THE LOSS OF K 65
ADMIRALTY ENQUIRY. THE CAUSE NOT ASCERTAINED. DIFFICULT CRAFT TO MANAGE. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received February 1. 5.3 p.m. LONDON, February-3. The Admiralty, as the result of nn enquiry into the hiss of KGS, slate that thi> cause cannot be ascertained. No blame can be attributed I" anyone, but tlm submarine did not sink as a result of a collision. Some loss of control while it was submerged may have caused the submarine to reach a. depth where the external pressure became too great, and destruction would Quickly follow. The greal size of the "K" submarines makes their management while diving specially difficult. K 65 underwent her periodical relit in December.
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Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14584, 5 February 1921, Page 5
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