Evening star., 1943-12-06
British Submarines
Sink Is Nazi Ships
In Mediterranean
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 6.-An Ad-
miralty communique said today
that submarines of the British
Mediterranean fleet, continuing
their offensive against German
shipping, had sunk 16 vessels,
including 2 medium sized and
IA small supply vessels, in forays
into the Aegean Sea.
In addition. warehouses on Naxos
Island of Greece were shelled, and
seaplane and a 3O0-foot floating
dock were sunk nearby, the bulletin
said.
Another submarine ranging the
Western Mediterranean sank a
landing craft loaded with motor
transport in the Gulf of Genoa, and
medium sized tanker was tor
pedoed of Toulon.
The announcement did not say
when the attacks took place.
Six Nazi Subs Destroyed.
The Air Ministry announced yes
terday that six German submarines
were destroyed in the Atlantic In
eight days by United States naval
and Raj costal command planes
smashing renewed outbreak of
U-boat warfare.
In all, Is attacks were made on
Nazi U-boat wolf packs seeking
to attack three Atlantic convoys re-
Gently, a communique declared, and
one Raj Liberator was lost.
The conveys were brought safely
to port, and so intense was the
battle against two large U-boat
packs that not a single torpedo was
f1red against the merchantmen.
Only bad weather saved the u
boats from further losses, the Air
Ministry said.
Three of the subs fell victim on
the sixth day, all being sent down
by Liberators' depth bombs.
Wreckage and Bodies Sighted.
In each of the six confirmed sink
lngs, wreckage and bodies were
seen afterWard on the surface. and
total of 80 or 80 survivors were
seen following some of the success
fur attacks. Results were not OBJ
served in the other nine attaks.
The victories were not specified
among United States and Raj air.
men.
On the first OF the eight days
the communique said, three sub
marines were attacked by planes
from Iceland escorting conyovs
No U-boats were seen near the con-
voys themselves, but thev were
found by aircraft sweeping the ap
proaches.
On the second day. Hudsons and
Venturas of the American NAVY
swept the neighborhood near the
conveys, and a Hudson made one
attack, with undesirable results
Later Ventura straddled a sur
raced U-boats with depth charges.
and 1t sank by the bows, with 30
SURVIVORS left in the water. That
was the first confirmed sinking
"A Lloerator on the same dav ex-
ploded depth charges under another
O-ooat, and it went down stern first
leaving 20 to Is crewmen af,oat
Another Liberator, led by Wing
Comdr. R. M. Longmore. sienaled
mat II was attacking a submarine
put no further word ever was heard
from the plane.
Hudson bombers ended the second
day with another attack near nioht-
iaii, but results were not seen.
Liberator Renews Attack.
A Hudson bagged the third sub on
the third day, leaving patch of OIL
debris and bodies.
Later a third convoy was threat
ened by concentration of U-boats"
the communique said, and on the
sixth day Liberator attacked q
surfaced U-boat near this CONVOY
An hour afterward the Liberator re-
neWed the attack on the U-boat
which had resurfaced. The sub
marine went down stern first leav-
ing Wreckage and bodies in the
water
-Four Liberators joined In the
NTH Kill. made that same day. One
sighted a submarine. and another
attacked, but the U-boat crash
dlved. Later this second Liberator,
Joining third attacked with
oepth-charges and the submarine
crew ran on deck. initiating dinehies
The U-boat was destroyed. Fifteen
10 20 survivors took to the dinghies
A Sunderland of the RCAF
squadron of the coastal command
bagged the sixth U-boat later in
the day and estimated there were
10 survivors. From then on there
were no further incidents.
Flying Officer A. H. Russell of
Edmonton, flying this Sunderland.
bored through rain and fog and
into the teeth of heavy fire from
the U-boat's coming tower and
deck guns. His depth charges blew
the coming tower several feet into
the air. He few back again. drop
ping flame floats to mark the