BRITISH LOSSES

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 125, 20 February 1941, Page 7

BRITISH LOSSES

Less Than Half Average

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RUGBY, February IS.

Mercantile losses due to enemy action for the week which ended at midnight on February 9 totalled 13 ships of 29,800 tons, comprising nine British of 19,304 tons, and four Allied of 10,442 tons. Tlie loss during the week was less than one-half the average total weekly loss since the beginning of the war. The Germans claim to have sunk during the week under review a total of 102,500 tons of merchant shipping and the Italians 5200 tons, making a total enemy claim of 107,700 tons, which is over three times the true figure. Since the beginning of the war the Germans have lost by capture, sinking or scuttling 1,330,000 gross tons and the Italians a total of 023,000 tons. In addition, 00,000 gross tons of neutral shipping under enemy control or useful to the enemy have been sunk. GERMAN DESTROYER LOSSES I British Official Wireless.; RUGBY, February 18. It is now revealed in London that the German destroyers Bruno Heinemann and George Thiele were sunk in the battles at Narvik last April bringing the total of German destroyers lost in these operations to elevon.