CHANNEL ACTION
LIGHT NAVAL FORCES ENEMY MINE-SWEEPER SUNK. THREE OTHERS SEVERELY DAMAGED. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10 a.m.) RUGBY, August 17. The Admiralty states: “Last night patrols of our light coastal forces engaged a force of five or six enemy R-boats in the Straits of Dover. One of our patrols set fire to one enemy R-boat and this vessel was seen to sink. The German commanding officer was killed, but our patrol picked up fifteen German ratings, who are now war prisoners. “Another of our patrols engaged the enemy and rammed one enemy boat. This boat was so seriously damaged that it is unlikely to have reached its base. Two of the remaining R-boats were severely damaged by gunfire from our boats. All our boats returned to. their base. There were a small number of casualties. Our coastal, batteries co-operated in this action and contributed to its success. “R-boats are motor minesweepers.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 August 1942, Page 3
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154CHANNEL ACTION Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 August 1942, Page 3
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