F1141 — Jul/1944: os contratorpedeiros de escolta Hollis (DE-794) e Marsh (DE-699), que levaram o Mann de Gibraltar a Nápoles, tinham acabado de cruzar o Atlântico (Newport, Rhode Island → Mediterrâneo) com a Escort Division 47 no TG 27.7 (porta-aviões de escolta Tulagi e Kasaan Bay); passaram Gibraltar em 9/07 e atracaram em Mers el Kebir em 10/07
CONFIRMADO
- Trechos: "Operating with Escort Division 47 in Task Group 27.7 composed of U.S.S. TULAGI (CVE-72)(CTG27.7), U.S.S. KASAAN BAY (CVE-69), U.S.S. TATUM (DE-789) […] U.S.S. HOLLIS (DE-794) […] and U.S.S. MARSH (DE-699). Enroute from Newport, Rhode Island to Mediterranean Area" (S223, 1/07) ; "0749 Proceeded into Mers El Kebir and moored […] Berth 7, North Quay, Fort Mers El Kebir, Oran Harbor, Algeria. 1300 Reported to Commander Task Group 80.6, Commander Destroyers EIGHTH Fleet." (S223, 10/07) ; "1009 Moored port side to, as outboard ship in nest with Escort Division 47 at the Oil Jetty […] Mers-el-Kebir Harbor, Algeria." (S222, 10/07)
- Fontes: S222 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78593538 (img 0462–0464) ; S223 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78551266 (img 0522–0524)
- Status: CONFIRMADO (S222 + S223, dois navios, redatores diferentes). Contexto da escolta; não envolve tropa brasileira.