FIGHT WITH A U-BOAT
bettish smunm's gallant CEIfW.. (lice. July G, 1.45 a.m.) London, July i. A thrillingi story is told of a British steamer's light with one of the latest type of U-boat. A torpedo passed under the steamer's stem, and :\ search revealed a periscope iifty yards away. The steamer's 300 passengers calmly took up their boat; stations. The submarine broke the surface a quarter of nn hour later, and trained two. light guns on the steamer, which replied. Six shots fell near the submarine, compelling her to sheer off. She manoeuvred so a.s to bring two heavy guns into action. A shell struck the steamer, causing her to list to port. A smoke screen proved ineffective, owing to the wind. The engineers got the most possible out of the engines during a running fight, during which the merchantman's aerials were .'shot! away. The passengers coolly watched tho light, and cheered tho sailors and gunners. The submarine abandoned the fight at night-fall.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 247, 6 July 1918, Page 7
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165FIGHT WITH A U-BOAT Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 247, 6 July 1918, Page 7
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