SUBMARINE WARFARE.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15243, 3 April 1915, Page 9

SUBMARINE WARFARE.

STEAMERS SUNK IN THE CHANNEL.

I LONDON, March 31. j { The -submarine U23 torpedoed the ] Flaminian, bound from Glasgow for 1 C:\po Town, off the Scilly Islands oh; Tuesday. The crew roncued land. j Ten shots were tired at ihoFlnmin.au | which was eventually torpedoed. The 1 crew had barely time to take to the boats. . The .submarine also chased the City of Cambridge for ono hour and a half, Shells damaged the ship's deck, but site escaped. The steamer Crown oi Castile was torpedoed oft the Scillys. The crew wore rescued. The U 23 chased the Crown oi Castile for an hour, aud sunk her by shell lire. She deliberately aimed shots at the captain and navigators on the bridge, but missed them. LONDON, April 1. The Germans gave the ."luminian's crew seven minutes to leave the ship, and jeered at the occupants of the ! boat/. Tho Germans similarly taunted the crew of the Crown of Castile. Ouoof the officers said: "Wo thought of sinking you with all hands, but decided to giyo you a chance." Tho men were in tho boat* 0_ hours before they were picked up. Tho Chinese numbers of the crew cowered in the bottom of the boats, refusing to moro The Crown of Castile was a cargo steamer of 4505 tons gross register, built in X.HIS and owned by the Crown Steamship Company Ltd.. of Glasgow. Tho Crown of" Castile and the Crown of Arragon and Crown of Galicia appear in tii« latest official "Navy List" as "mercantile fleet auxiliaries." They are not armed, though they fly the White Ensign, and aro employed as storo and supply ship!-. The Crown of Castile was commanded by Lieutenant A. McKillop, R.N.R., his officers being Sub-Licutennnt R.N.R. John R. Roberts*, engineer, R.N.R. AA". Graham; assistant-engineer, R.N.R; A. Aliller; assistant paymaster. R.N.R. AA*. J. B. Penman: warrant telegrauhist, R.N.R. X. J. AA"ilson. The Flaminian was a new passenger and cargo steamer of 3-300 tons gross register, built last year, and owned by tho Ellcrman Lines, Ltd., of Liverpool. The City of Cambridge is an old steamer of 3844 tons gross register, built in 18S2, nnd owned by the City Line, Ltd, of' Glasgow.'