NAVAL ACTIVITY.
ENEMY DESTROYER ATTACKED. Australian & N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, August 18. The Admiralty states that light naval forces scouting in the German Bight on Thursday sighted an enemy destroyer. Fire was opened and the enemy chased. She was repeatedly hit and set afire, but escaped through the mist over a mine field. Enemy minesweepers were sighted shortly after. We opened heavy fire and at least two were severely damaged. We were unable to follow owing to mine fields. A submarine attacked our vessels during the engagement and another attacked after the action, both without result. Our vessels were not damaged. THE GERMAN STORY. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. Admiralty Per Wireless Press. LONDON, August 19. The Germans claim that their patrol vessels encountered and attacked enemy cruisers and destroyers in the North Sea, and that the iatter withdrew hastily.
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Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7921, 21 August 1917, Page 3
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