BRITISH LOSS
AIRCRAFT CARRIER H.M.S. COURAGEOUS SUNK RESERVE FLEET SHIP ATTACK BY SUBMARINE RESCUE OF SURVIVORS (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) LONDON, Sept. 18. The .Ministry of Information announces that the aircraft-carrier, H.M.S Courageous, was sunk by an enemy submarine. The full complement of the Courageous was about 1200 officers and men, but she had a reduced complement of aircraft, and therefore, presumably, a somewhat smaller crew. , The .survivors were landing to-day, indicating that the. Courageous was sunk close to England. The information that the Courageous had been sunk by a submarine was received at 1.5 a.m.
The Admiralty announced that the Courageous was carrying a reduced complement of planes and was attached to the Reserve Fleet in August, arid added that the carrier “was performing very good service in protecting .ships of the merchant service.”
The Minister of Information states that destroyers and merchantmen picked up the survivors, and are now returning to the harbour. The announcement added that it is believed that the submarine was sunk bv destroyers.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20046, 19 September 1939, Page 5
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