Identifier: germansubmarinea00unitrich (find matches)
Title: German submarine activities on the Atlantic coast of the United States and Canada
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: United States. Office of Naval Records and Library
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations Submarine World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany
Publisher: Washington : Govt. Print. Off.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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saldo was damaged, one gun putout of commission, and three members of the crew wounded. At 9 a. m. the following morning the British S. S. Thespis sightedthe periscope of the U-117 in latitude 39° 54 N., longitude 69° 25 W.The Thespis turned stern to and made off at full speed. The subma-rine then dove and it was believed she had been shaken off. At10.40, however, the wake of a torpedo was observed. The steamerhaving succeeded in avoiding injury by the narrow margin of 20 feet,the submarine rose to the surface and opened fire. Tlie TJiespisreplied and after a running fight lasting half an hour outdistancedher enemy. At 6 p. m. the same day, when in latitude 40° 30 N., longitude58° 35 W., Capt, Eric Risberg, of the Swedish steamer Algeria, 2,190gross tons, sighted the raider about a mile oft, on the port beam ofhis ship. The captain states that the next thing he knew the submarine fired a shot whichfell about 600 feet off the port beam; he then stopped the engines and gave two long
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