TOLL OF U-BOATS
EIGHT VESSELS LOST IN CONVOY OF 70 Recd. 11 p.m. St. John (N.F.) Oct 3. It is now estimated that five merchantmen in addition to three warships were sunk and 200 naval men and merchant seamen were killed, but 300 survived in the three-day North Atlantic battle.
Survivors said there were 70 ships in two convoys which were first attacked three days out from Britain. The U-boats stalked the convoys in the daytime and struck at night. The convoys were merged on September 21, slowing their passage, but the escort strength was increased to 18 vessels. A Norwegian first mate who has now survived six torpedoings said he saw more U-boats on the voyage than ever before in one place, but our aircraft and smart naval protection kept them elf until the weather was favourable for the Germans.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 234, 4 October 1943, Page 5
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