U-BOAT ACE LOST
CAPTAIN G. PRIEN
SANK THE ROYAL OAK
(Rec. 12.45 p.m.) LONDON, May 23,
A Berlin communique says that a U-boat under the command of the
famous Captain Gunther Pricn has not returned from its last cruise and its loss can be presumed.
Captain Prien commanded the submarine which penetrated Scapa Flow and sank the Royal Oak. He also sank the Arandora Star.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 121, 24 May 1941, Page 9
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65U-BOAT ACE LOST Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 121, 24 May 1941, Page 9
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