British Submarines Sink Axis Ships

Manawatu Times, Volume 68, Issue 55, 6 March 1943, Page 5

British Submarines Sink Axis Ships

RUGBY, Mar. 4. The Admiralty announces: “One of His Majesty’s submarines reports that when she came to the surface in the Gulf of Gepoa near the Italian coast, she opened fire on a shipbuilding yard and scored several hits on two vessels on the stocks. Another submarine operating close inshore, shelled a train on a bridge. In addition to these two successful actions, a submarine operating against Axis supply lines in the Mediterranean, destroyed seven more enemy vessels. These included a largo supply ship and a ship of medium size, two more supply ships, a minesweeper, and two tugs. Submarines also damaged nine other enemy vessels, among which were a large tanker and a large supply ship. Off the Italian Riviera, a submarine scored two torpedo hits on a large supply ship, which later ran ashore and became a total loss. In the same area, a large tanker, escorted by an armed yacht, was torpedoed. Counter-mea-sures by the enemy made it impossible to observe the full result of this attack. The same submarine also sank two tugs by gunfire. Off Southern Italy, a submarine torpedoed and sank a small supply ship being towed by a tug. During a gun action another submarine was engagea by Italian shore batteries without etfect. The submarine scored many hits on the target. Later the submarine engaged a minesweeper, shelling her until she sank. The submarine also scored hits on a small naval auxiliary vessel. Ir. the same area, a submarine scored a torpedo hit on a large supply ship which formed part of a convoy, escorted by two destroyers. In the Gulf of Hammamet (Tunisia) a supply ship of medium size and a small supply ship were sunk.