Boats Manned as Though In Peace-Time Drill London, Aug. 14 When the troopship Mohamed Ah el-Kebir was torpedoed several days all troops on, board fell in under officers on the boat deck within a few minutes after the ship was struck and awaited orders to take to the boats and manned the boats as if carrying out peace-time drill, it was learned in London toda:
Several rafts also were launched and while the troops awaited orders the naval ratings acted on their own initiative, their cheerfulness raising moral, The ship's officers stated the loss of life would have been much higher had it not been for the naval ratings A ship in the vicinity rescued 740 of the 860 persons aboard.—Reuter cee] eerte roro
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