Minesweeping Trawler Mined
LONDON, May 26. It is announced by the Admiralty that the British minesweeping trawler Charlie Boyes has been sunk by an enemy mine. The commanding officer, one officer and 13 ratings are missing, and feared lost. A Berlin communique says: “A large warship and a cruiser were set on fire in the Narvik area.”
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Northern Advocate, 28 May 1940, Page 6
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