An item reported that the Norwegian 6,214 tons tanker ss Britta in ballast was torpedoed and sunk 50 miles south west of Lands End. She was not part of a convoy. A Belgian trawler rescued 25 men, 6 men were missing.(1)
Note
1. She was torpedoed on 6 December 1939 45 miles south west of the Longships Lighthouse, United Kingdom by the German submarine U-47. The Belgian trawler was the Memlinc.
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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