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Show BRITISH REPORT BF SHIPS SLINK Submarines Destroy Fifteen Steamers Out of Total of 8,774 Arriving and Leaving Leav-ing British Ports. London. March 9. Fifteen British ateameni sunk, out of a total ol 8774 vessels of more than 300 tons which arrived ar-rived at Rritish ports or departed rfom them from January 12 t l.in h 2 was the record achievement of German Ger-man Bubmaiinea according to figures issued by the admiralty. Vessels' of all nationalities are taken into a count, excluding, however, those used by the admiralty for navnl and military mili-tary purposes Twenty-nine of the crews of the steamer? torpedoed lost their liv?s The total Dumber of vessels which arried at Prills!) port? durniR this period was 4610. while the number which departed was 4165 |