Spared Bremen, But Got U-Boat, Cruiser
LONDON, December 14. THE ADMIRALTY ANNOUNCES THAT THE BRITISH SUBMARINE WHICH SIGHTED THE GERMAN LINER BREMEN BOUND FOR GERMANY, BUT REFRAINED FROM TORPEDOING HER FOR HUMANE REASONS, HAS SUNK A U-BOAT AND TORPEDOED A GERMAN CRUISER IN THE NORTH SEA.
An Admiralty announcement confirms that the Deptford was torpedoed by a U-Boat, and says it occurred in Norwegian territorial waters;
It. adds that this is the third case in the past few days of violation of Norwegian neutrality. Destroyer Lost.
The Admiralty announces the loss of the destroyer Duchess, commanded by Lieut.-Commander R. C. H. White, as the result of a collision with another British warship, which was not damaged. It is feared that all on board Hie Duchess were lost except a Lieutenant and 22 ratings. The Duchess is a destroyer of the Defender Class, launched in August, 1929, and completed in February, 1930, She is a vessel of 1375 tons displacement, capable of a speed of 35.5 knots and armed with four 4.7 inch guns, seven smaller guns and eight torpedo tube£.
The normal complement of a destroyer of the Defender class would be 145.
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Northern Advocate, 15 December 1939, Page 7
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