STILL BEING TOLD
FEAT BY SUBMARINE SCAPA FLOW ENTRY (Reed. Oct. 20, 9 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 19. The 'Berlin correspondent of the British United Press says that Lieutenant Commander Prien, who was in charge of the submarine which sank ‘he British battleship Royal Oak at Scapa Flow early on Saturday morning, gave journalists further details of the torpedoing of the warship. He said that the warships were easily visible as the most brilliant. Aurora Borealis he had ever seen illuminated the sea. He saw two large ships moored i head, each showing lanterns fore and aft. The Royal Oak screened H.M.S. Repulse except for the bow inci two gun. turrets, at which he aimed before attacking the Royal Cak. Saw a Car Stop “We were close to the shore when escaping,” said Commander Prien. “We saw a car stop. The driver got out and studied us and drove away at a furious pace.” Commander Prien is 31 years ol age. German conning-tower experts arc of '.he opinion that the submarine must have entered Scapa Flow harbour on the surface in order to escape mines and nets.
A radio broadcast announced that the Minister of Propaganda, Dr. P. Goebells is giving each member of the crew of the submarine which sank the Royal Oak, a scrapbook containing newspaper cuttings dealing with their expioit.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20073, 20 October 1939, Page 7
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