In his letter dated Istanbul, Turkey 24 December 1940 No. 1584 g. reported the German naval attaché to the Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine at Berlin the movements of ships of the British Royal Navy at Alexandria, Egypt between 1 October-30 November 1940. The intelligence was not 100% reliable he wrote. An item reported the British battleship HMS Valiant between 3 October-24 November 1940.(1)
Note
1. Ordered in 1912, laid down by Fairfields, Govan, Scotland on 31 January 1913, launched on 4 November 1914, commissioned on 19 February 1916, decommissioned in July 1945 and sold to be broken up on 19 March 1948. Part of Queen Elizabeth-class preceded by Iron Duke-class succceeded by Revenge-class.
Source
Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for Turkey, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/461.
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