SUCCESSFUL ACTION

Evening Star, Issue 24990, 8 October 1943, Page 3

SUCCESSFUL ACTION

ALLIED FORAY ON AXIS SHIPPING HITS ON EIGHT MERCHANTMEN (ißec. 11.45 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 7. Reuter's correspondent . aboard a cruiser with the Home Fleet' reveals that the naval action against enemyshipping in the Bodo area resulted, first, an 8,000-ton tanker hit and left down by the stern and making for tho beach; secondly, a 5,000-ton freighter thrice Kit by bombs and left with smoko ?ouring out; thirdly, an 8,000-toa reighter left burning after a hit; fourthly, a loaded barge bombed and run onto the beach; fitthly, a 500-ton freighter left listing with the crew, abandoning her.. Other hits, the effects of which were not observed, brought the total vessels hit to eight merchantmen of three to 8,000 tons, also a landing barge and a 1,200-ton ore vessel.

Admiral Fraser told the other ships of tho fleet in port to give a cheer as she entered harbour -to the United States aircraft-carrier from which the torpedo planes and dive bombers were launched. [Early on October 4 the Home Fleet, together with units of the United States navy, carried out operations against enemy shipping near Bodo, off tho north-west coast of Norway. The_ attacking forco ' included an Americaa aircraft carrier.']