CREATE TABLE table_12240 ("Date" TEXT, "Ship" TEXT, "Nationality" TEXT, "Tonnage" FLOAT, "Fate" TEXT)

What is the fate of the ship on 26 April 1942?
SELECT "Fate" FROM table_12240 WHERE "Date" = '26 april 1942'
SELECT "Fate" FROM "table_12240" WHERE "Date" = '26 april 1942'