SEA WARFARE

Grey River Argus, 1 August 1940, Page 8

SEA WARFARE

YACHT SUNK By Enemy Bombs [British Official Wireless] RUGBY, July 30. An Admiralty communique states; The auxiliary patrol yacht Gufzar, was sunk yesterday, as a result, of an enemy air attack. There was 'no loss of life.

“STAUNTON” CASUALTIES. LONDON. July 30. The entire crew of 13 of the trawler Staunton were lost. MERCANTILE LOSSES. ! FOR THIRD WEEK OF JULY. LONDON, July 30 The Admiralty reports: Mercantile losses by enemy action in the week ended July 21 were 11 British ships, totalling 37,577 tons, one Allied, 2088 tons, and six neutral. 10,192 tons. The total loss was slightly below the weekly average since the outbreak of the war. and

rather less than one-fourth of the highest weekly total. GERMAN SEA LOSSES. LONDON. Julv 2iif The total -German losses to Juiy 28 were approximately 908,000 tons, and th e Italian 254,000 tons- About 20,000 tons of formerly neutral shipping, now enemy-controlled, were also sunk. ILaLfiJ ENEMY MOTOR TORPEDO BOATS LONDON, July 30. There is reason to believe that the Admiralty has found counter-meas-ures against German motor torpeuoboats which have been raiding convoys, earning the title “NightHawks.” The results ar e already disappointing to the Germans, and ara likely to be much more disappointing in the near future.

LOSS OF FRENCH DESTROYER-. REVEALED AFTER TWO MONTHS LONDON, July 30 It is revealed that th e French Ostroyer Mailebreze blew up in * British port on April 30, and was a total loss. ... ... id NORWEGIAN SHIPS LONDON, July 30. A total of 4.500.000 tons of Norwegian shipping, including 2,700.00:i tons of tankers, is'being defensively armed, under Allied control. Spec-ially-trained Norwegian gunners will be aboard.