After action tasting about 40 minutes the Mahan destroyer, having. been heavily damaged, ran' ashore and was blown up by a_ torpedo red from the Kimberley. The Kim berley came under fire from a shore battery of three guns and received tone hit, @ splinter from which dam aged a'steam pipe and reduced her} speed.
The Kimberley succeeded however! in silencing two of three shore guns. In this spirited action the Kimberley suffered three wounded. No other ship in the convoy, Feeeived any damage.
An Tialian destroyer in the Red Sea was "attacked on Monday by RAF, bombers and a direct hit was scored on the vessel's stern. This twas only part of widespread opera tions by: the British Air Force in the Middle East yesterday, says the Ale Ministry, Between Solum and Buq low level attacks on enemy working parties and motor transport were carried out: "A number of military vessels were destroyed by fire, others severe-damaged.
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