DUTCH TRAWLERS' REPORT.
TWO GERMAN SHIPS DAMAGED.
BERLIN ADMIRALTY'S VERSION
(Australian and NiZ. Gable Association)
Amsterdam, July 24,
Trawlers report witnessing an encounter between British patrol ships and two submarines off the Scottish coast. Subsequently five German destroyers were seen returning to Zeebrugge, two with a heavy list.
The German Admiralty's communique states that German torpedo boats from Flanders carried out a raid towards the Thames estuary. "When returning they met several British cruisers and destroyers. A brief gun duel ensued. We scored some hits and our boats returned undamaged.
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Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14147, 26 July 1916, Page 5
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90DUTCH TRAWLERS' REPORT. Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14147, 26 July 1916, Page 5
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