Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-07
TWO OB|G.WARSH|PS
STRUCK BY BRITISH
TORPED0ES, CLAIM
Dreadnaughts of Kaiser Class
Said to Have Met Disaster
in North Sea.
ENGLISH LIGHT CRUISER
SUNK, BERLIN DECLARES
Austrian Submarine and Italian
Both Lost in Sharp
Naval Duel.

Both Lost in Sharp
Naval Duel.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, November :. PIMA
claim that two dreadnaughts were MT
by the British submarine which yes
terday was reported launching Tor
pedo at and striking German dread
naught in the North sea. is contained IN
a further report received from the com
manding officer of the submarine, 1t
was officially announced today. The
two dreadnaughts claimed to have been
struck were battleships of the Kaiser
class. The official statement reads:
with reference to yesterdays COM
munique, a further report has now
been received by the commanding Of
ficer of the submarine. He now claims
TO have hit two dreadnaught battle
ships of the Kaiser class
Five of the Kaiser Glass.
The naval registers show five dread
all completed between October. 1872,
and August. 1913. Besides the name
ship of the class they are the Friedrich
der Crosse. kaiserin, PrinZ Regent
Luitpold and Koenig Albert. The dis
placement of each is 24.700 tons length
5s4 feet, beam ninety-five feet and
draft twenty-seven feet. Their arma-
ment consists of ten twelve-inch guns.
fourteen siX-inch guns twelve twenty
four Founders and four anti-aircraft
guns. They are equipped with five tor
pedo tubes, submerged. The kaiser's
best speed record is given as 23.6 knots.
Reports that the Kaiser was sunk in
the Jut1and sea fight last May were
stated that the Kaiser was only twice
lightly hit by gunfire, one man being
killed.
Total British Warship Losses.
BERLIN. November I, by wireless to
Sayville. The sinking of a British
small cruiser off the Irish coast by
German submarine has if1erea sea the
total British losses in battleships and
cruisers to 501.790 tons" says an Over
seas News Agency announcement to-
day This does not include British
boats or guardships lost.
According to the known strength of
the British navy at the beginning Of
the war. it has lost IA per cent of its
battleships. 80 per cent of it's armored
cruisers and IA per cent of it's protect
ed cruisers. Thirty-nine ships. of a
total of 43,500 tons, have been de-
stroyed by German naval forces.
The extent of the British losses is
notable, in view of the fact that at
nj ha oh,
navy'S tonnage was $4,000 and the
Italian navy's. S35.o00.
Moreover. the British navy has lost
fifty torpedo boats. of 1850 tons, and
seventy-siX submarines.
The figures given take into consid-
Grafton only those losses regarding
which no doubt exists"
Go Down in Sea Duel.
ROME. Monday, November 6, via
Paris. November 7.-An Austrian sub
marine and an Italian destroyer were
sunk in a duel on the night of October
l6, according to an official statement
issued by the admiralty today. The
submarine had attacked a transport,
which escaped. The text of the state
ment follows:
AN Austrian submersibIe attempt
ed on the night of October 1911 to tor
pedo one of our transports conveying
troops, but was discovered and at
tackled by a conveying destroyer The
submersible and the destroyer sank,
while the transport reached it's destina-
tion safely. The majority of the crew
Of the destroyer were saved and two
officers and eleven men of the crew
Of the submarine were made prisoner.
On the night of November / our de-
stroyers, after crossing boldly and sus-
cessfully a mine zone and surmountirg
by their daring solid obstacles Defend
enter the customary anchorage of part
Of the Austrian fleet. Two torpedoes
were fired against one large ship and
were observed to catch in the vessels
torpedo net.
Reconnoiter at Pola.
For two hours our destroyers recon-
noitered within a few hundred yards of
the forts and strong citadel of Pola, and
only withdrew when they had accom-
piished different and most delicate mis-
sions. Numerous powerful searchlights
beat the sky and sea and batteries
opened random and futile fire
"on the night of November ; several
of our destroyers sank large Austrian
steamer anchored at Durazzo, under the
shelter of defenses and a mine zone
Enemy destroyers came out and were
attacked by our ships. which forced their
retreat. Our destroyers then returned
safely to their base.
"On November three enemy DESTROY
ers appeared at dawn before Santa
Pidiolmare. and began TO lombard that
part of the coast. although no military
works are there. One of our armored
trains rushed up. engaged and drove off
the enemy. Two destroyers were hit:
one was seen with a heavy list being
assisted by others. The enemy fire was
ineffective. one railroad man being
slightly wounded and small damage done
to private property"
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