LOSSES AT SEA.
STEEP RISE RECORDED. IMPROVED COUNTER-MEASURES. (British Official Wireless.) (Rec. 9.20 a.m.) RUGBY, March 11. AVhile the latest week’s shipping losses may be taken as pointing to the start of Hitler’s promised spring offensive at sea, responsible quarters in London do not take an unduly pessimistic view of the situation, especially in the light of the improvement in Britain’s counter-measures. No details of these measures can be given, but it can be stated that they have produced particularly successful results recently. Mercantile losses due to enemy action in . the week ended midnight on March 2-3 are officially stated by the Admiralty to have been : Ships Tonnage British 20 102,871 Allied 8 41,970 Neutral 1 3,197 Total ... ... 29 147,938 The communique adds that German and Italian claims in the same week totalled 432,500 ton 6.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 87, 12 March 1941, Page 7
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136LOSSES AT SEA. Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 87, 12 March 1941, Page 7
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