US NAVY
ATLANTIC—Unarmed U.S. freighter Sagadahoc is
torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U‑124 in South Atlantic,
21°50'S,07°50'W. One man of the 37‑man crew is lost.
Destroyer Mayo
(DD‑422), in TU 4.1.5 en route to MOMP and convoy ON 41, encounters two
British ships, HMS Tenacity and merchantman Meademere, burning
navigation lights south of Iceland; when they fail to answer challenge, Mayo
illuminates them with star shells, at which point they turn off lights and
answer challenge promptly.
PACIFIC—Yacht Isabel (PY‑10) sails for coast of
French Indochina, deployed in accordance with President Roosevelt's "defensive
information patrol" order.
Submarine Argonaut
(SS‑166) arrives off Midway Island on simulated war patrol.
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