13 Apr 1940 | World War II Database

13 Apr 1940

RAF Hampden bombers of No. 44, No. 49, No. 50, No. 61, and No. 144 Squadrons began laying magnetic mines in German coastal waters. ww2dbase [AC]
Oswald Mosley's son Max Rufus Mosley was born. ww2dbase [Oswald Mosley | CPC]
U-23 began her ninth war patrol. ww2dbase [U-23 | CPC]

Atlantic Ocean

HMS Acasta joined the escort force for Convoy NP1, transporting troops toward Narvik, Norway. ww2dbase [Acasta | CPC]

Norway

At Narvik, Norway, a British naval force consisted of battleship HMS Warspite and 9 destroyers under the command of Vice Admiral William Whitworth entered Ofotfjord; in the Second Battle of Narvik, Warspite's Swordfish torpedo bomber sank German submarine U-64 with bombs, while surface vessels sank 3 destroyers, with another 5 German ships scuttled by their own crews after suffering extensive damage; three British ships were damaged in the battle; without their ships, 2,600 German sailors went on land and served as infantrymen; Whitworth radioed London, noting that German forces at Narvik were now stranded, and a single brigade could defeat them. Meanwhile, off Trondheim, Norwegian cruiser-minelayer Frøya was damaged by German warships while defending the Agdenes fortress; German submarine U-34 scuttled Frøya to prevent salvage. ww2dbase [Invasion of Denmark and Norway | Warspite | CPC]

Photo(s) dated 13 Apr 1940

Warspite and a British destroyer during Second Battle of Narvik, 13 Apr 1940

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