Members of the crew then took to their Tifeboats and the U-boat sent torpedo into the ollstanker, which Blew up and sanke. The Dutch sailors thought they might be picked up by the submarine and set ashore somewhere, in cordance with rules of conduct in naval warfare, but they were soon disillusioned. Another survivor declared that when" they rushed into the lifeboat, they had no compass sind very little food.
The cruiser Belfast belongs to the Southampton Class, vessels of which were laid down at Telfast in 1096 and which were launched in 1938, Belfast was The British Admiralty also _announced last "night that another British destroyer had struck a mine and sunk. The scene of the sinking was not disclosed, After the explosion several naval vessels. rushed to the assistance the Belfi ers on a tea British port saw the Belfast being brought "in for repairs this week. Five of the wounded from the Belfa are in hospital with head wounds:
shoek. None of the wounded Suffered serious injuries, "it was understood. Other casualties have' een treated at 2 naval hospital United Press, year and was named by Mrs. Anne Chamberlain, wife of the Premier.
Armed with twelve inch suns, twelve 4-inch anti-aircraft uns, four 36-inch jquns and six torpedo tubes, it forms part of the Home Fleet carries three aeroplanes. LIMES, Bel fast is well protected and her armour ean_withstand eight-inch shells. Tavas. 4 Three Noel Ships Taken London, Nov. 25.
The Rome radio states today according to unconfirmed reports,
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