Sub sunk off Jersey coast as U boat attacks echo at sea
United States warships comb the Atlantic for submarines after the Edward H. Cole, a Boston coal freighter, was torpedoed near Barnegat. Captain H C Newcombe and 11 crew survived to tell how a German U boat spared nothing as Bristol raced to safety and Navy officials questioned the men for hours.
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New York
United States Shipping
Quinn
Edward H. Cole
Boston
Jersey
North Atlantic
H. C. Newcombe
Newcombe
Norfolk
Cole
Bristol
Walter M. Hart
Chesapeake
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Somerville Captain Aboard Sunken Schooner Famed Mariner
Captain Humphrey C. Newcombe of the Boston owned schooner Edward N Cole, a Somerville resident at 4 Electric Avenue, long known in maritime circles. He previously captained Palmer fleet vessels and survived the Edward Winslow fire which sank last year. He is married with two children.
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Electric Avenue
West Somerville
Mass
Newcombe
Post
Humphrey C. Newcombe
Sdward N. Cole
Somerville
Crowell & Thurlow
Cole
Submarine patrols expand as German U boats sighted near Cape Henry
Navy reports of German submarines off the Atlantic coast prompt searches by flying boats and anti submarine craft. A British master near Norfolk on May 27 fired on a submarine about 150 miles from Cape Henry. Additional sightings occur as ships reach Atlantic ports.
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Atlantic
Navy Department
Virginia Capes
Hampton Roads
Navy
Norfolk
Cape Henry
Carolina Reoprts Shelled as 350 Transpacific Passengers
The steamship Carolina, a 3125 ton New York Porto Rico liner built in 1896, overdue 12 hours at an Atlantic port, carried 220 passengers and 130 crew. It was shelled by a submarine and the passengers took to the boats. command was T R D Barber.
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Fritz
Bristol
France
Rockland
Newcombe
Jacob S. Haskell
Haskell
Cole
Hampton Roads
Hart
Barnegat
New York
Carolina
Atlantic
German submarine cruiser class advances size and power
British admiralty reports describe a new class of German submarines at 450 feet long and 36 feet wide with 20 000 horsepower. They reportedly reach 28 knots on the surface and 15 knots submerged, carry 75 torpedoes 150 mines and mount six six inch guns. Fuel allows voyages to this side of the Atlantic and back without replenishing.
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Admiralty
Atlantic
Lifeboats sighted off Beach Haven N.J by government plane
New York reports three lifeboats filled with people and other boats apparently empty seen 35 miles off Beach Haven New Jersey this afternoon. Coast guard cutters headed to the scene as Beach Haven lies about 20 miles south of Barnegat. The second item notes rumors of German submarines near the American coast may be from sympathizers aiming to demoralize shipping. Naval Intelligence aims to confirm a reported destroyer submarine engagement off the Virginia coast earlier today.
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New York
Beach Haven
N. J
Coast Guard
Barnegat
Washington
Naval Intelligence Bureau
Virginia
Submarine Activity Suspected Off Northern Atlantic
Navy authorities had suspected at least one submarine off the northern Atlantic coast for over a week with a thorough naval search in progress. A navy officer said the submarine, short on supplies, attacked a vessel yesterday after failing to find its target, American transports.
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New York
Atlantic
Long Island Coast Covered by Airmen Patrols
More than fifty airplanes reinforced by hydroplanes patrolled the Long Island coast today with observers watching for hostile submarines. The group extended up to 15 miles offshore and later reached the New Jersey coast. Military authorities gave no official details while reports said additional French British and Italian airmen training in U S camps would join as instructors.
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New York
Long Island
New Jersey
Small U boats cross ocean in wartime patrols
Washington reports that American naval officials confirm German subs under 800 tons can cross oceans. The U-53 visited Newport before the war, and since then several American submarines have been sent to patrol the North Sea and the French and Irish coasts.
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Washington
Newport
United States
North Sea
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