U.S. SUBMARINES LOST

Grey River Argus, 20 March 1942, Page 6

U.S. SUBMARINES LOST

IN WESTERN PACIFIC. WASHINGTON, March 18. The American submarine “Shark, is overdue in the Western Pacific, and is presumed to have been lost. The submarine “Sea Lion was so damaged at Cavite as to necessitate demolition to prevent its use by the enemy. The old destroyer Stewart ” was demolished at Sourabaya, for’ a similar reason. In both demolition cases, there were no casualties among the personnel.

DUTCH SUBMARINES OPERATING

WASHINGTON, March 18. It is learned from informed Dutch naval Quarters here that Netherlands submarines which escaped from Java waiers are now operating with American submarines against Japanese shipping in the south-west Pacific. The naval authorities said that though it was not possible, for rea-

sons of military secrecy, to disclose the number of submarines or the bases from which they are operating, they are at present in sufficient number to harass the Japanese supplylines, and help to make things hot for the Japanese. Some Dutch submarines are believed to be operating north of the Philippines.