London, Apr. 24, 1HE havoc created in Tripoli harbour by the British naval bomb-erdment on Monday, an eye-witness description of which is on page 7, is revealed in full detail by the Admiralty today. A communique states "The bombardment was even more "successful than at first thought.
Three transport or supply ships lying in the naval basin were hit and set on fire and one of them was actually seen to sink, A fourth ship in the naval basin appeared to have been laden with ammunition, for when it was hit by a 15-inch shell the ship exploded. One supply ship moored off the Spanish Quay was hit by a 15-inch shell and left sinking. harbour off the Keramants Mole was "One supely ship Ivog onside the hit and set seriously on fie, and a destroyer moored. at the Karamantt Mole. was heavily hit, Clouds of Emoke were seen to be coming from fother, chips in. harbour, but ft was Smpossible, to establish "whether this was due {0 damage or an attempt for create a smoke screen, Considered certain that other damage vas done to shipping.
Harbour fecilfes were also ser ously damaged, Salvoes of 15-inch Shells were seen to" fall on. the Spanish quay, sending up large columns of smoke from' warehouses Snd offices, The day, which was he main unloading quay in Tripol, was seen to be continuously hit for ten minutes by medium-calibre shells, fond salvoes of heavy. shells were fise seen to fall on the Narrow ab= roaches 10 the Spanish Quay from "tine Governor's Office and the Naval' Headquarters. were repeatedly hit Several salvoes sere seen 10 Hit the Koramantl Mole," A large fre and explosion was caused in the fain oil fuel depot south of the Kearaman "Mole and. surrounding buildin were set on fire, A. large block of Government or military Buildings near the base of, the Karamanti Mole was demolished, "WGeveral salvoes of 15cinch. shells were seen {0 fall on and in the Immediate vicinity of the main rall~ way station, where considerable Ares were, started, Extremely vivid ashes were caused when 2 power Sotion war hit by salvoes of 18-inch hella: 'A miliary stores, depot, wat flo hit' and fires caused, os stated in' previous communique, Clouds of fut and. smoke made it mpos-Sfote to spot the fall of many salvoes, Some $90 tone of shells were fred uring the bombardment,
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