Leka and Iris to the rescue again!
During this time, UK began to degauss hulls to make them less attractive to magnetic mines.
Jan 15-21, 1940
[B]North Atlantic[/B]
1940.01.15 Fagerheim: Norway cargo torpedoed/sunk 14/19 dead rescue by Iris (Greece)
1940.01.16 Panachandros: Greece cargo torpedoed/sunk [B]dead? Crew? Who helped?[/B]
1940.01.16 Inverdargel: Ireland tanker mined/sunk 49/49 dead
1940.01.17 Enid: Norway cargo torpedoed/damaged 0/16 dead rescue by Kina (Denmark), *Granada (UK)
1940.01.17 Polzella: UK cargo torpedoed/sunk *16/16 dead
1940.01.18 Canadian Reefer: Denmark cargo torpedoed/sunk *0/26 dead rescue by Jose Ignacio de C (Spain)
1940.01.19 Telnes: Norway cargo torpedoed/sunk *18/18 dead
1940.01.20 Caroni River: UK tanker mined/sunk *0/47 dead rescue by Royal Lifeboats, Royal Navy
1940.01.20 Ekatontarchos Dracoulis: Greece cargo torpedoed/sunk *6/28 dead rescue by Ninopadre (Italy)
1940.01.21 Protesileus: UK cargo mined/beached 0/47dead rescue by Royal Navy, Royal lifeboats
[B]North Sea[/B]
1940.01.15 Arendskirk: Netherlands cargo torpedoed/sunk 0/65 dead rescue by Fedora (Italy)
1940.01.15 Newhaven: UK cargo mined/sunk*[B]dead? Crew? Who helped?[/B]
1940.01.16 Joséphine Charlotte: Belgium cargo mined/sunk 4/10 dead rescue by Mickelton (UK)
1940.01.17 Asteria: Greece cargo mined/sunk 13/25dead rescue by[B]whom?[/B]
1940.01.18 Flandria: Sweden cargo torpedoed/sunk *17/21 dead rescue by Balzac (Norway)
1940.01.18 Foxen: Sweden cargo torpedoed/sunk *8/9 dead rescue by Leka (Norway)
1940.01.18 Pajala: Sweden cargo torpedoed/sunk *0/35 dead rescue by Royal Navy
1940.01.19 Patria: Sweden cargo torpedoed/sunk 19/23 dead rescue by Trygg (Sweden)
1940.01.19 Quiberon: France cargo torpedoed/sunk[B]dead? crew? Who helped?[/B]
1940.01.20 Miranda: Norway cargo torpedoed/sunk 14/17 dead rescue by Royal Navy
1940.01.21 Ferryhill: UK collier torpedoed/sunk 11/13 dead rescue by Royal Navy
1940.01.21 Tekla: Denmark cargo torpedoed/sunk 9/18 dead rescue by Royal Navy, Iris (Norway)
[B]Baltic Sea[/B]
1940.01.18 August Thyssen: Germany cargo mined/sunk 0 dead [B]crew? Who helped?[/B]
1940.01.19 Kaija: Finland cargo bombed/sunk*[B]dead? crew? Who helped?[/B]
[B]Irish Sea[/B]
1940.01.16 Gracia: UK cargo mined/damaged [B]dead? Crew? Who helped?[/B]
1940.01.16 Cairnross: UK cargo mined/sunk 0/48 died rescue by Royal Navy