The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-18
BRITISH U-BOAT
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berg class are the ships Of those
names and the Karlsruhe. They
nine SO inch guns and normal
complement Of Sal officers and men.
The war time complement would be
somewhat larger.
Ursula Is q coastal type eubma-
rine Of $40 tons with o crew Of "a
officers and men. Il has six 2t-irch
torpedo tubes.
Brililant Victory
News that the Graf Spec had
been blown UP was regarded here as
confirming O brilliant victory IN the
first big naval fight OF the war and
as pricking the reputation Of the
German pocket battleships. Britors
pointed out too that when the Ger.
man pocket battleship Deutschland,
sister ship Of the Graf Spec, at
tackled the British armed Mer-
chairman Rawalpindi the British
ship had chosen TO fight, and had
gone down with It's flag flying and
Us gun still firing. The Rawalpindl
now had been avenged, 5ritons
said.
Discussing the fate Of the Graf
Spec, navy men suggested that II
had been proved that ii-inch guns
were too heavy for 10000 ton ships,
that the engines Of the pocket bat
tleships caused 80 much vibration
that accuracy Of fire suffered, and
that the ships Of this type were not
so maneuverable as had been claim.
ed.
German Bomber Down
London, Dec. ie-(UP)-Residerts
Of the east coast said today they
had seen British airplanes shoot
down one OF two German bombers
that sank the 4e7.ton British
steamer serenity within view Of the
shore yesterday.
The eight members Of the, seren-
ity crew reached shore safely In
lifeboats. They said the planes drop.
ped 10 bombs and continued the at
tack until the ship went down.
James Togood, one Of several
watchers who reported one OF the
German planes brought down, said
II Saw O black machine fleeing from
o number OF pursuing fighters and
saw the black machine falling ct
great speed, leaving o trail OF smoke.
II looked TO me like II was out OF
control and ! think II crashed into
the sea-"
The cir ministry announced that
German airplanes appeared at sew
eral points off the east coast yester-
day and that anti-aircrft gunners
had fired on them In the Humber
district. Later, British pursuit planes
drove them out TO sea.
Sinking OF the British steamer
Amble, 1852 tons. by mine was
disclosed when the crew Of II reach.
ed the northeast coast yesterday
after seven hours In open boats. The
Oslo steamer strindheim. 400 tons,
was another casualty. Nine Of the
crew including the captain were ost
and two survivors were picked UP
by the steamer Finse.
The Norwegian freighter Jotuin,
634 tons, carrying wood pulp. went
aground off the northeast coast. The
crew was landed by iifeboat.
Four British Ships Sunk
! Berlin, Dec. ie-(UP)-derman
wArplanes yesterday sank four Brit
ish ships and seriously damaged
three auxiliary vessels, the ofIiciai
German news agency .. N. d. said
today.
Expanding the high commands
communicate D. N. D. said that the
ships sunk by German machine gun.
ming and bombing planes included
the patrol boat Pearl and the coast
al steamer Serenity.
Damage 10 the ships attacked
was confirmed by the fact that they
listed over afire or from smoke from
them" d. N. b. said.
Crews Of the attacked patrol ships
replied briefly 10 German fire and