It is gratifying to read to-day's stirring account of the destroyer fight last Friday night. . The encounter resulted in the complete victory of two British-»vessels over six Germans. The British vessels, Swift and Broke, prohably heavily outclassed the Germans individually, since they were flotilla leaders, carrying heavier armament than destroyers, and possessed (especially the Swift) of very, great speed.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 100, 27 April 1917, Page 6
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59Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 100, 27 April 1917, Page 6
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