An item reported that the British Admiralty stated the loss (1) in the Mediterranean of the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle (2) torpedoed by a submarine, the light cruiser HMS Manchester (3) sunk in the night due to a mine of a torpedo, the anti aircraft cruiser HMS Cairo (4) torpedoed and sunk by the British after it became impracticable to tow her to safety and the destroyer HMS Foresight (5) after she was torpedoed by an aircraft and lost despite she was towed during 12 hours. Fortunately the human losses were relatively light. The J.I.C. commented that apparently submarines were more dangerous than aircraft or at least principally responsible for the losses.
Notes
1. Operation Pedestal between 3-15 August was a British initiative to supply the import British naval base Malta.
2. Originally designed as the Almirante Cochrane of the Chilean Almirante Latorre-class of super dreadnoughts. Her building was ordered on 29 July 1912, laid down by Armstrong Whitworth &Company Limited, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England with yard number on 20 February 1913, building suspended caused by the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, redesigning started already for the purchase resulting in a preliminary design dated 8 February 1918 but which was considerable changed, purchased by the Royal British Navy on 28 February 1918, launched on 8 June 1918, converted into an aircraft carrier, transported to High Walker yard to be fitted out on 18 June 1918, conversion suspended when Chile wanted to buy her back after recon version in a battleship on 21 October 1919, this was however regarded the costs refused, commissioned on 20 February 1924, refitted at Portsmouth, England between August 1931-28 November 1932, refitted at Devonport, England in 1936-1937 and sunk by the German submarine U-73 70 nautical miles way from Cape Salinas, Majorca on 11 August 1942. Pennant number 94.
3. Part of the Town-class Gloucester-subclass light cruisers, preceded by Arethusa-class, succeeded by Crown Colony and Dido-classes, laid down by Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn, United Kingdom on 28 March 1936, launched on 12 April 1937, commissioned on 4 August 1938 and scuttled on 13 August 1942.
4. Part of the C-class light cruisers Carlisle sub-class, preceded by Arethusa-class, succeeded by Danae-class. Laid down by Cammell Laird on 17 November 1917, launched on 19 November 1918, commissioned on 23 September 1919, converted into an aircraft cruiser in 1939 and sunk by the Italian Adua-clas submarine Axum off Bizerta, Tunisia on 12 August 1942.
5. Part of the F-class destroyers, preceded by C and D-classes, succeeded by G and H-classes, building ordered on 17 March 1933, laid down by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, United Kingdom on 31 July 1933, launched on 29 June 1934, completed on 15 May 1935 and sunk on 13 August 1942.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 253 dated 20 August 1942.
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