BRITISH SHIPPING LOSSES
IN U-BOAT WAR
FOURTEEN BIG STEAMERS SUNK (llcc. December 13, 8.45 p.m.) London, December 13. The Admiralty's report on the submarine) campaign during the week gives tho following figures, thoso at last week's report being given in parentheses :— Arrivals 2426 (2174) Departures 2384 (2133) Sunk over IGOO tons 14 (16) Sunk under 1600 tons 7 (2) Unsuccessfully attacked 11 (8) Wishing vcsols sunk 0 (4) —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Rcuter.
BRITISH LOSSES SINCE FEBRUARY. In February last tho British Admiraltj began the issuo of weekly statements blio\tins tho losses of British Bliips caused by Germany's submarine campaign. Tho figures as officially announced, arc:— UnUnder success- Arrivals Week 1000 tons 1600 fully and ended, and over. tons, attacked, sailings. Feb. 28 16 6 12 • 4,541 Mar. 7 14 9 16 5,005 Mar. 15 13 4 16 5,082 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 .... <0 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 5,423 May 20 18 1 17 6,487 June 6 15 3 17 5.335 June 13 22 10 23 5,589 June 20 27 5 31 5,890 Juno 27 21 7 22 5,799 July 4 15 5 16 6,581 July U .... 14 3 17 5,696 « July 18 14 4 12 5,748 July 25 ... 21 3 15 5,582 Aug. 1 18 3 9 5,523 Aug. 8 21 2 13 5,469 , Aug. 15 .... 14 2 13 5,442 Aug. 22 15 3 12 5,701 Aug. 29 18 5 6 5,309 Kept. 5 20 , 3 9 4.816 Sept. 12 12 6 12 5,612 Sept. 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 6,mi Oct. 17 12 6 5 4.218 Oct. 24 17 8 7 Oct, 31 14 4 1 4,606 Nov. 7 8 4 6 Nov. 14 .... 1 5 8 4,432 Nov. 21 .... 10 7 2 4,994 Nov. 28 14 7 7 4,180 Dec. 5 16 1 8 4,307 Dec. 12 ... 14 7 11 4,810
ITALIAN REPORT. (Rec. December 13, 11.20 p.m.) London, December 13. An Italian official report states:— For tho week ended December 9 tho arrivals are not specified, but the sailipgs totalled 369. One steamer over 1500 tons wns sunk and ono under; and ono was damaged and beached.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. [Tho Italian arrivals last weok were 362, and tho sailings 338. One steamer over and ono under 1600 tons were sunk.]
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 69, 14 December 1917, Page 7
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