Durine the voyage of the stonier Ihinic. from Liverjiool to Melbourne and ,Syilnoy many "denth" charpcs were dropped overboard in the submarine dourer zone, when the lookout reported ripples or foam tracks which raicht indica,(r Hie nrenonoiof an enemy submarine. I)eßCTibin« tlin burs'lin" of these depth charges, a seaman said the explosion beneath the 'waves caused a tremendous disturbance on tlio surface of llie water over an extensive area. One charpro eompor.vi of powerful explosives dropped by a British convoying sloop shook the Runic from stem to Btonii although the choree exploded about two miles awa,y.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 78, 27 December 1918, Page 8
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96Untitled Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 78, 27 December 1918, Page 8
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