DESTROYER’S FATE
ALMOST BROKEN IN HALF
TERRIFIC EXPLOSIONS SURVIVORS’ COURAGE (Klee. Tel. Copyright —United Press Assn.) (Reed. Nov. 24, 9 a.m.) LONDON. Nov. 23. Violent explosions offshore on Tuesday night attracted hundreds of people to the east coast, from which they saw the sinking of the stricken destroyer, IJ.M.S. Gipsy, which struck a mine. Huge volumes of smoke hung over the scene, and when they cleared away, searchlights from the land and naval vessels revealed the sea dotted with swimmers and floating wreckage. Small boats quickly picked up the survivors. Over 100 men were landed during the night. One vessel anchored close to the scene picked up 30 survivors, who came singing into port, wearing all kinds of clothing, from dressing gowns to bathing suits.
A survivor declared that the destroyer was struck amidships. When she was beached in shallow water she appeared to be broken in half, a portion visible being above the water at dawn. Prior to the mishap H.M.S. Gipsy picked up three Germans from a collapsible boat and also rescued the crew of a ship sunk in the North Sea a few days ago.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20103, 24 November 1939, Page 4
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188DESTROYER’S FATE Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20103, 24 November 1939, Page 4
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