COMMERCE RAIDER
SUNK IN INDIAN OCEAN BRITISH CRUISER'S SUCCESS 27 PRISONERS RESCUED LONDON, May 9. An Admiralty communique announces that an enfemy commerce raider has been sunk in the Indian Ocean by H.M.S. Cornwall, 27 British prisoners who were on the German ship being rescued and taken aboard the Cornwall, which received minor structural damage. Fifty-seven Germans were picked up. H.M.S. Cornwall is a cruiser of the Kent class, of 10,000 tons. Her speed- is 31} knots, and her complement numbers 679. She carries three aircraft. FORMER KANSA LINER (British, Official Wireless.) RUGBY, May 9. (Received May 10, at 11 a.m.) Although no definite news has been received from the Cornwall, it is believed that the raider was a former Hansa liner of about 10,000 tons. Her armament probably consisted of sis guns of 5.9 in, as well as torpedo tubes. It is likely that she was fitted for minelaying, and it is thought that she carried a crew of at least 300. The object of'this large company would be to.provide prize crews for any captures she might make. The Cornwall sustained superficial damage, but her fighting efficiency is in no way impaired.
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Evening Star, Issue 23881, 10 May 1941, Page 11
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193COMMERCE RAIDER Evening Star, Issue 23881, 10 May 1941, Page 11
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