ALLIED SUBMARINES

Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 31, 6 February 1943, Page 5

ALLIED SUBMARINES

RECORD OF SUCCESSES

LONDON, Feb. 5. Since the Allies moved into North Africa three months ago our submarines have definitely sunk 46 enemy supply ships and damaged 33 more, and some of these are believed to have sunk later. Further losses have been inflicted by our surface ships and aircraft. A brief but remarkable gun action occurred when a British submarine entered the Adriatic a few months ago to hunt for enemy shipping. Near the Yugoslav coast a small coastal steamer, apparently carrying troops, was sighted through the periscope. Though in range of the coastal batteries. Commander Bryant, D.S.C., decided to attack with gunfire to. save his torpedoes for bigger game. The submarine was brought to the surface and the gunners fired a score of rounds as fast as possible. Every shot hit the target. Many of the enemy jumped into the sea and the ship was beachShore batteries forced the submarine to make a rapid dive, and for the rest of the day it was hunted by ships and aircraft. Though flat calm helped the hunters they were unsuccessful. Two days later, under similar conditions. Commander Bryant made a daring effective attack on a small deepladen supply ship and then eluded at- | tack by an enemy torpedo boat which j was only 400 yards away. When the I submarine returned to its base it had sunk or wrecked at least four ships and attacked _!0. j