London, Dec. 14.
The Press Bureau announces that yesterday the British submarine B.11, Lieut.-Commander L. 8. Ho!- brook, ™. entered the Dar-dandles and, in spite of the dificult currents, dived under five rows of mines and torpedoed the Turkish battleship Messoudieh, which was guarding the mine field.
The B.11, although pursued by gun-fire and torpedo boats, returned safely. She was submerged on one occasion for nine hours.
When last seen the Messoudieh was sinking by the stern.
Messoudieh had a dis; ment ind was completed in 1876.
two 9.2 in., twelve 6 li and smaller—Ed.
. Commander Holbrook is the of Col. A. R. Holbrook sen. He entered the navy in 1896, was promoted sub-lieutenant in 1901 and was that year made a member of the Royal Vic n Order. In 1902 he was promoted lieutenant and in 1910 lieut.- commander. He joined the cruiser Devonshire as Jieul.-commander (gunnery) in August 1913 and until recently served in that ship.—Ed.
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