Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-07
laps Toll 1O4
As Our Subs
Destroy ; More
Yet Figures Omit
Bio Number Of Dutch
and British Successes

WASHINGTON. April 7 CUP)
During four months Of two
ocean naval warfare American
armed forces have sunk l25 AXIS
ships. mostly japanese, a compils-
ton Of communiques revea lie d
today.
Since Pearl Harhor the United
States has lost So ships, 30 OF
which have been victims OF AXIS
submarines in the Atlantic-46
merchant ships two deStroyerS
and two coast guard cutters.
Another destroyer and cargo
ship ran aground IN violent
storm off Newfoundland.
81 ANS SUBS
In retaliation, the United States
has sunk al least p Axis sub
marines and undoubtedly damaged
others. (Seven others were sunk
in the PacificO
The war in the Pacific has been
costly 10 Japan in shipping, and
the United States most potent
weapon in the naval war in that
area has been the submarine.
The navy department announced
late Yesterday that American sub
marines had sunk three more
japanese erchant vessels in
western Pacific waters.
TANKERs SUNK
Two of the enemy vessels,
"heavily laden" tsnkers, were sent
10 the bottom near the Caroline
Islands.
The lone submarine that sank
them was fired on by one Of the
vessels but escaped unhurt, the
navy said
The third japanese vessel newly
sunk was attacked in japanese
HON waters.
200 IN FOUR MONTHS
Those sinkings bring to more
than 200 the number Of Japanese
ships sunk or damaged in the last
four months. OF these 104 have
definitely gone 10 the bottom.
The United States in that area
has lost 10 merchant ships, two
army ships. two tankers and II
warships. including a submarine
sunk in a.collision off Panama.
An unof1rim compilation of army
communicates lists the following
enemy losses in the Pacific by
army bombings
Battleships-One sunk; one dam
aged badly.
Cruisers Two sunk; two dam
aged
Naval tankers-Three sunk.
Transports - Ia sunk; 10 dam
aged.
SuhmarineS--Four sunk.
Aircraft carrier-One damaged
Miscellaneous Nine sunk.
NAVY RESULTS
An unofficial compilation of
navy communicates lists the fol-
lowing enemy losses in the Pacific
by naval forces:
Battleships-One damaged.
Aircraft carriers-One sunk; one
believed sunk; one damaged.
Cruisers-Four sunk: four be-
lieved sunk; eight damaged.
Destroyers-Nine sunk; FIVE be-
lieved sunk: seven damaged.
Suhmarines-Three sunk; one
damaged.
Aircraft tenders-One believed
sunk; three damaged.
Miscellaneous warcraft 49, Four
sunk; two probably sunk, one dam
aged.
Non-combatant vessels-72 sunk;
81 believed sunk; SO damaged.
OMIT DUTCH. BRITISH
(These figures do not include
The great number of japanese ships
sunk by Dutch and British ships
In the Pacific or the merchantmen
Of Allied Nations sunk along the
East Coast OF the United States
by Axis submarines.
The Allied Nations in the Pa
cifc probably sank almost 10C
Japanese ships. while lie merch-
anthem Of all nationalities have
been sunk in the western Atlantic
American submarines have sunk
20 ships probably sunk II others
and damaged IL more.
Here's a box score Of Pacific
sinkings:
Japan I 6.
Bsttleshlps ! ]
Cruisers ;
TeStroNers il
Submarines 3
Aircraft Carriers 0
Other Warships , )
Tankers
Transports z
miscellaneous. including
Merchant Ships SO 10