SUNKEN SUBMARINE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8810, 13 August 1914, Page 4

SUNKEN SUBMARINE

HOW THE BIRMINGHAM ' CAUGHT HER. , (Received August 13, 11.45 p.m.) lONDON. August 12, morning. A British cruiser squadron on Sunday sighted a German submarine flotilla with only the periscopes showing; Tho cruisers coolly pretended that the,y did' not see and thus deceived the Germans, who steamed within range _ Tho cruiser Birmingham saw her opportunity and, steaming at full speedfired at the periscope of one of tho submarines, the periscope being rhattered. _ The submarine, thus blinded, rushed on ,under the water, and was in imminent danger of self-destruction through* collision with tho cruisers' or with it own consorts. Tho latter, recognising that ‘their attack was defeated, steamed’off. The cruisers knew that the sightless submarine must come to tho surface, and when tho ‘conning-tower appeared the Birmingham prepared a second shot. , ' There was just time to see tho distinguishing number,"on the latter when the shot, striking the base of the con-ning-tower whex-c it was awash, ripped the whole upper structure, and the ni'bmarino sanjf like a stone-