THE U-BOAT WAR

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 121, 8 February 1918, Page 5

THE U-BOAT WAR

WEEK'S LOSS IN BRITISH SHIPPING TEN BIG STEAMERS SUNK (Rec. February 7, 8 p.m.) London, February 6. The Admiralty report on the submarine campaign during the week gives the following figures, last week's bciug shown in parentheses:— Arrivals i 2329 (2852) Departures 2373 (2309) Sunk under 1600 tons 10 (9) Sunk under 1600 tons 5 (6) Unsuccessfully attacked 13 (8) Fishing vessels sunk... 0 (1) —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. BEITISH LO6BEB SINCE FEBRUARY. 1917. In February laßt tho British Admiraltj bcnau the ieune o£ weekly statements showing the losses of British shins caused by Germany's submarine campaign. Th» figures as officially announced, are:—

UnXTndec success- Arrivals Week 1600 tons 1600 fully and ended, and oyer. tons, attacked. Ballings. Feb. 28 15 6 12 4,541 Mar. 7 14 9 16 5,005 Mar. 15 13 4 16 5,082 Mar. 22 16 8 19 6,083 Mar. 29 18 7 18 4,747 April 4 18 13 17 4,680 April 11 17 2 14 4,773 Xpril 18 19 9 15 4,710 April . 25 .... 40 15 27 5,206 May 2 38 13 24' 6,406 May 9 24 22 34 4,873 May 16 18 5 19 5,120 May 23 18 9 9 5,423 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 June 27 21 7 22 6,799 July 4 15 5 16 6,581 July 11 .... 14 3 17 6.696 July 18 14 4 12 6,748 July 25 ... 21 5 15 6,582 Aus. 1 18 3 9 6,523 Aug. B 21 2 15 6,469 Auk. 15 .... 14 2 13 5,442 Aug. 22 15 3 12 5,701 AUK. 29 18 5 6 5,309 Sept. 5 20 3 9 4,816 Sept. 12 12 6 12 6,612 Kept. 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 6M Oct. 17 12 6 5 4.218 Oct. 24 17 8 7 Vo/ Oct. 31 14 4 1 4,606 NOT. 7 8 4 6 Not. 14 .... 1 5 8 4,432 Not. 21 .... 10 7 2 - 4,994 NOT. 28 14 7 7 4,180 Dec. 5 16 1 8 ' 4,307 Dec. 12 ... 14 7 11 4,810 Dec. 19 14 3 11 4,960 Dec. 26 11 1 12 4,771 Jani Z 18 3 6 4,185 Jan. 9 18 3 11 4,229 Jan. 16 6 2 5 4,290 Jan. 23 6 2 6 4,497 Jan, 30 9 6 8 5,161 Feb. 6 10 5 13 4,702