A THRILLING ENCOUNTER
SUBMARINE AND TORPEDO BOATS. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright Rome, December 19. During the Italian lauding in Albania many attempts wero made to attack the convoys. An Italian submarine had a thrilling encounter with three Austrian torpedo-boats. The first tried to ram the submarine, which dived and rose close to the second torpedo-boat. The submarine again dived to avoid being rammed, and again rose fifty yards from the third torpedo-boat, which fired. Tlie torpedo-bqat missed the submarine, and the latter also fired, but missed. The. three torpedo-boats closed round the submarine, which dived deep and stole away, but a mine or torpedo seriously damaged her bows. Her compartments saved.her. She ivais repaired under water and rose during tho night time and reached tho base.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2649, 21 December 1915, Page 7
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126A THRILLING ENCOUNTER Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2649, 21 December 1915, Page 7
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