SUBMARINES’ BAG
AXIS SUPPLY SHIPS SIX MORE ACCOUNTED FOR MEDITERRANEAN ATTACKS (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 2 p.m. RUGBY, Dec. 23. An Admiralty communique states that six more enemy transports or supply ships have been accounted for by submarines of the Mediterranean Fleet. One of these was a large supply ship which already had been seriously damaged by a torpedo from one of our submarines. Another of our submarines has carried out a most successful attack on an enemy convoy consisting of two large supply ships or transports with a destroyer escort. Both the laige ships were sunk. After the explosion of the torpedoes, the submarine heard a further explosion and the noise of the ships breaking up as they sank. One large ship out oi another convoy which was escorted by a cruiser and destroyers was hit by a torpedo. The explosion of the torpedo was followed By a much heavier explosion.
Another of our submarines toi - pedoed a large tanker. It is considered that this ship also sank. A medium-sized ship also has been torpedoed. This ship may have been an .armed merchant cruiser. Altei having been torpedoed she was seen to be on fire and had a severe list.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20649, 27 December 1941, Page 7
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