AXIS SUPPLY SHIPS SUNK
SUBMARINE’S SUCCESS IN MEDITERRANEAN
London, Feb. 4
British submarines have made further sharp attacks against the enemy in the Mediterranean off Tunisia.
They have sunk eight small supply ■ships, also an anti-submarine vessel and a tug. Most of the ships were sunk by gunfire. One of our submarines also penetrated into the treacherous Messina Straits and put a torpedo into an I alian transport.
An enemy tanker was also hit by R.A.F. torpedo planes off the south coast of Italy, and U.S. Mi.chell bombers attacked a big cargo linei.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 13064, 5 February 1943, Page 5
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