ENEMY CONVOYS
SUCCESS BY BRITISH SUBMARINE
NORWEGIAN WATERS
(By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright.) (Received July 8, 10.30 a:m.) > LONDON, July 7. The Admiralty announced:— "His Majesty's submarine Snapper hit with torpedoes five ships in enemy 1 convoys near Norway. Our submarines continue to harass and in--5 flict serious losses on German sea : communications with Norway. "The Snapper sighted a convoy of 5 supply ships which were escorted by ' planes and armed trawlers, and at--1 tacked and hit two . ships with tor- ! pedoes. The remainder of the convoy ■ scattered and made off in disorder for a fiord. "The Snapper later sighted a large convoy which was similarly escorted, and torpedoed three ships."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 7, 8 July 1940, Page 7
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110ENEMY CONVOYS Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 7, 8 July 1940, Page 7
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