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| Picture No | 10270513 |
| Date | June 1915 |
| Description | U14 rammed by British trawler |
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A German illustration depicting their version of events as submarine U 14 is sunk 'treacherously and unsuspectedly'. The illustration shows a British trawler ramming the U boat deliberately, the submarine having already been peppered with shot-holes from the guns apparently in place on the trawler. The incident was reported in Parliament on June 9 by First Lord of the Admiralty Arthur Balfour thus, 'Within the past few days a German submarine has been sunk and of her crew, 6 officers and 21 men have been taken prisoners'.
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| Source | The Illustrated War News 4 August 1915 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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