On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 96, 25 July 1916, Page 5

On the Sea

SUBMARINE V. SUBMARINE. i i NEW PHASE OF NAVAL WAR. Press Association—Copyright, AusiraI liau and N.Z. Cable Association. Stockholm, July 24. Firing was heard north of Gothland. Five or six German submarines in the Gulf of Bodmin have been tracking and engaging Russian .submarines, thus promising a new phase of naval warfare. NEUTRAL SHIPS SUNK. I | Press Association—Copyright. United Service. London. July 21. j German submarines sunk the Swedish sailer Juno Mida. The Norwegian ship Bamo Iwas damaged. ' SWEDEN PREPARED FOR IN- ! —— VADINC TERRITORIAL RIGHTS. I SUBMARINES TO BE ATTACKED WITHOUT WARNING. Press Association—Copyright. United Service. Stockholm, July 24. It is announced that submarines entering territorial waters are Habit to be attacked by Swedish armed forces without warning.

RUNNING FIGHT.

ENEMY SEEK SHELTER OF BELGIAN COAST. BRITISH VESSEL HIT. OFFICER AND MAN WOUNDED. The High Commissioner reports London, July 24 (2.15 p.m.) The Admiralty reports: On Saturday at midnight, near the North Hinder Lightship, some light forcer sighted three enemy destroyers, who retired. No damage was done. Subsequently, off Schouwn Bank, six enemy destroyers engaged in a run ning fight. The enemy, who were repeatedly hit, succeeded in reaching the Belgian coast. One of our vessels was hit once, one officer and one man being slightly wounded.

MOBSTERS OF THE DEEP.

SUBMARINE-CRUISERS ON THE

STOCKS.

ARMED TO THE TEETH .

RADIUS OF 20,000 MILES.

Press Association —Copyright, Austra-

lian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 9.15 a.m.) Amsterdam, July 23,

The Faukfurter Zeitung quoteg the technical weekly journal, “Prometheus,” as an authority for the statement that two of the foremost naval Powers are building 5000-ton suhnia-rine-cruisors which are 400 feet long. These are protected and armed like medium cruisers, with' 18,000 horsepower engines and capable of a speed of twenty-six knots on the surface and sixteen submerged. They have an effective radius of 18,000 to 20,000 sea miles, without replenishing fuel. The vessels will have thirty torpedo tubes, two reserve torpedoes, and each will have several anti-aircralt guns and a mine-laying appaiatus for laying 150 mines.