Air Operations, Europe

There is an RAF night raid on Naples. The cruiser Pola is damaged.

Battle of the Atlantic

• The British submarine Thunderbolt sinks the Italian submarine Tarantini off Bordeaux.
• U-96 sinks the British steamer Western Prince (10,926t) about 400 miles west of Cape Wrath with the loss of 15 of her crew. 98 crew members and 55 passengers are picked up by the British steamer Baron Kinnaird. 1 crewman is picked up by the British destroyer Active.
• U-100 sinks the British steamers Kyleglen (3670t) and Euphorbia (3380t) west of Ireland. All 36 of the crew are lost from the Kyleglen as well as all 34 from the Euphorbia.

Irish Republic

IRA internees set fire to Curragh Camp near Dublin and fight with troops and Garda (police). 4 people are injured. An IRA man is shot and killed in further clashes on the 15th.

Mediterranean

The British destroyers Hereward and Hyperion sink the Italian submarine Naiade off Bardia. 25 of the submarine's crew are rescued.