Well-Kept Secret
FRENCH DESTROYER SINKS YIOLENT EXPLOSIONS MEN TRAPPED BY FIRE (Urtico f>resß Assn.—Eloc. Tel. Copyright) (Received August 19, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, August 18 The French destroyer Maillebrese sank off the west coast of Scotland in April after a series of violent explosions, setting her ablaze from stem to stern. She had 300 men aboard. British naval units fought to release French sailors trapped behind a wall of fire. The explosions shattered the windows of the town. The disaster was the sequel to the handling of a torpedo, which exploded, wrecking the fore end of the ship.
Thousands of people watched the drama from the waterfront. Scores of craft picked up survivors. Priests knelt at the quayside beside dying sailors. Twelve were killed and over 60 injured. The loss of the ship has been one of the best-kept secrets of the war.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21195, 19 August 1940, Page 8
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142Well-Kept Secret Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21195, 19 August 1940, Page 8
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