FIGHTS WITH SUBMARINES.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 May 1917, Page 3

FIGHTS WITH SUBMARINES.

The Veil Lifted for a Glimpse

la raising the veil foe a moment oa the grim drama of the hnnter and the hantedf Sir Edward CarsoD, • recently - quoted in the House of Commons, the following from brief accounts of 40 encounters which the Navy had had with submarines in 18 days (in itself an enormous achievement): 1. A few days ago one of our destroyers attacked an enemy submarine. She bit the submarine and killed the captain. The submarine dived. She was injured and compelled to come to the surface. She was captured and her officers and men were all taken prisoners. ‘2o One of cur transports reported that she had struck an enemy submarine and was herself damaged. She was confident that the submarine bad been sunk, A further report was received that an ‘obstruction, which thought to be the game submarine, had been located.

3, A report? was received that two of our patrol vessels had engaged t wo enemy submarines and sunk them both, and that there were no casualties in the patrol boats and no survivors of the snbmarines. w .Oae of the reports received of this engagement seems to show that one of the submarines was sunk,- but left a doubt about the second.

4. One of- our destroyers reported that she had heavily rammed an enemy submarine awaab. There is ro doubt that the desttoyer struck the submarine a severe blow, but it is not possible to establish that the submarine was sunk.

5. An enemy submarine was engaged by two of onr patrol vessels, which were subsequently assisted by two destroyers. The result of the engagement was'donbtfnl, a'though it is certain that one of the destroyers was slightly damaged in running over the conning-tower of the submarine.

6. One of onr patrol vessels reported striking a submo.gbd object a'fer engaging an enemy submarine. An examination of the patrol vessels bor9 out this report.

7. A patrol vessel teported that Bhe had been in action with an enemy submarine, The fifth shot bit the Bubmarine acid it is believed that she was sunk. 8. One of oar smaller ai: ships sighted a submarine on the surface, and dropped a bomb just after the submarine had dived. 9. A seaplane dropped a bomb on an enemy submarine when it was in the act of divirg Finally, Sir Edward Carson explained that the building programme of the year was largely one for making good losses in the mercantile marire. As for the effort! of the men in the shipyards eveiy rivet put into a ship was a contribution towards the defeat of the murderous weapons ot the Hun.

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