SUBMARINE'S 6000-TON PRIZE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14185, 30 December 1916, Page 8

SUBMARINE'S 6000-TON PRIZE.

40 HOURS' JOURNEY WITH LINER TO SEBASTOPOL.

PETROGRAiy, ' Oct. 16. Ihc following particulars are now available regarding, the capture of the 6000-ton armed Turkish transport Rodosto by the Russian submarine Tvujen m the Black Sea. The Tyulen was/lying submerged near Kefken when she descried Uie Rodosto steaming eastM'ards. Her commander determined to capture the ship if possible, and placed himself m a position between her and the shore. She approached within a mile of her quarry, and then open eld fire. The Rodosto repliedi with her heavier armament.'! After an hour's duel the Tyulen drew ! nearer and nearer, at" last firing almost at point-blank. By this, time fire had broken out on board the transport, and tho flames were, gradually spreading. Moreover, the steering gear had ' been destroyed, and the Rodosto at length di'ow^ off somewhat and ceased, liring. lhe Tyulen picked up some of the Ro : dosto'B cre\v, ' whom shtf found clinging to wreckage m the water, including the commander, Who turned OUt to be a captain m the German. navy, and the German chief engineer. She then drew alongside tho ship, took off all the remainder of th© crew, and after several hours?' strenuous work localised the fljimds sufficiently and repaired the damage so far aq to enable the Rodosto to proceed slowly under her own steam. The mibmariiio and her prize reached S-ibnstopol in_4o hours. The Tsar hns «w>nf erred on" UotriVnander Kittizeu, m charge of the submarine, the Cross of Saint George.