GERMANY'S NAVAL LOSSES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 163, 30 March 1918, Page 8

GERMANY'S NAVAL LOSSES

■' .— i SEVERAL SEVERE BLOWS. The German Navy suffered an inn portant loss by the destruction of two destroyers, A 73 and A 77, off the Danish const, about 60 miles from Holigo* land. These vessels were part of at flotilla, of five destroyers. They unexpectedly ran upon mines and both sank. "The other three took to Right. Of the crows which probably exceeded 200 mon, only 17 have been saved. "The weapon which the Germans sd lonf; used against us is now turning with great effect .gainst them," says ;i London newspaper. "Two can playat the business of laying mines. Wβ have now a large mine-field, which haa been publicly announced, occupying the. whole area round Heligoland. No doubfc' the Germans sweep passages in it. Bufi it has proved capable of giving them', awkward surprises. "This is the third severe hlow whicUj the Gerninn Navy has sustained in thet last few days. On January 17 three, German submarines (Nos. 294 and 295; and 126) appear to have been sunk off the Canaries, as men from all three have been interned by the Spanish au-: thorities. On Sutvlny the Bfeslau was, sunk and the battle-cruiser Goebem damaged and driven aebore in the danelles. "A 73 and A 77 are lartre boats of S, type which has been laid down sine*; the war. They ;;re believed to have displaced about 1000 tons, to have, mounted three or four 4in. guns of great range, and to have been maimed: by 100 or 120 officers and men. Ves-, sels of this class "orrierl out the recent raids on the Tyne r.nd Yarmouth. It is, not improbable ihnt the five had iiv view a similar enterprise on this ocea* sion."