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| 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | Battleship | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fleet Carrier | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Light Carrier | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | Heavy Cruiser | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 |
| 9 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 16 | Light Cruiser | 62 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 19 |
| 52 | 0 | 84 | 35 | 119 | Destroyer | 269 | 175 | 60 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 174 | 104 |
| 62 | 8 | 93 | 48 | 141 | Submarine | 144 | 53 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 82 | 53 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Escort Carrier | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 41 | Escorts | 130 | 101 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | Other | 57 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Battleship | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| Light Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heavy Cruiser | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Light Cruiser | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Destroyer | 51 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Submarine | 201 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Escort Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Escorts | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Friday 01 November 1940 | |||||
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Eagle | Fleet Carrier | Damaged | Damaged by a bomb near-miss from Italian aircraft in the Aegean Sea, causing underwater damage to the hull & contamination of aviation fuel 01/11/1940. Withdrawn for repair at Alexandra 05/11/1940 | |
| Politics | Turkey declares neutrality in the Italio-Greek War |
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| Saturday 02 November 1940 | |||||
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| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
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Intrepid | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged by a German mine, off Hartlepool, in the North Sea. Mine caused serious structural damage & disabled her 02/11/1940. She was towed to Hartlepool arriving 03/11/1940 | |
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U-31 | Submarine | Lost | Depth charged by British warship Antelope, NW of Ireland, in the North Atlantic, 2 dead, 44 survivors 02/11/1940 | |
| Other | British & British Empire Featherweight Boxing Title Nelson Tarleton (GB) beat Tom Smith (GB) Pts 15, Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool. |
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| Sunday 03 November 1940 | |||||
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| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
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Laurentic | Armed Merchant Cruiser | Damaged | Damaged by a torpedo from German submarine U-99, off Bloody Foreland, NW of Ireland, in the North Atlantic, the ship did not sink & British AMC Patroclus came to rescue her crew 03/11/1940 | |
| Other | German Middleweight Boxing Title Jupp Besselmann (Germany) beat Hein Wieser (Germany) Pts 12, Sportpalast Schoeeberg, Berlin. German Heavyweight Boxing Title Heinz Lazek (Germany) beat Walter Neusel (Germany) Pts 12, Sportpalast Schoenberg, Berlin. Football International:Yugoslavia 2-0 Germany, Stadion Koturaška, Zagreb |
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| Monday 04 November 1940 | |||||
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| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
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Laurentic | Armed Merchant Cruiser | Lost | Torpedoed & sunk by German submarine U-99 which had returned, hit the ship with 2 torpedoes, 49 dead, 367 survivors, 54.09N 13.44W 04/11/1940 | |
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Patroclus | Armed Merchant Cruiser | Lost | Torpedoed by German submarine U-99, W of Ireland, in the North Atlantic, she had been sent to pick up survivors from British AMC Laurentic 53.43N 14.41W 04/11/1940. Patroclus & Laurentic survivors picked up by British warship Hesperus | |
| Tuesday 05 November 1940 | |||||
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Jervis Bay | Armed Merchant Cruiser | Lost | Sunk by gunfire from German warship Admiral Scheer, 755 miles SW of Iceland, in the North Atlantic, this action saved 31 of 36 ships in Convoy HX 84, 65 survivors 53.41N 32.17W 05/11/1940 | |
| Politics | President Roosevelt wins third term |  |
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| Wednesday 06 November 1940 | |||||
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T 06 | Destroyer | Lost | Mined off Kinnaird Head, E of Aberdeen, in the North Sea, 45 dead, 57.50N 00.50W 06/11/1940 | |
| Military | The Bomber Offensive: Minor night time British air raid, 60+ aircraft attack on various cities in Germany |
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| Thursday 07 November 1940 | |||||
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Swordfish | Submarine | Lost | Mined by a German mine, 12 miles S of St. Catherine's Point, off the Isle of Wight. Mine had split the pressure hull just forward of the deck gun, 36 dead, 0 survivors 07/11/1940 | |
| Military | The Bomber Offensive: Minor night time British air raid, 60+ aircraft attack on Krupp Works at Essen |
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| Other | Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Washington, USA collapsed |  |
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| Friday 08 November 1940 | |||||
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Comandante Faa Di Bruno | Submarine | Lost | Depth charged by Canadian warship Ottowa & British warship Harvester, in the North Atlantic, whilst attacking convoy HX-84 08/11/1940 | |
| Saturday 09 November 1940 | |||||
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| Politics | Neville Chamberlain dies of bowel cancer |
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| Sunday 10 November 1940 | |||||
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| Politics | The American ambassador to the United Kingdom Joseph P Kennedy states in the Boston Sunday Globe that democracy is finished in England |
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| Military | The Bomber Offensive: Minor night time British air raid, 100+ aircraft attack on Gelsenkirchen & various targets in France |
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| Monday 11 November 1940 | |||||
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Nicola Fabrizi | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged by gunfire from British & Australian warships, during the Battle of the Strait of Otranto. Hit several times she was able to retire towards Valona, 11 dead, 17 injured 11/11/1940 | |
| Tuesday 12 November 1940 | |||||
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| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
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Andrea Doria | Battleship | Damaged | Damaged by a torpedo from Fairey Swordfish aircraft from British warship Illustrious at Taranto harbour. Torpedo hit made a 36' x 26' hole in her hull. The ship had to be run aground to save her from sinking 12/11/1940. |  |
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Caio Duilio | Battleship | Damaged | Damaged by a torpedo from Fairey Swordfish aircraft from British warship Illustrious at Taranto harbour. Torpedo hit below her second turret, flooding her forward magazine, 3 dead 12/11/1940. |  |
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Conte Di Cavour | Battleship | Damaged | Damaged by a torpedo from Fairey Swordfish aircraft from British warship Illustrious at Taranto harbour. Torpedo hit aft the second funnel below the bridge making a 39' x 26' hole in her hull. The ship sank in shallow water in the harbour, 17 dead 12/11/1940. | |
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Littorio | Battleship | Damaged | Damaged by 3 torpedoes from Fairey Swordfish aircraft from British warship Illustrious at Taranto harbour. Hit twice on the starboard side and once on the port side. The ship was beached to save her despite extensive flooding. Her bow was below was submerged up to her forward turret, 32 dead 12/11/1940 |  |
| Politics | Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov meets Adolf Hitler and Joachim von Ribbentrop in Berlin. Hitler talked about spheres of interest whilst Molotov expresses Soviet interest in Finland, Bulgaria, Romania, the Dardanelles and the Bosporus. |  |
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| Military | Battle of Gabon won by British forces over Vichy French forces The Bomber Offensive: Minor night time British air raid, 100+ aircraft attack on Gelsenkirchen & various targets in France |
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| Wednesday 13 November 1940 | |||||
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Garland | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged in storm suffering major structural damage whits escorting British warship Revenge in the North Atlantic, 2 dead 13/11/1940 | |
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D 01 Dekabrist | Submarine | Lost | Lost during training dive, exceeded crush depth, in Molotovska Bay 13/11/1940 | |
| Politics | Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov and Adolf Hitler meet again in Berlin. Hitler deflects Soviet interest in Finland |
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| Military | Greco-Italian War: End of the Battle of Pindus in Greek victory |
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| Thursday 14 November 1940 | |||||
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| Military | The Blitz: Opening night of the Luftwaffe night bombing raids on British cities The Blitz: Large night time German air raid, 450+ aircraft attack Coventry. Heavy damage cross the city, Coventry Cathedral destroyed and more than 2/3rds of the buildings in the city damaged. Greco-Italian War: Greek forces advance into Albania The Bomber Offensive: Minor evening British air raid, 35 Blenheim aircraft attacking known Luftwaffe airfields in France & Belgium. This attack was launched in response to the intelligence of a large scale attack on an as yet unknown English city. The target turned out to be Coventry. The Bomber Offensive: Minor night time British air raid, 80+ aircraft attack on Berlin & Hamburg |  |
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| Friday 15 November 1940 | |||||
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| Politics | Warsaw Jewish ghetto is closed to the rest of the city The Soviet Union invited to join the Tripartite Pact and share in spoils of victory |
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| Military | The Blitz: Major night time German air raid, 120+ aircraft attack on London |
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| Other | The Jewish Warsaw Ghetto is sealed off from the rest of the city. |
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| Saturday 16 November 1940 | |||||
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| Military | The Blitz: Major night time German air raid, 110+ aircraft attack on London The Bomber Offensive: Major night time British air raid, 130+ aircraft attack on Hamburg |
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| Sunday 17 November 1940 | |||||
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| Military | The Blitz: Major night time German air raid, 270+ aircraft attack on Southampton. Small Italian air raid on Harwich |
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| Other | Football International:Germany 1-0 Denmark, Bahrenfelder Stadion, Hamburg |
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| Monday 18 November 1940 | |||||
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| Military | The Blitz: Large night time German air raid, 120+ aircraft attack on London |
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| Tuesday 19 November 1940 | |||||
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O 22 | Submarine | Lost | Mined by German drift mine 40 miles SW of the Norwegian coast, in the North Sea, 42 Dutch dead, 3 British dead, 0 survivors 57.55N 05.31E 19/11/1940 | |
| Military | The Blitz: Large night time German air raid, 450+ aircraft attack on Birmingham. The Bomber Offensive: Minor night time British air raid, 60+ aircraft attack on Skoda Works at Pilsen in the German-occupied Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
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| Wednesday 20 November 1940 | |||||
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| Politics | Hungary joins the Tripartite Pact |
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| Military | The Blitz: Major night time German air raid, 110+ aircraft attack on Birmingham. The Bomber Offensive: Minor night time British air raid, 60+ aircraft attack on Duisburg |
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| Thursday 21 November 1940 | |||||
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| Politics | Belgian government-in-exile declares war on Italy |
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| Friday 22 November 1940 | |||||
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| Military | The Blitz: Major night time German air raid, 200+ aircraft attack on Birmingham. The Bomber Offensive: Minor night time British air raid, 90+ aircraft attack on Dortmund |
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| Other | World Lightweight Boxing Title Lew Jenkins (USA) beat Pete Lello (USA) Ko 2, Madison Square Garden, New York City. |
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| Saturday 23 November 1940 | |||||
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| Politics | Romania joins the Tripartite Pact |
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| Military | The Blitz: Major night time German air raid, 120+ aircraft attack on Southampton |
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| Sunday 24 November 1940 | |||||
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| Politics | The Slovak Republic joins the Tripartite Pact |
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| Military | The Blitz: Major night time German air raid, 240+ aircraft attack on Bristol |
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| Monday 25 November 1940 | |||||
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| Politics | The Soviet Union gives its terms to join the Tripartite Pact including substantial new territorial gains |
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| Military | The Blitz: Minor night time German air raid, 60+ aircraft attack on Bristol & Avonmouth |
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| Tuesday 26 November 1940 | |||||
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| Military | The Blitz: Minor night time German air raid, 30+ aircraft attack on Bristol & Avonmouth |
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| Wednesday 27 November 1940 | |||||
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| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
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Berwick | Heavy Cruiser | Damaged | Damaged by gunfire from Italian warships, during Battle of Spartivento, ship's Y turret knocked out by 8" shell, all occupants killed 27/11/1940 | |
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Lanciere | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged by gunfire from British warship Manchester, during the Battle of Cape Spartivento. She was hit & near-missed by several 6" shells, knocking out her engines. Her crew got her underway, but when she broke down again she had to be towed by Italian warship Ascari to Cagliari 27/11/1940 | |
| Military | The Blitz: Major night time German air raid, 110+ aircraft attack on Plymouth The Bomber Offensive: Minor night time British air raid, 60+ aircraft attack on Cologne |
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| Thursday 28 November 1940 | |||||
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U-104 | Submarine | Lost | Missing NW of Ireland, in the North Atlantic, 49 dead, 56.28N 14.13W 28/11/1940. Possible victim of the British Northern Barrage defensive minefield. | |
| Military | The Blitz: Major night time German air raid, 270+ aircraft attack on Liverpool & Birkenhead |
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| Other | Fritz Hippler's anti-Semitic pseudo-documentary The Eternal Jew premieres in Germany |  |
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| Friday 29 November 1940 | |||||
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Javelin | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged by torpedoes from German destroyers during night action of Start Point in the English Channel, torpedoes hit forward & stern, causing extensive fires during which the magazine exploded, only 155' of original 353' remained, towed by tug back to Plymouth, 46 dead 29/11/1940 | |
| Military | The Blitz: Massive overnight air raid on Liverpool The Blitz: Major night time German air raid, 370+ aircraft attack on London. Small Italian air raid on Ipswich |
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| Saturday 30 November 1940 | |||||
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| Military | The Blitz: Overnight air raid on Southampton The Blitz: Major night time German air raid, 180+ aircraft attack on Southampton |
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| Other | Annual American Army-Navy Game: Navy 14-0 Army, Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia |
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