LOSS OF TOKOMARU
WHEN THE TORPEDO EXPLODED. HELP CAME IN HALF AN HOUR. LONDON, 2nd February. Mr. Harry Bryan, the wireless operator on the Tokomaru (sunk by a German submarine off Havre) states that the submarine's torpedo forced its way through the ship into the coaJ, where it exploded sideways. Hence it was an hour before the vessel sank, the interval enabling the crew to escape. A dozen French torpedo boats answered the distress call within half an hour. The captain and second officer of the Tokomaru, who were on the bridge, sighted the periscope of the submarine, and a few seconds later a torpedo struck them amidships, carrying away the bulwark* arid patt of tho bridge on the port side. After the explosion the water swept the deck to the height of the funnels. The crew had difficulty in reaching the deck owing to the' list and the water, which was pouring down the companion ways. The sea around became as black as ink owing to the torpedo having penetrated the coal bunkers. The crew boarded three boats without mishap, and are now at the Sailors' Home in Aldgate.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 28, 3 February 1915, Page 7
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190LOSS OF TOKOMARU Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 28, 3 February 1915, Page 7
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