ALLIED SUBMARINES AGAIN BUSY IN THE BALTIC.
THREE GERMAN STEAMERS SENT TO THE BOTTOM. STOCKHOLM. MAY 18.
A submarine, believed to be Russian, shelled the German steamer Kolga, of 2086 tons, for 20 minutes off Landsort Island, 45 miles south of Stockholm, on Tuesday, and then torpedoed and sank her. Two of the crew were injured, while the captain and three others are missing.
The German steamer Bianca, of 1054 tons, was shelled, torpedoed, and sunk at the same spot an hour later. The captain was taken prisoner, and the remainder of the crew were rescued.
A Russian submarine torpedoed the German steamer Hera, of 4705 tons, near Landsort the same day, the crew being saved.
Some reports received at Copenhagen attribute the sinking to British submarines.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16234, 20 May 1916, Page 7
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