The Archive · 1940

Greek Ship Sunk By Torpedo

Four British Vessels Lost in Past Week But Convoys Kept Immune SPECIAL TO THE "N.CD.N."

London, Jan. 23.

The Admiralty has announced the following casualties as a result of the sinking of the flotilla leader Grenville (1485 tons): "Officers: no casualles, Ratings: eight killed and 13 missing and presumed dead—tata] 81 men."

It is officially announced that His Majesty's trawler Valdora is overdue and must be presumed to have been sunk, Nine members of the crew of the Danish steamer Tekla (1,469 tons), which sank off north-east Scotland on Sunday, were landed at Bergen last night, says an Oslo message, The ship is said to have been torpedoed by a German U-boat, which wirelessed for assistance for the crew. Nine men are still missing.—Reuter,

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