Liveblogging World War II: January 18, 1942
World War II Day-By-Day: Day 871 January 18, 1942:
In Gibraltar harbor, a bomb planted by Spanish saboteurs or Italian manned torpedoes sinks British anti-submarine trawler HMS Erin and minesweeping trawler HMS Honjo (8 killed) and badly damages another anti-submarine trawler HMS Imperialist.
