The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31

include at least one arms-laden veS- sel from the United StateS-aS hav- Ing been sunk or damaged.
 The British adniralty's announce ment said one German destroyer was sunk and second hit and put out of action during the battle.
 Three NaZi U-boats were severely damaged If not sunk" while att tempting to fire torpedoes into the convoy, 1t was stated.
 The admiralty described the con- voy as carrying "Anglo-American supplies" to Russia, to strengthen the Red armies for their stano against Germany's anticipated spring offensive.
 The Germans attacked the con- voy first with surface vessels anc then with U-boats, 1t was stated.
 The admiralty's announcement said:
 Attackers Beaten O:
 "Attacks by enemy surface craft and u-boat to prevent a convoy oi American and British supplies from reaching Russia were beaten of bJ British and Russian forces. Prelim' mary reports show that on tht morning of March 29 enemy light I forces were sighted.
 visibility was poor with frequen snowstormS.
 I'll. M. s. Trinidad, Capt. L. s Saunders, engaged one large enemy destroyer which she crippled anC set aflre. She then gave chase tt two other destroyers which escaped
 "A few hours later another at. tack developed. During the ensuing engagement H. M. s. Eclipse, Com mander E. Mack, hit and stopped one destroyer but the arrival O. two more enemy destroyers compel led her to break or the engage ment.
 "The loss of one destroyer already has been admitted by the enemy.
 Fl. M s. Trinidad and H. M. s Eclipse suffered some damage bu both ships have returned to harbol safely
 There were few casualties. The next of kin will be informed as soon as possible.
 During the passage of the convoy the presence of the O-boats WaS discovered and successful attacks by the allied forces resulted in three u-boats being severely damaged, ii not sunk"
 Berlin Radio Tells It
 The Berlin radio, describing a battle that began Saturday, tolo of a heavy bombing on the ice-free port of Murmansk and a further successful attack" on an Allied con- voy off the Russian coast by Nazi submarines, planes and destroyer.
 In the southern Berents sea, &C., cording to the Naz radio, four transports totalling 2700O tons were sunk and four others damaged bad- ly.
 A communique from Adolf Hit. ler's headquarters, broadcast by the Berlin radio and evidenly referring to the same action, said that U- boats "reattacked" the big Allied convoy of Murmansk and sank two transports totalling 1l,000 tons.
 At the entrance to Kola bay, the approach to inland Murmansk, an- other transport was torpedoed and presumably sunk" the communi- que said, while fourth large mer- chant ship was damaged in an ail attack.
 Luftwaffe planes, attempting tC wreck Murmansk's port installa- tions and disrupt the flow of Allied arms and war supplies southwarc to the Red armies, raided the har- bor last night, the German com. munique said. Extent of the dam age was not described.
 The German radio, a short time before the broadcast of Hitler. headquarters communique, said thai due to heavy seas the loss of an other transport in addition to thpsC described must be reckoned with.
 It was assumed that the lates German claims were in addition tC those reported by Berlin previously in an attack on an Allied convoy including arms-laden United state: ships, taking supplie9 Co Russia tol the spring offensive.
 British authorities thus far have made no official e at on tho sea and air battle ,.--.s the Arctic