LOSS OF H.M.S. TRIUMPH.
TORPEDOED BY r GERMAN SUBMARINE. TURKS BEHAVE WTTH HUMANITY. SETN(<BLE. LESSON TO (jJERMANS. (Press Assn.— By Telegraph— Couyriirht.) (Received May 28, 3.20 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, May 27. A.. Turkish otficial states that 11.M.5. .Triumph on Tuesday, at midday, passed slowlyYbefore Ariburna, accompanied by twoYtorpedoers. . The battlesliips Vengeance arid Tyne were nearby, with some destroyers. i '*• It Avas evident the Triumph intended to bombard- the trenches. . YA Germun smbmarine approtiiehed .uril'oliced. A torj^edo struck th*e Triumph amidships. ''*■ The vessel listed until the upper deck toiiched the- water, and she- capsized liino minutes later. She floated keel upwards for twenty .minutes. "■ Destroyers saved the crew, who rushed to the deck. t Turkish artillery shrapnel could easily have blown 'up the rescuing boats, but feelings of humanity caused .them -not to hinder the rescue. The submarin6 escaped undamaged.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 13696, 28 May 1915, Page 6
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138LOSS OF H.M.S. TRIUMPH. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 13696, 28 May 1915, Page 6
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