U-BOAT STRENGTH
AND SHIPPING LOSSES VERY GRAVE VIEW TAKEN IN AMERICA. REPLACEMENT NOT ENOUGH. (By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright) (Received This Day, 11.40 a.m.) NEW YORK, January 26. Germany is estimated to have 500 U-boats, of which one-third may be at sea at any one time. In the first Great War she probably had not more than 150. Germany is believed to be building fifteen to thirty submarines a month, which is about twice the number being destroyed, based on Allied and German statements. Observers in Washington believe that 7,000,000 to 9,000,000 tons of Allied shipping were sunk in 1942. These figures do not include ships damaged, which are reported to form a high percentage and which mean much lost time while repairs are being made. The replacement of ships is not enough. The loss of trained seamen and extremely valuable cargoes are vital factors. Some modern submarines are larger than corvettes and mount big guns.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 January 1943, Page 4
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155U-BOAT STRENGTH Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 January 1943, Page 4
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