WAR ON U-BOATS
SINKINGS & REPLACEMENT RATE FIRST LORD CONFIDENT. EFFECTS OF THE SEIZURE OF EXPORTS. (Received This Day, 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, December >3. In the course of his speech Mr Churchill said the destruction of German U-boats was believed to be superior to Germany’s replacement rate. ‘‘When I see the statement that Germany will possess 400 U-boats in 1940,” he added. “I wonder if U-bcat captains, crews and submarines are being produced on a chain belt system. If so, our rate of destruction will similarly expand. U-boat commanders have sought to emulate the Scapa Flow exploit and penetrate our defended harbours. The graves of several U-boats now lie upon their approaches. The recklessness of the magnetic mine warfare has resulted in a retaliatory embargo on German exports. Neutrals need not be inconvenienced hereby if they avoid carrying tainted goods. German ships and German exports are already piling up on German quays and warehouses, hampering the handling of incoming merchandise.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 December 1939, Page 8
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159WAR ON U-BOATS Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 December 1939, Page 8
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