THE SAUCY ARETHUSA

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2696, 16 February 1916, Page 5

THE SAUCY ARETHUSA

FAMOUS CRUISER STRIKES AMINE ' TEN LIVES LOST By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, February 14 Official. —The light cruiser Arethusa has been blown up by a mine ,off the East Coast. It is feared that she will be a total wrcolc. Ten lives were lost. THE ARETHUSA'S COMMANDER. (Rec. February 15, 8 p.m.) London, February 14. The Arethusa was familiar to the public, as she had frequently been a show ship when correspondents visited the Fleet. Captain Domvile, the Arethusa's commander, was a son of the famous Admiral Sir Compton Domvile. He was married last week, and had just completed his honeymoon.

[The famouq light cruiser Arethusa was hardly out of the builders' hands when war was _ declared, and she saw her first fight in the Battle of Heligoland' Bight, in which she was severely damaged by gunfire. The Arethusa, which flew tho flag of Commodore Tyrwhitt, commander of the torpedo flotillas, was in the very thick of tho fight, anda when at la-st she had to haul out she was badl.y crippled. Tho Arethusa was also in the Dogger Bank fight, and was one of the supporting vessels in the Cushaven air raid. Tho Arethusa belonged to the new class of. oil-burring cruisers which, were planned shortly before the war. She was of 3750 tons, and had a speed of 23 knots. Her armament consisted of two 6-inch and eight 4-inch guns and two torpedo tubes.] TBE LOST FRENCH CRUISER AMIRAL CHARNER A SURVIVOR'S STORY Paris, February 14. The'loss of the cruiser Amiral Charner is officially confirmed. A raft was found off the coast of Syria, bearing the bodies of fifteen of the crew. Only one was alive. He states that the ship was torpedoed at 7 o'clock on the morning of February S, and sank in a few minutes. The crew was unable to launch the boats. ONLY ONE SURVIVOR. (Bee. February 15, 11.45 p.m.) London, February 15. 'Apparently there was only one survivor out of the Amiral Charner's complement of 370.,