An item reported that the British 4,588 tons cargo ship ss Dalryan loaded with phosphates strike a German mine and sunk off the Tongue light vessel in the Approaches to the Thames. The pilot and her crew of 38 men were saved. (1)
Note
1. Torpedoed and sunk on 1 December. Wreck dispersed with explosives.
Sources
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.
Lloyd’s Register 1939-1940.
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