MINING OF DESTROYER
LOSS OF MERCHANTMEN SOME VICTIMS OF SUBMARINES Mines and submarines combined to make a bad day for Britain in the naval sphere of the war. A destroyer sank through striking a mine, fortunately with small loss: of life. Several merchant vessels were lost, some as the result of torpedo attacks and others through striking mines or submerged wreckage. » ' c A Norwegian tanker was torpedoed without warning and sunk, the captain and 16 of the crew being missing.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 30, 15 November 1939, Page 5
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80MINING OF DESTROYER Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 30, 15 November 1939, Page 5
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