NAVAL LOSSES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 133, 29 October 1914, Page 8

NAVAL LOSSES.

BRITISH, GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN. i COMPARATIVE STATEMENT. The following list, which (has lieen carefully compiled, gives th e completest available detail,, of the losses to the British, Gorman and other navies from tiie outbreak of war, August 4th to date. I„ the eases of the British and Uerrnan navies the particulars given are official, with the exception of the losses of men, which, in many case 3, are only approximate. In regard to the Austrian Navy, it has not been possible to oompile.an official list, but the details given arc fairly' reliable. BRITISH LOSSES. Amphion, light cruiser; destroyed by mines in North Sea, August 6th; built 1911-13; 3400 tons; 130 men perished. Pathfinder, light cruiser; destroyed' hy mine or submarine, North Sea, September sth; built 1903: 2040 tons; 170 men perished. _ , Oceanic, armed liner, wrecked north coast of Scotland, September 0; built 1899; 17,274 tons; crew 400 men, all saved.

Submarine AEI; lost off coast of Australia about SeptemhcT 15; built 1013; 800 tons,; crews of 33 lost. Aboukiv, cruiser sunk hv Gorman submarines, North Sea. September 22: built 1902; 1&O00 tons; 500 perished. ■Crcssy, cruiser; sunk by submarines, September 22; built 1902; 12,000 tons; 050 men .perished. v Hogue, cruiser; sunk by subntarines September 22; built 1902; 12,000 tons--390 men perished. Pegasus, light cruiser; shelled and disabled while lying at Zanzibar, September 20;. 25 men killed. Hauke, cruiser; ft „nk toy submarine, North Sea, October 15; onilt 1803; 7350 tons; about 400 men.and boys drowned. GERMAN LOSSES. ■ ,J . . . lvomgin Luise, mine-layer, sunk Aug August 17; 500 tons; about 50 mem lost. l,n? b orr\? C SU,lk A "& llS1 °i l>Ullt 1012; 800 tons; 25 men lost. iVateriand, gunboat, at Nanking; 10S ions; about 50 men detained. Destroyer sunk by mine in Baltic Sea August 17; 500-500 tons; about 50 men loit. Kaiser Wilhe'm der Grosse, armed litter; sunk in Atlantic, August 20; built 189/; 14,349 tons; about 100 men lost. Mamz, light cruiser; sunk off Heligoland, August 27; built 1910; 4232 tonsabout 300 men lost. Koln light cruiser; sunk off Heligoland, Angus; 27; built 1010; 4280 tonV about 350 men lost, ' Ariadne, light cruiser, sunk off Heligoland, August ill; built 1001; 2018 tons; about 200 men lost. Two destroyers sunk and several bad--L d i ,ma S l ' tl oli ' Helioghuid, August 27; uOO-650 tons; buiit IUO4-J3~protoblv 200 killed or drowned. Madgeburg, light cruiser; wrecked Gulf of Finland August 28, and destroyed by Russians; built 1912; 4500 iv, H^ la :, light oruis <-'>'. s "nk by Submarine E9; built 1913-14; 4800 tons; majority of crew of 380 lost , J ■

Cap Trafalgar, armed liner; sunk by' Cannama in South Atlantic Sentembe'r 14; built 1913-14; 18,700 tons; 200 men perished.

Sprecwald, armed 1 liner; captured bv Inn, Bmvlck in West Indies; built 1J07; 3599 ions; crew about 20'J officers and men. Two colliers also captured at same time with 100 men. Bethania, armed eoJiier, captured in West Indies; built 1899; 75-18 tons; over 400 men (mclud'mr ponion of crew of Kaiser Wilhelm der Giosse) on board. Cruiser and two torpedo boats sunk in Baltic by Hussian cruiser Bayan Note.—This was not officially confirmed, tot was cabled to Prime Minister as reliaule." Jtolo, armed merchant ship; sunk in Mediterranean by i'reueh warship; built 1903; 300 tons; about 20 men lost Rhodes, armed liner; sunk bv French, October 11; built 1S90; 1925 tons; about 40 men lost. Cor,.i:,oran. cruiser, and two gunboats; sunk at Kiao-cliau by Japanese, October »<; Cormoran built 1593: lt'.4t>, tons; 131) mui; gunboats about 108 tons; about 100 men. I).'strove r sunk in North Sea bv Submarine )■!); about tm to:i.s; built 1910about 70 men lost. Comet, tornedo gunboat; cantured at Ilabaul, October ](i ; built 1910; about i 0 men lost. Two submarines, sunk in Ba'tic October ll) and 11, by lUissian cruisersbuilt 11105-10; GCO tons; crews total about 50 men. tMarkomannia, armed liner; sunk in Ind'aii Ocean, October 14; built 1911; 4d(W) ton*.; crew about 60 men. Four destroyers. SIM, 117, US, 119; sunk in North Sea October 17; built 1902-3; 350 tons each; crews total 200 men,;_ 31 saved, 10!) lost. , (Icier, small cruiser; arrived in Honolulu for repair,, and will probably be interned; built 1890; 1770 tons; crew 105 officers and men.

litis, gunboat: reported' destroyed at 'luao-chau, October my, built ISDSj 89."> tons; crew about 121 officers and men.

AUSTRIAN- LOSSES. 55i!ii:», cruiser; «amk in Adriatic. August 17; built 1890; 2'2<H tons; 150 ■iiwu lost (official). Destroyer No. 19, destroyed by mine in Adriatic, August 18; built 1!X)7; 304 tons; crew about. 70 men lout (official) Destroyer, unofficially reported sunk by mines, September 23. Three torpedo boats, unofficially reported sunk by mines., September 23. Three torpedo boats, unofficially reported sunk by mines, October JO. Destroyer; sunk by submarine, October 10; about 350 tons; crew about 70 men (official).

K&iserin Elizabeth, Austrian cruiser-co-operating with. Germans at Khochau; reported destroyed; ibuift 1892: 40U() tons; crow 418 bilkers and men/ Submarine, reported aunk in the If-di-Lerrancan by French fleet. October 19, JAPANPSE. Cruiser Takaclw'ho, 3727 tons. S din /Kims; built in 1885; torpedoed in Kaio- ■ eliau Bay; 28-1 lost. October II). RUSSIAN. Phllad'a, anmed cruiser, 777s tonsImilt in 11)07; 2 Bin and 8 Cin gum- torpedoed » th e Baltio; whole oraw lo*t