THE U-BOAT WAR

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 33, 2 November 1917, Page 5

THE U-BOAT WAR

THE WEEK'S LOSSES IN BRITISH SHIPPING .

FOURTEEN BIG STEAMERS SUNK

(Hec. November 1, !>.25 p.m.) London, October 31. The Admiralty's report on the submarine campaign during the week gives the following figures, those at last week's report being given in parentheses:— Arrivals 2285 (2648) Departures 2321 (2689) Sunk over 1600 tons 11 (17) Sunk under 1600 tons i (8) Unsuccessfully attacked 1 (7) Fishing vessels sunk .... 0 (0) —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Eeuter. BRITISH LOSSES SINCE FEBRUARY. In February last the British Admiralty beean the issue of weekly statements showing the losses of British ships caused by Germany's submarine campaign. Tho figures as officially announced, are:— Un-

Under success- Arrivals Week 16C0lons 1G0O fully and ended, andorcr. ton6. attacked. HfiiliiigsFob. 28 15 . 6 12 4,541 Mar. 7 14 9 16 5,005 Mar. 15 13 4 16 6,082 Mar. 22 16 8 19 5,082 Mar. 29 18 7 18 4,747 April 4 18 13 17 4,680 April 11 17 2 14 4.773 April 18 19 9 15 4.710 April 25 .... 40 15 27 5,206 May 2 38 13 24 5,406 May 9 24 22 34 4,873 May 16 18 5 19 5,120 May 23 18 9 9 6,423 May 30 18 1 17 5,487 June 6 15 3 17 5,335 June 13 22 10 23 5,589 Juno 20 27 5 31 5,890 Juno 27 21 7 22 5,799 July 4 15 5 16 6,581 July It .... 14 3 17 5,696 July 18 14 4 12 5,748 July 25 ... 21 3 15 5,582 Aue. 1 18 3 9 5,523 Aug. 8 21 2 13 5,469 Aug. 15 .... 14 2 13 6.442 Aug. 22 15 3 12 5,701 Aug. 29 18 5 6 5,309 Sept. 5 20 3 9 4,816 Sept. 12 12 6 12 5,612 'Hept. 19 8 20 6 5,432 Sept. 26 13 > 2 10 5.466 Oct. 3 11 2 16 5,422 Oct. 10 14 2 3 5,1-1. • Oct. 17 12 6 5 4.218 Oct. 24 ...;.. 17 8 7 iv-.l Oct. 31 14 4 1 4,606