BIG ENEMY TANKER SUNK
KUGBY, April 24. An Admiralty communique states that a heavily-laden oil tanker of over 10,000 tons has been torpedoed and sunk by the British submarine Urge, while endeavouring to run the block* ade. The Urge is not listed In Janels Fighting Ships, but is understood to be one of the Navy’s new “baby” type. ANOTHER RAID ON MALTA RUGBY, April 25. Malta was raided on Wednesday, reports to-day’s R.A.F. Middle East communique. Our lighters intercepted the enemy, fend in .ensuing combat one of our aircraft was lost. No damage was caused by the raid.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 99, 28 April 1941, Page 6
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