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| 3 | 3 | Battleship | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | Fleet Carrier | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Light Carrier | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | Heavy Cruiser | 20 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | Light Cruiser | 54 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | 37 | Destroyer | 254 | 171 | 68 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 109 | 96 | 50 | 16 |
| 50 | 50 | Submarine | 140 | 60 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 54 | 106 | 178 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | Escort Carrier | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | Escorts | 76 | 46 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | Other | 58 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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| Class |  |  |  |
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| Battleship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fleet Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Light Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heavy Cruiser | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Light Cruiser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Destroyer | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Submarine | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Escort Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Escorts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Friday 01 March 1940 | |||||
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| Politics | Adolf Hitler orders generals to plan the invasion of Denmark and Norway |
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| Saturday 02 March 1940 | |||||
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Kelly | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged in collision with British warship Gurkha in the NW approaches 02/03/1940 | |
| Other | International football: Argentina 4-1 Chile, Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires |
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| Sunday 03 March 1940 | |||||
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| Military | Winter War: Soviet Red Army attacks Finnish city Viipuri |
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| Other | International football: Italy 4-0 Switzerland, San Siro, Turin |
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| Monday 04 March 1940 | |||||
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| Other | World Bantamweight Boxing Title Lou Salica (USA) drew with Georgie Pace (USA) Pts 15, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto. |
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| Tuesday 05 March 1940 | |||||
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| Politics | Winter War: Finland asks for Soviet Government terms for ending the war |
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| Other | International football: Argentina 6-1 Brazil, Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires |
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| Wednesday 06 March 1940 | |||||
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| Venomous | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged by collision with tug Swarthy, whilst leaving Portsmouth Harbour. The ship was holed on her port side above the waterline 06/03/1940 | |
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O 11 | Submarine | Lost | Collision with Dutch Navy tug BV 3, in the harbour entrance of Willemsoord, 3 dead, 27 survivors 06/03/1940. Raised & towed to Den Helder for repair 09/03/1940 | |
| News | IRA S-Plan: Bomb explosion at Westminster Bank, Park Lane, London. No injuries |
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| Thursday 07 March 1940 | |||||
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| Friday 08 March 1940 | |||||
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| Saturday 09 March 1940 | |||||
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| Other | International football: Argentina 3-2 Chile, Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires |
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| Sunday 10 March 1940 | |||||
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| Other | International football: Argentina 2-3 Brazil, Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires International football: El Salvador 0-1 Costa Rica, Estadio Nacional, San Salvador |
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| Monday 11 March 1940 | |||||
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| Veteran | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged in collision with merchant ship SS Horn Shell, during convoy duty in the North Atlantic 11/03/1940 | |
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U-31 | Submarine | Damaged | Bombed by British Blenheim aircraft in Jadebusen, 58 dead, 0 survivors 11/03/1940. Raised and returned to service | |
| Politics | British Government starts meat rationing |
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| Other | Vacant British Empire Flyweight Boxing Title Jackie Paterson (GB) beat Richie 'Kid' Tanner (British Guyana) Pts 15, King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester. |
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| Tuesday 12 March 1940 | |||||
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| Politics | Winter War: End of war as Soviet and Finnish sign peace treaty in Moscow Winter War: Peace treaty signed between Finland and the Soviet Union. Finns are forced to give up significant territory |
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| Wednesday 13 March 1940 | |||||
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| Politics | Winter War: Finnish victory in the Battle of the Kollaa River |
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| Other | International football: Uruguay 3-2 Chile, Estadio Centenario, Montevideo |
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| Thursday 14 March 1940 | |||||
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Eagle | Fleet Carrier | Damaged | Damaged by an explosion in the bomb room where the 250 Ibs aircraft bombs were stored, extensive fire in hanger extinguished by an automatic sprinkler system, in the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean, 14 dead, 3 injured 14/03/1940 |  |
| Friday 15 March 1940 | |||||
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| Saturday 16 March 1940 | |||||
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Norfolk | Heavy Cruiser | Damaged | Damaged by bombs from German aircraft at Scapa Flow, Scotland, ship hit by a bomb on her quarterdeck abreast Y turret, a bomb exploded in shell room below turret 16/03/1940 | |
| Military | German air raid on the British navy at Scapa Flow causes first civilian death |
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| Sunday 17 March 1940 | |||||
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Intrepid | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged in collision with trawler Ocean Drift which sank, in the North Sea 17/03/1940 | |
| News | IRA S-Plan: Bomb explosion near Paddington Town Hall, London. Amed at the ARP (Air Raid Precautions) HQ in the building. No injuries |
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| Other | International football: Argentina 5-1 Brazil, Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda International football: Belgium 7-1 Netherlands, Bosuilstadion, Antwerp |
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| Monday 18 March 1940 | |||||
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| Politics | Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass. Mussolini agrees to join war an opportune moment |  |
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| News | IRA S-Plan: Bomb found in a bin in Grosvenor Place, London. Damp weather may have prevented the detonator from working. It was at some point during this month that the IRA called off its bombing campaign of the British mainland. During the campaign there were 300 explosions, 10 deaths, 96 injured. |
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| Tuesday 19 March 1940 | |||||
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Jervis | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged by collision with Swedish merchant ship Tor, near Longstone Light, in the North Sea, the bow of ship seriously damaged, 17 dead 19/03/1940 | |
| Wednesday 20 March 1940 | |||||
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U-44 | Submarine | Lost | Depth charged by British warship Fortune, NNE of the Shetlands 47 dead, 0 survivors 63.27N 00.36E 20/03/1940 | |
| Politics | Edouard Daladier resigns as Prime Minister of France |
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| Thursday 21 March 1940 | |||||
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| Politics | Paul Reynaud becomes Prime Minister of France |  |
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| Friday 22 March 1940 | |||||
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Express | Destroyer Minelayer | Damaged | Damaged in collision with a trawler in the Moray Firth 22/03/1940 | |
| Saturday 23 March 1940 | |||||
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| Sunday 24 March 1940 | |||||
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La Railleuse | Destroyer | Lost | An accidental explosion of ship's forward torpedo tubes at Casablanca, 20 dead 24/03/1940 | |
| Other | International football: Brazil 3-4 Uruguay, Estádio São Januário, Rio De Janeiro |
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| Monday 25 March 1940 | |||||
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| Tuesday 26 March 1940 | |||||
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| Wednesday 27 March 1940 | |||||
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| U-21 | Submarine | Interned | Run aground & interned by Norwegians off Oldknuppen Island, Norway 58.01N 07.29E 27/03/1940 | |
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U-22 | Submarine | Lost | Missing North Sea Skagerak area 27 dead 27/03/1940 | |
| Thursday 28 March 1940 | |||||
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Firedrake | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged in collision with British warship Icarus at Invergordon, Scotland 28/03/1940 | |
| Politics | The United Kingdom and France make a formal agreement that neither country would seek a separate peace with Germany |
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| Friday 29 March 1940 | |||||
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| Other | World Heavyweight Boxing Title Joe Louis (USA) beat Johnny Paychek (USA) Rsf 2, Madison Square Garden, New York City. |  |
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| Saturday 30 March 1940 | |||||
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| Military | British aircraft undertake secret reconnaissance flights over Soviet oil fields in preparation for a bombing attack that would cripple Germany's major oil suppliers |
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| Other | German Light-Heavyweight Boxing Title Adolf Heuser (Germany) No contest Jean Kreitz (Germany) Pts 12, Sportpalast Schoeeberg, Berlin. |
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| Sunday 31 March 1940 | |||||
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| Other | International football: Brazil 1-1 Uruguay, Estádio São Januário, Rio De Janeiro International football: Hungary 3-0 Switzerland, Üllői úti Stadion, Budapest International football: Netherlands 4-5 Luxembourg, De Kuip, Rotterdam International football: Romania 3-3 Yugoslavia, Venus Stadium, Bucharest |
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