SUBMARINE TOLL

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 41, 17 August 1917, Page 7

SUBMARINE TOLL

DECREASE IN SINKINGS

BRITISH ADMIRALTY'S REPORT. (ACS. AND N.Z. CABLE ASSN. AND REOTBR.) LONDON, 16th August. The Admiralty report on the submarine campaign during the week gives the following figures, those at last week's report being given in parentheses: — Arrivals • 2776 (2673) Departures —.. 2666 (2706) Sunk, over 1600 tons 14 (21) Sank, under 1600 tons ... 2 (2 Unsuccessfully attacked 13 (13) Fishing vessels sunk 3 (0) The following table gives the details of the weekly statements issued by th» British Admiralty in regard to the losses under the submarine campaign. The date opposite each'set of figures does not mean that the figures are for the week ending on that date, but it is the date on which the figures are cabled: —

over t 1600 tons. March 1 15 March 9 14 March 16 13 March 23 •. 16 Marck 30 18 April 6 18 April 13 17 April 20 19 April 27 40 May 4 38 May 11 24 May 18 18 May 25 18 June 1 18 June 6 15 June 13 22 Juno 20 27 June 27 121 July 4 15 July 11 14 July 18 14 July 26 21 Aug. 1 18 Aug. 9. 21 Aug. 16 14 under, unsuc--1600 ressfnl Fishing tons, attacks, vessels. 6 12 4 9 12 3 4 16 3 8 19 21 7 13 10 13 17 6 2 14 6 9 15 12 15 27 9 13 ■ 24 .8 22 34 16 5 19 3 9 9 3 1 17 2 3 17 5 10 23 6 5 31 — 7 22 - 5 16 11 3 17 7 4 12 8 3 15 — 3' 9 — 2 13 — 2 13 3