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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 09, 1939
Page
4
A historical outline recounts the Squalus and Thetis tragedies and recalls WWI submarine warfare. It notes German U boats sinking British ships, arming their strategy to choke supplies, and a 1914 Conan Doyle article that imagined such a war scenario.
The account details Admiral vom Capelle and Otto Weddigen guiding a U9 attack that sunk three British cruisers, marking a pivotal shift in World War I submarine warfare as Britain faced food import pressures and naval peril. It recalls Conan Doyle and early U-boat lessons shaping later strategy.
The transcript recounts Admiral von Weddigen directing U 29 in a submerged torpedo attack that sank three British cruisers. It describes periscope views of the stricken ships, the firing sequence, battery power limits, and the crews’ reactions, followed by Weddigen’s promotions and later death in action.
Fragmentary report mentions British ships and a torpedoed vessel near a sea region. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are readable.
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