SUBMARINE OPERATIONS
BRITISH LOSSES HEAVIER. SUBMARINE NOT YET BEATEN. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, September 6. Received September 6, 10.5 pan. The Admiralty has issued the following return in connection with the submarine blockade for the week ended sth: — Arrivals 2384 Sailings .. ~ .. .. ... 2432 Sinkings— Over 1600 tons ...... 20 Under 1600 tons 3 Unsuccessfully attacked .. 9 Fishing boats sunk .... 0 The figures for the previous week and the aggregates for the past twenty-seven weeks arc as follow: — Last week. 27 weeks. Arrivals .. .. 2629 70,019 Sailings .. .. 2680 70,243 Sinkings— Over 1600 tons 18 625 Under 1600 tons 5 262 Unsuccessfully attacked .... 6 449 Fishing boats sunk
ITALIAN LOSSES. ROME, September 6. Received September 6, 9.40 p.m. For the week ending 3rd there were 506 arrivals, and 468 departures. Three steamers and one sailing ship were sunk, and one steamer was unsuccessfully attacked. SUBMARINE SHELLS SCARBOROUGH. TWELVE SHELLS ON CROWDED BEACH. VISITOR QUICKLY DEPARTS.
(Australian & N.Z. Cable Assn. & Reuter.) LONDON, September 5. Received September 6, 7.40 p.m. The submarine appeared off Scarborough at seven o’clock in the morning, and opened fire two miles from shore. A dozen shells fell on the seashore, which was crowded with visitors, and others fell in the town. Mine-sweepers returned the fire, and the submarine submerged, and disappeared in a few minutes.
Vessels Sunk Arrived over under Escaped Week and 1600 1600 from ended. Departed. tons. tons. attack. March 7 5005 14 9 12 14 3944 13 4 16 21 5082 16 8 10 28 4747 18 7 13 April 4 4680 18 13 17 11 4773 17 2 14 18 4710 19 9 15 25 4866 40 15 24 May 2 5206 38 13 27 9 4873 24 22 34 16 5120 18 5 19 23 5415 18 9 9 30 5487 18 1 17 June 6 5335 15 3 17 13 5589 22 10 23 20 5890 27 5 31 27 5799 21 7 22 July 4 5591 15 5 16 11 5696 14 3 17 18 5754 14 14 12 25 5582 21 3 15 Aug. 1 5523 18 3 9 8 5469 21 2 13 15 5442 14 2 13 22 5601 15 3 12 29 5309 18 5 6 Sept. 5 4816 20 3 9
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Southland Times, Issue 17757, 7 September 1917, Page 5
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