TWICE TORPEDOED

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 19, 17 October 1942, Page 7

TWICE TORPEDOED

Enemy Supply Ship Blown Up In Channel (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, October 15. The Admiralty announces that light naval forces intercepted and destroyed an important enemy supply ship in the English Channel early on Wednesday. The strength of the escort was such that the enemy obviously attached great importance to the vessel’s safe passage. The enemy was first located on luesday evening by naval aircraft operating under the Coastal Command. Light naval forces later intercepted the enemy off Cap Gris-Nez, and in the ensuing engagement the supply ship was severely damaged by gunfire and two escort ships were also damaged and set on fire. These fires were visible from the English coast. The remainder of the enemy escort force retired. Later, motor torpedo-boats attacked and bit the damaged enemy supply ship with two torpedoes. A heavy explosion followed, and the ship blew up. Shortly afterward, another naval force brought a group of enemy vessels to action near Guernsey, One enemy tor-pedo-boat was damaged, and an enemy R-boat also hit blew up. In both these actions,, fought at close range near the French coast, enemy coastal batteries opened fire on our ships vainly. Only superficial damage was sustained by one of our ships. The only casualties were two ratings wounded.