An item reported that the British escort vessel HMS Fowey was damaged in a collision when she was escorting a Sierra Leone convoy.(1)
Note
1. L15`later U14. Part of Shoreham-class sloops developed from the Bridgewater-class design preceded by Hastings-class succeeded by Grimsby-class, ordered on 4 December 1929, laid down by Devonport Dockyard on 24 March 1930, launched on 4 November 1930, commissioned on 11 September 1931, sold to the merchant shipping in October 1946, renamed ss Rowlock and sold to be broken up in Mombasa, Kenya in 1950.
Source
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-66-4-1 Weekly Résumé (No. 14) of the naval, military and air situation from 12 noon 30 November to 12 noon 7 December 1939.
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