SUBMARINE WARFARE.

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 March 1917, Page 5

SUBMARINE WARFARE.

SUNK BY U BOAT.

MANY Ul< Tllli CKEWS MISSING

[AUSTRALIAN A,NI) N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION.J

lirceived this day nt 12.43 p-m NKW YOJUv, March W.

Three American ships, the City of Memphis, Illinois, and Vigilant*, have been sunk, it is believed oft' France. Thirty-two Americans are missing. The crew of the City of Memphis were practically all Americans or naturalised Americans. The vessel left New York for Havre on January 23rd with common cargo, and arrived at Havre on February GUi. She then left f«r Carditf for bunker coal, prior to returning to New York. She normally carried a crew of 58. The Hiluking earned tremendous inreivit, bein'i regarded ns final evidence that Germany is determined not to spare any American ships. BRITISH DESTROYER. SUNK BY A MINK. LONDON. March 17. The Admiralty reports: An old type destroyer was mined and sunk yesterday in the Channel. One man was killed and twenty-eight are missing. All the officers were saved.