SUNKEN SUBMARINE.
REMAINS OF, THE CREW. MAY BE BROUGHT TO ENGLAND. 16 WARSHIPS REPRESENTED. ; < ißy Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Times 'Cable.). (Received August 20, 12.15 p.m.) LONDON, August 19. The cruiser Champion, which is now at Portsmouth, will convey, the remains of the members of Submarine L 55 from Eckronstadt, if arrangements are able to be made with the Soviet. The Riga correspondent of the Times states that the bodies have been placed in coffins. The commander was found at the steering gear, and the men’s caps bear the names of 16 warships. The men’s belongings, such as watches and knives, are being registered for return to the relatiies.
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Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17485, 20 August 1928, Page 8
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107SUNKEN SUBMARINE. Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17485, 20 August 1928, Page 8
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