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THE 6,000-TON NAZI CRUISER LEIPZIC
BRITISH SINKS
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SUBMARINE
TWO CRUISERS
further. In order 10 elude the screen of destroyers., she had to dive deep and attempt to escape by steering a zig-zag course at High speed.
She was hunted and attacked by depth charges for over two hours. and it was not until after dark that the was able to surface ogain.
Returns To The Sceno
Island of Höernum was also bombed during the course of the raid.
loaded in order that a shot could oe Apparently, the southern German fred across the bows of the Bremen, Not until this had been done eculd the British submarine legally · inte offensive action,
Even then, responsibility for mak- in provision for the safety of the Bremen's crew would have devolved upon the submarine-a matter of im- possibility under the circumstances.
Forced To Dive
Carried 615 Mon
The Nazis eruiser Leipzig, a 0,000- ton vessel, is a modified Konigsberg type. She carried a complement of 5.9.in guns, six 3.5-in A.A. guns and dis men and was armed with nine-
12 other guns. She carried twelve 21- in. terpedo tubes and was equipped
A warning shot was never fred-with two aircraft.
in German aircraft appeared overhead
The
cruiser was powered with
and forced the submarine to dive, Diesel engines of a total of 12,000 h.p.,
Lieut. Cmdr. Bickford returned to In spite of being forced to dive by and could steam at 32 knots. She the secne of his exploit and there the aircraft, the submarine could had a cruising radius of approxi- found an area of nearly four square easily have fired elx torpedoes into the mately 7,000 miles. The Leipzig miles of sea thickly coated In of Bremen as the dived, for she was was fild down at Wilhelmshaven (in fuel,
Jalready on the attacking course, but the yards in which the Admiral Grat There was so much ell on the sea the diciales of International low Spee was built) on April 1, 1928 and that the fumes contaminated the air could not be complied with, and so and was completed in 1931. in the submarine to such an extent the Bremen was allowed to proceedi that the vessel had to leave the on her way unharmed. vicinity and ventilats with clean air before being able to submerge again. The evidence suggests that at least one of the Nazl cruisers might well have failed to reach port.
"Vorv Handy Craft" H.M.S. Salmon, Die British
The Admirally statement adds,'
sub- "That is the true story of the marine which monk the Leipzig, wo3 s'ghting of the Bremen. by a o smuil typo versel of only 070 tons, British submarine.
and carries only forty men. She is tarpedo "I ccntrasts strongly with the re-equipped with six 21-inch ports which have been circulated by tubes. Nazi Submarine Sunk
the German radio, which have not Of the Swordfish type, Salmon is Prior to this thrilling event, the been substantiated by a single fact." reputed to be a "very handy craft" and is capable of "crash-diving" in Salmon sighted and destroyed a bit
thirty seconds. She cost £230.000 to Naz U-Dent of the ocean-ge.ng typ:
The Nazi vessel was sighted shortly Rather less than 24 hours after bulld, was begun on June 15, 1933 after the Snimch commened her the Bremen had pasted, the British launched on April 30, 1834 and placed plitrolTM She was ateaming-fast-on submaring sighted two German inte service on Mediterranean Station the
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Diesel battle-cruisers, the Scharnhorst and on March 8, 1935. surface, engines, and Lieut. Cmdr. Bickford the Gneisenau and one pocket bat- manoeuvred quickly attack.
tleship with three cruisers in com- pany.
har
Immediately the unsuspecting U- Post came within range, Lieut. Cmilr. Bickford released his torpe:tors. anl in a few seconds there was a chatter- ng explo 101. Part of the wreckage was thrown at least 206 feet into the air.
There were no survivors from the U-Boat crew, despite the fact that tho Salmon made a lengthy starch.
Epic Of Skill SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON,
Dec,
(Reuter).--The news of the Ursula's feat coming w.thin a few hours of the scuttling of the Graf Spee hus caused jubilation in Britain.
The "Evening News" refers to the exploit 25 en "cple of skili and audacity."
Nazis Bomb Motor Ship LONDON, Dec. 18 (Reuter)--In connection with the coastal raids on! Britain by the Nazi u force a Sunday, it is now reported that the motor vessel, Serenity, of 244 tons, was sunk during the course of these attacks.
The crew, who have been landed by Hfe-boat, sold that the ship was attacked by Nazi planes.
One bomb made a direct hit on the Serenity, but fortunately no one was injured.
and
British fighters. then arrived drove the Nazis off, appearing to have destroyed one as they did so,) according to the ship's crew.
First Sighted Bremen LONDON, Dec,
18
Sights German Fleet
Two of these new cruisers werei new eight-inch gun ships, the Ipper and Blucher. The other was recognised as the Leipzig. At Orst it appeared that the Bri- Lish submarine would be unable to
ROOSEVELT ANXIOUS
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do more than report the fact that Graf Spec Incident And the enemy was at sca, for the enemy ships were steering that they would pass a long way from the sub- marine.
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NEW YORK, Dee, 10 (Reuter).— Just as the submarine renman- President Roosevelt kept In der was giving up all hope of touch with the State Department helye able in attack. the enemy from his Hyde Park home to-day, eruizers altered course so as to getting all the latest news concern-i pass within torpedo range of the ing the Graf Spee and her scutting. submarine.
thot It is pointed out here
the Presklent is particularly concerned with the possible dangers to North A few minutes later, the sights of and South American property, in- unsten and unsuspected sub- terest and lives caused by belligerent marine came on.
operations in the western hemisphere, She fred six torpedoes on slightly and thus the scuttling of the Graf difference courses.
Spee raises several important ques-
the
Six Torpedoes Fired
Possible Violation
It would have been an easy mat- tiona ter for her to have fired ali tor- pedoes at one cruiser and thus make certain of sinking one ship, but shej At their recent conference, for fired them at different angles, hoping instance, 21 American countries pro- thereby to disable more than one ship claimed a 300-miles safety zone with and thus do more towards provoking the intention of asking
ments out of this area.
the bell-
a fleet action, for which the British gerents to keep their naval engage- Navy is forever hoping.
The. Arst torpedo hit the Leipzig. The question now arises: "Is tho There was a pause of only a Grat Spee incident a violation of the
spirit of this decision?" minute,
the Two Others Find Mark -
After the proclamation of Then two other terriile explosionsantety zone, Mr. Sumner Welles, the told that two other torpedoes had U.S. Under Secretary of State, an- (Reuter) found their mark-almoel certainly nounced that the United States had Amplifying the recent Admiralty upon the second heav cruiser of the no intention of sending its Navy out
Bremen, Blucher class.
to enforce maintenance of the zone, statement regarding the
discloses another statement to-day
The other three torpedocs obvious- but would like belligerent countries tho that when the submarine came to ty passed between the enemy ships. to recognise the existence of periscope depth to investigate,
The statemehl adds that the fact area.
There is no speculation In White! ound the Bremen steaming past fairly fast, but it was at once cbvious that there was no feet action result- that the liner would pass well within ing in the annihilation of the Ger- House quarters whether action seek- man fleet was the fault of bading international observance of the Corpedo range.
vialbility and not of the submarine. Jarca will be speeded up to prevent Graf jfuture incidents such, as the
Spee scuttling.
sho
In fact, it would be Impossible for the caminin of the submarine to have missed at such a great target had he! decided to fire at it
Huge Air Battle SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOENDER, Julland, Dec. 18. (UP) But the captain had definite prders Inhabitants of the outlying Islands from the Admiralty that the war at close to the German border reported sen was to be conducted in strict that the biggest air batile of the war astonisman with International law. took place over the German air base The British submarine, therefore, on the island of Sylt between 10 a.. ut about carrying out the precedure and 8 p.m. to-day:
quited of, it under international
Iow.
They said it was beat visible from
Ships' Wireless Sets Ban
LONDON, Dec. 18 (Reuter) — the Island of Reem and that 14 bomba Foreign ships in the territorial waters Stønnfled Bremen To Stop were dropped with unknown results, around the United Kingdom are now In alle of the fact that enemy A few minutes after 10 am, the forbidden to use their wireless, seta | alegraft were known to be in the anti-aircraft guns on Sylt began a except when communicating with vicinity. It came to the surface and heavy fire. A "swarm" of Messer specific receiving stations in Britain, communicationy must bo Įmad-`a mocial nienal by a Movilehitschmitis went aloft but due to the Such wigwating lann, "Rion Immediately." misty weather no one was able to carried out in English, French or in-
The Bremen took no notice.. distinguish between German or Bri- ternational code.
The commander of the submarine tisti planea or see many of the details once zave order for his gun to be of the fight.
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