THE U-BOAT WAR
BRITISH SHIPPING LOSSES SIX BIG STEAMERS SUNK (Rec. January 17, 9 p.m.) London, January 17. The Admiralty report on the submarine campaign during the week gives the following figures,' last week's being shown in parentheses:— ' Arrivals ■ 2106- (2085)' Departures 2154 ■ - (2144)' Sunk over 1600 tons ... 6 (18) Sunk under 1600 tons ... 2 (3) Unsuccessfully attacked 5 (11 )- r Fishing vessels sunk ... 2 (4)^ —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reu tar.' BRITISH LOSBEB. .SINCE FEBRUARY. , In February last- tile British Admiralty began the issue of weekly statements show-' ius the loßses of British ships caused by! Germany's submarine campaign. Th« figures as officially announced, are:— Un- ' Under succesß- Arriiala Week 1600 tons 1600 fully and ended, and over. tons, attacked, sailings. Feb. 28 15 6 12 4,541 Mar. 7 14 9 16 5,005 Mar. 15 13 4 16 5,083 Mar. 22 16 8 19 5,082 liar. 29 18 7 18 4,747 April 4 18 113 17 4,680 April U 17 2 14.4 4.773 'April 18 19 9 15 . 4.710 April 25 .... 40 15 27' '. 5,206 May 2 38 13 24 5,406 May 9 24 22 34 4,873 May 16 18 5 19 5,120 May 23 18 9 9 6,423 May 30 18 1 17 5,487 June 6 15 3 17 5,335 June 13 22 10 23 5,689 June 20 27 5 31 5,690 June 27 21 7 22 5.79J July 4 15 5 16 5,581 July 11 .... 14 3 17 5,696 ' July 18 14 4 1 2 5,748 July 25 ... 21 3 15 5,583 Aug. 1 18 3 9 5,523 Aug. 8 21 2 13 5,469 Aug. 15 .... 14 2 13 5,443 Aug. 22 15 3 12 5,701 Aug. 29 18 5 ' 6 5,309 Sept. 5 20 3 9 4.81S Sept. 12 12 6 12 5,615 Bept. 19 8 20 6 5,432 Sept. 26 13 2 10 5,466 Oct. 3 11 2 16 6,122 Oct. 10 14 2 3 6,in Oct. 17 12 ' 6 5 4,218 Oct. 24 17 8 7 Oct. 31 14 ' 4 1 4,606 Not. 7 4,iw Nov. 14 .... 1 5 8 4,432 Nov. 21 .... 10 7 2 • 4,994 Nov. 28 14 7 7 4480 Dec. 5 16 1 8 4,307 . Deo. 12 ... 14 7 11 4,81# Dec. 19 14 3 11 4,960 Deo. 26 11 1 12 4,771 Jan. 2 18 3 8 4,185 Jan. 9 18 3 11 4,229 Jan. 16 S 2 5 4,250 THE ITALIAN SHIPPING LOSSES
(Rec. January 17, 9 p.m.)' Rome, January 17. During the week ended January 12 294 ships arrived and 209 'departed. Two steamers over 1500 tons were sunk and one steamer and one bailing ship were un successful! v attacked.—Ans.N.Z. Cable Assn.-fteuter. [Last week's losses were two steamers over 1500 tons and one sailer under ICO tons. One steamer was unsuccessfully attacked.]
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 98, 18 January 1918, Page 5
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464THE U-BOAT WAR Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 98, 18 January 1918, Page 5
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