16 Oct 1939
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- HMS Edinburgh was slightly damaged by German aircraft while in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Edinburgh | Firth of Forth, Scotland | CPC]
11 Oct 1940
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- British destroyer HMS Zulu hit an acoustic mine in the Firth of Forth, Scotland at 0920 hours, badly damaging the ship, but incurred no casualties. She would remain under repair at nearby Rosyth until Jan 1941. ww2dbase [Firth of Forth, Scotland | CPC]
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