Show SUNK IN ENGLISH BRITISH battleship SENT TO BOTTOM BY MINE OR SUB MARINE BOAT of the crew of seven hundred fifty men six hundred met death a number being picked up by a light cruiser london the destruction of th british battleship formidable in the english channel friday by a mine or a submarine boat although one of those events englishmen now realize must be expected so longas long as the brit ish navy Is compelled to keep the seas has caused widespread grief this Is due not so much to the loss of 0 the ship va chich aich was fifteen year years old and cost about as it la Is for the men in number who abent ent down with her of the men of the crew are known to have been rescued A light cruiser picked up eighty and a tor bay trawler seventy among the res cued are eight officers and six mid the british battleship formidable bad a displacement of tons she as feet long and carlree a corn com clement of men she was nas hea lly ily armored and carried four 12 inch guns twelve 6 inch guns and sixteen 12 she was provided also ab four submerged torpedo tubes |