SINKING OF THE SUBMARINE
GOOD GUNNERY CRUISER HITS PERISCOPE V AWAY (Jtec. Aligiist 12, 11.45 p.m.) London, August 12, morning. A cruiser squadron on Sunday sighted the submarine flotilla with only the perlScopes showing, Vh.e criiisep coolly pretended Hot to have seen the submarines, and so deceived tha Germnns, who steamed to. withili rallied The Birmingham' saw her .'Opportunity; and steaming full .speed,' lired at a periscope, which was sliattered, oud tho submarine, blinded, rushed on under the witter, and was in liiunineiit- danger of self-destruction through collision with tho cruisers or her own consorts.' The latter; recognising tho attack had been defeated, steamed off. The cruisers know, that the sightless' submariiio miist qoruo to the surface, and tfhen ' tHe conning, tower appeared the Bivmiugham prepa.r&l a secoud shot, and was just in time to see. tho distinguishing number of ihe submarine. When the. shot was fired it struck the base of the conning tower wjiere it was awash, and tipped tb« whole upper structure. Tho submariuo sink like a ston«,
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2227, 13 August 1914, Page 5
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171SINKING OF THE SUBMARINE Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2227, 13 August 1914, Page 5
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