The Archive · 1940

Seamen from Carinthia Land in England

London, Sune 10

More than 100 seamen rescued from the British armed merchant. cruiser Carinthia (20277 tons), which was torpedoed and sunk by "a U-boat, arrived at a British port last night, 'One of them stated that the torpedo Killed two officers and two ratings. "When the liner' stopped submarine appeared on the surface, but the fire of the Carinthia's guns forced her to submerge and the crew kept the submarine at bay by firing fat her whenever she showed en the surface, causing her to dive without gelling' another shot at the crippled 'Two warships, he said, came on the scene about eight hours after the liner was first attacked, and they were afterwards joined by' a tug. The crew of the Carinthia were" tran: ferred to the warships." The liner sank 32 hours after she had been allacked—Reuter.

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