Monday, 1 January 1940
Tenth Naval District with headquarters at
San Juan, Puerto Rico, is established, Commander Reuben L. Walker is first
commandant (see 26 February).
U.S. freighter City of Flint, her
odyssey almost at an end, is damaged in collision with British steamship Baron
Blytheswood. Repairs to City of Flint will keep her at Narvik,
Norway, for another six days.
U.S. freighter Exeter is detained
at Gibraltar by British authorities.
Uruguayan government interns German
freighter Tacoma at Montevideo as an auxiliary war vessel.
Charles Edison of New Jersey becomes
Secretary of the Navy; he had been Acting Secretary since the death of Claude A.
Swanson on 7 July 1939. Department of State releases statement to press telling
of the delivery of "vigorous protest" (dated 27 December 1939) to the
British Foreign Office concerning the British removing and censoring U.S. mail
from British and U.S. and neutral ships.
Wednesday,
3 January 1940
U.S. freighter Mormacsun is
intercepted by British naval vessel and diverted to Kirkwall, Scotland, into
the zone designated as a combat area. Freighter Nashaba is detained by
British authorities at Gibraltar; freighter Executive, detained at
Gibraltar since 20 December 1939, is released to proceed on her voyage to
Greece, Turkey, and Rumania.
Thursday,
4 January 1940
U.S. freighter Exiria is detained
at Gibraltar by British authorities.
Friday,
5 January 1940
German tanker Nordmeer reaches
Vigo, Spain, after her voyage from the Netherlands West Indies.
Saturday,
6 January 1940
Admiral James O. Richardson relieves
Admiral Claude C. Bloch as Commander in Chief U.S. Fleet on board battleship Pennsylvania
(BB‑38) at Pearl Harbor, T.H. Admiral Charles P. Snyder hoists flag
as Commander Battle Force on board battleship California (BB‑44).
U.S. passenger
liner Manhattan is detained at Gibraltar by British authorities (see 7
January).
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