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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 134, 4 December 1944, Page 4

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ENEMY TROpP TRANSPORT

LONDON, December 1 A large number of enemy troops were seen struggling in the water or taking to rafts after carrier-borne Barracudas, Fireflies, and Seafires of a naval force on November 25, between Mosjon and Rorvik, on the central Norwegian coast, attacked a troop transport which was part of a convoy says ah Admiralty communique.

Forces under the command of the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet, Sir Henry Moore, sighted a convoy consisting of a transport with two supply ships proceeding south under escort of an armed trawler. The attacking planes despite intermittent snowstorms attacked the convoy with bombs and cannon fire. Three bomb hits' and numerous cannon strikes were obtained against the transport, which was left in a sinking condition and burning fiercely. Other ships of the convoy—a medium-sized supply ship, a small supply ship, and an armed trawler—were set on fire and driven ashore, and it was considered that these three, vessels were also destroyed. The same naval force encountered north-west of Namsos a large supply ship which was raked with gunfire and left listing and in flames. One naval auxiliary and two armed trawlers which attempted to protect the supply ship were attacked and set on fire. In other areas the force also attacked one medium-sized supply ship, one small supply ship, and an armed escort vessel, all of which were damaged and set on fire.

The force also bombarded oil tanks on the mainland. No casualties or damage were suffered by ships or planes in all these operations.