On 16 October 1939, the Luftwaffe made a daylight air raid up the Forth to bomb British warships (HMS Edinburgh, HMS Mohawk and HMS Southampton) at Rosyth. This was the first daylight air raid in the United Kingdom.
On October 16, 1939, the Luftwaffe carried out the first daylight attack on British ships in the UK, targeting HMS Edinburgh, HMS Mohawk, and HMS Southampton at Rosyth.