SHIP CELEBRATES MAIDEN TRIP BY SINKING U-BOAT.
An Atlantic Port, May 2. A British freight steamer, fresh' from the yards of her builders, celebrated her maiden trans-Atlantic vpyage by running down and sinking a German U-boat oft the Irish coast. The freighter was equipped with the latest anti-sub-marine devices, which proved very effective.
The .submersible came to the surface suddenly a short distance off the ship's bow and was caught by the British helmsman's quick work almost before the U-boat commander could puzzle out through the steamer's remarkable camouflage whether she wa« going or coming. Members of the crew who were on deck described the ripping sound made as the submarine was torn apart, and told of the quantities of oil which marked the spot where the U-boat went down.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14647, 3 July 1918, Page 3
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