BRITISH SHIPPING LOSSES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16620, 17 August 1917, Page 5

BRITISH SHIPPING LOSSES.

LIGHTEST WEEK RECORDED

ONLY SIXTEEN VESSELS SUNK

Australian and N.Z. and Router. CRecd. 10.30 p.m.) LONDON, August 15. A British Admiralty report on the submarine campaign during the week ended August 12 gives the following figures, those in last week's report being given in parentheses. The returns are issued for the week ending 3 p.m. on Sunday. The give the arrivals and sailings of merchant vessels of all nationalities, over 100 tons net, at and from United Kingj dom ports, exclusive of the fishing and local craft, and the number of British merchant vessels sunk by mines or submarine, and unsuccessfully attacked by submarines:— A"i. 2.776 (2.673) Barings 2.666 (2.796) Sunk over 1600 tons ... 14 (21) Sunk under 1600 tons 1 (2) Un successfully attackoa... 13 (13) r lsmne vessels sunk ... 8 '0) The shipping losses for the past week are the lightest since the British Admiralty commenced publishing weekly reports, as the following figures show—

ITALIAN FIGURES. HOME. Aurust 15. It is officially announced that for the week ended August 12 the arrivals at Italian ports totalled 550, and sailings 509. Six steamers and five sailing vessels one over 100 tons—were lost, as against two steamers and a sailing vessel the previous week.

Over Under Unsuc1600 1600 ccssful Fishing tons tons, attacks, vessels. Week ending Feb. 25 ... 15 G 12 4 Mar. 4 ... 14 9 12 3 Mar. 11 ... 13 4 16 3 Mar. 18 ... 16 8 19 21 Mar. 26 ... 18 7 13 10 April 1 ... 18 13 17 6 April 8 ... 17 2 14 6 April 15 ... 19 9 15 12 April 22 ... 40 15 27 9 April 29 ... 38 13 24 8 May 6 .. 24 22 34 16 May 13 ... 18 5 19 3 May 20 ... 18 9 9 3 May 27 ... 18 1 17 2 June 3 ... 15 3 17 5 June 10 .. 22 10 23 6 June 17 ... 27 5 31 June 24 ... 21 7 <?2 July 1 ... 15 5 1*6 11 July 8 ... 14 3 17 7 July 15 ... 14 4 12 8 July 22 ... 21 3 15 _ July 29 ... 18 3 9 Aug. 5 .. 21 2 13 _ Aug. 12 ... 14 2 13 3