SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.
AN intereseting cable received the other da.y stated that the ijumber of U-boats sunk in the last quarter was. greater than those sunk in any previous quarter. This is interesting, especially in view of the fact that an examination of the weekly returns issued by the British Admiralty shows that in the past few months ' compared with the previous period not only have shipping losses become less, but the operations of the submarines seem to have decreased. The following table shows the weekly averages for the past six months and the first three weeks of September, of British shipping- destroyed, attacked but not actually sunk, and in the last column the number of submarine aU*" tacks on all classes of. British vessels/-A
It has been pointed out that ot all the figures given in the official returns, those "showing the total number of attacks on shipping are the best judex to the progress of the anti-submarine campaign, and these show an actual and progressive reduction.
Over Under Unsuc. 1600 1600 cessful Total tons. tons. attacks . attacks March 16.25 7.00 14.50 47.75 April 26.60 10.40 2*1,20 / 65.80 May. 18.75 9.50 20.25 54.25 June '', 20.20 5.80 21.00 51.60 July 16.75 3.25 12.75 36.S0 August 17.20 3.00 10.00 30.80 Sent. . 11.00 9.33 9.33 29.00
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume L, Issue 175, 8 October 1917, Page 4
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