The Archive · 1939

Anglo-US, Tanker Sunk

The Anglo-American tanker Che-venue ($825 tons) has been sunk by a German. submarine, says an announcement by the Ministry of Information today. The crew rescued by the Norwegian ste Tad. Bakeke, Naval experts in London are agreed that the Admiralty's disclosure that a number of U-boats have been sunk means that more successes have been achieved than were expected. The British naval authorities, they point out, are always wary of claiming the destruction of submarines unless they are absolutely certain of their claims. In the Great War, itis recalled, the average sinkings" of U-beals each month was six, with fourteen sunk in the most successful month, Antisubmarine devices today are greatly Jin advance of those in use then,

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