Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-04-26 | Page 3 | Ranger Afloat, Navy States

Ranger Afloat t Navy States WASHINGTON April 26 UP The The navy Monday denied that the U. U S. S aircraft carrier Ranger had been torpedoed and sunk inthe in inthe inthe the north Atlantic as s reported by bythe bythe bythe the Berlin radio Neither the Ranger nor any other U. U S S. S carrier has been sunk or damaged in any ocean a navy official said The German radio with fanfare of trumpets had broadcast the claim that the Ranger exploded and sank ank in the north Atlantic early Sunday after a U-boat U had scored four torpedo hits on it The German statement said tremendous tremendous tremendous tre tre- tre- tre flames shot up from the ton carrier and that it blew up and sank