GERMAN CLAIMS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 September 1942, Page 4

GERMAN CLAIMS

MANY ALLIED SHIPS SUNK INCLUDING THREE LINERS IN UNITED STATES ATLANTIC CONVOY. NOTHING KNOWN IN LONDON. (By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright) (Received This Day, 12.5 p.m.) LONDON, September 28. A special German communique states: “U-boats in the North Atlantic, during an attack over several days, destroyed a large part of a fast-sailing United States convoy on its way w Britain. The convoy comprised a few large and strongly-escorted passenger .steamers, laden with troops, munitions and war material. The U-boats sank a 19.000 ton steamer, which overturned after being thrice torpedoed.. U-boats twice scored direct torpedo hits on a 17,000 ton ship which blew up. They also sank an 11,000 ton transport and a destroyer and damaged two transports. , ~ , ' “U-boats in other Atlantic waters, from Africa to the United States coast, the communique adds, “sank a further eleven ships, totalling 57,000 tons, making a total of fourteen merchantmen sunk during the past, four days.’ Nothing is known in London about the German claims. The German news agency stated that the U-boats Picked up some prisoners and that the three large liners sunk were equipped to carry 13.000 men, plus their equip’Tie nt The Berlin radio declared that these convoy sinkings make a total of 14b Allied ships, totalling. 953.000 ions, sunk in September, which is the highest figure for any month in 1942.