CHANNEL INTERCEPTION

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 16 October 1942, Page 5

CHANNEL INTERCEPTION

important enemy ship SUNK ACTION BY LIGHT NAVAL FORCES : IR tT m S a ' m ,' ) Rugby, Oct. 15. ilie Admiralty announces: "Our light naval forces intercepted and destroyed ' 2. 11 ~ r r,P °rtant enemy supply ship in the , English Channel early on Wednesday. ; v ll2 strength of the escort was such that the enemy obviously attached great importance to the vessel’s safe passage rite enemy was first located on Tuesday evening by naval aircraft onerat- ; mg under the Coastal Coccand. "Light naval forces later intercepted the enemy off Cap Gris Nez and in the ensuing engagements the supply ship was severely damaged by gunfire. Two escorts were also damaged and set on *L re -. £" ese fires were visible from the English coast. The remainder of the enemy escore force retired. "Later a motor torpedo-boat attacked and hit the damaged enemy supply ship with two torpedoes. A heavy explosion followed and the ship blew up. "Shortly afterwards another naval force brought a group of enemy vessels to action near Guernsey. One enemy torpedo-boat was damaged and an enemy E-boat which was also hit. blew up. In both these actions, which weic 1 ought at close range near the French coast, enemy coastal batteries opened fire on our ships in vain. Only

superficial damage wa s sustained by one of our ships and the only casualBOw Gre tW ° ratings wounded.”—