SUBMARINE WARFARE

Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1917, Page 2

SUBMARINE WARFARE

SIX MONTHS’ LOSSES.

[LONDON TIMES SERVIfefr—COPYRIGHT] LONDON August 31. The “Times” Engineer supplement comments that the losses of 82 5 vessels for the half year’s ruthlessness represents about one eight of the mercantile fleet, the average loss being 3776 tons for each vessel, excluding the 140 fishing vessels sunk.

SUBMARINE MENACE.

(United Service Telegrams.)

LONDON August Si. The ‘’Daily Mail” says that the submarines are still the master problem of the war and the losses are almost seventy big ships monthly. This reveals that wo are barely holding our own and at very severe cost. NEW SUBMARINES. (Received This Day lat 10.15. a.m.) COPENHAGEN, Aug. 81. Germany lias launched a number of submarines 340 feet long of 1600 tons and a crew of 50; carrying forty toi^

pedoes, many shells and mines to be used in mine-laying in the Atlantic and near the British Coast.

BRITISH LOSSSES,

The following return shows the amount of shipping in each week since February 18th, the vessels over 100 tons that were sunk and the number of vessels that were, unsuccessfully attacked, fishing boats being disregarded:

Arrived Escaped Week and Vessels from ending sailed. sunk. attack. Feb. 25th .. ... 4541 21 12 March 4 ... 22' 12March 11 .. ... 3944 17 16 3[archU8 .. .... 5082 24 10 March 25 ... ... , 4747 25 13 April 1 31 17 April 8 ... 4773 18 14 April 15# ... ... 4710 28 15 April 22 ... 4866 51 24 April 29 .... ... 5206 55 27 May 6 46 34 May 13 .. 5120 23 19 May 20 .. 5413 27 9 May 27 ...... .. 5487 19 17 June 3 .. 5335 18 17 June 10 .. 6589 32 23 . June 17 .... .. 5890 32 31 June 24 .... . . 5799 28 ' 22 July 1 . 5591 20 16 July 8 .... . 5696 17" 17 July 15 .... . 5754 18 18 July 22 .... . 5582 24 15 July 29 .... . 6523 21 9 August 5 ...., . 5496 23 13 August 12 .. . 6449 16 13 August 19 .. . 6591 18 12 August 26 .. . 5409 23 6