AXIS SHIPPING LOSSES
SCORE IN MEDITERRANEAN (Rec. 9.35 a.m.) Rugby, Sept. 1 It is officially stated in Alexandria that 2,366,000 tons of Axis merchant shipping have been sunk or damaged in the Mediterranean since Italy entered the war, including 1,479,000 tons entirely destroyed. The enemy have also lost in the Mediterranean four 8-inch gun cruisers, five 6-inch cruisers, about 50 destroyers and miscellaneous craft. Axis submarine losses cannot be disclosed, but they are known to be considerable.— 8.0. W. TANKER SET ON FIRE
Hatches and superstructure were thrown high into the air when a tor-pedo-carrying R.A.F. plane scored a hit amidships on a medium-sized Axis tanker escorted by destroyers and aircraft in the Mediterranean on Sunday. The vessel blew up and the ship was surrounded by patches of oil, which caught fire. Other aircraft attacked an escort vessel with cannon and machineguns. Hits were secured all along the superstructure. One Italian fighter was shot down, but all the British planes returned safely.—B.O.W.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 2 September 1942, Page 5
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