THE U-BOAT MENACE.
ALLIES' CHIEF DANGER. Germany is estimated to have 500 U- boats, of which one-third may be at sea at any - one time. In the first Great War she probably had not more than 150. Germany is believed to he building fifteen to thirty submarines a month, which is about twice the number being destroyed, based on Allied and German statements. Observers in Washington believe that seven to nine million tohs of Allied shipping were sunk in 1942. These figures do not include ships damaged, which are reported to form a high percentage, and which mean much lost time while repairs are being made. The mere replacement of ships is not enough; the losses of trained seamen and extremely valuable cargoes are vital factors. Some modern submarines are larger than corvettes, and mount
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—New York P.A. Gable.
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Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVII, Issue 21, 27 January 1943, Page 5
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141THE U-BOAT MENACE. Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVII, Issue 21, 27 January 1943, Page 5
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