THE SUBMARINE WAR
BAD WEEK FOR BRITISH SHIPPING
FIFTEEN BIG STEAMERS SUNK
(Eec. March 14, 7.35 p.m.) London, March 13. Jhe Admiralty report on tho submarine campaign during the week gives the following figures, last week's being shown in parentheses :— Arrivalß 2046 (2015) Departures 2062 (2209) Sunk over 1600 tons ... ]5 (]2) Sunk under 1600 tons... 3 (6) Unsuccessfully attacked 8 (6) Fishing vessels sunk ... 0 (0) —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. BRITISH liOSSEB BINCE FEBRDAUr 1917. In February last the British AdmiraltJ Mean the issue of weekly statements showing tho josses of British ships caused by Ocrraauy's submarine campaign. Tho figures as officially announced, are:— Un- _ , ~ Undor auccess- Arritalj Week 1600 tone 1600 fully and ended, andoter. tons, attacked, sailings. Pen- £8 15 6 12 4,541 *}ar. 7 14 9 16 5.005 Jfar. 15 13 4 16 6M Mar. 22 16 8 19 6,082 Mar. 29 18 7 18 4,747 Aon} 4 18 13 17 4,660 A »nl H .17 2 14 4.773 April 18 19 9 16 4,710 April 25 .... 40 15 27 6,206 *jay 2 38 13 24 5,406 i} a 7 ' 34 22 M 4,873 $« 16 18 5 19 5,120 May 23 18 9 9 6,423 "ay 80 Iβ 1 17 6487 June 6 15 3 17 6 335 l ma l* 22 10 23 6,589 ■Jane 20 27 6 . 31 6,890 |J U J"»» 21 7 EZ 6,799 J" J 4 15 » 5 16 5,581 July U .... 14 >3 n 5J5J5 July 18 14 4 12 61748 J«ly 25 -. 21 3 15 5,582 Au e- 1 18 3 9 5,523 Aa * 5, J! 2 13 5 469 Anff. 15 .... 14 2 13 6 442 A °B. 22 15 3 12 5,701 Aug. 29 18 5 6 5x09 Sept. 5 20 3 9 4 816 SOP'." 12 6 12 66 2 Sept. 19 8 20 6 5 432 S °f-f « 2 10 5!466 oct A:::: U I H £ & 2S::::::!? i f JS ° ct - 3 £ « 4 1 4,606 Not. 7 8 4 6 4 ~0 Not. 14 .... 1 5 8 4,432 Not. 21 .... 10 7 2 4,994 Not. 28 14 7 7 4130 £oc. 5 16 1 g 4,307 Dec. 12 ... 14 7 Jl 4,810 g M - J? 14 ,3 11 4,960 Deo. 26 11 ! 1 12 4 m Jan. 2 18 • 3 6 4.185 •Tin. 9 18 3 11 4,229 Jan. 16 6 2 5 4,290 •Tan. 23 6 2 j 4497 J™, a> 9 6 8 5,161 £«?• f. «, 5 13 4.702 £°> W « 6 11 6,530 Feb. 20 ... 12 S 8 4.715 Fob. 27 14 4 9 4.678 Mar. 6 12 6 6 4.224 Mar. 13 15 3 8 4,108
TWO NORWEGIAN STEAMERS SUNK
BOTH CREWS SAVED,
(Reci March 14, 7.35 p.m.) London, March 13. Tho Norwegian steamers Skrymer and Eskella haro been sunk. The crews Iwere saved.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 151, 15 March 1918, Page 5
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472THE SUBMARINE WAR Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 151, 15 March 1918, Page 5
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