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And so the time this ship sank was definitely a gloomy time for the allied forces. During the month of February 1941, 38 British ships had sunk because of various reasons, mostly due to the attack of the German forces. Many of these ships had been attacked by U-boats and because the British ships were old and heavy, they were unable to travel faster than eight knots.