The spokesman also pointed out that Germany had also made use Norwegian waters 10 perform acts of war against Britain and other states. 'On December 7, he stated, the British steamer Thomas Walton was torpedoed toft Narvik, Norway, with the loss Jof sixteen' lives, On December 11, the Greek steamer Baroufalian was torpedoed off Folden, Norway. Four persons were killed. On December 13," the spokesman continued, the British ship Deptford was torpedoed only one mile of shore near Honingsvaajstadt, and 25 members of the crew are still missing. These ships, it was alleged, were torpedoed without warning all within the terri. orial waters of Norway.
The British destroyer Cossack, which rescued the prisoners is commanded by Captain. P. L. Yien. He served as a sub-lieutenant in the cruiser Argonaut and the destroyer Morning Star in the last war. In 1997, he was appointed to the Are-thus as Flay Captain.
Commander P. H. Hadow, of the destroyer_ Ivanhoe, was mentioned in despatches last December when in command of the destroyer Foxhound.
HAMS. Cossack recent type. heavy destroyer with a displacement Jof 1,850 tons, carrying a main arma~ ment of eight 47-inch guns in four twin mountings fore and aft. The Cossack is one of the Tribal Class Jdestroyers, which are the only ships in the British Navy that have been equipped to fire all their guns at once continuous broadsides. "The weight of the 47-inch projectile is 50 pounds
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