Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-27
TOTAL TONNAGE OF 10000
SUNK IN LAST FEW DAYS
German Admiralty Announces de.
structton of 20 Steamers, - Sail
Ing Vessels and 81 Trawlcrs,
ZONE OTHERS NOT IDENTIFIED
hepor' Also Says German Submarine
.Nnnfhilated by Cannon Fire Brit
ish Biplane In English Channel.
Coal, Oil and Ore In Lost Ships.
BN Associated Press


i BERLIN. March Is tvia Sayville.
March 2sl.-~ The sinking Of twenty
tio more steamships. fourteen sailing
vessels and thirty-sevcn trawlers with
u" aggregate gross tonnage of\S0, 900
III IN" last few days Is announced by
Tie Admiralty.
The statement follows:
In addition 70 the losses OF ships
already published in March. German
submarines during the last few days
SANK Twenty-Five steamers, fourteen
sailing ships and thirty-scven ,rawiers,
WIN a total gross tonnage of 10000
.4n March = German submarine ami
inflated by cannon fire British bipiane
IN the English Channel. The ships
which were sunk are:
"Brika tBritish). 1888 tons pross.
armed
"nenpark British. 1865 tons.
armed
'Hran.on British watch ship, with
IN" Herring irawler &. N.-34 in tow.
HlEnymcl 'British, 1899 tons.
'MenInon CBritish), 3.203 tons.
isturias British hospital ship,
l2.oo2 tons.
Sir Joseph British sailing vcsscD,
81 tons
Robert. Rivendcn. Jcssaminc Gratia.
Lent Lilly. Hyacinth, Case. Internose.
Nelly. Ena kestreI Reindeer, Forget
Me Not. Try. Arance. ira wIcrs. British.
The following French ships were
SUM-
y. snIy. bark. e.si9 tons.
Homarne, Eugene Albert, Annals,
idN tons: Madeline. Davoust. schooners.
.Idieu Va. 81 tons; Marie Louise,
from Fecarnp, and Marie Louise. st.
PAU and the American sailing ships.
Martha Yvonnc and Cordouan pilot
schooner
Peti,Jean. Henry Louis. Dtcu de
"erde. Nozal. Rupella, Louis NV.
Pentileu Acide Maria. Juliette. Cam,l-
lr"mile. l." R-l2se. l.. RI32a. Made
line. FelIci,c. Madonna and Entente
'ordiale, ,rawlcrs.
Tn. following Italian vessel was
{uo.
"Mcdusa, steamer Of about 1900
tom G.o,t tonsp
The following Norwegian vessels
we're sunk
Solferino. !I5a tons; Wiifred. LII
TONS: Grdo l.s2i tons Girda.
s:' tons; Biaamandcn. .54 tons; Ho-
maid 7.o2l tons: E1pedit $50 tons:
FrIsk. 1895 tons: Einar Karl. SO tons.
steamers
Ef-u. sailing vessel Of about 500
.,"ns mo, listed)
Tho following American steamers
were sunk
Illinois. 5..55 tons. and city Of Mem
mis-. 5.c5c tons
The following Spanish steamer was
sunk
I, Ntyana. l322 tons
The following Dutch steamer was
s.MuN:
'LaCanpinc. c,5e5 tons
ships destroyed. the names OF
which arc unknown eit6er because
they were not identified during a night
attack or because they had no name
on the side. are az follows:
II unidentified steamer. with cargo
about 5000 tons gross. sunk by q tor
ptdc in the midst OF Il convoy: armed
British steamer OF about 5000 tons:
steamer OF about $500 tons tank
steamer Of about 5000 tons: steamer
~ about 5000 tons Norwegian steamer
- about $500 tons three mast ed
schooner of 400 tons. and three Brit
s.sh aud two French fishing cutters
with these ships. SO far AS is
known up to this time. were destroyed
among other things. $4,000 tons OF
coal The greater part OF which was
the way to France: 5000 tons Of
kerosene oil; $500 tons Of ore from
Huelva 10 West Hartiepool: $500 ions
'"f grain and ?.3o0 tons OF provisions
besides fish sunk with trawlers"