DARING ACTION
ACHIEVEMENTS OF BRITISH SUBMARINE DESTRUCTION OF ENEMY SUPPLY. DAMAGING AIR ATTACKS ON BERGEN. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day. 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, July 7. The Admiralty has announced that his Majesty’s submarine Snapper hit with torpedoes five ships in enemy convoys near Norway. Our submarines continue to harass and inflict serious losses cn German sea communications with Norway. The Snapper sighted a convoy of supply ships escorted by planes and armed trawlers. The submarine hit two ships with torpedoes. The remnant of the convoy scattered and made of! in disorder for a fiord. The Snapper later sighted a large convoy similarly escorted and torpedoed three ships. The planes of the fleet air arm heavily damaged German fuel slocks at Bergen early today, severely bombing oil tanks and an oil-tanker. Despite strong ground resistance, our planes left the oil tanks blazing. All our pianos returned.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 July 1940, Page 5
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146DARING ACTION Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 July 1940, Page 5
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