Thursday, September 25, 2025

85 Years Ago, Tuesday, 24 September 1940

US NAVY

            Defense Communication Board is established; membership includes Director of Naval Communications (Rear Admiral Leigh Noyes).

            Third group of ships involved in the destroyersforbases agreement are turned over to the Royal Canadian Navy at Halifax, Nova Scotia. Mackenzie (DD175) becomes HMCS Annapolis, Haraden (DD183) becomes HMCS Columbia, Williams (DD108) becomes HMCS St. Clair, Thatcher (DD162) becomes HMCS Niagara, McCook (DD252) becomes HMCS St. Croix and Bancroft (DD256) becomes HMCS St. Francis.

            Operation menace, the BritishFree French attempt to take Dakar, commences this day (see 25 September).

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