22,783 Total July 166,004 94,963 260,967 Total February Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17-7/31/18 4,936,593 2,972,125 7,908,718 9/3/39 - 2/28/40 (18 months) (18 months) Note (1) Monthly totals for 1918 are the summation of daily totals. Monthly totals for 1940 are the summation of weekly totals, as daily totals are not available. See Note (4) below. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No weekly data available for 1918 Allied and Neutral ship losses. Note (4) Since May 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced names and tonnages of merchant ships lost; however, a weekly announce- . ment of total tonnage lost is made, Recent tabulated losses are accordingly subject to revision pending issuance of weekly report. Includes all flags except active belligorunts, 1,0,, Groat Britain, Cormany and Italy (after June 10, 1940). - 6 - - PSF Navy THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Ship Losses CONFIDENTIAL January 6, 1941. file MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT The attached tables of belligerent naval losses to December 26, 1940, prepared by ONI, are forwarded for the information of the President. Respecti D./J. CALLAGHAN Franklin D. Roosevelt Library DECLA SSIFIED Lynna Office of Naval Intelligence See Note Franklin D. Roosevelt Library TABLE VIII DEC 26 1940 DECLASSIFIED BELLIGERENT NAVAL LOSSES DOD DIR. 5200.9 (9/27/58)/Six Parts - A, B, C, D, E, F.) Date- 4-22-20 TABLE VIII (A) Signature MR TISH NAVAL LOSSES. Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Battleships ROYAL OAK * 29,150 10/14/39 4 Torps. 24 off. 786 men NELSON # 33,950 9/ /39 Magnetic 72 cas- mine ualties BARHAM # 31,100 12/28/39 Torp. 4 men 1 man Repairs believ- ed completed. RODNEY # 33,900 4/9/40 1000 Lb. 4 off. Negligible bomb 7 men damage about (dud)% 60 Mi. SW of Bergenfjord. Bomb did not explode.% %PRINCE OF WALES # 35,000 9/1/40 Bomb Minor damage. nearby TRESOLUTION # 9/25/40 1 Torp Docked at Freetown. %BARHAM @ 31,100 9/25/40 Gunfire Direct hit from Richelieu 380 M.M. gun. Am. Consel DAKAR. Battle Cruisers Action with RENOWN # 32,000 4/9/40 Gunfire SCHARNHORST N. of Narvik. Negligible dam- age. TOTAL (CAPITAL SHIPS) 1 Sunk 6 Damaged Note %: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source, It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence. (*) Official British Source. (#) Believed reliable. (e) Doubtful reliability. Op-16-F-10 DISTRIBUTION: Op - 10 Op 22 Aide to President Op - 16 Gen. Bd. M.I.D. Op - 16 - F BuShips Aide to SecNav. 1 CONFIDENTIAL NFIDENTIAL ONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Aircraft Carriers Approx. COURAGEOUS # 22,500 9/17/39 2 Torps. 578 FURIOUS # 22,450 ? ? ? GLORIOUS # 22,500 6/8/40 Gunfire 1204 off. Off Narvik. & men SHERMES # 10,850 7/12/40 Rammed By British Merchant Ship "Corfu" off of Freetown. Pro- ceeded to Sim- onstown in Con- voy. Repairs TOTAL 2 Sunk 2 Damaged completed 11/8/ 40 Cruisers (a) Gunfire 5 off. 3 off. EXETER # 8,390 12/13/39 (GRAF SPEE) 54men 20 men SUFFOLK + 10,000 Prior Rammed by 3/12/40 Collision Several tanker. %NORFOLK # 9,925 3/16/40 Bombs 4 off. Hit on quarter 1 man deck-holed aft. SUFFOLK # 10,000 4/15/40 Bombs 27 34 One bomb hit - off Stavanger. 33 dive bombers 32 horizontal bombers. Ship returned to base at 15 knots. %KENT # 10,000 9/17/40 Torp. Off Bardia. %SUSSEX # 9,830 9/18/40 Air Severely attack bombed. Set afire. CUMBERLAND # 10,000 9/25/40 "Badly hit." ALUSNA LONDON BERWICK * 10,000 11/27/40 Gunfire 1 off Off Sardinia. 6 men 9 men 2 hite-#4 turrot. TOTAL 8 Damaged Cruisers (b) SOUTH- HAMPTON # 9,100 10/16/39 Bombs 3 Casualties Minor damage. EDINBURGH # 10,000 II Bombs 7 Casualties Minor damage. nearby. BELF/ST # 10,000 11/21/39 Mine or ? 20 Extensive dam- torp. age ( 1 year) ACHILLES # 7,030 12/13/39 Gunfire 4 men 3 men (N.Z.) GRAF SPEE) AJAX # 6,985 " Gunfire 7 men 5 men Repairs com- (GRAF SPEE) pleted prior 8/8/40. Note %: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclass- ified by the Division of Naval Intelligence. - 2 - CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. Note TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 PRITISH NAVAL LOSSES, (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Romarks (1) GLASGOW # 9,100 4/9/40 Bombs 1 4 Slight splinter damage from aerial bombs. (1) SOUTH- H/MPTON # 9,100 If # do, %PENELOPE # 5,270 4/11/40 ? Grounded re- floated. %LIVERPOOL 9,400 7/29/40 Bomb 1 man 2 men Unexploded bomb (dud). EFFINGHAM # 9,550 Rep. Wrecked None Uncharted rock 5/21/40 Norwegian coast. CURLEW * 4,290 5/25/40 Air attack 4 off. Off Narvik. A.A. 5 men cruiser. SOUTH- (Off Narvik. HAMPTON # 9,100 5/25/40 de ? ? (Severely dem- aged. (CAIRO h.h. cru- iser. %CAIRO # 4,200 do do ? ? CALYPSO * 4,180 Rep. Torp. 1 off Sunk by Italian 6/15/40 38 men SS in Mediterran- ean. %CALCUTTA # 4,200 6/25/40 Collision With HMS FRASER %AURORA # 5,270 5/8/40 ? %GLOUCESTER #10,000 7/16/40 Bomb 1 off (Capt.) In Mediterrenean %GLASGOW # 9,100 7/16/40 Collision Slight damage. %CARLISLE # 4,200 4/20/40 Aircraft Slight damage. %CURACAO # 4,290 4/24/40 Aircraft Seriously damag- ed. Returned to port, %GALATEA # 5,220 9/1/40 Mine Slightly darag- ed off Immingham %FIJI # 8,000 9/1/40 Torp. - (1) Officially admitted as "two cruisers", names not announced. Note % This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence. - 2 (a) - CONFIDENTIAL COMBIDE CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note DEC 26 1940 TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Cruisers (b) (Cont.) AJ/X # 6,985 10/11/40 Gunfire 13 22 Superficial damage. LIVERPOOL # 9,400 10/14/40 Torp.(V.T.)3 off. 33 In Mediterranean. 27 men Bow blown off. %DIDO # 5,450 10/28-31/40 Damaged in storm, %GLASGOW # 9,100 12/4/40 2 Torps (V.T.) By Italian VT's at Suda Bay. TOTAL 3 Sunk 23 Damaged Note %: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassified by the Division of Naval Intelligence. - 2 (b) - CONFIDENTIAL 200 Hore ENTIAL O.N.I. TIDENTIAL or Note TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Destroyers BLANCHE* 1,360 11/13-14/ Mine 6 Ken 3 off 39 12 men GIPSY* 1,335 11/21/39 II 30 men 3 off. Beached. Is being 10 men salvaged. MOHAWK* 1,870 10/16/39 Bomb 2 off 6 weeks for repairs. nearby 13 men 25 men JERSEY* 1,690 12/8/39 Torp. 2 off 2 off Seriously damaged. 8 men 10 men DUCHESS* 1,375 12/13/39 collision 6 off. 224 men GRENWILLE* 1,485 1/18/40 Line or Torp. 68 EX:OUTH* 1,475 1/21/40 Torp. 15 off. 173 men DARING* 1,375 Announced Torp. 9 off. 2/19/40 145 men GLOWWORM* 1,345 4/8/40 Gunfire 7 off. Enemy gunfire off 115 men Norwegian coast. 40 prisoners. GURKHA* 1,870 4/9/40 Bomb 5 off. 3. men Bombed and 10 men sunk. (500 kg.bomb) HUNTER* 1,340 4/10/40 Gunfire 6 off. By German DD's and 105 men shore guns, Narvik. HARDY* 1,505 4/10/40 Gunfire 2 off. 3 off. Beached-severely 16 nen 6 men damaged,Narvik. Total loss. HOSTILE** 1,340 4/10/40 Gunfire Slightly damaged, Narvik. HOTSPUR* 1,340 4/10/40 Gunfire 15 men 1 off. Seriously damaged, (Bomb) 10 men Narvik. (ESKIMO# 1,870% ) Torp. (Considerably 3*PUNJABI 1,870% ) 4/13/40 Gunfire (damaged,Narvik, (COSSACK# 1,870% ) (COSSACK slightly (daraged,Narvik. ECLIPSE* 1,375 4/11/40 Bomb 1 off. 2 men splinters 3 man "Near kiss". Fireroom flooded. Towed to a port, AFRIDI* 1,870 5/3/40? Bomb 40 off. Nameos area, during & men. troop withdrawels. GROM* 2,144 Reported Bomb 1 off. Narvik region. (Polish) 5/4/40 65 men VALENTINE* 1,090 5/ /10 Air Damaged & beached action after attack off Holland. WHITLEY* 1,100 5/20/40 Borbs 4 Subsecuently beached Reported total loss. ESSEX* 1,100 Reported Air 5/26/40 action 6 15 French c oest. MAKEFUL* 1,100 Reported Torp. " " by HTB 5/30/40 GRAFTON* 1,335 11 Torp. if If by ITB GRENADE* 1,335 1 Air II If Note % This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassified by the Division of Naval Intelligende. CONFIDENTIAL -3- ONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N. I. Soo Noto to TABLE VIII (i.) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Dato Dato Casunlties Name Tons Sunk Danagod Cause Killod Woundod Remarks Dostroyors (Cont.) MACKAY # 1,530 Roported Ground- ? ? Grounded - (Canada) 5/30/40 oc possibly lost. JAGUER # 1,690 " 'ir attack ? ? Fronch Coast SALADIN # 905 11 11 " If If ? ? GREYHOUND 11. 1,335 H # " " " ? ? INTREPID # 1,370 " or " " ? ? GALLANT # 1,335 Rop tod Notr miss " ? ? 5/30/40 2 DD # ? Roported ? ? Possible dup- 5/31/40 lication. RASILISK * 1,360 Reported Air Attack ? ? Flandors ovac- 6/3/20 untion HAV.NT * 1,340 Reported Air Attack 2 ? 4 6/3/40 " KEITH * 1,400 Reportod Air Attack ? ? " 6/3/40 .....ST. * 1,350 6/8/40 Funf irc Off Narvik. " = " .RDENT * 1,350 6/8/40 Struck wrock off & WINCHESTER 1,100 5/15/40 Throck Dunkirk, towod DR to England. $ M.T.'.BELE 1,870 5/16-17/40 Boachod |Ship roturned to Harstad. Struck wrock. & WESTMINSTER*1,100 5/16/40 Collision Roturned to Enc- lond in tow. & MI.COLM * 1,530 5/20/40 Bomb. Nom Zast of North miss Forclond. & VIMIER.. * 1,090 5/26/40 Bomb. Noor No cosunitios miss. DA 12 F.ME * 1,350 5/26/40 Gumfiro ) Slightly don- ) agod by gunfiro & FIREDRAKE * 1,350 5/26/40 Cunfiro ) in Narvik. DA Noto:% This itan is Confi dontial. The information procoods from c. confidential source. It must bo DO rogárdod unloss spocifically rolonsed or roelnesifie. od by the Division of Invil Intolligonco. - 3 (a) - CONFIDENTIAL NFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Demaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Destroyers (Cont,) FRASER # 1,375 6/25/40 45 19 Off Gironde (Canada) River. % Collision with Reported CALCUTTA WHIRLWIND # 1,100 5/9/40 Torp. Survivors res- cued by another warship. KELLY # 1,695 Reported M.T.B. Towed to port - 6/5/40 back in service prior 12/5/40. ESCORT * 1,375 Reported Torp. 2 men Western Medi- 7/14/40 terranean by Italian DD(?). BRAZEN # 1,360 Reported Air 1 man 4 men Sunk while be- 7/22/40 attack ing towed. 124 ANTHONY # 1,350 Between ? Evacuation of 5/28-6/4/40 Flanders. RA IVANHOE # 1,370 " Air attack If PR VIVACIOUS # 1,090 If If " = DR VENOLIOUS # 1,120 " Collision If or wreckage DA WORCESTER # 1,120 If " " 8 VIMY # 1,090 If " " 200 EXPRESS # 1,375 " If If WOLSEY # 1,120 If Going alongside " or by wreck 2 ICARUS # 1,370 # If = & SABRE # 905 If Fire If 20A SCINITAR # 905 # Going alongside If or by wreck $ WHITEHALL # 1,120 If " " 24 IMPULSIVE # 1,370 If If If set HARVESTER # 1,340 " " If DAL MALCOLM # 1,530 " Collision SHARPSHOOTER # 13A WINDSOR # 1,100 " Air attack Off Ramsgate & WALKER # 1,100 II # If Off Narvik & IMOGEN # 1,370 7/16/40 Collision 18 men 1 off Collision with 9 nen Glasgow and caught fire. BOREAS # 1,360 7/26/40 Bomb & Gunfire 21* 25* %Badly damaged Straits of Dover Towed to port. Note %: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence. CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note TABLE VIII (4) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Destroyers (Cont.) Hit aft by %BRILLIANT # 1,360 7/26/40 Bomb & Gun- No casualties bomb. fire WREN # 1,120 7/29/40 Air attack Straits of Dover - Chan- nel. SWALPOLE # 1,100 7/27/40 Near Miss Speed reduced to 10 knots at Dover. @CODRINGTON # 1,540 7/27/40 Bombs Dover. AMONTROSE # 1,530 7/27/40 If Seriously damaged near Harwith. DELIGHT # 1,375 7/30/40 Near misses Off Portland Bight. Reported GRIFFIN # 1,335 7/31/40 %BEAGLE # 1,360 Reported 7/31/40 %SCIMITAR # 905 8/11/40 Near miss Damage not serious. SKATE # 900 " Air attack 1 15 Slightly dan- aged. WINDSOR # 1,100 " " If Now in harbor WHITSHED # 1,120 Announced ? Alusna 7/31/40 %VANOC # 1,090 II ? London letter %HAVELOCK # 1,340 (?) If ? of Aug. 1 HAVOCK * 1,340 (?) # Near miss Holed in one boilor room by near miss. Speed reduced to 20 knots. HOSTILE # 1,340 Announced Mine 4 3 8/26/40 ESK + 1,375 9/1/40 Mine or torp German Mino- field North IVANHOE # 1,370 9/1/40 " If II Sea EXPRESS * 1,375 9/1/40 If If " $2 EX-AMERICAN 9/ /40 Collision in 1 month to western Atlantic repair. (1) 1 week to re- pair. (1) 1 DD # Fire M.A.LONDON 1 DD # 10/8/40 Wino 10-8-40. VENETIA* 1,090 Announced 10/25/40 Minc Some Casualties Note %: This itcm is Confidential. The information prococds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unloss specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligenco. CONFIDENTIAL - 3 (c) - CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Destroyers (Cont.) KIMBERLY # 1,690 10/21/40 Gunfire Slightly damaged by shore batteries. %FAME# 1,350 10/23/40 Grounding Grounded on rocky coast at 25 knots. EASHANTI# 1,870 10/23/40 Grounding Refloated; under repair. HMCS %MARGAREE# 1,375 Reported In collision with (ex - HMS DIANA) 10/24/40 32 survivors 10,000 ton mor- chant ship 450 mi. west of Ireland. 2 1 (Folish)# 2,144 10/26/40 Collision Collision with (BLYSKAWICA) trawler off Arran. %INTREPID# 1,370 11/2/40 Mine Returned safely to port. %WINCHESTER# 1,100 11/9/40 Near miss Slight damage. - About Thames estuary. 1 1 # - 11/18/40 Air attack In Alexandria. %JAVELIN # 1,710 11/28/40 2 Torps. Off Land's End. Action with German DD's. SAGUENAY # 1,337 12/1/40 Torpedo 21 Torpedoed by Ital- ian SS ARGO while escorting convoy. STURDY * 905 12/2/40 %CAMERON # 1,190 12/5/40 Bomb (ex-USS WELLES) Storn blown off in drydock ct Ports- mouth. Fire. Doc. 9 - MA London reports CAMERON "total loss." TOTAL 37 Sunk 69 Demaged Note: The Escort Vessels VALENTINE, WHITLEY and WAKEFUL (1,100 ton ex-DD's) are included in this list of DD losses. Note 8: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by t ho Division of Naval Intelligence. - 3 (d) - CONFIDENTIAL 200 page DENTIAL FIDENTIAL O.N.I. ete TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Submarines OXLEY * 1,354 11/7/39? Acciden- 55 tal explos- ion TRIAD # 1,090 11/29/39 Weather Damage hydro- planes. Ready sea 12/12/39. SEAHORSE # 640 1/16/40 ? 5 off. missing 34 men If STARFISH # 640 1/16/40 ) UNDINE # 540 1/16/40 Enemy 5 off. )action 34 men THISTLE # 1,090 Reported 53 off. Missing 4/16/40 & men STERLET * 670 Reported 4/30/40 ? 6 off.35 men Overdue TARPON # 1,090 II ? 5 off.48 men If TRIUMPH # 1,090 Reported Mine 14' bow blown 4/27/40 off-reached port. SEAL * 1,520 Reported 5/12/40 Captured Captured by Germans off Swedish coast 5/6/40. %UNITY # 540 Prior 5/31/40 ? ? ? ORZEL * Reported Reported over- (Polish) 1,110 6/12/40 due.Presumed lost. % 1* ? 6/19/40 Gun,Torp. Shelled, torped- & Fire oed by MTb, set afire, beached off Dungeness (Alusna). % 1# ? Reported ? Overdue from 6/27/40 Italian waters GRAMPUS + 1,520 Reported ? 5 off. 6/29/40 54 men Overdue SHARK # 670 Reported ? " 7/14/40 SALMON * 670 Reported ? " 7/21/40 OSWALD # 1,475 Reported Rammed 3 52 prisoners. 8/8/40 Ramned by Ital. DD V.Vivaldi ODIN # 1,475 Reported 8/10/40 ? Overdue ORPHEUS # 1,475 Reported Overdue. Presum- 8/17/40 ed lost. Note % This item is Confidential, The information proceeds from & confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence. - 4 - CONFIDENTIAL INFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casunlties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Submarines (cont.) SPEARFISH # 670 Announced Overdue. Presumed 8/27/40 lost. PHOENIX * 1,475 Reported Long overdue. Poss- 9/9/40 ibly same as un- named SS loss re- ported 6/27/40. NARWHAL * 1,520 Announced Overdue. Presumed 9/12/40 lost. THAMES * 1,805 Announced Overdue. Presumed 9/25/40 lost. $2# - Reported Overdue from pat- 10/28/40 rol Gulf of Tar- anto - presumed lost. H - 49th 440 Announced Overdue - Presum- 11/9/40 ed lost. RAINBOW 1,475 Announced Overdue - Presum- 11/19/40 ed lost. TRI/D # 1,090 Announced Overdue - In Mod- 12/1/40 itorranean. SWORDFISH* 640 Announced Overdue. - Prosum- 12/22/40 od lost. Sunk of TOTAL 28 Sunk 2 Damaged Note %: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence. 4 (a) CONFIDENTIAL IDENTIAL ONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks MINOR WAR VESSELS Escort Vessels Bomb %FLEETWOOD # 990 4/29/40 fragments. Slight damage, BITTERN # 1,190 4/30/40 Bombs & Bombed, set Torp. afire, own depth charges exploded-Nam- sos.Later tor- pedoed by own forces. BLACK SWAN # 1,250 4/26/40 Bomb Norway. Sli- ght damage(at anchor) PELICAN # 1,200 4/22/40 2 Bombs In Norwegian campaign.Tow- ed to port. BIDEFORD # 1,105 Reported Air Flanders 5/30/40 attack evacuation. 1 # ? Reported Fossible dup- 5/31/40 ? lication. %EGRET # 1,200 9/9/40 Bomb splint- "a few" From German er bomber. %ATHERSTONE# 890 9/11/40 Air attack Off North Foreland. %BLACK SWAN# 1,250 11/2/40 Mine Returned safely to port, Sloops PENZANCE * 1,025 8/24/40 Torp. By submarine. 700 mi. west of Ireland. DUNDEE * 1,060 9/15/40 Torp. Torpedoed in north western approaches. Taken in tow. Sunk 240 mi. west of Heb- rides. %STORK # 1,100 9/8/40 Air attack In Methil Roads. TOTAL 3 Suhk 9 Damaged Patrol Vessels KITTIWAKE # 530 9/20/39 Mine 5 men 2 men Bow blown off, 2 Patrol Reported Boats # 5/31/40 ? ? MOSQUITO * 585 Reported Evacuation of (River Gunboat) 6/3/40 ? ? ? Flanders. PATHAN # 661 Reported Mine 2 off. 1 off. 6/24/40 3 men 7 men Note %: This it em is Confidential, The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligenee. DENTIAL INFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks MINOR WAR VESSELS (Cont.) Patrol Vessels (Cont.) AMALLARD # 510 9/30/40 Air attack 1 man 7 men In North Sea. %LOCUST # 585 10/8/40 Mine explosion Thames Estuary. GIRL MARY # - 10/19/40 Enemy action SPINTAIL # 580 11/2/40 Bomb returned safely to port. 0-6, 0-7* About By enemy light (ex-French) - 11/1/40 craft. TOTAL 7 Sunk 4 Damagod Mino Sweepers SPHINX # 875 2/5/40 Air action 5 off. 49 men DUNOON + 710 Reported Mine 3 off. missing 5/1/40 24 men " SKIPJ.CK * 815 Reported Evacuation of 6/3/40 ? ? ? Flanders. CRESTED EAGLE * 1,110 do. ? ? ? do. BRIGHTON BELLE* 396 do. ? ? ? do. GRACIE FIELDS # 393 do. ? ? ? do. WAVERLEY * 537 do. ? ? ? do. BRIGHTON QUEEN * 807 do. ? ? ? do. SHARRIER # 815 do. 5/25/40 Bomb E. Coast of England. SHARP- Between Collision Evacuation of SHOOTER # 835 5/28-6/4/40 with MAL- Flanders. COLM %SALAMANDER # 815 " Air attack If If SHEBE # 835 If If If If " %SALTASH # 710 If Il If " " %ALBURY # 710 " If If " " TWESTWARD HO # 460 " " If II " (X/M ?) $ 2 # 8/11/40 If If 3 3 GOORANGI* 223 10/20/40 Collision 23 Rammed and sunk (Lust.) by morchant o ff DUNDALK * 710 Announced Mine Malbourne. 10/23/40 BR.S D'OR # 221 Announced 30 officers (Canadian) 10/30/40 and men TOTAL 11 Sunk 9 Damaged Note E: This item is Confidontial. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence. CONFIDENTIAL - 5 (a) - IDENTIAL CONF DENTIAL See Note page 1 O.N.I. Toble VIII (4) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 BRITISH N.Y..L LOSSES (cont. Dato Dato Cosucitios Name Tons Sunk Demagod Omiso Killod Voundod Remarks Trowlors M.STIFF * 520 11/21/39 Mino 6 non 3 ron ..R.GONITE * 315 11/23/39 " 4 NORTH RN ROVER * 655 11/39 " 4 off. 23 non by WASHINGTON * 209 12/6/39 " 7 for RAY OF HOPE * 200 12/10/39 " 9 non WILLI'M H-IIZT - 202 12/14/39 " 8 EVELIN. * 202 12/18/39 ? 9 mm SEDGEFLY * ? - 16 non ? JAMES LUDFORD * 473 12/15/39 ? 2 off. 15 non LOCH DOON * 534 12/28/39 ? 1 off. 14 non BARBAR. ROBERTSON el 325 12/27/39 ? 1 man KINGSTON Colli- OORNELL'N * 449 1/7/40 sion 17 VALDORA * 251 1/22/40 ? 10 FORT ROY/L * 351 2/9/40 Air 2 off. action 5 mon BOYN * 290 = ir 2 off. action 12 non FIFESHIRE * 540 2/22/40 Mr- 2 off. craft 19 non BENVOLIO * 352 2/24/40 Mino 1 off. 9 non PERIDOT * ? 3/16/40 # ? MAIDA * ? If # 1 off. 5 non LOCH ..nnoun cod ..SSATER - 210 3/21/20 = Nono 1 off. RUTLINDSHIRE 458 4/21/40 ircr ft At Namsos. LANWOOD * 452 4/28/40? Borib Norwogian 8 ast. H-MMCND * 452 4/28/40? " do. BRADMAN * 452 4/29/40? = dc. CAPE SIRETOKO * 590 4/29/40? = do. 5 (b) - CONFIDENTIAL NFIDENTIAL CONF IDENTIAL O.N.I. Soe Note P. 1 TABLE VIII (i.) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 BRITISH N.V.L LOSSES (Cont.) Dato Dato Casualtios Name Tons Sunk Damagod Causo Killod Wounded Romarks Trawlors (Cont.) Prior W.ARWICKSHIRE* 466 $/8/40 Bombs CAPE CHELYUSKIN* 494 " = JARDINE * 452 " Gunfiro ) ) Badly damagod ST. GORAN * 565 " If ) by air attack. ) Sunk by gun- ASTONVILLA * 546 " " ) firo om for- ) dos - Trondheim GAUL * 531 # " ) "aroa" RIFSNESS * 431 Reportod Bombs 5/22/40 CHARIES Mino 2 off. BOYES * 290 Rop ortod 13 mon 5/26/40 | MELBOURNE* 466 Rop or tod Bombs Nono 5/28/40 CAPE PASSARO* 590 Rop or tod " 4 5/28/40 6 ? Rep or tod ? Off Dunkorque 5/30/40 3 / ? Roportod ? " " 5/30/40 POLLY Reported Flandors' JOHNSTON * 290 6/3/40 ? ? ? ovacuation THOM.S B/RTLETT* 290 do. ? ? ? do. THURINGIA * ? do. ? ? ? do. CALVI * 363 do. ? ? ? do. STELLA DORADO * 415 do ? ? ? do. LRGYILSHIRE* 540 do ? ? ? do. BLACKBURN ROVERS * 422 do. ? ? ? do, WESTELLA * 413 do. ? ? ? do. MYRTIE * 550 Roported 6/15/40 Mino 3 off. 22 mon JUNIPER * 59C(?)Roported Ovorduo. 6/20/40 CRESTFLOWER * 367 Roported Air- 2 mon Air attack 7/21/40 craft CAMPINA * 299 Ropar tod 1 off. Mino 7/23/40 10 mon 5 (c) CONFIDENTIAL FIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note TABLE VIII (b) (Cont,) DEC 26 1940 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Demaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Trawlers (Cont.) TWISTARIA # 590 4/30/40 Bomb At anchor. KINGSTON GALENA * Reported Air 415 7/25/40 RODINO * 230 If " FLEMING * 356 Reported 7/26/40 If STAUNTON # 283 7/29/40 Mine CAPE FINISTERE * 8/2/40 Air 590 MARSONA # 276 Reported 8/5/40 Mines Some DRUMMER # 298 Reported 8/6/40 Mines OSWALDIAN* 249 Reported 8/6/40 Mines RIVER CLYDE * 276 Reported 8/7/40 Mines (18 missing) TAMARISH # 545 Reported 8/14/40 Air attack PYROPE * 295 8/12/40 If If ELIZABETH ANGELA * 253 8/13/40 If " RESPARKO # 248 8/24/40 II If None ROYALE # 248 Reported Mine Some 9/4/40 LOCH INVER # 356 Announced Overdue, Presum- 9/27/40 ed lost. RECOIL # - 9/28/40 Mine Believed mined and sunk off Port- land Bill. COMET * - 9/30/40 Mine Sunk off Lizard. SEA KING * 321 Announced Mino Some casualties Sunk by German 10/11/40 mine, % 2 # - 10/11/40 Enemy South of Isle of action Wight.Night of Reported 10 - - 11/12. VELLA * 290 10/24/40 Mine Some casualties LORD STAMP * 448 If n " If Note %: This item is Confidential. The information procoods from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specificelly released or reclassi- fiod by the Division of Neval Intelligence. - 5 (d) - CONFIDENTIAL ENTIAL IDENTIAL O.N.I. 180 Note TABLE VIII (h) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Trawlers (Cont.) KINGSTON Reported Most of crow German subs. SAPPHIRE * 356 10/10/40 Torp. saved. RESOLVO # 231 Announced 10/17/40 LISTRAC # 778 If WARWICK DEEPING # 445 If WAVEFLOWER # 368 Announced Mine 10/30/40 JOSEPH BUTTON* 290 If If 2 2 # Reported Air attack 10/28/40 221 1 # Reported 10/28/40 Collision HICKORY # 593 Announced Mine 11/2/40 LORD INCHCAPE # 338 If If TILBURYNESS * 279 11/4/40 Air attack E2H 10/25/40 Mino (1) Alongside jetty Near Miss (1) at Montrose. $2 # 10/25/40 Mines Off entrance of the Humber. %ARCTIC TR.PPER# 352 10/29/40 Near Miss Off Ramagate. LAMOVIA # - 11/2/40 Mine Sunk off Falmouth. RINOVIA 4b 429 11/15/40 SEVRA # 253 If WILLIAM WESNEY* 364 II STELLA ORION* 417 If KINGSTON ALALITE*412 Announced 11/24/40 DUNGENESS # 263 Reported Air action No casualties 11/28/40 FONTENOY # 276 If If If If If ETHEL TAYLOR * 276 Reported Quoto - Some 12/5/40 casualties AMETHYST # 627 If If ELK # 181 If II CALVERTON * 214 If If TOTAL 102 Sunk 6 Damaged Drifters GIRL PAMELA # ? Reported ? ? ? Evacuation of 6/3/40 Flanders. PAXTON # ? do, ? ? ? do. ROB ROY # 130 do. ? ? ? do, Note %: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassified by the Division of Naval Intelligence. - 5 (e) - CONFIDENTIAL IDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Drifters (Cont.) OCEAN SUN- Reported LIGHT * 131 6/15/40 Mine 8 men Home waters. 1* 10/13/40 Mine Off Sheerness. SUNNER ROSE + Announced 10/17/40 EA 1 # Reported 10/28/40 M.A. London GIRL HELEN * - 11/15/40 REED # - Announced 11/24/40 CHRISTMAS ROSE # Reported 12/5/40 TOTAL 10 Sunk AUXILL.RIES Training Ship IRON DUKE # 21,250 10/17/39 Bomb ? ? Beached but in uso. Fleet Air Arm Tender GRIVE # ? Reported ? ? ? Evacuation of 6/3/40 Flanders. Train Vessels KINGSLEAD # ? 5/2/40 Torp. Namsos. ABUKIR * 689 5/28/40 Torp. Submerine off Ostend. 4 small # ? 5/31/40 ? French const. 3 " # ? 5/31/40 ? " " OIL PIONEER * (AO) 9,100 6/8/40 Gunfire Off Narvik. ORAISA (XAP) # 19,840 6/8/40 # " " %OLEANDER # 8,830 Between Noar miss Beached. May (AO) 5/28-6/4/40 be total loss. VAN DYCK # 13,241 6/10/40 Air attack 2 off. 29 off.) Prison- 5 men 132 men ) ers Minelayers (XOM) PRINCESS 4 off. Sunk in North VICTORIA * 2,167 5/18/40 Mine 31 men Sea. COMFORT # ? Reported ? ? ? Evacuation of 6/3/40 Flanders. & 1 # 8/11/40 Air attack Damage to hull. Destroyer Tender SANDHURST # - 7/27/40 Sunk in shallow water Dover. Note %: This item is Confidential. The informtion proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or roclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence. - 5 (f) - CONFIDENTIAL IDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL See Note O.N.I. TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Submarine Tender Del DOLPHIN # 4,530 12/5/40 Air Minor damage Portamouth. Armed Merchant Ships Armed Merchant Cruisers RAWALPINDI # 16,697 11/23/39 Gunfire 265 DEUTSCHLAND CARINTHIA # 20,277 6/6/40 Torp. 2 off. 184 SS attack 80 2 nen mi. W. of Bloody Foreland. SCOTSTOUN * 17,046 6/14/40 Torp. 2 off (sub.) 4 men ANDANIA # 13,950 6/20/40 Torp. 2 men German SS (SS) Near Faroes. ALCANTARA # 22,209 7/28/40 Gunfire 2 men 7 mon Combat with raider 20-10 S,, 31-51 W. CHESHIRE # 10,552 10/14/40 Torp. 160 Mi. West of Bloody Foreland. TRANSYLVANL* 16,923 8/14/40 Torp. 30-40 (Lost) (SS) DUNVEGAN Reported Torp. About 30 CASTLE * 15,007 8/31/40 (SS) North Atlantic, LAURANTIC * 18,724 Announced Torp. (Survivors) West of Black- 11/4/40 52 off; 316 men sod Bay. PATROCLUS * 11,314 II If 33 off; 230 men JERVIS BAY # 14,164 11/5/40 Gunfire (Survivors) Action with 65 seamen German raider. %CILICIA 11,136 12/1/40 Air attack 2 casualties 200 M. off Blacksod Bay. CARNARVON CASTLE * 20,122 12/5/40 Gunfire 6 30 With German raider in South Atlantic. FORFAR # ? Prior (possibly ex-LACONIA) 12/5/40 Torp. ? ? By SS ?. Armed Boarding Vessels KING ORRY # 1,877 Reported ? ? ? Evacuation of 6/3/40 Flanders. MONA'S ISLE * 1,688 do ? ? ? do. Tugs ST. FAGAN # 820 Reported ? ? Evacuation of 6/3/40 Flanders. SAUCY * 579 Reported 10/8/40 Mino Yachts CAMPEADOR + 213 Reported 4 off. 6/25/40 Mine 16 men WARRIOR II # ? 7/11/40 Air 1 man English Channol, Note %: This it om is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence. CONFIDENTIAL - 5 (g) - CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note DEC 26 1940 TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Cosunlties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killod Wounded Renarks Armed Boarding Vessels (Cont.) 1 # ? 5/30/40 Collision Flanders Evac- untion. GULZAR # 201 7/29/40 Air attack None SAPPHO # 327 Announced Mine Some casurlties 10/3/40 Surveying Ships KELLET # 800 Between Air Evacuation of 5/28-6/4/40 attack Flanders. Loop Layer LADY OF ISLES / 166 10/3/40 líned Sunk off Fal- mouth. TOTAL AUXILLARIES 34 Sunk 11 Damaged I I I Notes: (*) Official British sources. (#) Belioved roliable. (@) Doubtful reliability. Note %: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from e. confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligonce. - 5 (h) - CONFIDENTIAL DENTIAL FIDENTIAL O.N.I, GO Noto TABLE VIII (B) DEC 26 1940 FRENCH NAVIL LOSSES (See following pages for Post Bolligerent Losses) Date Date Casurlties Name Tons Sunk Danaged Cause Killod Wounded Remarks Cruiser Minelayer L. TOUR D'..UVERG!'E* Explosion 1000 killod or (ex PLUTON) 4,773 9/13/39 own minos injured. E.ILL BERTIN # 5,886 4/19/40 Berb None Off Narvik. 1 Berib-Slight danage. Destroyers Explo- Torpodo explos- LA RAILLZUSE* 1,378 3/23/40 sion 32 20 or Reported broke more in two. Total loss - Off Merocco. K V..UBAIN # 2,436 5/1/40 Bonb Off Jutland. % LE TRIO PH.NTE 2,569 5/1/40 " If II we (..DROIT class #) 1,378 5/ /40 " North Soa so (:.IILLE BREZE class) # 2,441 5/ /40 " " " % FOUGUEUX # 1,378 5/24/40 " Off Boulogne $ MISTRAL # 1,319 5/30/40 " Off Dunkerous % CYCLONE # 1,319 5/30/40 Torp. Dover Straits BISON # 2,436 5/3/40 Bonb Off Namsos L'ADROIT # 1,378 5/22/40 5/22/40 Bonb Grounded her- Torp. self in Mnlo harbor. JAGUAR* 2,126 5/23/40 Torp. ? ? ) By 1.TB(?) ) CHACAL # 2,126 5/24/40 ? ? ? ) ) BOURR.SCUE # 1,319 5/30/40 Bonb ? ? ) During opera- ) tions off Dun- FOUDROYANT * 1,378 6/1/40 If ? ? ) kirk. At loast - ) one sunk by ) bonbs. OR/GE * 1,319 5/23/40 " ? ? ) ) SIROCO # 1,319 do. T rp, ? ? ) Prior to Explosion (Torp. exploded HAILLE BREZE* 2,441 5/13/40 & fire 30 non (on board, ro- (sulting in loss (of ship. TARTU s 2,441 6/13/40 Terp. ? Claimed by Ital. DD off Genon, TOTAL 11 Sunk 7 Demaged Notos: (*) Official French sources. (#) Belioved reliable, (o) Doubtful roliebility. Nate $ This item is Confidontial. The information procoods from c. confidential source. It must bc so regarded unloss specifically released or reclassi- fiod by the Division of Naval Intelligence. - 1 - CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. Sce Noto T.BLE VIII (B)(C-nt.) DEC 26 1940 FRENCH P.V.I.L LOSSES (Cent.) Date Date Cosunities Name Tons Sunk Deraged Cruse Killod Educated Remarks Subrarines DORIS - 552 5/10/40 Terp. ? ? In North Ser oporations. LORSE * 974 5/ /40 ? ? ? Overdue. Trowlers MARIE YETTE # 275 3/8/40 Collision Sank collision Girondo, L. CANCALOISE - ? LA LORIENTAISE - ? TERRE EUVE 859 ? Patrol Vesscls BARSAC # 1,050 12/6/39 Grounded injll 1rst Monr Marin on st rn Sprnish Atlon- tic Coast. Tanker LE NIGHTS* 5,482 Reported 3 ribs Dutch Const. 5/23/40 Notos: (*) Official French sources. (i) Believed reliable. (0) Doubtful reliability. Note: See Supplement of 6/26/40. - 1 (n) - CONFIDENTIAL DENTIAL FIDENTIAL O.N.I. de Note TABLE VIII (B) (RED LICUIDATION) DEC 26 1940 Part I - Sunk or Neutralized FRENCH NAVAL LOSSES Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Battleships BRETAGNE # 22,189 7/3/40 1,000 e Blown up at Oran. DUNKERQUE # 26,500 7/3/40 )About )About Beached after 7/6/40 ) ) British attack. PROVENCE # 22,189 7/3/40 )200 )150 Set afire at Oran. Repaired and nearly rea- dy to sail. Amconsul Algiert. 9/17/40. c/o STRASBOURG# 26,500 7/3/40 Torpedoed off Oran. RICHELIEU # 35,000 7/3/40 Attacked at Dakar. Almost repaired Amcon- sul Algiers 9/17/40.Amcon- sul Nigeria 8/14/40 "only one propeller damaged. " NA Paris 9/13/40 "One Torpedo from VT of Her- mes." Amconsul TOTAL 1 Sunk 5 Damaged DAKAR "one gun put out of Cruisers action by bomb! LA GALISSONIERE # Torpedoed off 7,600 7/5/40 Algiers by HMS PANDORA. Destroyers MOGADOR # 2,884 7/3/40? Reported set afire. Report- ed repaired 11/25/40. L'AUDACIEUX # 2,569 Announced 80 including 9/25/40 S.S.PERSEE Seaplane Tender COMMANDANT TESTE # 10,000 7/3/40 Sunk or set afire at Oran. Escort Vessels RIGUALT DE By British SS GENOUILLY # 1,969 7/4/40 Torp. off Algiers. BOUGAINVILLE* 1,969 10/11/40 Reported ser- iously damaged near Lebreville. Note (#): Believed reliable. Noto c/o: Superficial damage by fragments. This item is Confidential. The informa- tion proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or roclassified by the Division of Naval CONFIDENTIAL Intelligence, - 2 - FIDENTIAL FIDENTIAL O.N.I. Seo Note TABLE VIII (B)(RED LIQUIDATION) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 Part I - Sunk or Neutralized (Cont.) FRENCH NAVAL LOSSES Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killod Wounded Remarks Escort Vessels (Cont.) LE POULMIC* 350 11/15/40 (Free French P.G.) by onemy action. TOTAL 2 Sunk n. Damaged Submarines PERSEE* 1,379 Announced Sunk off Dakar. 9/25/40 AJAX # 1,379 Announced None Off coast of 9/25/40 Guinea. PONCELET # 1,379 11/10/40 Sunk off Libro- ville. SFAX* 1,379 12/20/40 Torpodoed 4 saved State Dept. Atlantic sido despatch quot- of Gibraltar. ing Gov. Gen. at DAKAR. TOTAL 4 Sunk Tanker RHONE # 2,785 12/20/40 "No casualties" State Dept. despatch quot- ing Gov. Gon. at DAKAR. Training Ship MEDOC # 1,166 11/26/40 V.T. In English Channel. Note (#): Believed reliable. Note c/o: Superficial darage by fragmonts. This item is Confidential. The informa- tion proceeds from P. confidential source. It must bo so regarded unless specifically released or reclassified by Division of Noval Intelligence. - 2 (a) - CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL CONF IDENTL'LL Soo Noto TABLE VIII (B) (RED Solution) O.N.I. (Part II - Ccp turod and Disermod) DEC 26 1940 FRENCH N.V.I. LOSSES Date Dato Comunition Namo Tone Captured Damaged Causo Killod Woundod Ramarks Battloships Cuptured LORRAINE # 22,189 7/ /40 PARIS # 22,189 7/ /40 COURBET # 22,189 7/ /40 Cruisors SUFFREN # 10,000 7/ /40 DUQUESNE # 10,000 7/ /40 TOURVILLE # 10,000 7/ /40 LA MOTTE PICQUET # 7,249 7/40 DUCUAY TROUIN 0 7,249 7/ / 10 Dostroyor Loadors 3 # ? 7/ /40 Dostroyors 11 # ? 7/ /40 Submarinos SURCOUF # 2,880 7/10 8 # ? / 40 Notos: (*) Official Fronch sources. (#) Bolioved roliablo. (c) Doubtful roliability. - 3 CONFIDENTIAL ONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note TABLE VIII (c) DEC 26 1940 GERLAN NAVAL LOSSES Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Retarks Battleships Apparently ADH. GRAF SPEE" 10,000 12/13/39 Gunfire 36 60 sustained serious dem- age. ADM. GRAF SPEE" 10,000 12/17/39 Scuttled - - Off Monto- video. Noet of crew In- terned in Argentine. LUTZOW # 10,000 12/ /39 Mine(Colli- ? ? Apparently (ex DEUTSCH- sion) damaged for- LAND ward, being repaired at Denzig. (Poss- ibly due coll ision CL ro- turned Wil- helmshafen about same time with damaged bow. SCHARNHORST # 26,000 4/9/40 Gunfire Forward turr- (RENOWN) ets possibly out of action one possible hit aft. ADM. SCHER # 10,000 4/11/40 Torpodo(es) Reported tow- (SPEARFISH) ed to Kicl. %LUTZOW @ 10,000 About From damage 4/10-12/40 in action in Skagerrak. SCHARNHORST # 26,000 6/13/40 Air attack %Hit by 500 lb bomb abaft funnel at Troudheim. SCHARNHORST # 26,000 Reported 1 torp. & By Brit. SS 6/20/40 2-500 lb. CLYDE & air- bombs. craft leaving Trondheim. Alusna Berlin reports 8/29 "Not seriously damaged" %BISHARK # 35,000 9/9/40 Air attack Reported bad- ly damaged by Alusna London TOTAL 1 Sunk 5 Damaged Notos: (*) Officially admitted by German Adminalty. (#) Believed roliable. (c) Doubtful reliability. Note $ This it cm is Confidential. The information proceeds from e confidential source. It must be 50 regarded unless spocifically roleased or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence. - 1 - CONFIDENTIAL DENTIAL FIDENTIAL O.N.I. Note TABLE VIII (c) (Cont.) DEC 26 1910 GERMAN NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killod Wounded Remarks Cruisers (a) Off Wilholms- BLUECHER e 10,000 9/4/39 Air attack Over one-half haven. Report- rescued. ed to have becr repaired at Danzig. ? # ? 12/13/39 Torp. ? ? By HMS SAIMON (SS) in North Soa. BLUECHER * 10,000 4/9/40 Gunfiro & Mine 30 survivors Norwegian coastal bat- teries & mine, Oslo. PRINZ EUGENE# 10,000 ? Reported over- hauling at Kiel "Badly damaged" TOTAL 1 Sunk 1 Damaged Cruisers (b) By HMS SALMON LEIPZIG # 6,000 ? 12/13/39 Torp. (SS) in North Sea;admittod by Gormans. Re- ported sunk by German N.A.Romo KOENIGSBERG @ 6,000 12/14/39 Torp. By HSU URSULA(SS) in (or KOELN) (6,000) mouth of Elbc (or EMDEN) (5,400) River. K/.RLSRUHE # 6,000 4/9/40 Torp. 3 Or 4 Off Kristian- (TRUANT) sand. 1 CL (KOLN ?) @ 6,000? 4/10/40 Bomb Bomb in Bergen- fjord. 1 CL(KOEVIGS- F.A.A. claimed BERG)* 6,000 4/10/40 3 bombs 3 bomb hits at Bergon. Later observation re- ported long oil Prior slick. LEIPZIG @ 6,000 4/23/40 ? Slight damage. EMDEN # 5,600 4/9/40 Tied up at Oslo Overhauling(Ger many) since 8/8/40 TOTAL 2 Sunk 2 Demaged Destroyers MAX SCHULTZ # 1,625 ? ? LEBERECHT M.AS # 1,625 ? ? 1 # ? 4/11/40 Torp. Claimod sunk - planos Trondheim. - 2 - CONFIDENTI NFIDENTIAL See CONFIDENTIAL Note O.N.I. TABLE VIII (c) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 GERMAN N..VAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Romhrks Destroyers (Cont.) ANTON SCHMIDT 1,811 4/10/40 Gunfire or Sunk - Narvik, torp. by British DD WILHEDI 1,811 4/10/40 Gunfire or HEIDKAMP # torp. DIETHERVON 1,811 4/13/40 Gunfire ROEDER # HANS LUDEV.NN # 1,811 4/13/40 Gunfire Sunk at Narvik WOLFGANG 1,625 4/13/40 Gunfire by British ZENKER # DDs and Warw BERND von 1,625 4/13/40 Gunfire spite. ARNIM # ERICH KOELINER# 1,625 4/13/40 Gunfire HERMANN KUNNE # 1,811 4/13/40 Gunfire ERICH GIESE # 1,625 4/13/40 Gunfire JAGUAR 800 4/?/40 Bonb Sunk at Bergen. ALBATROSS 800 4/?/40 Borb Sunk at Horten. TOTAL 14 Sunk Training Ship BRELSE # 1,460 5/9/40 Bombs Off entrence to Bergen harbor. Torpedo Boats 1* 600 ? ? South Coast 10 Norway. ? ? ? (Note: Germans admit loss of eloven unnaned destroyers. - 2 (a) CONFIDENTIAL INFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note TABLE VIII (c) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 GERMAN NAV/L LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killod Wounded Remarks Submarines Includes the following: Brit. sur- From N.A.Rome U-27 @ 500 10/21/39 face craft. quoting Italian news. U-39 @ 740 12/21/39 ? U- # 1,000 Prior to ? Found washed up 10/28/39 on Goodwin Sands; larger than any known pre-war type U-14 # 250 Prior to Bodies with escape 11/5/39 ? apparatus marked U-14 washed up on Coast near Folk- estone. U- # 12/12/39 Torp. By HMS SALMON (SS) Appeared to be a large type. U- # Prior to Bombs ? Sunk by bombing 2/1/40 attack of British flying boat. U - - # Prior to DD DD sank 2 U-boats. 2/9/40 ) U- / " " ) U- # 2/15/40 ? )Announced by )Admiralty. U- # If ? 5 U- # Announced Gunfire British DD off 3/14/40 N. E. coast of Scotland. U-21 # 250 Announced Grounded Salvaged. Interned 3/27/40 Norwegian presumably recap- water tured. & U-33 2 # 500 Prior 3/26/40 ? Captured. U- # If ? U-? # ? 4/10/40 ? ? Claimed by ZULU off Orkneys. U-? # ? 4/13/40 ? Narvik. $ U-49 # ? 4/13/40 ? ? Vaagafjordon crow captured by HMS FEARLESS. Pea 3 * ? 4/10-20/40 Norwogian campaign $ U- H ? 9/4/40 Air attack Bay of Biscay. E. h. report. U- # "large" 9/10/40 Torp. By HMS STURGEON off the Nazo. 184 Admiralty estimato of May believes 24 Gorman submarines destroyed. Data on German SS Losses incomplete. Note %: This item is Confidential. The information procceds from & confidential source. It must be so regarded unloss specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence. - 3 - CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. soo Noto page 3. Tablo VIII (c) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 GERM.N NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Dato to Casualti 38 Name Tons Sunk Denagod Causo Killod Voundod Romerks Mining Craft M- # 525 9/10/39 Mino Noar Trolloborg S.T. 701 # 426 10/21/39 # 71 Noor Island of Moon. 1 # 10/4/39 " 36 Near Island of Lolland. M-132 0 525 1/10/40 " Vrockage from this ship 24 driftod ashcro on west coast of Jutland. 1 (?) * ? ? ? Gorran High ) Command Sun- 1 (?) * ? ? ? )mary of 6 mos. )of wer lists )6 patrol or )ninoswooping )boats. Patrol Vossal 6 Announced ..ir 1* ? 3/27/40 acti on National 2 0 ? 4/25/40 ? Not confirmed. Transports, Morch ant Vessels, Staro Ships, Travlors (British claim to have sunk or captured about 300,000 tons of Gortan nerchant shipping dur ing Norwogian operations). Supply Ship Grounded by Brit. ALIMARK 12,000 ? 2/16/40 7 DD in Joosing Fjord. Ship later roturned to Germ- any. Notos: (*) Officially admitted by Garmen Admiralty. (#) Beliovod reliable. (o) Doubtful roliability. - 4 - CONFIDENTIAL Office of Naval Intelligence 300 Note Table VIII (D) NORWEGI.2: N.V.I. LOSSES DEC 26 1940 Date Date Cosunities Name Tons Sunk Damaged Causo Killod Tounded Romarks Coast Dofenso NORGE # 4,166 4/9/40 Tap ) By Gormn DD's ) 540 at Narvik. EIDSVOLD # 4,166 4/9/40 " ) % HAARFAGRE # 3,858 Capturod Captured by # ? Cormany % TORDENSKJOLD 3,858 Capturod do. ? Destroyers $ GYLLER # 597 Capturod ) ? ) Oupturod - ro- â BALDER / 597 is ) mannod by Scuttled at Fredrickstad, ) raised Gorman crows. £ ODIN # 597 " & commissioned by Germans at Horton. M AEGER # 597 ? Sunk at Stavengor M TOR # 597 ? Sunk by Nor- wégiens Minolayors $ OLAV TRYGG- cop turod Capturod by VASON # 1,596 ? Gormnay-renamed "ALBATROSS". FROYA # 760 ? Sunk at Trondhoim Submarines Capturod ( 2 B (class) # 420 ? Capturod by Gormny %1B( " ) # 420 ? Sunk by Gormany $24 ( e ) the 250 ? Sunk by Norway. $12 ( " ) 0 250 ? Sunk by Gormany. Tarpodo Boats Captured at HVLL e ? Oslc. TRYGG # 220 4/26/40 Bunk at anchor. Gunboats Sot afiro by Bri- SENJ.. (?)C 243 4/12/40 Gunfiro tish guns aftor capturo at Narvik (unconfirmod ropt. TYR e 281 4/21/40 Sunk Hardangorfjord. Noto $ This itam is Confidential. It procoods from a confidential sourco and must bo BO rogardod unlces spocifically reloased or roclassified by tho Div. of Naval Intolligenco. Notos: (*) Officially admittod by Narwogicn Admimity. (#) Boliovod roliablo, (o) Doubtful roliability. CONFIDENTIAL - 1 - CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note TABLE VIII (D) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 NORWEG IAN NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Fishery Protection Vessel have Under DA FRIDT JOF# Inc. NANSEN 1,300 11/11/40 Sunk off Scotish Coast. Quality Rember PRINO Destroper by books 30 achieve with prospe Cornan 4 1/11/20 States Dontal in herber of Fluids the 3 by Personal Under 1,268 5/22/44 of Dutability tom ,Deskroyed so provident Subscriber capture, 0-251 We 5/12/20 By personni Under of ten Deatroyed to previor $0.22 888 ed Last. 0-111 12° 56.6 Personal Under of Dear good 40 vent use by ang. Percedo Hoster 1-3 277 5/21/20 Grounded navore by c. 0. to prevent P. PLORISTOCS 525 VAN DER HOLSTA 525 Patrol HV 260 5/11/40 Note %: This item is Confidential. It proceeds from a confidential source and must Transing be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassified by the Division of Naval Intelligence. NOORG Notes: (*) Officially admitted by Norwegian Admiralty. (#) Believed reliable. (See (e) Doubtful reliability. of for Moter (*) Note 1. This Item Le concrosntial. The Information source. IS THE flod by Division CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note TABLE VIII (E) DEC 26 1940 NETHERLANDS NAVAL LOSSES Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Destroyers VAN GALEN # 1,316 5/10/40 Near misses Sunk in action. Rotterdam har- bor. G. CALLENBURGH* 1,628 5/12/40 Sunk by Per- Under construct- sonnel of ion. Destroyed TJERIL HIDDES* 1,628 5/12/40 Dutch to prevent P. VAN ALMONDE* 1,628 5/12/40 Navy capture. Gunboats J.K. VAN NASSAU°1,520 5/11/40 Bombs FRISO # 540 5/11/40 " Destroyed by BRINIO # 540 5/11/40 bombs in action with German 244 5/11/40 troops. BULGIA # Stuka bombed in harbor of Flush- ing. 3 ARMORED By Personnel Under construct- GUNBOATS * 1,268 5/12/40 of Dutch Navy ion. Destroyed to prevent capture. Submarines 0-25; 26; 27* 888 5/12/40 By Personnel Under construct- of Dutch Navy ion. Destroyed to prevent capture. $0-21* 888 11/20/40 Overdue - Presum- ed lost. 0-11; 12th 546 5/12/40 By Personnel Under repair. of Dutch Navy Damaged to pre- vent use by enemy Torpedo Boats Z - 3th 277 5/11/40 Grounded Ran ashore by C. 0. to prevent capture. Minesweepers P. FLORISZOON* 525 5/11/40 VAN DER HULST* 525 Patrol Vessels BV - 34 260 5/11/40 BV - 37 359 If Training Ship NOORD - BRABANT 5/11/40 TOTAL 21 Sunk 2 Damaged (See ALUSNA-THE HAGUE Serial R-120 of 8/19/40 for details of Dutch Naval liquidation). Note: (*) Officially admitted by official Netherlands source. Note %: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be 80 regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by Division of Naval Intelligence. - 1 - CONFIDENTIAL IDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note TABLE VIII (F) DEC 26 1040 ITALIAN NAVAL LOSSES Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Battleships GIULIO Gunfire; CESARE # 23,622 7/9/40 also by own 2 off. 69 70 mi, E. of aircraft. Pt. Stilo. CONTE DI Own Undergoing re- CAVOUR * 23,622 7/9/40 aircraft. pairs at TARANTO, CAVOUR # 23,622 11/12/40 V.T. (F.A.A.) At TARANTO very badly damaged - probably lost. A.DORIA * 23,622 If II At TARANTO. 3 mos to repair. LITTORIO * 35,000 " If At TARANTO. 3 mos to repair. TOTAL 5 Damaged Coast Defence SAN GIORGIO 49 9,232 6/12/40 Bombs ? ? Set afire at Tobruk. Cruisers (a) %BOLZANO # 10,000 7/9/40 Gunfire Ionian Sea action Six torpedoes %POLA # 10,000 ? Torp. spread at 400 yds.-British SS, %BOLZANO # 10,000 11/12/40 V.T.(F.A.A.) FIUME * 10,000 11/28/40 Gunfire Hit by 1 dud. Cruisers (b) B. COLLEONI * 5,069 7/21/40 Gunfire By HMAS SYDNEY. Destroyers Reported British forces. ESPERO * 1,073 6/29/40 Gunfire Announced as "overdue." ZEFFIRO # 1,073 7/10/40 Central Mediter- ranean. Prior 1 # ? 7/16/40 (See NA Rome T-380 of 7/17) 1 C ? 8/22/40 Bomb By R.A.F. at Bomba Libya. $ 1 # - 9/16/40 Air attack HIS Illustrious planes in attack- ing Benghosi. PALESTRO # 862 9/22/40 SS (Torp) In Adriatic by HMS OSIRIS BA announced 10/4/40. Notes: (*) Officially admitted by official Italian sources. (#) Believed reliable. (@) Doubtful reliability. I Note %: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence, - 1 - CONFIDENTIAL ONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note TABLE VIII (F) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 ITALIAN NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Destroyers (Cont.) %ARTIGLIERE * 1,620 10/11/40 Gunfiro 3 sunk; 1 badly damaged in %ARIEL # 679 10/11/40 If night oncounter %ALCIONE * 679 10/11/40 If with HMS AJAX. SC. NERA # 1,620 10/11/40 Torp. Torp. hit boil- er room. FRANCESCO NULLO * 1,058 10/21/40 In Red Soa. Ran ashore and blown up by a torpodo from HLS KIMBERLY. Italians say "scuttled". LANCIERE * 1,620 11/27/40 Gunfire Off Sardinia in elash with Brit ish Mon-of-War. "Seriously dam- aged". 1 DD # - 12/5/40 Bombs Greek communi- que states in Porto Edda, half submerged. TOTAL 10 Sunk 3 Damaged Note %: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from & confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence. CONFIDENTI - 1 (a) - ENTIAL O.N.I. Note TABLE VIII (F) (Cont.) DEC 26 1940 ITALIAN NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Submarines Near Malta 1 # ? 6/13/40 ? ? ? (Brit. Admir- alty). 1 # ? 6/13/40 ? ? ? Near Gibraltar (Brit. Admir- alty). 1 # ? 6/13/40 ? ? ? Put in Couta. 2 # ? 6/16/40 ? ? ? Claimed by Captured Brit. Admiralty. 1 # ? 6/19/40 Gunfire Shellod & cap- turod by LA Captured CURIRUSE. 1 # ? 6/21/40 Gunfiro Prisoners) 3 off. Captured by (G.GALILEI ?) 880(?) ) 37 men H.M. trawlor MOONSTONE & air- craft in Rod Sea. 1 # ? Reported Gunfire Sunk in Red Sea. 6/23/40 1 # ? Reported ? #... 6/27/40 2 # ? Reported 6/29/40 1 # ? 7/10/40 Torp. By HMS PARTHIAN. 1 * ? Reported 7/14/40 ? 1 # ? 7/17/40 1 * ? 8/22/40 VT By R.A.F. at Bomba. 1 # ? 9/29/40 British DD's In Mediterran- Captured ean. 2 1 # ? 10/2/40 By DD'S off Alexandria. 2 # ? 11/3/40 Failed to re- turn. Presum- ed lost. NAIADE # 591 12/14/40 ? By British DD's off Bardia. TOTAL 19 Sunk 1 Damaged (% N.A.Romo estimatos 30 SS lost by Italians 9/27/40.) Submarino Tondor 1 # ? 6/12/40 Bombs ? ? Afire & beached. 1 @ ? 8/22/40 Bombs By R.A.F. at TOTAL 1 Sunk 1 Damaged Bomba. Motor Torpedo Boats $ 2 MTB # 9/6/40 Gunfire Off Rhodes by 1 MTB # 9/6/40 Gunfire HMAS SYDNEY. TOTAL 2 Sunk 1 Damaged TORPEDO BOAT 1 TB * /40 SS In the Ionian Notes: (*) Officially admitted by official Italian sources, Sea. (#) Believed reliable, (c) Doubtful reliability. Note %: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must De so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence. - 2 - CONFIDENTIAL PSF Navy THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Shiphnsses CONFIDENTIAL January 7, 1941. filed MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT The attached table of comparative naval strengths on December 31, 1940, compiled by ONI, is forwarded for the President's information. Respectfull D.Carengha D.J. CALLAGHAN Franklin D. Roosevelt Library DECLASSIFIED Franklin D. Roosevelt Library DECLASSIFIED ONFIDENTIAL DOD DIR. 0200 5200.9 CONPIDENTIAL Office of Naval Intelligence Op-16-F-10 Signature Date- 4-22-70 JR December 31, 1940. Signature TABLE VI COMPARATIVE NAVAL STRENGTHS BUILT G.B. FRANCE JAPAN U.S. ITALY GERMANY RUSSIA SPAIN TURKEY BB % © & $ (35,0004) 2 - -- | 2 2 I --- - BB (27-35,000) 11 -- 8 12 - -- - -- -- (27,000-) -- 1 - -- 3 2 1 -- -- OBB : -- 2 3 1 - 2 - - OBB CC 3 - -- -- -- - - - -- CC OCC : -- - - - --- - - 1 OCC CV 7 1 7 6 -- 1 - - - CV OCV 1 -- - - - -- - -- -- OCV CA 15 4 18 18 7 5 # 5 1 -- CA OCA - -- 6 -- 1 - - -- - OCA CL 30 10 11 17 11 4 2 5 - CL OCL 22 - 10 ## 2 2 -- 2 -- 2 OCL DL $ 30th 24 - 13 - 9 (e) 9 - -- DL DD 85ᵗᴴᴴ 27 75 72 80 20 (e) 40 13 4 DD ODD 118**** 1 50 74 37 - 15 5 -- ODD SS 34 50 39 37 85 118 (e) 160 8 7 SS OSS 13 10 33 68 7 2 13 2 -- OSS TOTAL 371 128 259 322 236 163 249 34 14 Greek Navy comprises following available naval vessels: - 1 OCA; 6 DDs; 4 ODDs; 6 SSs;13 old TBs; 2 MTBs; 10 Auxiliaries. $ DL's include all DD types of 1800 tons or over. $ Does not include the following French ships reported under British control: 1 BB; 2 OBBs; 3 CAS; 1 CL; 2 DLs; 11 DDs; 8 SSs; 1 OSS. # Does not include 1 Polish DL. ** Does not include 1 Polish DD nor one Norwegian TB of 597 tons now reported in England. *** Includes 50 ODD's acquired by Great Britain from United States but does not include any of the 900 ton type escort vessels of which 11 are believed completed; nor ono old Norwegian TB of 520 tons. 6 The only French ships onunerated in this column are thoso considered as immodiately effective units under control of Vichy Government. ## Includes YUBARI (2,890 tons) and 2 OCLs totalling 8,800 tons. & Following Italian ships believed presently ineffective due to attack of F.A.A. on Taranto 11/12/40: 1 BB; 2 OBBs; 2 Cruisers. One additional CA believed sunk by British SS. # Includes 2 pocket battleships. (e) Estimated. $ Statistics on Russian Navy are particularly incomplete and consequently unreliable. Recent unconfirmed reports credit Russia with 244 SSe and OSSs. Op-16-F-10 DISTRIBUTION: Op - 10 Gen. Board C-in-C U.S. ComMirBatFor Op 12 BuShips C-in-C AF Com One-Sixteen Op - 16 M.I.D. Combatfor Kar College Op 16 - F Aide to President Comscofor Marine Corps Op - 22 Aide to SecNav Comrolfor CONFIDENTIAL PSF / Navy THE WHITE HOUSE Shiphosses WASHINGTON January 10, 1941. CONFIDENTIAL file MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT The attached table indicating men-of-war sunk or damaged during the present war, prepared by ONI, is forwarded for the information of the President. Respectfully, 'J. CALLAGHAN Library DECLASSIFIED --- Office of Naval Intelligenco 26 December 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt Library TABLE IX DECLASSIFIED KEN-OF-WAR SUNK OR DAMAGED DURING PRESENT WAR DOD DIR. 5200.9 (9/27/8ERSIFIED BY CAUSES AND TYPES) Date- 4- 22% SUNK Signature- 80102 BRITISH Internal Other Colli- Explo- Depth Causes or Bombs Torps. Gunfire Mines sion sions Charges Unknown Total BB - 1 - - - - - - 1 BB CC - - - o CC - - - - - CV - 1 1 - - - - - 2 CV CA - - - - - - - - 0 CA CL 1 1 - - - - - 1 3 CL DD 14th 6 5 7 4 - - 1 37 DD SS - 1 - - 1 1 2 23" 28 SS PG-PY 2 3 2 3 1 - - 4 15 PG-PY AM 2 - - 2 1 - - 7 12 AM XCL - 8 2 - - - - - 10 XCL TR 28 1 4 31 2 - - 36 102 TR AP-AK-AO 1 2 2 - - - - 4 9 AP-AK-AO XCM 1 - - 1 - - - 1 3 XCM Aux. 1 - - 3 - - - 14 18 Aux. Total 50 24 16 47 9 1 2 91 240 Total British Sunk: 240 *Includes Polish DD GROi and Polish SS ORZEL - operating with British Navy, also H. M. submarine SEAL captured. *** Includes Drifters, AVP, Tugs, Boarding Vessels, Survey Ship. FRENCH BB - - - - - - - - 0 BB CV - - - - - - 0 CV - - CA - 0 CA - - - - - - - CL - - - - - - - - 0 CL DD 5 3th - - - 2 - 1 11 DD SS - 1 - - - - - 1 2 SS PG - 1 1 PG - - - - - - TR - - - - 1 - - 3 4 TR CM - - - - - 1 - - 1 CM Aux. 1 - - - - - - - 1 Aux. Total 6 4 - - 1 3 - 6 20 Total French Sunk prior to armistice: 20 **One unconfirmed. Post armistice losses: Sunk or badly damaged - 3 BB, 1 CL, 2 DL, 1 AV, 2 PG, 4 SS, 2 Aux, Damaged - 2 BB Captured or interned by British - 3 BB, 3 CA, 2 CL, 3 DL, 11 DD, 9 SS. Note: Abbroviation TR designates Trawlers. Op-16-F-10 DISTRIBUTION: Op-10 General Board C-in-C U.S. ComAirBatFor Op-16 BuShips C-in-C AF Com One-Sixteen Op-16-F Aide to President Combatfor War College Op-12 M.I.D. Comscofor Marine Corps Op-22 Aide to SecNav. Comrolfor - 1- CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL Office of Naval Intelligence 26 December 1940 TABLE IX (Cont.) MEN-OF-MAR SUNK OR DAMAGED DURING PRESENT WAR (Cont.) (CLASSIFIED 3" CAUSES AND TYPES) SUNK GERMAN Internal Other Colli- Explo- Depth Causes or Bombs Torps. Gunfire Mines sion sions Charges Unknown Total BB - - - - - - - I 0 BB BB (pocket) - - - - - - - 1th 1 BB (poc.) CA - - 1 - - - - - 1 CA CL 1 ? 1 - - - - - - 2 CL DD 3 2 8 - - - - 2 15 DD SS (Conflicting clains of losses. Conservative estimater range between 30 and 40) TB - - - - - - - 2 2 TB PG 1 - - - - - - - 1 PG AM - - - :- - - - 2 6 AM TR (None reported) tons 0 TR AP-AO-AK (British claim some 300,000 sunk or captured) AP-AO -AK Total 5 3 9 4 - - - 7 28 Total Gerran Surface combatant craft sunk: 28 # Pocket BB LUTZOV. also reported sunk, but not confirmed. $ Training ship BRE SE of destroyer type is included. NORVEGIAN Coast Coast Defense - 2 - - - - - - 2 Def. DD - - - - - - - 2 2 DD ODD - - - - - - - - o ODD TB - - - - - - - 1 1 TB SS - - - - - - - 4 4 SS PG - - - - - - - 2 2 PG CM - - - - - - - 1 1 CM AM - - - - - - - - o AM Total - 2 - - - - - 10 12 Total Norwegian sunk: 12 Also 2 Coast Defense) 3 DD )Reported. 1 CM Captured. 2 SS ) 1 Torpodo Boat ) Note: Abbreviation TR designates Trawlers. - 2 - CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL Office of Naval Intelligence 26 December 1940. TABLE IX (Cont.) MEN-OF-WAR SUNK OR DAMAGED DURING PRESENT WAR (Cont.) (CLASSIFIED BY CAUSES AND TYPES) SUNK NETHERLANDS Internal Other Colli- Explo- Depth Causes or Bombs Torps, Gunfire Mines sion sions Charges Unknown Total CL - - - - - - - - o CL DD 1 - - - - - - 3th 4 DD SS - - - - - - - 6# 6 SS PG 4 - - - - - - 3th 7 PG TB - - - - - - - 1 1 TB AM - - - - - - - 2 2 AM Aux. - - - - = - - 3 3 Aux. Total 5 - - - - - - 18 23 Total Nethorlands sunk (or captured): 23 Five were under construction - destroyed by own forces to prevent capture, including 2 SS damaged by Dutch, but capable of repair (1 year) by German captors. One SS (0-21) lost in service with British. ITALIAN BB - - - - - - - - o BB CA - 1 - - - - - - 1 CA CL - - 1 - - - - - 1 CL DD 1 2 4 - - - - 2 9 DD SS* - 2 the - - - 3 11 19 SS PG - - - - - - - - 0 PG LTB - 3 - - - - - - 3 MTB Aux. - - - - - - - - o Aux. Total 1 8 8 - - - 3 13 33 Total Italian sunk: 33 "Includes two SS captured, one by British, one by French. Does not include unconfirmed reports of sinking 1 DD and 1 AS (small). ## N.A. Rome estimates 30 SS lost by Italians 9-27-40 - 3 - CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL Office of Naval Intelligence 26 December 1940 TABLE IX (Cont.) MEN-OF-WAR SUNK OR DAMAGED DURING PRESENT WAR (Cont.) (CLASSIFIED BY CAUSES AND TYPES) DAMAGED BRITISH Internal Other Colli- Explo- Depth Causes or Bombs Torps. Gunfire Minos sion sions Charges Unknown Total BB 2 2 - 1 - - - - 5 BB CC - - 1 - - - - - 1 CC CV - I - - 1 - - 1 2 CV CA 3 1 3 - 1 - - - 8 CA** CL*** 10 3 3 2 2 - - 3 23 CL** DD 24 4 8 3 9 - - 21 69 DD SS - - - 1 - - - 1 2 SS PG 9 - - 3 - - - 1 13 PG AM 8 - - - 1 - - - 9 AM XCL 1 1 2 I - - - I 4 XCL TR 2 - - - 1 - - 3 6 TR AP-AK-AO 1 (Also numerous unconfirmed German claims ) 3 4 AP-AK-AO Aux. 3 - - - - - - - 3 Aux. Total 63 11 17 10 15 - - 33 149 Total British damaged: 149 **SUFFOLK (CA) demaged twice, GLASGOW (CL) twice, and SOUTHALPTON (CL) three times. Each case listed separately. PG includes Escort Vesscls. FRENCH BB - - - - - - - - 0 BB CV - - - - - - - - 0 CV CA - - - - - - - - 0 CA CL - - - - I - - - 0 CL DD 6 1 - - - - - - 7 DD SS - - - - - - - - 0 SS TR - - - - - - - - 0 TR CM 1 - - - - : - - 1 CM Total 7 1 - - - - - - 8 Total French damaged: Prior to armistice - - 8 Post cruistice - 2 BB + 1 PG. Note: Abbreviation TR designates Trawlers. - 4 - CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL Office of Naval Intelligence 26 December 1940 TABLE IX (Cont.) MEN-OF-WAR SUNK OR DAMAGED DURING PRESENT WAR (Cont.) (CLASSIFIED BY CAUSES AND TYPES) DAMAGED GERMAN . Internal Other Colli- Explo- Depth Causes or Bombs Torps. Gunfire Mines sion sions Charges Unknown Total BB 1 - 1 - - - I - 2 BB BB (pocket) - 1 1* 1 - - - - 3 BB (poc.) CA 1* - - 1 - - - - 2 CA CL 1 2# - - - - - 2# 5 CL# DD - 1 3* - - - - - 4 DD SS (No data available on submarines damaged) AP-AK (Data too incomplete to classify) 1 1 AP-AK PG 1 - - - - - - - 1 PG Total 4 4 5 2 - - I 3 18 Total German surface combatant craft damaged: 18 *Later sunk. SCHARNHORST (BB) damaged by bombs, torpedoes and gunfiro on separate occasions. #LEIPZIG damaged twice. PG = BRELISE ITALIAN BB 1ˢᵗ ** 1 - - - - - 5 BB CA - 1ˢᵗ 2 - - - - I 3 CA OCA 1 - - - - I - - 1 OCA DD 1 - 2 - - - - - 3 DD SS - - - - - - - 1 1 SS AS (Small) 1 - - - - - - - 1 AS MTB - - 1 - - - - - 1 MTB Total 4 4 6 - - - I 1 15 Total Italian damaged: 15 "By own aircraft. "By VT of F.A.A. - 5 - CONFIDENTIAL / psF Navy THE WHITE HOUSE Shiptiosses WASHINGTON filled January 10, 1941. MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT There are forwarded herewith for the President's information, the following tables which have been prepared in ONI: Comparison of Merchant Marine War Losses to January 5, 1941. Number and Tonnage of Merchant Marine War Losses from Sept. 3, 1939 through December 31, 1940, arranged by type of losses and by country. Respectful D J.J. CALLAGHAN on-confidential Office or Naval Intelligence TABLE M-I COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1917* and 1939) JAN 7 1941 (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Week and Month Indicated 1917* 1939 Allied and Allied and Week British Neutral Total Week British Neutral Total Feb. 1-7 inc.* 91,675 Sept. 3-9 inc. 58,435 - 58,435 8-14 69,061 10-16 70,337 21,106 91,443 15-21 70,168 17-23 21,763 3,623 25,386 22-28 86,060 24-30 4,933 21,048 25,981 Total February 316,964 223,042 540,006 Total September 155,468 45,777 201,245 March 1-7 67,046 Oct. 1-7 14,107 28,405 42,512 8-14 95,835 8-14 18,084 41,877 59,961 15-21 57,197 15-21 17,265 22,428 39,693 22-28 105,277 22-28 20,738 13,983 34,721 March 29-April 4 74,018 Oct. 29-Nov. 4 19,254 28,478 47,732 Total March 357,064 236,777 593,841 Total October 84,131 111,552 195,683 April 5-11 86,938 Nov. 5-11 655 1,024 1,679 12-18 140,530 12-18 20,154 26,186 46,340 19-25 173,363 19-25 34,253 52,860 87,113 April 26-May 2 151,730 Nov. 26-Dec, 2 47,140 20,660 67,800 Total April 551,202 329,825 881,027 Total November 90,314 122,048 212,362 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17-4/30/17 1,225,230 789,644 2,014,874 9/3/39-11/30/39 329,913 279,377 609,290 (3 months) (3 months) Note (1) Monthly totals are the summation of daily totals, thus do not agree with summation of weekly totals. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No weekly data available for 1917 Allied and Neutral ship losses. # Wook beginning Fobruary 1, 1917 was solected for the basis of comparison with the opening week of the present war because both weeks mark the beginning of unrestricted submarine warfare. F-10 Distribution: Op-10 Maritimo Com. ComBatFor Com Ono-Sixteon Op-16 Treasury Dept. ComScoFor Naval War College Op-16-F C-in-C U.S. ComRolFor Marine Corps Aido to Prosident > C-in-C A.F. ComMirBatFor - 1 - n-confidential Office of Naval Intelligenco TABLE M-I COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1917 and 1939-40) (Cont.) JAN 7 1941 (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Wook and Month Indicated 1917 1939- 40 Allied and Allied and Week British Noutral Total Wook British Neutral Total Brought forward. Brought forward. Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 4/30/17 1,225,230 789,644 2,014,874 9/3/39 11/30/39 329,913 279,377 609,290 (3 months) (3 months) May 3-9 72,574 Dec. 3-9 66,205 34,906 101,111 10-16 87,544 10-16 51,029 39,273 90,302 17-23 70,214 17-23 13,635 23,347 36,982 24-30 68,046 24-30 3,606 1,897 5,503 334-June 6 73,590 31-Jan, 6, '40 20,809 5,873 26,682 Total May 353,737 242,892 596,629 Total December 151,680 105,984 257,664 June 7-13 124,504 Jan. 7-13 48,506 31,311 79,817 14-20 100,421 14-20 16,902 37,143 54,045 21-27 115,531 21-27 25,396 36,231 61,627 28-July 3 37,594 28-Feb, 3 31,354 30,531 61,885 Total June 419,267 268,240 687,507 Total January 122,185 136,999 259,184 July 4-10 86,589 Feb. 4-10 33,033 20,119 53,152 11-17 49,740 11-17 47,845 48,249 96,094 18-24 98,977 18-24 28,336 45,554 73,890 25-31 98,925 25-March 2 20,355 27,848 48,203 Total July 367,594 190,394 557,988 Total February 141,757 133,662 275,419 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 7/31/17 2,365,828 1,491,170 3,856,998 9/3/39 - 2/29/40 745,535 656,022 1,401,557 16 months) (6 months) Note (1) Monthly totals are the summation of daily totals, thus do not agree with summation of weekly totals. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No wookly data available for 1917 Allied and Neutral ship losses. - 2 - on-confidential Office of NAVEL intelligence TABLE M-I COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1917 and 1940) (Cont.) JAN 7 1941 (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Week and Month Indicated 1917 1940 Alliod and Allied and Week British Neutral Total Week British Noutral Total Brought forward. Brought forward Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 7/31/17 2,365,828 1,491,170 3,856,998 9/3/39 - 2/29/40 745,535 656,022 1,401,557 (6 months) (6 months) Aug. 1-7 66,880 March 3-9 16,848 9,274 26,112 8-14 43,613 10-16 23,034 18,509 41,543 15-21 102,353 17-23 7,305 29,358 36,663 22-28 83,714 24-30 12,316 8,762 21,078 29-Sept. 4 67,566 31-April 6 590 4,176 4,766 Total August 330,052 181,678 511,730 Total March 68,087 78,101 146,188 Sept. 5-11 55,131 April 7-13 30,803 27,556 58,359 12-18 49,050 14-20 20,926 11,406 32,332 19-25 33,638 21-27 2,617 11,290 13,907 26-Oct, 2 47,472 28-Nay 5 (4) 6,689 1,756 8,445 Total September 196,457 155,291 351,748 Total April 54,936 65,928 120,864 Oct. 3-9 57,116 May 6-12 8,955 37,714 46,669 10-16 45,629 13-19 929 45,672 46,601 17-23 104,944 20-26 10,913 35,119 46,032 24-30 40,491 27-June 2 78,715 26,983 105,698 31-Nov. 6 20,380 Total October 276,359 182,199 458,558 Total May 106,201 147,244 253,445 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 10/31/17 3,168,696 2,010,338 5,179,034 9/3/39 5/31/40 974,759 947,295 1,922,054 (9 months) 19 months) Note (1) Monthly totals are the summation of daily totals, thus do not agree with summation of weekly totals. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No weekly data available for 1917 Allied and Neutral ship losses. Note (4) Since May 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced names and tonnages of merchant ships lost; however, a weekly announcement of total tonnage lost is made. - 3 - on-confidential Office of Naval Intelligence TABLE N-I COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1917-18 and 1940) (Cont.) JAN 7 1941 (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Bleck and Month Indicated 1917-18 1940 Allied and *Alliod and Week British Neutral Total Week British Noutral Total Brought forward. Brought forward. (4) (4) (4) Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 10/31/17 3,168,696 2,010,338 5,179,034 9/3/39 - 5/31/40 974,759 947,295 1,922,054 (9 months) (9 months) Nov. 7-13 26,057 June 3-9 45,936 6,095 52,031 14-20 49,864 10-16 57,526 54,744 112,270 21-27 62,865 17-23 92,322 119,329 211,651 28-Dec, 4 56,898 24-30 74,412 37,144 111,586 Total November 173.647 115,565 289,212 Total June 270,226 217,312 487,538 Dec. 5-11 43,137 July 1-7 75,833 39,195 115,028 12-18 41,575 8-14 32,963 28,069 61,032 19-25 73,856 15-21 37,577 12,280 49,857 26-Jan. 1 65,222 22-28 65,601 7,090 72,691 29-Aug. 4 60,058 15,066 75,124 Total December 253,500 145,611 399,111 Total July 211,974 86,634 298,608 Jan. 2-8 63,723 Aug. 5-11 32,257 23,259 55,516 9-15 15,152 12-18 41,175 27,112 68,287 16-22 39,389 19-25 69,340 13,049 82,389 23-29 33,291 26-Sept. 1 56,020 33,838 89,858 30-Fob. 5 98,904 Total January 180,348 126,310 306,658 Total August 258,850 113,211 372,061 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 1/30/18 3,776,191 2,397,824 6,174,015 9/3/39 - 8/31/40 1,715,809 1,364,452 3,080,261 (12 months) (12 months) Note (1) Monthly totals for 1918 are the summation of daily totals. Monthly totals for 1940 are the summation of wookly totals, as daily totals are not available. See Note (4) below. # Includos all flags except activo belligerents, ie., Groat Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Britain, Germany, and Italy (aftor June 10, 1940). Noto (3) No weekly data available for 1917-18 Allied and Neutral ship losses. Note (4) Since May 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced names and tonnages of merchant ships lost; however, a weekly announce- mont, of total tonnor lost in made. - 4 - looW rou-confidential TABLE A-1 Oriico 01 HAVAY intolligence COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1918 and 1940) (Cont,) (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Week and Month Indicated JAN 7 1941 1918 1940-41 Cumulativo Total Week British Allied and Total Week British *Allied and Total British British, Allied Neutral Neutral and Neutral Brought forward. Brought forward, (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17-1/30/18 3,776,191 2,397,824 6,174,015 9/3/39-8/31/40 1,715,809 1,364,452 3,080,261 1,715,809 3,080,261 (12 months) (12 months) Fob. 6-12 32,961 Sept. 2-8 28,200 44,076 72,276 1,744,009 3,152,537 13-19 48,491 9-15 29,246 39,204 68,450 1,773,255 3,220,987 20-26 62,432 16-22 131,857 17,011 148,868 1,905,112 3,369,855 27-March 5 44,208 23-29 55,927 42,476 98,403 1,961,039 3,468,258 30-Oct. 6 24,943 6,151 31,094 1,985,982 3,499,352 Total February 227,582 91,375 318,957 Total September 245,230 142,767 387,997 1,961,039 3,468,258 March 6-12 35,289 Oct. 7-13 32,370 30,895 63,265 2,018,352 3,562,617 13-19 65,451 14-20 146,528 51,502 198,030 2,164,880 3,760,647 20-26 46,405 21-27 52,334 6,847 59,181 2,217,214 3,819,828 27-April 2 21,852 28-Nov. 3 23,261 6,986 30,247 2,240,475 3,850,075 Total March 199,751 142,846 342,597 Total October 279,436 102,381 381,817 2,240,475 3,850,075 April 3-9 23,819 Nov. 4-10 61,200 10,547 71,747 2,301,675 3,921,822 10-16 75,914 11-17 50,449 9,085 59,534 2,352,124 3,981,356 17-23 51,208 18-24 80,426 12,415 92,841 2,432,550 4,074,197 24-30 59,919 25-Dec. 1 50,858 30,800 81,658 2,483,408 4,155,855 Total April 215,784 62,935 278,719 Total November 242,933 62,847 305,780 2,483,408 4,155,855 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17-4/30/18 4,419,308 2,694,980 7,114,288 9/3/39-11/30/40 2,483,408 1,672,447 4,155,855 2,483,408 4,155,855 (15 months) (15 months) Note (1) Monthly totals for 1918 are the summation of daily totals. Monthly totals for 1940 are the summation of weekly totals, as daily totals are not available. See Note (4) below. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No weekly data available for 1918 Allied and Neutral ship losses. Note (4) Since May 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced namos and tonnages of morchant ships lost; however, a weckly announce- ment of total tonnnge lost is made. Includes all flags except active belligerents, i.e., Great Britain, Germany and Italy (after June 10, 1940). - 5 confidential TABLE M-I Office of Naval Intelligonce COMPARISON OF MERCHANT- MARINE WAR LOSSES (1918 and 1940) (Cont,) (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Week and Month Indicated JAN 7 1941 1918 1940-41 Cumulative Total Week British Allied and Total Woek British *Allied and Total British British, Allied Neutral Neutral and Neutral Brought forward. Brought forward. (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 4/30/18 4,419,308 2,694,980 7,114,288 9/3/39 11/30/40 2,483,408 1,672,447 4,155,855 2,483,408 4,155,855 (15 months) (15 months) May 1-7 39,389 Dec. 2-8 86,740 14,450 101,190 2,570,148 4,257,045 8-14 41,600 9-15 30,830 10,646 41,476 2,600,978 4,298,521 15-21 46,403 16-22 32,849 10,451 43,300 2,633,827 4,341,821 22-28 37,410 23-29 18,208 19,348 37,556 2,652,035 4,379,377 29-June 4 37,535 30-Jan.5, '41 54,875 41,042 95,917 2,706,910 4,475,294 Total May 192,940 102,580 295,520 Total Docomber 168,627 54,895 223,522 2,652,035 4,379,377 June 5-11 60,757 Jan 6-12 12-18 22,141 13-19 19-25 30,179 20-26 26-July 2 53,542 27-Feb, 2 Total June 163,629 91,958 255,587 Total January July 3-9 29,741 Feb. 3-9 10-16 33,919 10-16 17-23 64,041 17-23 24-30 25,916 24-Mar. 2 31-Aug. 5 22,783 Total July 166,004 94,963 260,967 Total February Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 7/31/18 4,941,881 2,984,481 7,926,362 9/3/39 - 2/28/40 (18 months) (18 months) Note (1) Monthly totals for 1918 are the summation of daily totals. Monthly totals for 1940 are the sunnation of wookly totals, as daily totals are not available. See Note (4) below. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No weekly data available for 1918 Allied and Noutral ship losses. Note (4) Since May 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced names and tonnages of merchant ships lost; however, a weekly announce- mont of total tonnage lost is made. Recent tabulated losses are accordingly subject to rovision ponding issuance of weekly report. # Includes all flags except active bolligerents, 1,e., Great Britain, Germany and Italy (after June 10, 1940). -6- Non-confidential Office O₂ Navas intelligence January 6, 1941 TABLE M - IV NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES FROM SEPTEMBER 3, 1939 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1940 ARRANGED BY TYPE OF LOSSES AND BY COUNTRY COUNTRY SUBMARINE MINE GUNFIRE AIR ATTACK CAPTURE SCUTTLING WRECK-WAR CAUSE CAUSE UNKNOWN TOTAL No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons (GROSS TONS) Great Britain 193 1,068,788 62 232,783 43 214,900 61 186,195 31 68,351 243 885,294 633 2,656,311 *Allied Countries 55 271,994 27 95,545 7 35,035 13 94,224 4 34,067 5 24,251 4 24,551 39 91,748 154 671,415 **Neutral Countries 136 452,138 103 201,244 3 8,191 25 51,314 23 40,950 23 64,329 76 222,221 389 1,120,387 Germany ,9 50,158 7 17,831 16 101,916 65 306,484 32 196,417 10 43,753 13 44,251 152 760,810 ***Italy 6 31,614 2 9,967 28 155,332 6 33,386 1 6,107 43 236,406 TOTAL ALL 399 1,874,692 199 627,403 71 370,009 99 331,733 120 536,833 43 254,054 69 207,091 371 1,243,514 1371 5,445,329 COUNTRIES - Includes France since beginning if present war, Norway since April 9, 1940, The Netherlands and Belgium since May 10, 1940. ** Leading Neutral Countries in order of losses: Sweden, Greece, Denmark, Finland, Estonia and Panama. ***Since becoming a belligerent on June 10, 1940. Italian losses prior to June 10, 1940 are included among Neutral Countries. Note: All figures subject to revision as more information becomes available. F-10 Distribution: Op-10 Maritime Com. ComBatFor Com One-Sixteen Op-16 Treasury Dept. ComScoFor Naval War College Op-16-F C-in-C U.S. ComRolFor Marine Corps Aide to President C-1n-C A.F. ComAirBatFor -1- Non-confidential Office of Naval Intelligence January 6, 1941 TABLE M - IV NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES OF GREAT BRITAIN ARRANGED BY TYPE OF LOSSES AND BY MONTHS MONTH SUBMARINE MINE GUNFIRE AIR ATTACK CAPTURE SCUTTLING WRECK-WAR CAUSE CAUSE UNKNOWN TOTAL No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons 1939 (GROSS TONS) September 31 151,815 1 1,594 3 2,059 35 October 155,468 16 72,344 2 10,095 1 1,692 19 November 84,131 12 25,675 11 39,091 1 706 2 2,418 5 22,424 31 December 6 90,314 31,037 12 47,512 5 31,485 9 2,797 6 18,904 8 19,945 46 151,680 1940 January 3 18,932 13 63,085 9 10,185 7 14,867 5 15,116 37 February 122,185 10 70,187 7 28,774 4 13,495 5 12,488 5 16,813 31 March 141,757 1 7,418 5 8,774 4 14,876 12 37,019 22 68,087 April 2 9,446 1 1,969 2 420 2 818 9 42,283 16 May 54,936 1 9,494 2 7,452 3 12,276 8 9,860 3 1,537 13 65,582 30 June 106,201 31 175,738 8 33,742 2 3,892 6 42,601 2 14,253 49 270,226 July 9 67,649 4 24,086 4 8,243 34 111,996 51 August 211,974 26 133,489 4 25,156 7 38,668 19 September 61,537 56 258,850 16 78,435 1 211 10 20,039 6 33,015 1 1,945 14 111,585 48 245,230 October 10 104,920 1 579 1 1,595 4 12,711 1 498 48 November 159,133 65 279,436 9 41,215 11 85,570 2 14,200 31 101,948 53 December 242,933 10 70,994 34 101,909 44 172,903 Total 193 1,068,788 62 232,783 43 214,900 61 186,195 - - - -- 31 68,351 243 885,294 633 2,656,311 Note: All figures subject to revision as more information becomes available. 2 Non-confidential Offico of Naval Intelligence January 6, 1941 TABLE 11 - IV NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES OF ALLIED COUNTRIES" ARRANGED BY TYPE OF LOSSES AND BY MONTHS MONTH SUBMARINE MINE GUNFIRE AIR ATTACK CAPTURE SCUTTLING WRECK-WAR CAUSE CAUSE UNKNOWN TOTAL No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons 1939 (GROSS TONS) September 1 2,660 1 2,660 October 3 31,126 2 8,273 5 39,399 November 4 12,298 4 12,473 8 24,771 December 1 525 1 525 1940 January 2 6,588 1 4,285 1 4,191 4 15,064 February 1 4,973 1 5,391 2 10,364 March 2 3,172 1 2,679 3 5,851 April 1 5,128 1 1,458 1 11,500 6 2,937 9 21,023 May 3 14,834 2 5,232 8 72,383 2 3,404 15 95,853 June 12 69,496 6 34,726 2 4,177 1 4,190 21 112,589 July 2 8,408 2 2,973 1 6,127 1 9,289 6 26,797 August 6 27,058 1 175 3 15,335 1 1,832 1 5,461 1 3,604 13 53,465 September 7 31,279 3 3,434 2 6,825 1 4,332 1 5,135 3 16,466 4 15,311 21 82,782 October 6 21,313 2 1,963 2 7,785 1 12,220 7 13,656 18 56,937 November 1 301 1 1,590 1 6,748 1 8,306 5 17,885 9 34,830 December 6 36,532 1 18,673 1 11,337 10 21,963 18 88,505 Total 55 271,994 27 95,545 7 35,035 13 94,224 4 34,067 5 24,251 4 24,551 39 91,748 154 671,415 * Includes France plus Norway since April 9, 1940, The Netherlands and Belgium since May 10, 1940. Note: All figures subject to rovision as moro information becomes available. - 3 - Non-confidential January 6, 1941 TABLE M - IV NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF NERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES OF NEUTRAL COUNTRIES* ARRANGED BY TYPE OF LOSSES AND BY MONTHS MONTH SUBMARINE MINE GUNFIRE AIR ATTACK CAPTURE SCUTTLING WRECK-WAR CAUSE CAUSE UNKNOWN TOTAL No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons 1939 (GROSS TONS) September 10 19,573 4 17,445 3 2,438 1 3,661 18 43,117 October 9 26,678 3 6,776 8 17,303 5 21,396 25 72,153 November 3 22,578 13 65,510 1 1,024 1 2,216 3 5,949 21 97,277 December 4 21,360 29 54,142 1 1,050 2 1,723 5 15,440 5 11,744 46 105,459 1940 January 19 54,215 18 34,697 4 6,401 1 761 4 9,866 5 15,995 51 121,935 February 17 52,650 7 14,933 3 1,893 6 23,146 14 30,676 47 123,298 March 10 21,540 7 32,625 3 1,787 1 1,129 1 270 9 14,899 31 72,250 April 3 11,504 4 8,770 1 4,531 3 7,058 5 13,042 16 44,905 May 5 16,351 5 14,121 4 14,258 2 6,661 16 51,391 June 18 63,550 6 17,788 1 1,885 2 8,577 5 12,923 32 104,723 July 9 39,777 2 1,844 1 440 4 6,672 3 11,104 19 59,837 August 13 45,130 1 Unknown 2 3,411 3 11,205 19 59,746 September 8 24,168 1 107 1 5,866 2 4,401 8 25,443 20 59,985 October 3 12,774 2 6,603 1 7,020 1 1,932 4 17,115 11 45,444 November 2 6,335 1 5,883 1 2,734 1 2,897 2 10,168 7 28,017 December 3 13,955 5 6,655 2 10,240 10 30,850 Total 136 452,138 103 281,244 3 8,191 25 51,314 23 40,950 -- - 23 64,329 76 222,221 389 1,120,387 - Leading Neutral Countries in order of losses: Sweden, Greece, Denmark, Finland, Estonia and Panama. Note: All figures subject to revision as more information becomes available. - Non-confidential January 6, 1941 TABLE ! - IV NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF MERCHANT MARINE HAR LOSSES OF GERMANY ARRANGED BY TYPE OF LOSSES AND BY MONTHS MONTH SUBMARINE MINE GUNFIRE AIR ATTACK CAPTURE SCUTTLING WRECK-WAR CAUSE CAUSE UNKNOWN TOTAL No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons 1939 (GROSS TONS) September 3 6,146 7 47,482 4 18,202 2 14,061 9 38,409 October 8 34,782 3 14,780 1 2,434 11 64,696 November 1 378 6 16,571 5 31,613 14 66,773 December 2 4,632 5 56,042 1 2,680 14 79,925 1940 January 1 2,342 1 619 1 1,589 2 13,667 1 172 6 18,389 February 4 9,446 2 9,576 1 4,354 2 9,445 9 32,821 March 2 7,136 1 5,600 7 35,750 2 3,272 1 3,303 13 55,061 April 3 24,390 1 4,465 10 66,347 7 17,660 1 7,624 7 21,012 29 141,498 May 1 4,500 2 11,798 28 150,962 1 6,040 2 10,319 34 183,619 June 1 8,514 1 8,514 July I August - September 1 10,000? 1 9,000 1 3,285 3 22,285 October - November 1 3,664 1 4,137 2 7,801 December 1 4,000 3 20,107 1 5,848 2 11,064 7 41,019 Total 9 50,158 7 17,831 16 101,916 - I 65 306,484 32 196,417 10 43,753 13 44,251 152 760,810* # This table includes only lossos of German ships for which the names are known. It is estimated that an additional 480,000 tons may be added for ships sunk by Allied action but whose names and exact tonnage it has been impossible to ascertain. Note: All figuros subject to revision as more information becomes available. 5 Non-confidential Office of Naval Intelligence January 6, 1941 TABLE 1 - IV NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES OF ITALY* ARRANGED BY TYPE OF LOSSES AND BY MONTHS MONTH SUBMARINE MINE GUNFIRE AIR ATTACK CAPTURE SCUTTLING WRECK-WAR CAUSE CAUSE UNKNOWN TOTAL No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No, Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons (GROSS TONS) 1940 June 2 9,967 28 155,332 6 33,386 1 6,107 37 204,792 July - August 1 1,356 1 1,356 September 1 3,400 1 3,400 October 1 1,658 1 1,858 November - Docember 3 25,000 3 25,000 Total 6 31,614 - - 2 9,967 - -- 28 155,332 6 33,386 1 6,107 - I 43 236,406** # Italian lossos prior to June 10, 1940 (whon Italy became a belligerent) are included in Noutral Countries. **This table includes only losses of Italian ships for which the namos are known. It is ostimated that an additional 135,000 tons may be added for ships sunk by Allied action but whose namos and exact tonnage it has been impossible to ascertain. Note: All figures subject to rovision as more information becomos available. - 6 - THE WHITE HOUSE the WASHINGTON January 14, 1941. MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT The attached comparison of merchant marine war losses to January 12th, prepared by ONI, is forwarded for the President's information. Respectfully, D.J. CALLAGHAN Non-confidential Office of Navai Intelligence TABLE M-I JAN 14 1941 COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1917* and 1939) (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Week and Month Indicated 1917* 1939 Allied and Allied and Week British Neutral Total Week British Neutral Total Feb. 1-7 inc." 91,675 Sept. 3-9 inc. 58,435 I 58,435 8-14 69,061 10-16 70,337 21,106 91,443 15-21 70,168 17-23 21,763 3,623 25,386 22-28 86,060 24-30 4,933 21,048 25,981 Total February 316,964 223,042 540,006 Total September 155,468 45,777 201,245 March 1-7 67,046 Oct. 1-7 14,107 28,405 42,512 8-14 95,835 8-14 18,084 41,877 59,961 15-21 57,197 15-21 17,265 22,428 39,693 22-28 105,277 22-28 20,738 13,983 34,721 March 29-April 4 74,018 Oct. 29-Nov. 4 19,254 28,478 47,732 Total March 357,064 236,777 593,841 Total October 84,131 111,552 195,683 April 5-11 86,938 Nov. 5-11 655 1,024 1,679 12-18 140,530 12-18 20,154 26,186 46,340 19-25 173,363 19-25 34,253 52,860 87,113 April 26-May 2 151,730 Nov. 26-Dec, 2 47,140 20,660 67,800 Total April 551,202 329,825 881,027 Total November 90,314 122,048 212,362 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17-4/30/17 1,225,230 789,644 2,014,874 9/3/39-11/30/39 329,913 279,377 609,290 (3 months) (3 months) Note (1) Monthly totals are the summation of daily totals, thus do not agree with summation of weekly totals. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No weekly data available for 1917 Allied and Neutral ship losses. # Wook beginning Fobruary 1, 1917 was solected for the basis of comparison with the opening week of the present war because both weeks mark the beginning of unrestricted submarine warfare. F-10 Distribution: Op-10 Maritime Com. ComBatFor Com One-Sixteon Op-16 Treasury Dept. ComScoFor Naval War College Op-16-F C-in-C U.S. ComRolFor Marino Corps Aido to Prosident C-in-C A.F. ConAirBatFor - 1 - Non-confidential Office of Naval Intelligence TABLE M-I JAN 14 1941 COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1917 and 1939-40) (Cont.) (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Wook and Month Indicated 1917 1939-40 Allied and Allied and Week British Noutral Total Wook British Neutral Total Brought forward. Brought forward. Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 4/30/17 1,225,230 789,644 2,014,874 9/3/39 - 11/30/39 329,913 279,377 609,290 (3 months) (3 months) May 3-9 72,574 Doc. 3-9 66,205 34,906 101,111 10-16 87,544 10-16 51,029 39,273 90,302 17-23 70,214 17-23 13,635 23,347 36,982 24-30 68,046 24-30 3,606 1,897 5,503 3}iJuno 6 73,590 31-Jan, 6, '40 20,809 5,873 26,682 Total May 353,737 242,892 596,629 Total December 151,680 105,984 257,664 June 7-13 124,504 Jan. 7-13 48,506 31,311 79,817 14-20 100,421 14-20 16,902 37,143 54,045 21-27 115,531 21-2 25,396 36,231 61,627 28-July 3 37,594 28-Feb. 3 31,354 30,531 61,885 Total June 419,267 268,240 687,507 Total January 122,185 136,999 259,184 July 4-10 86,589 Fob. 4-10 33,033 20,119 53,152 11-17 49,740 11-17 47,845 48,249 96,094 18-24 98,977 18-24 28,336 45,554 73,890 25-31 98,925 25-March 2 20,355 27,848 48,203 Total July 367,594 190,394 557,988 Total February 141,757 133,662 275,419 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 7/31/17 2,365,828 1,491,170 3,856,998 9/3/39 - 2/29/40 745,535 656,022 1,401,557 (6 months) (6 months) Note (1) Monthly totals are the summation of daily totals, thus do not agree with summation of weekly totals. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No weekly data available for 1917 Allied and Neutral ship losses. - 2 - Come Non-confidential Office or NAVIL intelligence TABLE M-I JAN 14 1941 COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1917 and 1940) (Cont.) (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Week and Month Indicated 1917 1940 Alliod and Allied and Week British Neutral Total Week British Noutral Total Brought forward. Brought forward Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 7/31/17 2,365,828 1,491,170 3,856,998 9/3/39 2/29/40 745,535 656,022 1,401,557 (6 months) (6 months) Aug. 1-7 66,880 March 3-9 16,848 9,274 26,112 8-14 43,613 10-16 23,034 18,509 41,543 15-21 102,353 17-23 7,305 29,358 36,663 22-28 83,714 24-30 12,316 8,762 21,078 29-Sept. 4 67,566 31-April 6 590 4,176 4,766 Total August 330,052 181,678 511,730 Total March 68,087 78,101 146,188 Sept. 5-11 55,131 April 7-13 30,803 27,556 58,359 12-18 49,050 14-20 20,926 11,406 32,332 19-25 33,638 21-27 2,617 11,290 13,907 26-Oct. 2 47,472 28-May 5 (4) 6,689 1,756 8,445 Total September 196,457 155,291 351,748 Total April 54,936 65,928 120,864 Oct, 3-9 57,116 May 6-12 8,955 37,714 46,669 10-16 45,629 13-19 929 45,672 46,601 17-23 104,944 20-26 10,913 35,119 46,032 24-30 40,491 27-June 2 78,715 26,983 105,698 31-Nov, 6 20,380 Total October 276,359 182,199 458,558 Total May 106,201 147,244 253,445 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 10/31/17 3,168,696 2,010,338 5,179,034 9/3/39 5/31/40 974,759 947,295 1,922,054 (9 months) (9 months) Note (1) Monthly totals are the summation of daily totals, thus do not agree with summation of weekly totals. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No weekly data available for 1917 Allied and Neutral ship losses. Note (4) Since May 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced names and tonnages of merchant ships lost; however, a weekly announcement of total tonnage lost is made. - 3 - Non-confidential Office of Naval Intolligonce TABLE M-I JAN 14 1941 COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1917-18 and 1940) (Cont.) (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Wook and Month Indicated 1917-18 1940 Allied and *Alliod and Week British Noutral Total Week British Noutral Total Brought forward. Brought forward. (4) (4) (4) Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 10/31/17 3,168,696 2,010,338 5,179,034 9/3/39 5/31/40 974,759 947,295 1,922,054 (9 months) (9 months) Nov. 7-13 26,057 Juno 3-9 45,936 6,095 52,031 14-20 49,864 10-16 57,526 54,744 112,270 21-27 62,865 17-23 92,322 119,329 211,651 28-Dec, 4 56,898 24-30 74,4/2 37,144 111,586 Total November 173,647 115,565 289,212 Total June 270,226 217,312 487,538 Doc. 5-11 43,137 July 1-7 75,833 39,195 115,028 12-18 41,575 8-14 32,963 28,069 61,032 19-25 73,856 15-21 37,577 12,280 49,857 26-Jan. 1 65,222 22-28 65,601 7,090 72,691 29-Aug. 4 60,058 15,066 75,124 Total December 253,500 145,611 399,111 Total July 211,974 86,634 298,608 Jan. 2-8 63,723 Aug. 5-11 32,257 23,259 55,516 9-15 15,152 12-18 41,175 27,112 68,287 16-22 39,389 19-25 69,340 13,049 82,389 23-29 33,291 26-Sept. 1 56,020 33,838 89,858 30-Fob. 5 98,904 Total January 180,348 126,310 306,658 Total August 258,850 113,211 372,061 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 1/30/18 3,776,191 2,397,824 6,174,015 9/3/39 - 8/31/40 1,715,809 1,364,452 3,080,261 (12 months) (12 months) Note (1) Monthly totals for 1918 are the summation of daily totals. Monthly totals for 1940 are the summation of wookly totals, as daily totals are not available. Soe Note (4) below. # Includes all flags except activo belligerents, 1 0,, Groat Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Britain, Germany, and Italy (aftor June 10, 1940). Note (3) No weekly data available for 1917-18 Allied and Neutral ship losses. Noto (4) Since May 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced names and tonnages of norchant ships lost; however, a weekly announce- ---- of total tenness lost is made, - - Non-confidential TABLE -1 Uni.co O₄ intoiligence COMPARISON OF, MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1918 and 1940) (Cent.) IAM 14 1941 (Gross Tons) Basod Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Week and Month Indicated 1918 1940-41 Cumulative Total Week British Allied and Total Week British *Allied and Total British British, Allied Neutral Neutral and Neutral Brought forward. Brought forward. (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17-1/30/18 3,776,191 2,397,824 6,174,015 9/3/39-8/31/40 1,715,809 1,364,452 3,080,261 1,715,809 3,080,261 (12 months) (12 months) Fob. 6-12 32,961 Sept. 2-8 28,200 44,076 72,276 1,744,009 3,152,537 13-19 48,491 9-15 29,246 39,204 68,450 1,773,255 3,220,987 20-26 62,432 16-22 131,857 17,011 148,868 1,905,112 3,369,855 27-March 5 44,208 23-29 55,927 42,476 98,403 1,961,039 3,468,258 30-Oct. 6 24,943 6,151 31,094 1,985,982 3,499,352 Total February 227,582 91,375 318,957 Total September 245,230 142,767 387,997 1,961,039 3,468,258 March 6-12 35,289 Oct. 7-13 32,370 30,895 63,265 2,018,352 3,562,617 13-19 65,451 14-20 146,528 51,502 198,030 2,164,880 3,760,647 20-26 46,405 21-27 52,334 6,847 59,181 2,217,214 3,819,828 27-April 2 21,852 28-Nov. 3 23,261 6,986 30,247 2,240,475 3,850,075 Total March 199,751 142,846 342,597 Total October 279,436 102,381 381,817 2,240,475 3,850,075 April 3-9 23,819 Nov. 4-10 61,200 10,547 71,747 2,301,675 3,921,822 10-16 75,914 11-17 50,449 9,085 59,534 2,352,124 3,981,356 17-23 51,208 18-24 80,426 12,415 92,841 2,432,550 4,074,197 24-30 59,919 25-Dec. 1 50,858 30,800 81,658 2,483,408 4,155,855 Total April 215,784 62,935 278,719 Total November 242,933 62,847 305,780 2,483,408 4,155,855 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17-4/30/18 4,419,308 2,694,980 7,114,288 9/3/39-11/30/40 2,483,408 1,672,447 4,155,855 2,483,408 4,155,855 (15 months) (15 months) Note (1) Monthly totals for 1918 are the summation of daily totals. Monthly totals for 1940 are the summation of weekly totals, as daily totals are not available. See Note (4) below. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No weekly data available for 1918 Alliod and Neutral ship losses. Note (4) Since May 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced namos and tonnages of morchant ships lost; however, a weekly announce- ment of total tonnage lost is made, - Includes all flags excopt active belligerents, i.e., Great Britain, Germany and Italy (after June 10, 1940). - 5 - 3HT Non-confidential TABLE M-I Office of Naval Intelligence COMPARISON OF MERCHANT-MARINET WAR LOSSES (1918 and 1940) (Cont.) (Gross Tons) JAN 14 1941 Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Woek and Month Indicated 1918 1940-41 Cumulative Total Week British Allied and Total Week British *Allied and Total British British, Allied Noutral Noutral and Neutral Brought forward. Brought forward, (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 4/30/18 4,419,308 2,694,980 7,114,288 9/3/39. 11/30/40 2,483,408 1,672,447 4,155,855 2,483,408 4,155,855 (15 months) (15 months) May 1-7 39,389 Doc. 2-8 86,740 14,450 101,190 2,570,148 4,257,045 8-14 41,600 9-15 30,830 10,646 41,476 2,600,978 4,298,521 15-21 46,403 16-22 32,849 10,451 43,300 2,633,827 4,341,821 22-28 37,410 23-29 18,208 19,348 37,556 2,652,035 4,379,377 29-June 4 37,535 30-Jan.5, '41 14,678 - 14,678 2,666,713 4,394,055 Total May 192,940 102,580 295,520 Total Docember 168,627 54,895 223,522 2,652,035 4,379,377 June 5-11 60,757 Jan 6-12 29,636 16,637 46,273 2,696,349 4,440,328 12-18 22,141 13-19 19-25 30,179 20-26 26-July 2 53,542 27-Feb, 2 Total June 163,629 91,958 255,587 Total January July 3-9 29,741 Feb. 3-9 10-16 33,919 10-16 17-23 64,041 17-23 24-30 25,916 24-Mar. 2 31-Aug. 5 22,783 Total July 166,004 94,963 260,967 Total February Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 7/31/18 4,941,881 2,984,481 7,926,362 9/3/39 2/28/48 (18 months) (18 months) Note (1) Monthly totals for 1918 aro the summation of daily totals. Monthly totals for 1940 are the sunnation of wookly totals, as daily totals are not available. See Note (4) below. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No wookly data available for 1918 Alliod and Neutral ship losses. Note (4) Since May 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced names and tonnages of merchant ships lost; however, a weekly announce- mont of total tonnage lost is made. Recent tabulatod losses are accordingly subject to revision pending issuance of woekly report. # Includes all flags except active belligerents, i.e., Great Britain, Germany and Italy (after June 10, 1940). - - Navy PSF THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Shiphasses CONFIDENTIAL January 22, 1941. 1 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT The attached ONI table of comparative naval strengths as of January 15, 1941, is forwarded for the information of the President. Respectfully, AJGargh D. J, CALLAGHAN D. Receively Library ADECLASSIFIED Une MHILE Tranklin D. Roosevelt Library DECLASSIFIED DOD DIR. 5200.9 (9/27/58) Office of Naval Intelligence Op-16-F-10 January 15, 1941. Date- 4-23-79 TABLE VI COMPARATIVE NAVAL STRENGTHS Signature- WD G.B. FRANCE JAPAN U.S. ITALY GERMANY RUSSIA SPAIN TURKEY BB % @ & $ (35,000+) 2 - - - 2 2 -- I I BB (27-35,000) 11 - 8 12 - I - I I (27,000-) - 1 - - 3 2 1 I - OBB - - 2 3 1 I 2 I I OBB CC 3 - - - I - - I - CC OCC - - - - I I I I 1 OCC CV 7 1 8 6 - 1 I I -- CV OCV 1 - -- I - - | - I OCV CA 15 4 18 18 7 5 # 5 1 I CA OCA - - 6 -- I I I - I OCA CL 29 10 12 17 11 4 2 5 I CL OCL 22 - 10 ## 2 2 I 2 I 2 OCL DL # 30 e 24 - 13 I 9 (e) 9 I I DL DD 85 ## 27 75 72 78 20 (e) 40 13 4 DD ODD 118 *** 1 50 74 37 - 15 5 I ODD SS 32 50 38 38 85 118 (e) 160 8 7 SS OSS 13 10 33 68 7 2 13 2 I OSS TOTAL 368 128 260 323 233 163 249 34 14 Greek Navy comprises following available naval vessels: - 1 OCA; 6 DD's; 4 ODD's; 5 SS's; 13 old TB's; 2 MTB's; 10 Auxiliaries, # DL's include all DD types of 1800 tons or over, $ Does not include the following French ships reported under British control: 1 BB; 2 OBB's; 3 CA's; 1 CL; 2 DL's; 11 DD's; 7 SS's; 1 OSS, # Does not include 1 Polish DL. - Does not include 1 Polish DD nor one Norwegian TB of 597 tons now reported in England. - Includes 50 ODD's acquired by Great Britain from Unit ed States but does not include any of the 900 ton type escort vessels of which 11 are believed completed; nor one old Norwegian TB of 520 tons, @ The only French ships enumerated in this column are those considered as immediately effective units under control of Vichy Government, ## Includes YUBARI (2,890 tons) and 2 OCL's totalling 8,800 tons, & Following Italian ships believed presently ineffective due to attack of F.A.A. on Taranto 11/12/40: 1 BB; 2 OBB's; 2 Cruisers. One additional CA believed sunk by British SS. # Includes 2 pocket battleships. (e) Estimated. $ Statistics on Russian Navy are particularly incomplete and consequently unreliable, Recent unconfirmed reports credit Russia with 244 SS's and OSS's. Op-16-F-10 DISTRIBUTION: Op-10 Gen. Board C-1n-C U.S. ComAirBatFor Op-16 BuShips C-in-C A.F. Com One-Sixteen Op-16-F K.I.D. ComBatFor War College Op-12 Aide to President ComScoFor Marine Corps Op-22 Aide to SecNav ComRolFor CONFIDENTIAL Navy. Shiphases #SF THE WASHINGTON WHITE HOUSE up January 22, 1941. MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT The attached comparison of mercantile shipping war losses to January 19, 1941, prepared by ONI, is forwarded for the President's informa- tion. Respectfully D. CALLAGHAN Hooly / Non-confidential Office of Naval Intelligence TABLE M-I JAN 21 1941 COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1917* and 1939) (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Week and Month Indicated 1917* 1939 Allied and Allied and Week British Neutral Total Week British Neutral Total Feb. 1-7 inc.* 91,675 Sept. 3-9 inc. 58,435 I 58,435 8-14 69,061 10-16 70,337 21,106 91,443 15-21 70,168 17-23 21,763 3,623 25,386 22-28 86,060 24-30 4,933 21,048 25,981 Total February 316,964 223,042 540,006 Total September 155,468 45,777 201,245 March 1-7 67,046 Oct. 1-7 14,107 28,405 42,512 8-14 95,835 8-14 18,084 41,877 59,961 15-21 57,197 15-21 17,265 22,428 39,693 22-28 105,277 22-28 20,738 13,983 34,721 March 29-April 4 74,018 Oct. 29-Nov. 4 19,254 28,478 47,732 Total March 357,064 236,777 593,841 Total October 84,131 111,552 195,683 April 5-11 86,938 Nov. 5-11 655 1,024 1,679 12-18 140,530 12-18 20,154 26,186 46,340 19-25 173,363 19-25 34,253 52,860 87,113 April 26-May 2 151,730 Nov. 26-Dec, 2 47,140 20,660 67,800 Total April 551,202 329,825 881,027 Total November 90,314 122,048 212,362 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17-4/30/17 1,225,230 789,644 2,014,874 9/3/39-11/30/39 329,913 279,377 609,290 (3 months) (3 months) Note (1) Monthly totals are the summation of daily totals, thus do not agree with summation of weekly totals. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No wookly data available for 1917 Allied and Neutral ship losses. # Wook beginning Fobruary 1, 1917 was selected for the basis of comparison with the opening week of the present war because both weeks mark the beginning of unrestricted submarine warfaro. F-10 Distribution: Op-10 Maritimo Com. ComBatFor Com Ono-Sixteon Op-16 Treasury Dept. ComScoFor Naval War Colloge Op-16-F C-in-C U.S. ComRolFor Marine Corps Aido to Prosident C-1n-C A.F. ComMirBatFor - 1 - Non-confidential Office of Naval Intelligence TABLE M-I JAN 21 1941 COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1917 and 1939-40) (Cont.) (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Wook and Month Indicated 1917 1939- - 40 Allied and Allied and Week British Noutral Total Wook British Neutral Total Brought forward. Brought forward. Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 4/30/17 1,225,230 789,644 2,014,874 9/3/39 11/30/39 329,913 279,377 609,290 (3 months) (3 months) May 3-9 72,574 Doc. 3-9 66,205 34,906 101,111 10-16 87,544 10-16 51,029 39,273 90,302 17-23 70,214 17-23 13,635 23,347 36,982 24-30 68,046 24-30 3,606 1,897 5,503 33-Juho 6 73,590 31-Jan. 6, '40' 20,809 5,873 26,682 Total May 353,737 242,892 596,629 Total December 151,680 105,984 257,664 June 7-13 124,504 Jan. 7-13 48,506 31,311 79,817 14-20 100,421 14-20 16,902 37,143 54,045 21-27 115,531 21-27 25,396 36,231 61,627 28-July 3 37,594 28-Feb. 3 31,354 30,531 61,885 Total June 419,267 268,240 687,507 Total January 122,185 136,999 259,184 July 4-10 86,589 Fob. 4-10 33,033 20,119 53,152 11-17 49,740 11-17 47,845 48,249 96,094 18-24 98,977 18-24 28,336 45,554 73,890 25-31 98,925 25-March 2 20,355 27,848 48,203 Total July 367,594 190,394 557,988 Total February 141,757 133,662 275,419 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 7/31/17 2,365,828 1,491,170 3,856,998 9/3/39 - 2/29/40 745,535 656,022 1,401,557 (6 months) (6 months) Note (1) Monthly totals are the summation of daily totals, thus do not agree with summation of wookly totals. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No wookly data available for 1917 Allied and Noutral ship losses. - 2 - / Non-confidential Orrico or Naval intelligence TABLE M-I JAN 21 1941 COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1917 and 1940) (Cont.) (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Week and Month Indicated 1917 1940 Alliod and Allied and Week British Neutral Total Week British Noutral Total Brought forward. Brought forward Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 7/31/17 2,365,828 1,491,170 3,856,998 9/3/39 - 2/29/40 745,535 656,022 1,401,557 (6 months) (6 months) Aug. 1-7 66,880 March 3-9 16,848 9,274 26,112 8-14 43,613 10-16 23,034 18,509 41,543 15-21 102,353 17-23 7,305 29,358 36,663 22-28 83,714 24-30 12,316 8,762 21,078 29-Sept. 4 67,566 31-April 6 590 4,176 4,766 Total August 330,052 181,678 511,730 Total March 68,087 78,101 146,188 Sept. 5-11 55,131 April 7-13 30,803 27,556 58,359 12-18 49,050 14-20 20,926 11,406 32,332 19-25 33,638 21-27 2,617 11,290 13,907 26-Oct. 2 47,472 28-May 5 (4) 6,689 1.756 8,445 Total September 196,457 155,291 351,748 Total 4pril 54,936 65,928 120,864 Oct. 3-9 57,116 May 6-12 8,955 37,714 46,669 10-16 45,629 13-19 929 45,672 46,601 17-23 104,944 20-26 10,913 35,119 46,032 24-30 40,491 27-June 2 78,715 26,983 105,698 31-Nov, 6 20,380 Total October 276,359 182,199 458,558 Total May 106,201 147,244 253,445 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 10/31/17 3,168,696 2,010,338 5,179,034 9/3/39 - 5/31/40 974,759 947,295 1,922,054 (9 months) (9 months) Note (1) Monthly totals are the summation of daily totals, thus do not agree with summation of weekly totals. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No weekly data available for 1917 Allied and Neutral ship lossos. Note (4) Since May 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced names and tonnages of merchant ships lost; however, & weekly announcement of total tonnage lost is made, I I 3 порнесит Non-confidential Office of Naval Intelligonce TABLE M-I JAN 21 1941 COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1917-18 and 1940) (Cont.) (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Week and Month Indicated 1917- 18 1940 Allied and *Alliod and Week British Neutral Total Week British Noutral Total Brought forward. Brought forward. (4) (4) (4) Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 10/31/17 3,168,696 2,010,338 5,179,034 9/3/39 - 5/31/40 974,759 947,295 1,922,054 (9 months) (9 months) Nov, 7-13 26,057 Juno 3-9 45,936 6,095 52,031 14-20 49,864 10-16 57,526 54,744 112,270 21-27 62,865 17-23 92,322 119,329 211,651 28-Dec, 4 56,898 24-30 74,442 37,144 111,586 Total November 173,647 115,565 289,212 Total June 270,226 217,312 487,538 Dec. 5-11 43,137 July 1-7 75,833 39,195 115,028 12-18 41,575 8-14 32,963 28,069 61,032 19-25 73,856 15-21 37,577 12,280 49,857 26-Jan. 1 65,222 22-28 65,601 7,090 72,691 29-Aug. 4 60,058 15,066 75.124 Total December 253,500 145,611 399,111 Total July 211.974 86,634 298,608 Jan. 2-8 63,723 Aug. 5-11 32,257 23,259 55,516 9-15 15,152 12-18 41,175 27,112 68,287 16-22 39,389 19-25 69,340 13,049 82,389 23-29 33,291 26-Sept. 1 56,020 33,838 89,858 30-Fob, 5 98,904 Total January 180,348 126,310 306,658 Total August 258,850 113,211 372,061 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 1/30/18 3,776,191 2,397,824 6,174,015 9/3/39 8/31/40 1,715,809 1,364,452 3,080,261 (12 months) (12 months) Note (1) Monthly totals for 1918 are the summation of daily totals, Monthly totals for 1940 are the summation of wookly totals, as daily totals are not available, See Note (4) below. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. # Includes all flags excopt activo belligerents, ie., Groat Noto (3) No wookly data available for 1917-18 Allied and Neutral ship losses. Britain, Germany, and Italy (aftor June 10, 1940). Note (4) Since May 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced names and tonnages of nerchant ships lost; however, a wookly announce- mont, of total tonnege lost is made. - - HOO-OCULIGO Non-confidential TADLE M-1 Orrice OL Java intolligence COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1918 and 1940) (Cont,=) (Gross Tons) JAN 21 1941 Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Week and Month Indicated 1918 1940-41 Cumulativo Total Week British Allied and Total Week British *Allied and Total British British, Allied Neutral Neutral and Neutral Brought forward. Brought forward. (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17-1/30/18 3,776,191 2,397,824 6,174,015 9/3/39-8/31/40 1,715,809 1,364,452 3,080,261 1,715,809 3,080,261 (12 months) (12 months) Feb. 6-12 32,961 Sept. 2-8 28,200 44,076 72,276 1,744,009 3,152,537 13-19 48,491 9-15 29,246 39,204 68,450 1,773,255 3,220,987 20-26 62,432 16-22 131,857 17,011 148,868 1,905,112 3,369,855 27-March 5 44,208 23-29 55,927 42,476 98,403 1,961,039 3,468,258 30-Oct. 6 24,943 6,151 31,094 1,985,982 3,499,352 Total February 227,582 91,375 318,957 Total September 245,230 142,767 387,997 1,961,039 3,468,258 March 6-12 35,289 Oct, 7-13 32,370 30,895 63,265 2,018,352 3,562,617 13-19 65,451 14-20 146,528 51,502 198,030 2,164,880 3,760,647 20-26 46,405 21-27 52,334 6,847 59,181 2,217,214 3,819,828 27-April 2 21,852 28-Nov. 3 23,261 6,986 30,247 2,240,475 3,850,075 Total March 199,751 142,846 342,597 Total October 279,436 102,381 381,817 2,240,475 3,850,075 April 3-9 23,819 Nov. 4-10 61,200 10,547 71,747 2,301,675 3,921,822 10-16 75,914 11-17 50,449 9,085 59,534 2,352,124 3,981,356 17-23 51,208 18-24 80,426 12,415 92,841 2,432,550 4,074,197 24-30 59,919 25-Dec. 1 50,858 30,800 81,658 2,483,408 4,155,855 Total April 215,784 62,935 278,719 Total November 242,933 62,847 305,780 2,483,408 4,155,855 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17-4/30/18 4,419,308 2,694,980 7,114,288 9/3/39-11/30/40 2,483,408 1,672,447 4,155,855 2,483,408 4,155,855 (15 months) (15 months) Note (1) Monthly totals for 1918 are the summation of daily totals. Monthly totals for 1940 are the summation of weekly totals, as daily totals are not available. See Note (4) below. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No weekly data available for 1918 Allied and Neutral ship losses. Note (4) Since May 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced namos and tonnages of merchant ships lost; however, a weokly announce- ment of total tonnage lost is made, # Includes all flags excopt active belligerents, i.e., Great Britain, Germany and Italy (after June 10, 1940). - 5 - Non-confidential TABLE M-I Office of Naval Intelligonce COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1918 and 1940) (Conty) (Gross Tons) 21 1941 Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Wook and Month Indicated 1918 1940-41 Cumulative Total Week British Allied and Total Week British "Allied and Total British British, Allied Neutral Noutral and Neutral Brought forward. Brought forward. (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 4/30/18 4,419,308 2,694,980 7,114,288 9/3/39 - 11/30/40 2,483,408 1,672,447 4,155,855 2,483,408 4,155,855 (15 months) (15 months) May 1-7 39,389 Doc. 2-8 86,740 14,450 101,190 2,570,148 4,257,045 8-14 41,600 9-15 30,830 10,646 41,476 2,600,978 4,298,521 15-21 46,403 16-22 32,849 10,451 43,300 2,633,827 4,341,821 22-28 37,410 23-29 18,208 19,348 37,556 2,652,035 4,379,377 29-June 4 37,535 30-Jan.5, '41 14,678 - 14,678 2,666,713 4,394,055 Total May 192,940 102,580 295,520 Total Docember 168,627 54,095 223,522 2,652,035 4,379,377 June 5-11 60,757 Jan 6-12 30,226 - 30,226 2,696,939 4,424,281 12-18 22,141 13-19 21,969 27,520 49,489 2,718,908 4,473,770 19-25 30,179 20-26 26-July 2 53,542 27-Feb, 2 Total June 163,629 91,958 255,587 Total January July 3-9 29,741 Feb. 3-9 10-16 33,919 10-16 17-23 64,041 17-23 24-30 25,916 24-Mar. 2 31-Aug. 5 22,783 Total July 166,004 94,963 260,967 Total February Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 7/31/18 4,941,881 2,984,481 7,926,362 9/3/39 - 2/23/40 (18 months) (18 months) Note (1) Monthly totals for 1918 are the summation of daily totals. Monthly totals for 1940 are the summation of wookly totals, as daily totals are not available. See Note (4) below. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No weekly data available for 1918 Allied and Neutral ship losses. Note (4) Since May 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced names and tonnages of merchant ships lost; however, a weekly announce- mont of total tonnago lost is made, Rocont tabulated losses are accordingly subject to rovision ponding issuance of weekly report. . Includes all flags except active belligerents, 1,e., Great Britain, Germany and Italy (after June 10, 1940). - /PSF THE WHITE HOUSE Navy WASHINGTON January 30, 1941. MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT The attached comparison of merchant marine war losses to January 26, 1941, prepared by ONI, is forwarded for the information of the President. Respectfully, D.Goungham D.J. CALLAGHAN Non-confidential Office or Naval Intelligence TABLE M-I JAN 28 1941 COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1917* and 1939) (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Week and Month Indicated 1917* 1939 Allied and Allied and Week British Neutral Total Week British Neutral Total Feb. 1-7 inc." 91,675 Sept. 3-9 inc. 58,435 I 58,435 8-14 69,061 10-16 70,337 21,106 91,443 15-21 70,168 17-23 21,763 3,623 25,386 22-28 86,060 24-30 4,933 21,048 25,981 Total February 316,964 223,042 540,006 Total September 155,468 45,777 201,245 March 1-7 67,046 Oct. 1-7 14,107 28,405 42,512 8-14 95,835 8-14 18,084 41,877 59,961 15-21 57,197 15-21 17,265 22,428 39,693 22-28 105,277 22-28 20,738 13,983 34,721 Mareh 29-April 4 74,018 Oct. 29-Nov. 4 19,254 28,478 47,732 Total March 357,064 236,777 593,841 Total October 84,131 111,552 195,683 April 5-11 86,938 Nov. 5-11 655 1,024 1,679 12-18 140,530 12-18 20,154 26,186 46,340 19-25 173,363 19-25 34,253 52,860 87,113 April 26-May 2 151,730 Nov. 26-Dec, 2 47,140 20,660 67,800 Total April 551,202 329,825 881,027 Total November 90,314 122,048 212,362 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17-4/30/17 1,225,230 789,644 2,014,874 9/3/39-11/30/39 329,913 279,377 609,290 (3 months) (3 months) Note (1) Monthly totals are the summation of daily totals, thus do not agree with summation of weekly totals. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No wookly data available for 1917 Allied and Neutral ship losses. # Wook beginning Fobruary 1, 1917 was selected for the basis of comparison with the opening week of the present war because both wooks mark the beginning of unrestricted submarine warfare. F-10 Distribution: Op-10 Maritimo Com. ComBatFor Com One-Sixtoon Op-16 Treasury Dept. ComScoFor Naval War College Op-16-F C-in-C U.S. ComRolFor Marino Corps Aido to Prosident C-in-C A.F. ComAirBatFor - 1 - Non-confidential Office of Naval Intelligenco TABLE M-I JAN 28 1941 COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1917 and 1939-40) (Cont,) (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Wook and Month Indicated 1917 1939-40 Allied and Allied and Week British Noutral Total Wook British Neutral Total Brought forward. Brought forward. Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 4/30/17 1,225,230 789,644 2,014,874 9/3/39 - 11/30/39 329,913 279,377 609,290 (3 months) (3 months) May 3-9 72,574 Dec. 3-9 66,205 34,906 101,111 10-16 87,544 10-16 51,029 39,273 90,302 17-23 70,214 17-23 13,635 23,347 36,982 24-30 68,046 24-30 3,606 1,897 5,503 33:June 6 73,590 31-Jan. 6, '40 20,809 5,873 26,682 Total May 353,737 242,892 596,629 Total December 151,680 105,984 257,664 June 7-13 124,504 Jan. 7-13 48,506 31,311 79,817 14-20 100,421 14-20 16,902 37,143 54,045 21-27 115,531 21-27 25,396 36,231 61,627 28-July 3 37,594 28-Feb, 3 31,354 30,531 61,885 Total June 419,267 268,240 687,507 Total January 122,185 136,999 259,184 July 4-10 86,589 Feb. 4-10 33,033 20,119 53,152 11-17 49,740 11-17 47,845 48,249 96,094 18-24 98,977 18-24 28,336 45,554 73,890 25-31 98,925 25-March 2 20,355 27,848 48,203 Total July 367,594 190,394 557,988 Total February 141,757 133,662 275,419 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 7/31/17 2,365,828 1,491,170 3,856,998 9/3/39 2/29/40 745,535 656,022 1,401,557 (6 months) (6 months) Note (1) Monthly totals are the summation of daily totals, thus do not agree with summation of weekly totals. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No weekly data available for 1917 Allied and Neutral ship losses, - 2 - Non-confidential Office or Naval Intelligence TABLE M-I JAN 28 1941 COMPARISON OF VERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1917 and 1940) (Cont,) (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Wook and Month Indicated 1917 1940 Alliod and Allied and Wook British Neutral Total Wook British Noutral Total Brought forward. Brought forward Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 7/31/17 2,365,828 1,491,170 3,856,998 9/3/39 - 2/29/40 745,535 656,022 1,401,557 16 months) (6 months) Aug. 1-7 66,880 March 3-9 16,848 9,274 26,112 8-14 43,613 10-16 23,034 18,509 41,543 15-21 102,353 17-23 7,305 29,358 36,663 22-28 83,714 24-30 12,316 8,762 21,078 29-Sept. 4 67,566 31-April 6 590 4,176 4,766 Total August 330,052 181,678 511,730 Total March 68,087 78,101 146,188 Sept. 5-11 55,131 April 7-13 30,803 27,556 58,359 12-18 49,050 14-20 20,926 11,406 32,332 19-25 33,638 21-27 2,617 11,290 13,907 26-Oct, 2 47,472 28-May 5 (4) 6,689 1,756 8,445 Total September 196,457 155,291 351,748 Total April 54,936 65,928 120,864 Oct, 3-9 57,116 May 6-12 8,955 37,714 46,669 10-16 45,629 13-19 929 45,672 46,601 17-23 104,944 20-26 10,913 35,119 46,032 24-30 40,491 27-June 2 78,715 26,983 105,698 31-Nov, 6 20,380 Total October 276,359 182,199 458,558 Total May 106,201 147.244 253,445 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 10/31/17 3,168,696 2,010,338 5,179,034 9/3/39 - 5/31/40 974,759 947,295 1,922,054 (9 months) (9 months) Note (1) Monthly totals are the summation of dnily totals, thus do not agree with summation of weekly totals. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No weekly data available for 1917 Allied and Neutral ship losses. Note (4) Since May 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced names and tonnages of merchant ships lost; however, & weekly announcement of total tonnage lost is made. - 3 - Non-confidential Office of Naval Intelligonce TABLE M-I JAN 2 8 1941 COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1917-18 and 1940) (Cont.) (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Wook and Month Indicated 1917- 18 1940 Allied and *Alliod and Week British Noutral Total Week British Noutral Total Brought forward. Brought forward. (4) (4) (4) Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 10/31/17 3,168,696 2,010,338 5,179,034 9/3/39 - 5/31/40 974,759 947,295 1,922,054 (9 months) 19 months) Nov. 7-13 26,057 Juno 3-9 45,936 6,095 52,031 14-20 49,864 10-16 57,526 54,7% 112,270 21-27 62,865 17-23 92,322 119,329 211,651 28-Dec. 4 56,898 24-30 74,442 37,144 111,586 Total November 173,647 115,565 289,212 Total June 270,226 217,312 487,538 Dec. 5-11 43,137 July 1-7 75,833 39,195 115,028 12-18 41,575 8-14 32,963 28,069 61,032 19-25 73,856 15-21 37,577 12,280 49,857 26-Jan. 1 65,222 22-28 65,601 7,090 72,691 29-Aug. 4 60,058 15,066 75,124 Total Docember 253,500 145,611 399,111 Total July 211,974 86,634 298,608 Jan. 2-8 63,723 Aug. 5-11 32,257 23,259 55,516 9-15 15,152 12-18 41,175 27,112 68,287 16-22 39,389 19-25 69,340 13,049 82,389 23-29 33,291 26-Sept. 1 56,020 33,838 89,858 30-Fob, 5 98,904 Total January 180,348 126,310 306,658 Total August 258,850 113,211 372,061 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 1/30/18 3,776,191 2,397,824 6,174,015 9/3/39 - 8/31/40 1,715,809 1,364,452 3,080,261 (12 months) (12 months) Note (1) Monthly totals for 1918 are the summation of daily totals. Monthly totals for 1940 are the summation of weekly totals, as daily totals are not available. See Note (4) below. * Includos all flags except activo belligerents, i e., Groat Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Britain, Germany, and Italy (aftor June 10, 1940). Noto (3) No weekly data available for 1917-18 Allied and Neutral ship losses. Noto (4) Since May 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced namos and tonnages of nerchant ships lost; however, a wookly announce- ment of total lost is made, - - Non-confidontial TABLE -A Oriico ot HAVAI intoiligence COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1918 and 1940) (Cont.) (Gross Tons) JAN 2 8 1941 Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Week and Month Indicated 1918 1940-41 Cupulativo Total Wook British Allied and Total Woek British *Allied and Total British British, Allied Noutral Neutral and Noutral Brought forward. Brought forward, (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17-1/30/18 3,776,191 2,397,824 6,174,015 9/3/39-8/31/40 1,715,809 1,364,452 3,080,261 1,715,809 3,080,261 (12 months) (12 months) Feb. 6-12 32,961 Sept. 2-8 28,200 44,076 72,276 1,744,009 3,152,537 13-19 48,491 9-15 29,246 39,204 68,450 1,773,255 3,220,987 20-26 62,432 16-22 131,857 17,011 148,868 1,905,112 3,369,855 27-March 5 44,208 23-29 55,927 42,476 98,403 1,961,039 3,468,258 30-Oct. 6 24,943 6,151 31,094 1,985,982 3,499,352 Total February 227,582 91,375 318,957 Total September 245,230 142,767 387,997 1,961,039 3,468,258 March 6-12 35,289 Oct. 7-13 32,370 30,895 63,265 2,018,352 3,562,617 13-19 65,451 14-20 146,528 51,502 198,030 2,164,880 3,760,647 20-26 46,405 21-27 52,334 6,847 59,181 2,217,214 3,819,828 27-April 2 21,852 28-Nov. 3 23,261 6,986 30,247 2,240,475 3,850,075 Total March 199,751 142,846 342,597 Total October 279,436 102,381 381,817 2,240,475 3,850,075 April 3-9 23,819 Nov. 4-10 61,200 10,547 71,747 2,301,675 3,921,822 10-16 75,914 11-17 50,449 9,085 59,534 2,352,124 3,981,356 17-23 51,208 18-24 80,426 12,415 92,841 2,432,550 4,074,197 24-30 59,919 25-Dec, 1 50,858 30,800 81,658 2,483,408 4,155,855 Total April 215,784 62,935 278,719 Total November 242,933 62,847 305,780 2,483,408 4,155,855 Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17-4/30/18 4,419,308 2,694,980 7,114,288 9/3/39-11/30/40 2,483,408 1,672,447 4,155,855 2,483,408 4,155,855 (15 months) (15 months) Note (1) Monthly totals for 1918 are the summation of daily totals. Monthly totals for 1940 are the summation of wookly totals, as daily totals are not available. Soo Noto (4) below. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. Note (3) No weekly data available for 1918 Alliod and Neutral ship losses. Note (4) Sinco May 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced namos and tonnages of norchant ships lost; however, a wookly announce- ment of total tonnage lost is made, Includes all flags except active bolligeronts, 1,0., Groat Britain, Germany and Italy (after Juno 10, 1940). - 5 n-confidential TABLE M-I Office of Naval Intelligence COMPARISON OF MERCHANT MARINE WAR LOSSES (1918 and 1940) (Cont.) JAN 28 1941 (Gross Tons) Based Upon Latest Corrected Information for the Woek and Month Indicated 1918 1940-41 Cumulativo Total Week British Allied and Total Week British *Allied and Total British British, Allied Neutral Neutral and Neutral Brought forward. Brought forward. (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 4/30/18 4,419,308 2,694,980 7,114,288 9/3/39 11/30/40 2,483,408 1,672,447 4,155,855 2,483,408 4,155,855 (15 months) (15 months) May 1-7 39,389 Dec. 2-8 86,740 14,450 101,190 2,570,148 4,257,045 8-14 41,600 9-15 30,830 10,646 41,476 2,600,978 4,298,521 15-21 46,403 16-22 32,849 10,451 43,300 2,633,827 4,341,821 22-28 37,410 23-29 18,208 19,348 37,556 2,652,035 4,379,377 29-June 4 37,535 30-Jan.5, '41 14,678 ! 14,678 2,666,713 4,394,055 Total May 192,940 102,580 295,520 Total Docember 168,627 54,095 223,522 2,652,035 4,379,377 June 5-11 60,757 Jan 6-12 30,226 - 30,226 2,696,939 4,424,281 12-18 22,141 13-19 34,772 23,440 58,212 2,731,711 4,482,493 19-25 30,179 20-26 9,611 21,775 31,386 2,741,322 4,513,879 26-July 2 53,542 27-Feb, 2 Total June 163,629 91,958 255,587 Total January July 3-9 29,741 Feb. 3-9 10-16 33,919 10-16 17-23 64,041 17-23 24-30 25,916 24-Mar. 2 31-Aug, 5 22,783 Total July 166,004 94,963 260,967 Total February Total sinkings Total sinkings 2/1/17 - 7/31/18 4,941,881 2,984,481 7,926,362 9/3/39 - 2/23/40 ly (18 months) (18 months) Note (1) Monthly totals for 1918 are the summation of daily totals. Monthly totals for 1940 are the sunnation of wookly totals, as daily totals are not available. See Note (4) below. Note (2) Losses are from all causes including captures. 10- Note (3) No wookly data available for 1918 Allied and Neutral ship losses. Note (4) Since May 1, 1940 the British Admiralty has not announced names and tonnages of merchant ships lost; however, a weekly announce- mont of total tonnage lost is made. Rocent tabulated losses aro accordingly subject to rovision ponding issuance of weekly report. # Includes all flags except active belligerents, i.e., Great Britain, Germany and Italy (after June 10, 1940). - E THE WHITE HOUSE Navy Ship PSF Loss WASHINGTON CONFIDENTIAL February 4, 1941. file MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT For the President's information I am forwarding herewith a table of belligerent naval losses to January 25, 1941, prepared by ONI. Respectfully D CALLAGHAN DECLASSIFIED Library 1 Franklin D. Roosevelt Library DOCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL DUD DIR. 5200.9 (9/27/58) es Date- 4-22-96 Office of Naval Intelligence See Note $10 JAN 25 1941 Signature- TABLE VIIL BELLIGERENT NAVAL LOSSES (Seven Parts - A, B, C, D, E, F, G.) TABLE VIII (A) BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES. Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Battleships ROYAL OAK * 29,150 10/14/39 4 Torps. 24 off. 786 men NELSON * 33,950 9/ /39 Magnetic 72 cas- mine ualties BARHAM # 31,100 12/28/39 Torp. 4 men 1 man Repairs believed completed. REDNEY * 33,900 4/9/40 1000 lb. 4 off. Negligible bomb 7 men damage - about (dud) Pea 60 mi. Sill. of Bergenfjord. Bomb did not explode. % %PRINCE OF Bomb WALES * 35,000 9/1/40 nearby Minor damage. RESOLUTION # 29,150 9/25/40 1 Torp Docked at Freetown. %BARHAM © 31,100 9/25/40 Gunfire Direct hit from Richelieu 380 M.M. gun. Amer. Battle Cruisers Consel DAKAR. RENOWN * 32,000 4/9/40 Gunfire Action with SCHARNHORST N. of Narvik. Negligible dam- age. TOTAL (CAPITAL SHIPS) 1 Sunk 7 Damaged Note %: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from & confidential source. It must be 50 regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence. (*) Official British Source. (#) Believed reliable. (@) Doubtful reliability. Op-16-F-10 DISTRIBUTION: Op-10 Op-22 N.I.D. Op-16 Gen. Bd. Addo to SecNov. Op-16-F BuShips Op-12 Aide to President 1 CONFIDENTIAL ONFIDENTIAL ENTIAL O.N.I. Note TABLE VIII (A) (Cont,) JAN 25 1941 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Aircraft Carriers Approx. COURAGEOUS # 22,500 9/17/39 2 Torps. 578 $FURIOUS # 22,450 ? ? ? GLORIOUS * 22,500 6/8/40 Gunfire 1204 off. Off Narvik. & men %HERMES # 10,850 7/12/40 Rammed By British Merchant Ship "Corfu" off of Freetown. Pro- ceeded to Sim- onstown in con- voy. Repairs completed 11/8/ 40 ILLUSTRIOUS # 23,000 1/10/41 Bombs s 83 224 100 Off Sicily by 40 German Stukas â (Attacked again at 1 - 1000 bomb Halta 1/19/41. hit holed flight Scrious damage deck 20' sq. 4 from near misses)#. other bomb hits in 7-hour attack Considerable TOTAL 2 Sunk 3 Damaged damage. Cruisers (a) EXETER * 8,390 12/13/39 Gunfire 5 off. 3 off. I (GRAF SPEE) 54 men 20 men SUFFOLK # 10,000 Prior Rammed by 3/12/40 Collision Several tanker. ENORFOLK * 9,925 3/16/40 Bombs 4 off. Hit on ouarter I 1 man deck-holed aft. SUFFOLK * 10,000 4/15/40 Bombs 27 34 One bomb hit - off Stavanger. 33 dive bombers, 32 horizontal bombers. Ship returned to base at 15 knots. %KENT # 10,000 9/17/40 Torp. Off Bardia. %SUSSEX # 9,830 9/18/40 Air Severely bombed. attack Set afire. %CUMBERLAND # 10,000 9/25/40 "Badly hit." ALUSNA LONDON. BERWICK * 10,000 11/27/40 Gunfire 1 off Off Sardinia. 6 men 9 men 2 hits-#4 turret. BERWICK # 10,000 12/25/40 Gunfire 5 Cosunlties Engagement Gor- men Raider (CA) 700 mi. E. Finis- terre. TOT.:L 9 Damaged I Note %: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence. CONFIDENTIAL INFIDENTIAL TIAL O.N.I. ote TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) JAN 25 1941 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Cruisers (b) SOUTH- HAMPTON # 9,100 10/16/39 Bombs 3 Casualties Minor damage. EDINBURGH # 10,000 10/16/39 Bombs 7 Casualties Minor damage. nearby. BELFAST # 10,000 11/21/39 Mine or ? 20 Extensive torp. damage (1 yr.) ACHILLES # 7,030 12/13/39 Gunfire 4 men 3 mon (N.Z.) (GRAF SPEE) AJAX * 6,985 If Gunfire 7 men 5 men Repairs com- (GRAF SPEE) pleted prior (1) 8/8/40. GLASGOW # 9,100 4/9/40 Bombs 1 4 Slight splint- er damago from aerial bombs. (1) SOUTH- HAMPTON # 9,100 " " do. %PENELOPE # 5,270 4/11/40 ? Grounded re- floated. %LIVERPOOL* 9,400 7/29/40 Bomb 1 man 2 men Unexploded bomb (dud). EFFINGHAM * 9,550 Reported Trecked None Uncharted 5/21/40 rock Norwog- ian const. CURLEN - 4,290 5/25/40 Air attack 4 off. Off Narvik. 5 mon h.h. cruiser. %SOUTH- (Off Narvik. HAMPTON # 9,100 5/25/40 do. ? ? (Severely dam- aged. %CAIRO # 4,200 do do ? ? CALYPSO # 4,180 Reported Torp. 1 off. Sunk by Ital- 6/15/40 38 mon ian SS in Mediterranean. CALCUTTA # 4,200 6/25/40 Collision With HMS FRAS- ER. AURORA # 5,270 5/8/40 ? GLOUCESTER # 10,000 7/16/40 Bomb 1 off (Capt.) In Mediterran- can, %GLASGOW # 9,100 7/16/40 Collision Slight damage. CARLISLE # 4,200 4/20/40 Aircraft Slight damage. CURACAO # 4,290 4/24/40 Aircraft Seriously dam- aged. Returned to port. EGALATEA # 5,220 9/1/40 Mine Slightly dam- aged off Imm- ingham. %FIJI # 8,000 9/1/40 Torp. (1) Officially admitted as "two cruisers", names not announced. Note %: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be 50 regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence, CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Noto JAN 25 1941 TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Causo Killed Wounded Remarks Cruisers (b) (Cont.) AJAX # 6,985 10/11/40 Gunfire 13 22 Superficial damage. LIVERPOOL * 9,400 10/14/40 Torp. (V.T.) 3 off. 33 In Moditerranean. 27 men Bow blown off. %DIDO # 5,450 10/28-31/40 Damaged in storm. %GLASGOW # 9,100 12/4/40 2 Torps. (V.T.) By Italian VT's at Suda Bay. %GLASGOW # 9,100 Announced 2 By Italian tor- 12/27/40 pedo planes at Suda Bay. One torpedo struck bow 40' forward of #1 turret, making hole 20'x35'. Other torpedo hit aft of #6 turret do- ing damage sim- ilar to Kent. %COVENTRY # 4,290 Announced Torp. Slightly damaged 12/27/40 Hit in extreme bow. Being re- paired at Alex- andria. SOUTH- Bombed afire. HAMPTON * 10,000 1/11/41 Bombs 50 Sunk by own forces. GLOUCESTER # 1/11/41 Fwd. Director Tower.Hit by dud. %ADVENTURE # 6,740 1-12/13-41 Air attack Demaged very (CM) slightly. %EMERALD # 7,550 1-12/13-41 Air attack Damaged very slightly. M.A.London 1/14/41. TOTAL 4 Sunk 28 Damaged. Note %: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence. - 2 (b) - MAL O.N.I. 1.1. TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) JAN 25 1941 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Destroyers BLANCHE* 1,360 11/13-14/ line 6 Ken 3 off 39 12 Men GIPSY* 1,335 11/21/39 If 30 men 3 off. Beached. Is being 10 men salvaged. MOHAWK* 1,870 10/16/39 Bomb 2 off 6 weeks for repairs. nearby 13 men 25 men JERSEY* 1,690 12/8/39 Torp. 2 off 2 off Seriously daraged. 8 men 10 men DUCHESS* 1,375 12/13/39 collision 6 off. 124 men GRENCILLE* 1,485 1/18/40 Line or Torp. 68 EX:OUTH* 1,475 1/21/40 Torp. 15 off. 173 men DARING* 1,375 Announced Torp. 9 off. 2/19/40 145 men GLOWWORM* 1,345 4/8/40 Gunfire 7 off. Enemy gunfire off 115 men Norwegian coast. 40 prisoners. GURKHA* 1,870 4/9/40 Bomb 5 off. 3 nen Bombed and 10 men sunk. (500 kg.bomb) HUNTER* 1,340 4/10/40 Gunfire 6 off. By German DD's and 105 men shore guns, Narvik. HARDY* 1,505 4/10/40 Gunfire 2 off. 3 off. Ber.ched-severely 16 nen 6 men damaged,Narvik. Total loss. HOSTILE* 1,340 4/10/40 Gunfire Slightly damaged, Narvik. HOTSPUR* 1,340 4/10/40 Gunfire 15 men 1 off. Seriously daraged, (Bomb) 10 men Narvik. (ESKIMO# 1,870% ) Torp. (Considerably (PUNJABI/ 1,870% ) 4/13/40 Gunfire (damaged, Narvik, (COSSACK/ 1,870% ) (COSSACK slightly (daraged,Narvik. ECLIPS 1,375 4/11/40 Bomb 1 off. 2 men splinters 3 man "Near kiss". Fireroom flooded. Towed to a port. AFRIDI* 1,870 5/3/40? Bonb 40 off. Nameos area, during & men. troop withdrawels. GROM* 2,144 Recorted Bomb 1 off. Nervik region. (Polish) 5/4/40 65 nen VALENTINE* 1,090 5/ /10 Air Damaged & beached action after attack off Holland. WHITLEY* 1,100 5/20/40 Borbs 4 Subsecuently beachod Reported total loss. WESSEX* 1,100 Reported Air 5/26/40 action 6 15 French C cest. MAKEFUL* 1,100 Reported Torp. If " by HTB 5/30/40 GRAFTON* 1,335 " Torp. If " by ITB GRENADE* 1,335 Air " If Note % This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unloss specifically released or reclassified by the Division of Navel Intelligende. 17390 ABOT L ONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N. I. S00 Noto TABLE VIII (2) (Cont.) JAN 25 1941 BRITISH N.V.I. LOSSES (Cont.) Dato Dato Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damagod Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Dostroyors (Cont.) MACKWAY # 1,530 Reported Ground- ? ? Grounded - 5/30/40 of possibly lost. JAGU.R # 1,690 " 'ir attack ? ? Fronch Coast SALADIN # 905 " = " et If ? ? GREYHOUND a 1,335 " " " " " ? ? INTREPID # 1,370 If If = " " ? ? GALL'NT # 1,335 Rop or tod Nonr miss - " ? ? 5/30/40 2 DD # ? Roported ? ? Possible dup- 5/31/40 lication. BASILISK * 1,360 Reported Air Attack ? ? Flandors ovac- 6/3/40 untion HAV.NT * 1,340 Reported Air Attack ? ? 6/3/40 " I KEITH * 1,400 Roportod Air Attack ? ? A " 6/3/40 .0.ST.. * 1,350 6/8/40 Gunf irc Off Norvik. ;RDENT x 1,350 6/8/40 " " " Struck wrock off & WINCHESTER 1,100 5/15/40 Trock Dunkirk, toned to England. % M'.T.'BELE " 1,870 5/16-17/40 Boachod [Ship returned to Harstud. Struck wrock. $ VESTMINST2R*1,100 5/16/40 Collision Roturned to Eng- land in tom. 12 M`LCOLM * 1,530 5/20/40 Bomb. Nota East of : orth miss Forcland. & VIMIER. * 1,090 5/26/40 Bomb. No.: No casulties miss. s FIME * 1,350 5/26/40 Cumfire ) Slightly dro - ) agod by gunfiro & FIREDRAKE * 1,350 5/26/40 Cunfiro ) in Mrvik. Noto: This itam is Confi dontinl. The information procoods from a confidential source. It must bo 00 rogerded unloss spocifically rolonsed or reclassifi- cd by the Division of Invil Intelligonec. - 3 (a) - any ONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. Sce Note TABLE VIII (A) (Cont,) JAN 25 1941 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Co.,t.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Demaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Destroyers (Cont.) FRASER # 1,375 6/25/40 45 19 Off Gironde (Canada) River. % Collision with Reported CALCUTTA 2 WHIRLWIND * 1,100 5/9/40 Torp. Survivors res- cued by another warship. ≥ KELLY # 1,695 Reported L.T.B. Towed to port - 6/5/40 back in service prior 12/5/40. ESCORT # 1,375 Reported Torp. 2 men Western Medi- 7/14/40 terranean by Italian DD(?). BRAZEN # 1,360 Reported Air 1 man 4 men Sunk while be- 7/22/40 attack ing towed. $ ANTHONY # 1,350 Between ? Evacuation of 5/28-6/4/40 Flanders. ≥ IVANHOE # 1,370 " Air attack If 204 VIVACIOUS # 1,090 Il " " " DA VENOLIOUS # 1,120 II Collision " or wreckage 2002 WORCESTER # 1,120 If " = 194 VILY # 1,090 " If " 2 EXPRESS # 1,375 If " " 24 WOLSEY # 1,120 " Going alongside " or by wreck 2 ICARUS # 1,370 n n If 20, SABRE # 905 If Fire If 2001 SCINITAR # 905 " Going alongside If or by wreck MA WHITEHALL # 1,120 If " If EA IMPULSIVE # 1,370 If " If ≤ HARVESTER # 1,340 " II If 194 MALCOLM # 1,530 " Collision SHARPSHOOTER If MA WINDSOR # 1,100 " Air attack Off Ramsgate $ WALKER # 1,100 " " If Off Narvik IMOGEN # 1,370 7/16/40 Collision 18 men 1 of: Collision with 9 men Glasgow and caught fire. BOREAS # 1,360 7/26/40 Bomb & Gunfire 21# 25th %Badly damaged Straits of Dover Towed to port. Note %: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence. CONFIDENTIAL NEIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note TABLE VIII (4) (Cont.) JAN 25 1941 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Romarks Destroyers (Cont.) Hit aft by %BRILLIANT # 1,360 7/26/40 Bomb & Gun- No casualties bomb. fire WREN # 1,120 7/29/40 Air attack Straits of Dover - Chan- nel. WALPOLE # 1,100 7/27/40 Near Miss Speed reduced to 10 knots at Dover. %CODRINGTON # 1,540 7/27/40 Bombs Dover. IMONTROSE # 1,530 7/27/40 It Seriously damaged near Harwith. DELIGHT * 1,375 7/30/40 Near misses Off Portland Bight. Reported CORIFFIN # 1,335 7/31/40 %BEAGLE # 1,360 Reported 7/31/40 %SCIMITAR # 905 8/11/40 Near miss Damage not serious. ASKATE # 900 # Air attack 1 15 Slightly drun- aged. WINDSOR # 1,100 # II If Now in harbor WHITSHED # 1,120 Announced ? Alusna 7/31/40 %VANOC # 1,090 11. ? London letter %HAVELOCK # 1,340 (?) If ? of Aug. 1 SHAVOCK * 1,340 (?) If Near miss Holed in one boilor room by near miss. Speed reduced to 20 knots, HOSTILE 4d 1,340 Announced Mine 4 3 8/26/40 ESK 45 1,375 9/1/40 Mine or torp Gorman Hinc- field North IVAMHOE * 1,370 9/1/40 " If " Sea EXPRESS # 1,375 9/1/40 If " " $2 EX-AMERICAN /40 Collision in 1 month to western Atlantic repair. (1) 1 woek to re- pair. (1) 1 DD # Fire M.A.LONDON 1 DD # 10/8/40 Mine 10-8-40. VENETIA* 1,090 Announced 10/25/40 Mine Some Cocunlties Noto X: This item is Confid ntil. The information producds from E. confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically I leased or reclassi- fied by th: Division of Naval Intelligence. CONFIDENTIAL ONFIDENTIAL DENTIAL O.N.I. Note JAN 25 1941 TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killod Wounded Remarks Destroyers (Cont.) KIMBERLY # 1,690 10/21/40 Gunfire Slightly damaged by shore batter- ics. %FAME # 1,350 10/23/40 Grounding Grounded on rocky coast at 25 knots. TASHANTI # 1,870 10/23/40 Grounding Refloated; under HMCS repair. %MARG.REE # 1,375 10/22/40 34 survivors In collision with Tex - HMS DIANA) 10,000 ton mer- chant ship 450 mi. W. of Ireland $ 1 (Polish) # 2,144 10/26/40 Collision Collision with (ULYSKAWICA) trawler off Arran. %INTREPID # 1,370 11/2/40 Mine Returned safely to port. WINCHESTER # 1,100 11/9/40 Near miss Slight damage. - About Thames estuary. 204 1 # - 11/18/40 Air attack In Alexandria. %JAVELIN # 1,710 11/28/40 2 Torps. Off Land's End. Action with Ger- man DD's. SAGUENAY # 1,337 12/1/40 Torpedo 21 Torpodoed by Ital- ian SS ARGO while escorting convoy. STURDY * 905 12/2/40 %CAMERON # 1,190 12/5/40 Bomb (ex-USS WELLES). Stern blown off in drydock at Portsmouth.Fire. Dec. 9-MA London reports CAMERON Announced "total loss." ACHERON # 1,350 12-26-40 Unknown Sunk after explos- ion during high spood turning trial. About § 2 # - 1/8/41 Collision Considerably dam- aged. GALLANT + 1,335 1/10/41 Mino 63 § 15 M PA Bow blown off near Pantellaria. Announced Mine and Towed to Malta. HYPERION # 1,335 1/22/41 Gunfire Some Sunk by British gunfire after striking mino in TOTAL 39 Sunk 72 Demagod Adristic. Note: The Escort Vessols VALENTINE, WHITLEY and WAKEFUL (1,100 ton ex-DD's) are included in this list of DD losses. Note 5: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Navel Intelligenco. CONFIDENTIAL ONFIDENTIAL IDENTIAL O.N.I. TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) JAN 25 1941 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Submarines OXLEY # 1,354 11/7/39? Acciden- 55 tal explos- ion TRIAD # 1,090 11/29/39 Weather Damage hydro- plancs. Ready sea 12/12/39. SEAHORSE # 640 1/16/40 ? 5 off. missing 34 men " STARFISH # 640 1/16/40 ) UNDINE # 540 1/16/40 Enemy 5 off. )action 34 men THISTLE # 1,090 Reported 53 off. Missing 4/16/40 & men STERLET # 670 Reported 4/30/40 ? 6 off.35 men Overdue TARPON # 1,090 = ? 5 off.48 men " TRIUMPH # 1,090 Reported Mine 14' bow blown 4/27/40 off-reached port. SEAL # 1,520 Reported 5/12/40 Captured Captured by Germans off Swedish coast 5/6/40. %UNITY * 540 Prior 5/31/40 ? ? ? ORZEL * Reported Reported over- (Polish) 1,110 6/12/40 due.Presumed lost. % 1* ? 6/19/40 Gun,Torp Shelled, torped- & Fire oed by MTb, set afire, beached off Dungeness (Alusna). $ 1# ? Reported ? Overdue from 6/27/40 Italian waters GRAMPUS # 1,520 Reported ? 5 off. 6/29/40 54 mon Overdue SHARK # 670 Reported ? " 7/14/40 SALMON # 670 Reported ? " 7/21/40 OSTALD * 1,475 Reported Rammed 3 52 prisoners. 8/8/40 Ramned by Ital. DD V.Vivaldi ODIN # 1,475 Reported 8/10/40 ? Overdue ORPHEUS * 1,475 Reported Overdue. Presum- 8/17/40 ed lost. Note & This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from & confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fiod by the Division of Naval Intelligence. CONFIDENTIAL ONFIDENTIAL DENTIAL O.N.I. Note JAN 25 1941 TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Submarines (Cont.) Announced Overdue. Prosum- SPEARFISH - 670 8/27/40 ed lost. PHOENIX # 1,475 Reported Long overdue. 9/9/40 Possibly same 0.8 unnamed SS loss reported 6/27/40. NARWHAL # 1,520 Announced Overdue. Presum- 9/12/40 ed lost. THAMES * 1,805 Announced Overdue. Presum- 9/25/40 od lost. $ 2 # - Reported Overdue from pet- 10/28/40 rol Gulf of Tar- anto - presumed Announced lost. H - 49* 440 11/9/40 Overdue. Presum- ed lost. R.INBOW * 1,475 Announced Overdue. Presum- 11/19/40 ed lost. TRIAD * 1,090 Announced Overdue. In Med- 12/1/40 iterranean. SWORDFISH # 640 Announced Overdue. Presum- 12/22/40 ed lost. REGULUS # 1,475 Announced 1/8/41 Overdue. Presum- ed lost. TOTAL 29 Sunk 2 Drmaged Note S: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from & confidential source, It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Neval Intelligence. - 4 (a) - CONFIDENTIAL INFIDENTIAL FIAL O.N.I. JAN 25 1941 TABLE VIII (i.) (Cont.) BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casunltics Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killod Wounded Remarks MINOR WAR VESSELS Escort Vessels Bomb %FLEETWOOD # 990 4/29/40 fragments. Slight damage. BITTERN # 1,190 4/30/40 Bombs & Bombed, set Torp. afire, own depth charges exploded-Nemsos Later torpodo- ed by own forces. BLACK SWAN # 1,250 4/28/40 Bomb Norway. Slight damage (at anchor). PELICAN # 1,200 4/22/40 2 Bombs In Norwegian campaign. Tow- ed to port. BIDEFORD # 1,105 Reported Air Flanders evac- 5/30/40 attack uation. 1 # ? Reported Possible dup- 5/31/40 ? lication. %EGRET # 1,200 9/9/40 Bomb splint- "e fow" From German I er I bombor. ATHERSTONE # 890 9/11/40 Air attack Off North Foreland. %BLACK SWAN # 1,250 11/2/40 Mine Returned safe- ly to port. %BERKELEY # 900 12/20/40 Mine In Thames Es- tuary. Returned to Sheerness Sloops 12/20/40. PENZANCE # 1,025 8/24/40 Torp. By submarine. 700 mi. west of Ireland. DUNDEE # 1,060 9/15/40 Torp. Torpodoed in northwostern approachos. Taken in tow. Sunk 240 ni. W. of Hebridos. %STORK + 1,100 9/8/40 Air attack In Mothil Roads. TOTAL 3 Sunk 10 Damaged Patrol Vessels KITTIWAKE * 530 9/20/39 Mine 5 men 2 men Bow blown off. 2 Patrol Boats # - Reported 5/31/40 ? ? ? MOSQUITO 45 585 Reported Evacuation of (River Gunboat) 6/3/40 ? ? ? Flendors. Note %: This it cm is Confidential. The information procceds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unloss specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Navel Intelligonco. CONFIDENTIAL ONFIDENTIAL NTIAL O.N.I. Note TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) JAN 25 1941 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Romarks MINOR V.A.R. VESSELS (Cont.) Patrol Vessels (Cont.) Reported 2 off. 1 off. PATHAN + 661 6/24/40 Mine 3 mon 7 men %MALLARD # 510 9/30/40 Air attack 1 man 7 mon In North Soa. %LOCUST # 585 10/8/40 Mine explosion Thames Estuary. %PINTAIL # 580 11/2/40 Bomb Returned safely to port. 0-6, 0-7 # About By enemy light (cx-Fronch) 11/1/40 craft. - TOTAL 6 Sunk 4 Demaged Mino Sweepers SPHINX * 875 2/5/40 Air action 5 off. 49 non SUNOON # 710 Reported Mino 3 off. missing 5/1/40 24 mon 11 SKIPJACK - 815 Reported Evacuntion of 6/3/40 ? ? ? Flanders. CRESTED EAGLE # 1,110 do. ? ? ? do. BRIGHTON BELLE « 396 do. ? ? ? do. GRACIE FIELDS 45 393 do. ? ? ? do. WAVERLEY # 537 do. ? ? ? do. BRIGHTON CUEEN # 807 do. ? ? ? do. %!L.RRIER # 815 do. 5/25/40 Bomb E. Coast of Betwoen Collision England. %SHARPSHOOTER # 835 5/28-6/4/40 with KAL- Evacuation of COLM Flanders. ISALARANDER # 815 If Air attack II If SHEBE # 835 If II " If If SALTASH # 710 " If If " n SALBURY # 710 " If " II II SWESTWARD HO # 460 " " II If " (XAM?) MA 2 # 8/11/40 If " - 3 3 GOORANGAI + 223 11/20/40 Collision 23 Rumod and sunk (Aust.) by merchant off Announced Malbourne. DUNDALK e 710 10/23/40 Mine BRAS D'OR # 221 Announced 30 officers (Conadian) 10/23/40 and mon EMERCURY # 621 12/25/40 Mino Off French Coast (BNA letter TOTAL 13 Sunk 9 Demaged 12/31/40). Note This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential sourco. It must be 50 regarded unless specifically roleased or reclassi- fied by the Division of Nevel Intolligence. CONFIDENTIAL 5 ONFIDENTIAL IDENTIAL Noto page 1 O.N.I. Toble VIII (2) (cont.) JAN 25 1941 RITISH N.V.L LOSSES (Cont. Dato Dato Cosucitios Name Tone Sunk Demaged Cauco Millod Toundod Remarks Trowlors M.3TIFF * 520 11/21/39 Itimo 6 non 3 non _r.conite * 315 11/23/39 " 4 NORTH RN ROVER 8 655 11/ /39 " & off. 23 mon WASHINGTON 209 12/6/29 " 7 RAY OF HOPE * 200 12/10/39 " 9 non WILLI'M H.I.ET - 202 12/14/39 If 8 EVELIN. * 202 12/18/39 ? 9 ran SEDGEFLY * ? e 16 Lon ? JAMES LUDFORD * 473 12/15/39 ? 2 off. 15 non LOCH DOON * 534 12/28/39 ? 1 off. 14 non BARB/R. ROBERTSON « 325 12/27/39 ? 1 non KINGSTON Colli- CORNELLN * 449 1/7/40 sion 17 VALDORA * 251 1/22/40 ? 10 FORT ROYAL * 351 2/9/40 Air 2 off. action 5 LION BOWN * 290 FI 1: 2 off. action 12 man FIFESHIRE - 540 2/22/40 Air- 2 off. craft 42 19 non BENVOLIO * 352 2/24/40 Mino 1 off. 9 non PERIDOT * ? 3/16/40 " ? M.IDA - ? If " 1 off. 5 non LOCH ,nnounced ASSATER * 210 3/24/40 " Nono 1 off. RUTLANDSHIRE" 458 4/21/40 ror.ft At Namsos. LARWOOD * 452 4/28/40? Borib Norwogian coast. 80 H.MMCND * 452 4/28/40? = do. BRADMIN * 452 4/29/40? " do. C.PE SIRETOKO * 590 4/29/407 If do. CONFIDENTIAL 5 - CONFIDENTIAL DENTIAL O.N.I. Note P. TABLE VIII (ii) (cont.) JAN 25 1941 BRITISH N.V.I. LOSSES (cont.) Dato Date Casualtios Name Tona Sunk Damaged Causo Killod Wounded Remarks Trawlors (Cont.) Prior W...RWICKSHIRE* 466 $/8/40 Bomb# CAPE CHELYUSKINT 494 # % JARDINE * 452 # Gunfiro ) ) Badly damagod ST. GOR/N * 565 # or ) by air attack. ) Sunk by gun- ASTONVILLA * 544 If " ) firo om for- ) dos - Trondheim G..UL * 531 : " ) "aroa" RIFSNESS * 431 Reported Bombs 5/22/40 CHARIES Mino 2 iff, BOYES * 290 Reported 13 con 3/26/40 I MELBOURNE* 466 Ropor tod Rombo Nono 5/28/40 CAPE PASSARO* 590 Reported # + 5/28/40 6 # ? Rep or tod ? Off Dunkorquo 5/30/40 3 # ? Roportod ? " " 5/30/40 POLLY Reported Flandors' JOHNSTON * 290 6/3/40 ? ? ? ovacuntion THOM.S B/RTIETT* 290 do. ? ? ? do. THURINGIA * ? do. ? ? ? do. CALVI - 363 do. ? ? ? do. STELL/. DORADO * 416 do ? ? ? do. LRGYILSHIRE" 540 do ? ? ? do. BLACKBURN ROVERS * 622 do. ? ? ? do. WESTELLA * 413 do, ? ? ? do. MYRTLE * 550 Roported Mino 3 off. 6/15/40 22 mon JUNIPER - 590(?)Roportod Overduo. 6/20/40 CRESTFLOWER * 367 Roported Mr- 2 mon Air attack 7/21/40 craft CAMPINA* 289 Ropor tod 1 off. Mino 7/23/40 10 mon CONFIDENTIAL 5 (c) ONFIDENTIAL IDENTIAL O.N.I. Note TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) JAN 25 1941 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Namo Tons Sunk Demaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Trawlers (Cont.) INISTARIA # 590 4/30/40 Bomb At anchor. KINGSTON GALENA # Reported Air 415 7/25/40 RODINO * 230 If # FLEMING # 356 Reported 7/26/40 # STAUNTON # 283 7/29/40 Mine CAPE FINISTERE # 8/2/40 Air 590 15.RSONA # 276 Reported 8/5/40 Mines Some DRUMMER * 298 Reported 8/6/40 Mines OSWALDIAN® 249 Reported 8/6/40 Mines RIVER CLYDE + 276 Reported 8/7/40 Minos (18 missing) TAMARISH # 545 Reported 8/14/40 Air'attack PYROPE # 295 8/12/40 If If ELIZABETH ANGELA # 253 8/13/40 If If RESPARKO # 248 8/24/40 11 If None ROYALE 4b 248 Reported Mino Some 9/4/40 LOCH INVER # 356 Announced Overdue. Presum- 9/27/40 ed lost. RECOIL # - 9/28/40 Mine Believed mined and sunk off Port- land Bill. COMET # 9/30/40 Mine Sunk off Lizard. - SEA KING # 321 Announced Mino Some casualties Sunk by German 10/11/40 mine. %2* - 10/11/40 Enemy South of Isle of action Wight. Night of Reported 10 - 11/12. VELLA * 290 10/24/40 Mine Some casualties LORD STAMP # 448 " " " " Note %: This item 1s Confidential. The information procceds from & confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fiod by the Division of Neval Intelligence. CONFIDENTIAL ONFIDENTIAL NTIAL O.N.I. oto JAN 25 1941 TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casunlties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Causo Killed Wounded Remarks Trawlers (Cont.) Reported Most of crew KINGSTON SAPPHIRE # 356 10/10/40 Torp. saved. German subs. RESOLVO # 231 Announced 10/17/40 LISTRAC # 778 If WARWICK DEEPING # 445 If V.AVEFLOWER # 368 Announced line 10/30/40 JOSEPH BUTTON # 290 If " ≥ 2 # - Reported Air attack 10/28/40 ≥ 1 # - Reported 10/28/40 Collision HICKORY * 593 Announced Mine 11/2/40 LORD INCHCAPE # 338 II If TILBURYNESS e 279 11/4/40 Air attack $2# E 10/25/40 Mino (1) Alongside jetty I Near Miss (1) at Montrose. 204 2 # - 10/25/40 Mines Off entrance of the Humber. %ARCTIC TRAPPER # 352 10/29/40 Near Miss Off Ramsgate. LAMOVIA * - 11/2/40 Mine Sunk off Fal- mouth. RINOVIA # 429 11/15/40 SEVRA * 253 If No Casualtios WILLIAM WESNEY # 364 " STELLA ORION # 417 Il No Casualties KINGSTON ALALITE # 412 Announced 11/24/40 DUNGENESS # 263 Reported Air action No Casualties 11/28/40 FONTENOY # 276 " If " If " ETHEL TAYLOR # 276 Reported Cuote - Some 12/5/40 casualties AMETHYST * 627 If If ELK * 181 12 If CALVERTON * 214 If " 1 * - 12/18/40 Near miss %BANDOLERO # 440 12/30/40 Collision Gulf of Sollum. KENNYMORE # 225 Announced 1/5/41 ? CHESTNUT # 107 Announced ? None 1/18/41 DESIREE + 213 If ? None Note %: This it em is Confidential. The information procceds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassified by the Division of Naval Intelligonco. CONFIDENTIAL ONFIDENTIAL ENTIAL O.N.I. Noto JAN 25 1941 TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Trewlers (Cont.) Announced MANX PRINCE # 221 1/21/41 ? None REFUNDO # 258 " ? TOTAL 109 Sunk 6 Demaged Driftors GIRL PAMELA # ? Reported ? ? ? Evacuation of 6/3/40 Flanders. PAXTON # ? do. ? ? ? do. ROB ROY # 130 do. ? ? ? do. OCEAN SUNLIGHT * 131 Reported 6/15/40 Mine 8 men Home waters. 1 # - 10/13/40 Mine Off Sheerness, SUMMER ROSE * - Announced 10/17/40 GIRL MARY # - 10/19/40 Enemy action 200 1 # - Reported 10/28/40 M. A. London GIRL HELEN # - 11/15/40 REED # - /.nnounced 11/24/40 CHRISTMAS ROSE # - Reported 12/5/40 HARVEST GLEANER # ? 1/5/41 ? TOTAL 11 Sunk AUXILLARIES Training Ship IRON DUKE # 21,250 10/17/39 Bomb ? ? Beached but in use. Flcet Air Arm Tondor GRIVE # ? Reported ? ? ? Evacuation of 6/3/40 Flanders. Train Vessels KINGSWEAD # ? 5/2/40 Torp. Namsos, ABUKIR # 689 5/28/40 Torp. Submarino off Ostend. 4 small # ? 5/31/40 ? French Const. 3 If # ? 5/31/40 ? " # OIL PIONEER # (20) 9,100 6/8/40 Gunfiro Off Narvik. ORAMA (XAP) # 19,840 6/8/40 If # If SOLEANDER # 8,830 Betwecn Noar miss Boached. May be (AO) 5/28-6/4/40 total loss. VAN DYCK # 13,241 6/10/40 Air attack 2 off. 29 off. Prison- 5 men 132 mon) ers Note %: This item is Confidential. The information procceds from e confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassified by the Division of Naval Intelligence. CONFIDENTIAL ONFIDENTIAL ONTIAL O.N.I. Note TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) JAN 25 1941 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualtics Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killod Woundod Remarks AUXILIARIES (Cont.) Minclayers (XCM) PRINCESS 4 off Sunk in North VICTORIA # 2,167 5/18/40 Mine 31 men Soa. COMFORT # ? Reported ? ? ? Evacuation of 6/3/40 Flendors. 200 1 # - 8/11/40 Air attack Damage to hull. Destroyer Tender %S, NDHURST # - 7/27/40 Sunk in shallow water - Dover. Submarine Tender DOLPHIN # 4,530 12/5/40 Air Minor damage. Portsmouth. Armed Merchant Ships Armod Merchant Cruisers RAWALPINDI - 16,697 11/23/39 Gunfire 265 DEUTSCHLAND CARINTHIA # 20,277 6/6/40 Torp. 2 off. SS attack 80 2 mon mi. W. of Bloody Foreland. SCOTSTOUN * 17,046 6/14/40 Torp. 2 off. (sub.) 4 mon ANDANIA * 13,950 6/20/40 Torp. 2 mon German SS (ss) Near Farocs. ALC.NTARA # 22,209 7/28/40 Gunfire 2 men 7 mon Combat with raider 20-10 S., 31-51 W. CHESHIRE # 10,552 10/14/40 Torp. 160 Mi. W. of Bloody Foroland, TRANSYLVANIA + 16,923 8/14/40 Torp. 30-40 (Lost) (SS) DUNVEGAN Reported Torp. CASTLE # 15,007 8/31/40 (SS) About 30 North Atlantic. LAURENTIC - 18,724 Announced Torp. (Survivors) West of Black- 11/4/40 52 off; 316 men sod Bay. PATROCLUS * 11,314 If II 33 off; 230 men JERVIS BAY * 14,164 11/5/40 Gunfire (Survivors) Action with 65 seamon Gorman raider. ICILICIA # 11,136 12/1/40 Air attack 2 Chsualties 200 M. off Blacksod Bay. CARNARVON CASTLE + 20,122 12/5/40 Gunfiro 6 30 With German raider in South Atlantic. FORFAR * ? Prior (possibly ex-LACONIA) 12/5/40 Torp. ? ? By SS ?. Note %: This item is Confidential. The information procoeds from a confidential source. It must bc so regarded unless specifically released or reclassified by the Division of Naval Intelligence. - 5 (g) - CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL DENTIAL O.N.I. Note TABLE VIII (A) (Cont.) JAN 25 1941 BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Cosunlties Name Tons Sunk Demaged Cause Killod Wounded Romarks AUXILIARIES (Cont.) Armed Boarding Vessels KING ORRY * 1,877 Reported ? ? ? Evacuation of I 6/3/40 Flanders. MONA'S ISLE # 1,688 do ? ? ? do. Tugs ST. FAGAN * 820 Reported ? ? ? Evacuation of 6/3/401 Flanders. SAUCY * 579 Reported 10/8/40 Mine Yachts CAMPEADOR # 213 Reported 4 off. 6/25/40 Mine 16 men WARRIOR II * ? 7/11/40 Air 1 man English Channel 1 # ? 5/30/40 Collision Flandors Evac- untion. GULZAR * 201 7/29/40 Air attack None SAPPHO * 327 Announced Mino Somo casualtics 10/3/40 Surveying Ships %KILLET # 800 Botwoon Air attack Evacuation of 5/28-6/4/40 Flandors. Loop Layer LADY OF ISLES # 166 10/3/40 Minod Sunk off Fal- mouth. &...TTENDANT * 357 1/1/41 Lined In Thames Estuary. TOTAL AUXILIARIES 35 Sunk 11 Damagod Notos: (*) Official British sources. (#) Believed reliable. (@) Doubtful reliability. Noto %: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a. confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassified by the Division of Naval Intelligence. - 5 (h) - CONFIDENTIAL ENTIAL DENTIAL O.N.I. Noto TABLE VIII (B) JAN 25 1941 FRENCH II.V.I.L LOSSES (See following pages for Post Bolligerent Losses) Date Date Cheurlties Name Tons Sunk Daraged Cause Killed Wounded Renarks Cruiser |(inelaver L. TOUR D'. UVERG''E* Explesion 1000 killed + (ex PLUTON) 4,773 9/13/39 own mines injured. E ILL BERTIN # 5,886 4/19/40 Bumb None Off Narvik. 1 Demb-Slight deringo. Destroyers Explo- Torpodo exples- LA RAILLEUSE* 1,378 3/23/40 sion 32 20 or Reported broke mero in two. T.t.l loss - Off Herocco. & V.'UBAIN # 2,436 5/1/40 Bonb Off Jutland, % LE TRIQ PH.NTE 2,569 5/1/40 II " " $ (ADROIT CICSS #) I 1,378 5/ /40 " North Son & (MILLE BREZE class) # 2,441 5/40 If If " se FOUGUEUX # 1,378 5/24/40 If Off Boulogne se MISTRAL # 1,319 5/30/40 " Off Dunkcroue % CYCLONE # 1,319 5/30/40 Terp. Dover Struits BISON # 2,436 5/3/40 Bunb Off Namsos L'ADROIT # 1,378 5/22/40 5/22/40 Bomb Grounded hor- Terp, self in Holo harber. JAGUAR* 2,126 5/23/40 Torp. ? ? ) By 1.TB(?) ) CH.C/L + 2,126 5/24/40 ? ? ? ) BOURR.SQUE # 1,319 5/30/40 Bonb ? ? During opera- ) tions off Dun- FOUDROYANT # 1,378 6/1/40 If ? ? ) kirk. At loast ) one sunk by ) borbs. OR/GE # 1,319 5/23/40 n ? ? SIROCO * 1,319 do. T-rp. ? ? ) Prior to Explosion (Torp. exploded HAILLE BREZE* 2,441 5/13/40 & fire 30 zon (on board, ro- (sulting in loss (of ship. TARTU 3 2,441 6/13/40 T rp. ? Claimed by Ital. DD off Gunon. TOTAL 11 Sunk 7 Denaged Notos: (*) Official French sturces. (#) Bolioved rolinble. (c) Doubtful roliobility. Note S This iton is Confidential, The information procoeds from c. confidential source. It must bc 80 regarded unloss specifically reloased or reclassi- fiod by the Division of Noval Intelligenco. - 1 - CONFIDENTIAL ONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. Sce Noto T.BLE VIII (B) (C-nt.) JAN 25 1941 FRENCH I..V.L LOSSES (Cont.) Cours Date Date Casualties Name Tena Sunk Deraged Cruse Killod Kounded Rumarks Submrines 7/3/40 DORIS * 552 5/10/40 7/7/10 Terp. ? ? In North Son 7/4/40 oporations. 1.0RSE # 974 5/ /40 7/3/60 ? ? ? Overdue. Trawlers MAIE YETTE # 275 3/8/40 Collision Sank collision Girondo, L. CANCALOISE ? 7/2/40 L. LORIENTAISE - ? 7/3/40 TERLE :EUVE 859 ? Patrol Vessels BARSAC # 1,050 12/6/39 Grounded injll lost Monr Marin on storm Sprnish Atlon- tic Coast. Tanker LE MIGITS* 5,482 Ropo rtod B tibs Dutch Const. THE 5/23/40 Notos: (*) Official French sources. 01:04:00 (#) Believed reliable. (s) Doubtful reliability. the Note: See Supplument f 6/26/40. by (n) - by CONFIDENTIAL ENTIAL PENTIAL O.N.I. Note JAN 25 1941 TABLE VIII (B) (RED LICUIDATION) Part I - Sunk or Noutrelized FRENCH NAV.L LOSSES Date Date Chaurlties Name Tons Sunk Demaged Cause Killed Younded Remarks Battloships BRET.GNE * 22,189 7/3/40 1,000 Blown up at Oran. DUNKERCUE # 26,500 7/3/40 About )About Boached after 7/6/40 ) ) British attack. PROVENCE # 22,189 7/3/40 )200 )150 Sut afire at Oran. Repaired and nearly rea- dy to sail. Am- consul Algiers 9/17/40. c/o STRASBOURG # 26,500 7/3/40 Torpodood off Oran. RICHELIEU # 35,000 7/3/40 Attacked at Daker. Almost repaired Amoon- sul Algiers 9/17/40. Amoon- sul Nigoria 8/14/40 "only ore propeller damaged". NA Paris 9/13/40 "One Torpodo from VT of Her- mos". Anconsul TOTAL 1 Sunk 5 Damaged DAKAR "ono gun nut out of Cruisors nction by bomb". Torpedood off LA GALISSONIERE 7,600 7/5/40 Algiors by HMS PANDORA, Destroyers MOGADOR # 2,884 7/3/40 ? Reported sot afire. Reported Announced repaired 11/25/ L'AUDACIEUX - 2,569 9/25/40 80 including 40. I S.S.PERSEE BRANLEBAS # 610 12/10/40 Foundored 3 Survivors Broke back. Prior CYCLONE + 1,319 11/20/40 Vichy #1,11/27/0 "Scuttled at Brest prior German OCC- upation". "Alusne Paris-306 of 4 Sept-At Toulon, TOTAL 2 Sunk 2 Domaged damaged by bomb", Seaplane Tonder COMMANDANT TESTE / 10,000 7/3/40 Sunk or set afire Note (#): Believed rolinble. at Oran. Note c/o: Superficial damage by fregnents. This item is Confidential. The informa- tion procoeds from a confidential source. It must be 50 regarded unless specifically released or reclassified by the Division of Naval Intelli- gonco, - 2 - CONFIDENTIAL IDENTIAL O.N.I. 300 ONFIDENTIAL Note JAN 25 1941 TABLE VIII (B) (RFD LIGUIDATION) (Cont.) Part I - Sunk or Neutralized (Cont.) FRENCH NAVAL LOSSES Date Date Cnsurlties Nrume Tons Sunk Drinnged Cause Killod Vounded Remarks Escort Vessels RIGUALT DE By British SS GENOUILLY e 1,969 7/4/40 Torp. off Algiors. BOUGAINVILLE # 1,969 10/11/40 Gunfire Reported ser- iously demaged noar Libroville, in action with Savorgnan de Brazza. LE POULATIC # 350 11/15/40 (Free French P.G.) by onemy TOTAL 2 Sunk 1 Damaged action. Subrarinos Announced PERSEE # 1,379 9/25/40 Sunk off Dakar. LJAX * 1,379 Announced None Off coast of 9/25/40 Guinoa. PONCELET # 1,379 11/10/40 Sunk off Libre- ville. Reported rammed by Brit- ish cruiser. SFAX # 1,379 12/20/40 Torpodood 4 saved State Dept. des- Atlantic 64 of crow patch cuoting sido of missing Gov. Gon at Gibroltar. Dakar. Announced NARVAL+ 1,441 1/9/41 By oncmy action. (Free French) TOTAL 5 Sunk Tankor RHONE # 2,785 12/20/40 10 members of crow missing. Training Ship MEDOC * 1,166 11/26/40 V.T. In English Channel. Note (#): Bolieved reliable. Note c/o: Superficial drmage by fragnonts. This it cm is Confidential. The infor- mation procceds from r confidontial sourco. It must be 80 regarded un- less spocifically rolonsed or reclassified by the Division of Navel In- tolligonco. - 2 (a) - CONFIDENTIAL ONFIDENTIAL CONF S00 Noto TABLE VIII (B) RED Solution) O.II.I. (Part II - Cap turod and Disermod) JAN 25 1941 FRENCH N.V.I. LOSSES Dato Dato Commition Name Tons Ouptured Damaged Causo Killod Wounded Randrics Battloships Cuptured LORRAINE # 22,189 7/ /40 PARIS # 22,189 7/ /40 COUREET # 22,189 7/ /40 Cruisors SUFFREN f 10,000 7/ /40 DUQUESNE / 10,000 7/ /40 TOURVILLE o 10,000 7/ /40 Last MOTTE PICQUET # 7,249 7/ 7/40 duguly TROUIN 0 7,249 7/ 7/ /20 Dostroyor Londors 3 # ? /40 Dostroyors 11 # ? 7/10 Submorinos SURCOUF # 2,880 7/ /40 8 # ? 7/ / 40 Notos: (*) Official Fronch sarces. (if) Bolioved roliable. (c) Doubtful roliability. - 3 - CONFIDENTIAL IDENTIAL INFIDENTIAL O.N.I. 300 Note TABLE VIII (c) JAN 25 1941 GERMAN NAVAL LOSSES Date Date Casualtics Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Battloships Apparently ADH. GRAF SPEE* 10,000 12/13/39 Gunfire 36 60 sustained serious dam- age, ADM. GRAF SPET* 10,000 12/17/39 Scuttled - - Off Monto- video. Koet of crew in- terned in Argentine. LUTZOW # 10,000 12/ /39 Mine(Colli- ? ? Apparently (ex DEUTSCH- sion) damaged for- LAND ward, boing repaired at Denzig. (Poss- ibly due coll- ision CL ro- turned Wil- helmshafen about same time with damaged bow. SCHARNHORST # 26,000 4/9/40 Gunfire Forward turr- (RENOWN) ets possibly out of action one possible hit aft. ADM. SCHE'R # 10,000 4/11/40 Torpodo(es) Reported ton- (SPEARFISH) ed to Kiol. %LUTZOW a 10,000 About From damage 4/10-12/40 in action in Skagerrak. SCHARNHORST # 26,000 6/13/40 Air attack SHit by 500 lb bomb abaft funnel at Troudheim. SCHARNHORST # 26,000 Reported 1 torp. & By Brit. SS 6/20/40 2-500 lb. CLYDE & air- bombs. craft loaving Trondheim. Alusna Borlin reports 8/29 "Not seriously damaged" %BISHARK # 35,000 9/9/40 Air attack Reported bnd- ly damaged by Alusna London TOTAL 1 Sunk 5 Damaged Notos: (*) Officially ndmitted by German Adminalty. (#) Believed roliable. (€) Doubtful reliability. Note $ This itcm is Confidential. The information proceeds from c. confidential source. It must be 50 regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence. - 1 - CONFIDENTIAL IAL ENTIAL O.N.I. TABLE VIII (c) (Cont.) Noto JAN 25 1941 GERMAN NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killod Wounded Remarks Cruisers (a) Off Wilhelms- BLUECHER e 10,000 9/4/39 Air attack Over one-half haven. Report- rescued. ed to have been ropeired at Danzig. ? # ? 12/13/39 Torp. ? ? By HMS SAIMON (SS) in North Sea. BLUECHER # 10,000 4/9/40 Gunfire & Mino 30 survivors Norwegian coastal bat- teries & mine, Oslo. SPRINZ EUGENED 10,000 ? Reported over- hauling at Kicl "Badly damaged" TOTAL 1 Sunk 1 Damaged Cruisers (b) By HMS SALMON LEIPZIG # 6,000 ? 12/13/39 Torp. (SS) in North Sea;admittod by Germans. Re- portod sunk by German N.A.Rome KOENIGSBERG o 6,000 12/14/39 Torp. By HSU URSULA(SS) in (or KOELN) (6,000) mouth of Elbo (or EMDEN) (5,400) River. K/.RLSRUHE # 6,000 4/9/40 Torp. 3 Or 4 Off Kristion- (TRUANT) sand. 1 CL (KOLN ?) e 6,000? 4/10/40 Bomb Bomb in Borgon- fjord. 1 CL(KOE'IGS- F.A.A. claimed BERG)* 6,000 4/10/40 3 bombs 3 bomb hits at Borgon. Later observation re- ported long oil Prior slick. LEIPZIG e 6,000 4/23/40 ? Slight damage. EMDEN # 5,600 4/9/40 Tied up at Oslo. Overhauling(Ger many) since 8/8/40 TOTAL 2 Sunk 2 Damaged Destroyers MAX SCHULTZ # 1,625 ? ? LEBERECHT MI.AS # 1,625 ? ? 1 # ? 4/11/40 Torp. Claimod sunk - planos Trondheim. - 2 - CONFIDENTIAL IDENTIAL IDENTIAL O.N.I. OF Noto TABLE VIII (c) (Cont,) JAN 25 1941 GERMAN N.VAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casurlties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Rombrks Destroyers (Cont.) ANTON SCHMIDT 1,811 4/10/40 Gunfire or Sunk - Narvik, torp. by British DD WILHED: 1,811 4/10/40 Gunfire or HEIDKAMP # torp. DIETHERVON 1,811 4/13/40 Gunfire ROEDER # H/.NS LUDE 1/.NN # 1,811 4/13/40 Gunfiro Sunk at Narvik WOLFGANG 1,625 4/13/40 Gunfiro by British ZENKER # DDs and Norm BERND von 1,625 4/13/40 Gunfire spite. ARNIM # ERICH KOELINER# 1,625 4/13/40 Gunfire HEREINN KUNNE # 1,811 4/13/40 Gunfire ERICH GIESE # 1,625 4/13/40 Gunfire JAGUAR 800 4/?/40 Bonb Sunk at Bergen. ALBATROSS 800 4/?/40 Borb Sunk at Horton, TOTAL 14 Sunk Training Ship BREMSE # 1,460 5/9/40 Bombs Off entrence to Bergen harbor. Torpedo Boats 1 # 600 ? ? South Coast Norway. 1 0 ? ? ? (Note: Germans admit loss of eloven unnomed destroyers. CONFIDENTIAL - 2 (a) DENTIAL FIDENTIAL O.N.I. AUG Note TABLE VIII (c) (Cont.) JAN 25 1941 GERMAN NAV/L LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tona Sunk Damaged Cause Killod Wounded Remarks Submarines Includes the following: Brit. sur- From N.A.Rome U-27 e 500 10/21/39 face craft. quoting Italian news. U-39 8 740 12/21/39 ? U- # 1,000 Prior to ? Found washed up 10/28/39 on Goodwin Sands; larger than any known pre-war type, U-14 # 250 Prior to Bodies with escape 11/5/39 ? apparatus marked U-14 washed up on Coast near Folk- estone. U- # 12/12/39 Torp. By HMS SALMON (SS) Appoared to be a large type. U- # Prior to Bombs ? Sunk by bombing 2/1/40 attack of British flying boat. U - - # Prior to DD DD sank 2 U-boats. 2/9/40 ) U- / If # ) U- # 2/15/40 ? Announced by Admiralty. U-# " ? U- # Announced Gunfiro British DD off 3/14/40 N. E. coast of Scotland. U-21 # 250 Announced Grounded Salvaged. Interned 3/27/40 Norwegian presumably recap- water tured. 500 Prior 3/26/40 ? Captured. U- # # ? U-? # ? 4/10/40 ? ? Claimed by ZULU off Orkneys. U-1 # ? 4/13/40 ? Narvik. § U-49 # ? 4/13/40 ? ? Vaagafjordon crow captured by HMS FEARLESS. I 3 # ? 4/10-20/40 Norwogian campaign $ U- # ? 9/4/40 Air attack Bay of Biscay. K. h. report. U- # "large" 9/10/40 Torp. By HMS STURGEON off the Nazo, State onto f British fficials and the ..d iralty C truniques indicate a loss of at lonst 50 2 = since the consent if the war. Vari us sturces indicato a building rato of 10-20 Gerrian SS nor rynth. Note let This It is C nfidential. The inf ntion procods from n. c nfidential 5 urco, It must be BU regarded unloss specifically roleased :r roclassi- fiod by the Division of Nevel Intelligence. CONFIDENTIAL - 3 - ONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. goo Noto page 3. Tablo VIII (c) (Cout.) JAN 25 1941 GERM.N NAVAL LOSSIS (Cont.) Date Dato to Casualti 28 Name Tons Sunk Damagod Cruso Killol Vouncod Mining Craft M- # 525 9/10/39 Mino Hoar Trolloborg S.T. 701 # 426 10/21/39 " 71 Noor Island of Moot. 1 # 10/4/39 " 36 Near Island of Lolland. M-132 " 525 1/10/40 " Trockage from this ship AY driftod nahoro on vost coast of Jutland. 1 (?) * ? ? ? Gorran Righ ) Corrend Sun- 1 (?) * ? ? ? )mry of 6 mos. )of wer lists 16 patrol or )nineswooping )boats. Patrol Vossal B Announced ...ir 1 * ? 3/27/40 notion attimated. 80 ? 4/25/40 ? Not confirmed. Transports, Morch ant Vessola, Staro Ships, Traviors (British claim to have sunk or captured about 300,000 tons of Gortman merchant shipping dur ing Norwagion operations). Supply Ship Groundo1 by Brit. ALEMARK 12,000 ? 2/16/40 7 DD in Joosing Fjord. Ship lator roturned to com- any. Notes: (*) Officially admitted by Gorman Admiralty. (5) Belioved reliable. (e) Doubtful roliability. 4 CONFIDENTIAL - VITAL Office of Naval Intelligence lote Table VIII (D) JAN 25 1941 NORWEGI 27 N.V.I. LOSSES Date Date Comunities Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killod Wounded Romarks Coast Dofenso NORGE # 4,166 4/9/40 Tarp ) By Gorman DD's ) 540 at Narvik. EIDSVOLD # 4,166 4/9/40 # ) % HAARFAGRE # 3,858 Capturod Capturod by # ? Gormany % TORDENSKJOLD 3,858 Capturod do. ? Destroyers % GYLLIR # 597 Capturod - ? - Cupturod - ro- % BALDER # 597 " - marmod by Scuttled at Fredrickstad, ) raised Corman crows. ≤ ODIN # 597 " & commissioned by Germins at Horton. & AEGER # 597 ? Sunk at Stavengor & TOR # 597 ? Sunk by Nor- wegiens Minolayors & OLAV TRYGG- Cap turod Capturod by VASON # 1,596 ? Gormany-renamed "ALBATROSS". 2 FROY... # 760 ? Sunk at Trondhoim Submarines Capturod $2B (class) 6 420 ? Capturod by Gormny $1B( - ) # 420 ? Sunk by Gormany $21 ( " ) é 250 ? Sunk by Norway. $11 ( # ) 0 250 ? Sunk by Gormany. Tarpodo Boats Capturod at HVAL e ? Osle. TRYGO # 220 4/26/40 Bunk at anchor, Gunbots Sot afiro by Bri- SENJA (?)C 243 4/12/40 Gumfiro tish guns aftor capturo at Narvik (unconfirmed ropt.) TYR e 281 4/21/40 Sunk Hardangorfjord. Noto $ This itan is Confidential. It procoods from a confidential sourco and must bo BO rogardod unlces specifically roloased or reclassified by the Div. of Naval Intolligonco. Notos: (*) Officially admitted by Narwogicn /dmimity. (#) Boliovod reliable. (o) Doubtful roliobility. - 1 - CONFIDENTIAL ODE STATE CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note JAN 25 1941 TABLE VIII (D) (Cont.) NORMEGIAN NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Fishery Protection Vessel EA FRIDT JOF# NANSEN 1,300 11/11/40 Sunk off Scotish Coast. 1/11/14 Destroped of inc. ATTORIED Personnel Under the to 1/12/20 Personal Under 100, Destroped 80-21° Overder of % Personal United Termede Code 1-3' 277 :- 5/13/20 VAN DES mor Patrol Note %: This item is Confidential. It proceeds from a confidential source and must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassified by the Division Naval Intelligence, 50010 Notes: (*) Officially admitted by Norwegian Admiralty. (#) Believed reliable. (See (e) Doubtful reliability. 2 (*) CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note JAN 25 1941 TABLE VIII (E) NETHERLANDS NAVAL LOSSES Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Destroyers VAN GALEN e 1,316 5/10/40 Near misses Sunk in action. Rotterdam har- bor. G. CALLENBURGH* 1,628 5/12/40 Sunk by Per- Under construct- sonnel of ion. Destroyed TJERIL HIDDES* 1,628 5/12/40 Dutch to prevent P. VAN ALMONDE* 1,628 5/12/40 Navy capture. Gunboats J.K. VAN NASSAU*1,520 5/11/40 Bombs FRISO # 540 5/11/40 If Destroyed by BRINIO # 540 5/11/40 bombs in action with German troops. BULGIA # 244 5/11/40 Stuka bombed in harbor of Flush- ing. 3 ARMORED By Personnel Under construct- GUNBOATS * 1,268 5/12/40 of Dutch Navy ion. Destroyed to prevent capture. Submarines 0-25; 26; 27th 888 5/12/40 By Personnel Under construct- of Dutch Navy ion. Destroyed to prevent capture. %0-21* 888 11/20/40 Overdue - Presum- ed lost. 0-11; 12th 546 5/12/40 By Personnel Under repair. of Dutch Navy Damaged to pre- vent use by enemy. Torpedo Boats Z 3° 277 5/11/40 Grounded Ran ashore by C. 0. to prevent capture. Minesweepers P. FLORISZOON® 525 5/11/40 VAN DER HULST* 525 Patrol Vessels BV - 34 260 5/11/40 BV - 37 359 If Training Ship NOORD - BRABANT 5/11/40 TOTAL 21 Sunk 2 Damaged (See ALUSNA-THE HAGUE Serial R-120 of 8/19/40 for details of Dutch Naval liquidation). Note: (*) Officially admitted by official Netherlands source. Note %1 This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be so regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fied by Division of Naval Intelligence. CONFIDENTIAL - 1 - DENTIAL INFIDENTIAL O.N.I. 500 Note JAN 25 1941 TABLE VIII (F) ITALIAN NAVAL LOSSES Date Date Cosualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Battleships Gunfiro; GIULIO CESARE # 23,622 7/9/40 also by own 2 off. 69 70 mi. E. of aircraft. Pt. Stilo.Re- joined Fleet. Alusna Home 12/31/40. CONTE DI Own Undergoing re- C..VOUR * 23,622 7/9/40 aircraft. pairs at Taren- to. CAVOUR # 23,622 11/12/40 V.T.(F.A.A.) At Terento very badly demaged - - probably lost, XC. DUILIO # 23,622 " # At Taranto. 3 mos. to repair. LITTORIO * 35,000 If " At Terento. 3 mos. to repair. %CES/RE # 23,622 1/8/41 Air attack Holed below wnterline in Naplos harbor. TOTAL 6 Damaged Const Defence SAN GIORGIO * 9,232 6/11/40 Bombs ? ? Set afiro at Tobruk. Cruisors (a) %BOLZANO * 10,000 7/9/40 Gunfiro Ionian Sea act- ion. Rejoined Fleet. Alusne Rome 12/31/40. â 1 (ZARA CLASS)#10,000 ? Torp. Six torpodoes spread at 400 yds.-Brit. SS. EBOLZANO # 10,000 11/12/40 V.T.(F.A.A.) FIUME # 10,000 11/28/40 Gunfire Hit by 1 dud. TOTAL 1 Sunk 3 Damaged Cruisers (b) B. COLLEONI * 5,069 7/19/40 Gunfiro By HILLS SYDNEY. G. DELLE B..NDE NERA e 5,069 7/19/40 Slightly deringed N. of Crote. FOLA # 10,000 12/15/40 50 Casunlties At Naples. Two bomb hits from British. One bomb reported TOTAL 1 Sunk 2 Demaged going down stack Notes: (*) Officially admitted by official Italian sources, (#) Believed reliable. (e) Doubtful rolinbility. Noto 5: This item is Confidential. The information procoeds from c. confidential scurco. It must be BO regarded unless specifically rolensed or reclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence. - 1 - CONFIDENTIAL IDENTIAL 500 ONFIDENTLY Note O.N.I. JAN 25 1941 TABLE VIII (F) (Cont.) ITALIAN N.V.L LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Cosunltics Name Tons Sunk Daraged Cause Killod Wounded Remarks Dostroyors British forces. ESPERO # 1,073 6/28/40 Gunfiro Announced P.S "overdue". ZEFFIRO # 1,073 7/9/40 Contral Mediter- rancan. LEONE PANCALDO # 1,628 7/11/40 Bombs At Augusta Bny. (Sce NA Rome T-380 of 7/17) 16 ? 8/22/40 Bombs By R.A.F. at I Bombo Libya. %BOREA # 1,073 9/16/40 Air attack HIS Illustrious I planes in attack- ing Bongnsi. CIGNO # 652 9/17/40 Bombs Badly damaged I at Bengasi. PALESTRO # 862 9/22/40 SS (Torp.) In Adrictic by HMS OSIRIS. BA Prior announced 10/4/ SNEMBO # 1,092 10/11/40 40, %OSTRO # 1,073 " ARTIGLISRE * 1,620 10/12/40 Gunfire 3 Sunk; 1 badly drmaged in night SARIEL # 679 10/12/40 II encounter with SALCIONE # 679 10/12/40 " HIS AJAX. EC. NERA # 1,620 10/11/40 Torp. Torp. hit boil- or room. Agnin in service N.A. Home 12/31/40. FILANCESCO NULLO *1,058 10/21/40 In Rod Sea. Ran ashore and blown up by & torpedo from H/S KILBER- LY. Italians say "scuttlod". LANCIERE * 1,620 11/27/40 Gunfire Off Serdinia in clash with Brit- ish Men-of-Ker. "Seriously drn- agod". 1 DD I - 12/5/40 Bombs Grook communi- que statos in Porto Eddn, half submerged. 1 # (Vega Class) - 1/10/41 Gunfiro Action with British DDs near Sicily. SVEGA # 652 1/11/41 Sunk by British DD. TOTAL 11 Sunk 7 Damaged Note of This it on is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It mist be 80 regarded unless specifically released or roclassi- fied by the Division of Naval Intelligence. CONFIDENTIAL - 1 (a) - TAL NOENTIAL O.N.I. TABLE VIII (F) (Cont.) JAN 25 1941 ITALIAN NAVAL LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killod Wounded Remarks Submarinos Near Malta 1 # ? 6/13/40 ? ? ? (Brit. Admir- nlty). 1 # ? 6/13/40 ? ? ? Near Gibroltar (Brit. Admir- alty). 1 / ? 6/13/40 ? ? ? Put in Couta. 2 # ? 6/16/40 ? ? ? Claimed by Captured Brit. Admir. 1 # ? 6/19/40 Gunfire Shelled & cap- tured by LA Captured CURINUSE. 1 # ? 6/21/40 Gunfire Prisoners) 3 off ,Captured by (G.GALILEI ?) 880(?) ) 37 non H.K. trawler MOONSTONE & aircraft in Red Sea. 1 # ? Reported Gunfiro Sunk in Red 6/23/40 Son. % 1 # ? Reported ? " If If 6/27/40 2 / ? Reported 6/29/40 1 * ? 7/10/40 Torp. By HMS PARTH- IAN. 1 # ? Reported ? 7/14/40 1 * ? 7/17/40 1 * ? 8/22/40 VT By R.A.F. at Bomba. 1 # ? 9/29/40 British DD's In Loditerran- Captured can. $ 1 / ? 10/2/40 By DD's off Alexandria. TOTI * - 10/?/40 ? N.A. Romo T-579 Oct. 25. â BRIN # 896 11/2/40 Grounding Interned at E. BIANCHI # 1,036 11/3/40 " Tangiers. 2 4b ? 11/3/40 Failed to ro- turn. Prosun- ed lost. NAIADE # 591 12/14/40 ? By British DD's off Bar- dia. 1 * ? Reported 12/28/40 Overdue in I Atlantic. TOTAL 20 Sunk 4 Damaged (& N. A. Romo ostimates 30 SS lost by Italians 9/27/40). Note: It. lian Naval Authorities admitted 8 SS lost up to Oct. 25, 1940. British claimed thirty sunk (including 8 by Fronch) to same date. Alusna Romo on 12/31/40 reports 34 as sunk including 8 by the French. Note $1 This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from a confidential source. It must be 80 regarded unless specifically released or reclassi- fiod by the Division of Noval Intelligence, CONFIDENTIAL NFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. Suc Noto JAN 25 1941 TABLE VIII (F) (Cont.) ITALLAN N.V.L LOSSES (Cont.) Date Date Crsunlties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killed Wounded Remarks Submarine Tondor 1 # ? 6/12/40 Bombs ? ? Afire and bench- od. 10 ? 8/22/40 Bombs By R.A.F. nt Bomba. TOT.L 1 Sunk 1 Drmaged Motor Torpodo Boots 204 2 LTB # - 9/6/40 Gunfiro Off Rhodes by I 1 MTB # - 9/6/40 Gunfire HMS SYDNEY. TOTAL 2 Sunk 1 Drine.ged Torpedo Boat 1 TB * - 9/ /40 SS In the Ionicn Sea. Notes: (*) Officially admitted by official Italian sources, (#) Bolieved rolinble. 4 (4) Doubtful reliability. Note 8: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from n. confidential source. It must bo so regarded unless specifically roleased or reclassi- fied by the Division of Navel Intelligence. - 2 (a) - CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL O.N.I. See Note TABLE VIII (G) JAN 25 1941 GREEK N.V.L LOSSES Drto Date Casualties Name Tons Sunk Damaged Cause Killod Wounded Remarks Minelayer HELLE # 2,115 8/14/40 Torp. 1 294 Sunk by un- known SS in harbor of Submarine Tines. Announced PROTEUS * 700 1/22/41 By Italian T.B. Notes: (*) Officially admitted by official Greek source. (#) Believed reliable. (e) Doubtful reliability. Noto 8: This item is Confidential. The information proceeds from n. confidential scurce. It must be so regarded unless specifically reloased or reclassi- fied by the Division of Noval Intelligence. - 1 - CONFIDENTIAL