SHIPPING ATTACKED

Grey River Argus, 20 May 1943, Page 3

SHIPPING ATTACKED

Submarines Active BRITISH IN MEDITERRANEAN. ~RUGBY, May 18. The Admiralty announces; From end to end of the Mediterranean British submarines continued to attach, destroy or damage enemy shipping, and harass even his inshore communications. ~ While patrolling on the north coast of Sicily, a submarine torpedoed an Italian destroyer, which was seen sinking. Near Palermo, a torpedo attack wa's made on a large supply shin, proceeding under a strong escoft of destroyers. A heavy explosion followed by counter-measures hv escorts, prevented the submarine observing the full results of the attack An hour later the destroyers were seen searching in the vicinity, but there was no sign of tne target. In the same area, a supply ship of medium size and one smaller were torpedoed. The smaller ship was seen to sink. In the Aegean Sea, off the coast ol Southern Greece, a British submarine sank a small supply ship by gunfire. A submarine chaser of the Albatross class also engaged with gunlire, live hits being registered before‘the action was broken off. KT „,. IT , Off Asmara Islands, North Sardinia, a British submarine destroyed two small supply, ships, then penetrated the harbour off Porto lorres. to torpedo and sink a supply ship of medium size. . . During a running light -in he Western Mediterranean, another British submarine shelled an Italian supply ship, scoring several hits, the action was broken off when the enemy ran for refuge into Spanish territorial waters. , The submarines, which earned out successful operations, were manded bv Lieutenants R. B. L. Akin, E. ,T. B. Turner. J. R._ Drummond, B. J. P. Andrews, J. Whitton and M. B St. John.

AIR ACTIVITY CONTINUED. RUGBY, May II? A Malta message says that lighters attacked a' tank-landing craft tilled with troops at Augusta yesterday. Hits were scored all over the vessel Firt> broke out in the stern. Naval air squadrons attacked Porto Emnedode, straddling the power station, railway and nearby buildings Fires were started near the power station. Last night, Intruder, aircraft attacked shipping and railwav communic-'tiens and road transport In Southern Italy. —E.O.W. '