SEA LOSSES
MANY GERMAN SHIPS FIFTH OF TONNAGE BRITISH COMPARISON REPLACEMENT METHOD (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 1.50 p.m. RUGBY. May 22. The losses to ' German shipping through Allied offensive action now exceed the losses caused to British shipping by German action. Amounting to about 820,000 tons the German losses are about one-fifth of the Nazi pre-war tonnage and tips is more serious inasmuch as these ships were of types best suited to keep supplied the German forces in Norway and bring much-needed iron ore from northern Sweden. Neither is this loss being made up as in the case of the British sea losses which have been more than replaced by capture, chartering and new construction. The German invasion of Holland and Belgium further depleted the merchant fleet, 20 Nazi vessels, totalling more than 144.000 tons being captured by the Allies, while two others totalling over 10,000 tons were scuttled. The attempied strangulation by U-boat, mine and aircraft of the British overseas trade has been checked and the seas are still open to Allied trade while that of Germany is already barred from most waters and her merchant navy continues to shrink.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20254, 23 May 1940, Page 6
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196SEA LOSSES Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20254, 23 May 1940, Page 6
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