Second Edition On the Sea
DECOYS FOR SUBMARINES Unitxd Fkxm Association. (Received 9 a.m.) Fremantle, May 12. Shortly after starting on her voyage, the Osterley passed a steamer settling down after having being torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay. After being warned to beware of a decoy vessel, the Osterley sighted a small steamer flying a distress signals and asking for help because her rudder had been allegedly damaged by a torpedo. The Osterley swung round and the stranger cleared off. THE LOSS AT SEA, (Received 2.15 p.m.) London, May 11. The Hon. Mr Macnamara (Secretary to the Admiralty), in the House of Commons, said 201 merchantmen, yachts, trawlers, and drifters were sunk, and 1556 passenger’s and crews drowned since the beginning of the war. i s.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 10, 12 May 1915, Page 6
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127Second Edition On the Sea Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 10, 12 May 1915, Page 6
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