Air Operations, Europe

The RAF carry out night raids on Düsseldorf.

Battle of the Atlantic

U-99 sinks the Dutch steamer Farmsum (5237t), a straggler from Convoy OB-252, west of Ireland with the loss of 16 of her crew. 15 survivors are picked up by the British destroyer Ambuscade.

The Blitz

There are no raids on Britain, either day or night. This is the first such day (24 hour period) since August 7.

German Raiders

• The German raider Passat mines the Tasmanian coast and the Bass Strait between Tasmania and Victoria, Australia.
• The German raider Komet sinks the Norwegian steamer Vinni (5181t) 5 miles south of Nauru Island in the South Pacific without loss.

Mediterranean

The British submarine Regulus, which went on patrol on 23 November, is declared lost after failing to return from patrol in the Straits of Otranto with a crew of 55.