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Show MBSffP "SOB IN DARDANELLES Old Turkish Dattleshlp Mcssudleh Torpedoed by Submarine of British Navy Loudon, Dec. II A communication issued by tho o2clal bureau today said: "Yesterday submnilno 11-11 in care of Lieut. Commander No'mun 11. Holbrook of tho Royal navy, entered the Dardanelles nnd In spite of the difficult current dived undor llvo rows of mines nnd torpedoed tho Turkish battleship Mcssudlsh, which was guarding the' mine fields. "Although pursued by gun fire nnd torpedo boats, tho Hit returned safe- ly after being submerged on one oc- .H .uslon for nine hours. "When lust been the Mcssudleh H was sinking by the atom.' i Tlie Mossudieh vvns a very old boat having been built at Hlackweil, Eng- H land, In 1ST4, and reconstructed at 'H Genoa in 190:i. Sli'u wuh 332 feet H long, TO feet beam und of about 10,- H 000 tons burden. She hnd n Bpeed H of 17 1-2 knots nnd her main Imtterv , iH coiihli.ted of two '- inch r H rets uml twelve 0 inch guns In but- H tcry. In the war with Greece the Mossudlcr wnu reported bndly damag- B ed In n nuval buttle In the Durdnn- H ulles. Shu cuulcd u crew of COO i'I men. ''1 |