BRITISH NAVAL TRIUMPH

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 141, 16 May 1941, Page 5

BRITISH NAVAL TRIUMPH

NAZI BOMBERS THWARTED. LONDON, May 14. The unsuccessful action against British warships in the Mediterranean last iveek which cost the enemy seven Dombers is described in a, dispatch revived in London to-day from a special •orrespondmfc on board the aireraft•arrier Ark Royal, the snip r/hieh has jecn "sunk" so often by Axis propaganda. The coivesp.indent says that the sight-hour battle between the British | ships and fighters and the German | jomboTS ended in a great triumph for he British. Time after time, Italian ind German bombers. escorted by , ightcrs, failed to score even a near! niss on any ship. Altogether, there! vere four attacks during the day—l ,wo by torpedo-bombers and the others! )y high-level bombers. They took > jlace while the warships were between | ■iieily and th-3 Italian air base at Sar-j linia. Towar:] dusk n last desperate attack vas 3Tiade by torpodo-bombers, and at he same time enemy aircraft were seen n the clouds, the idea obviously being; . simultaneous attack. British fighters lived into the enemy, and the German live-bombers drorjoed their bombs and ! led. / . Other raiders were attacked by the: ;uns of the British ships. In one atick only skilfil and quick turning! rtved the Ark Royal. T.vo pairs of orpedoes were seen to pass, and on | notiier occasion torpedoes were seen J d be approaching, but tliey slid harm-: ■ssly past to starboird. and the Ark j '.oval is still without a scratch. The Italians said to-day that the! tuation in th? Mediterranean was j • ipidly changing in favour of the Axis.: GREEK VESSELS SAFE. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, May 14. I, Asked in the House of Commons j, hat Greek naval vessels are available i', i assist the Royal Navy, and whether ' ly fell into enemy hands, the Pa ilia- j entary Secretary of the Admiralty j j iir Victor Warrowlcr) replied that | number of extremely useful modern j ;ssels have arrived safely at Alex- ! ldria. ■ i I