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Show PICKET BOUTS DESTROY E l 5 British Submarine, Grounded in the Dardanelles, Is Sunk to Save Her From Enemy's Hands. London, April 20, 2:22 p. m The British admiralty announced official ly today that the British submarine E-15 was destroyed ln the Dardanelles by British picket boat. The text of the British admiralty-announcement admiralty-announcement follows: "The British submarine E-15. which grounded on Keppez point last Saturday, Sat-urday, appears to have been in danger dan-ger of falling into the enemy's hands in a serviceable condition Great efforts ef-forts were made by the Turks to secure se-cure her Attempts to destroy her by long range fire of battleships failed. Picket Boats Do Work. ' During the night of the 18th two picket boats that of the Triumph, under Lieutenant Commander Eric Robinson, who commanded the expe rlition. assisted by Lieutenant Arthur Brooke Webb. R. N. R., and Midshipman Midship-man John Woolley and that of the Majestic under Lieutenant Claude Goodwin, both manned by volunteer crews attacked the submarine The boats were subjected to a heavy fire, estimated at over 200 rounds, from Fort No. S, which was only a few-hundred few-hundred yards distant, and a number num-ber of small guns at short range. Notwithstanding Not-withstanding this, the submarine was torpedoed and rendered useless. The Majestic's picket boat was holed and sunk, but the crew was saved by the other boats. The only casualty was one man, who died of wounds. "Vice Admiral De Robeck speaks In the highest terms of all concerned in this gallant enterprise. Lieutenant Commander Eric Robinson has been promoted to a commander by the admiralty ad-miralty and a report has been called for on the individual services of other officers and men with a view to their recognition." A dispatch from Constantinople byway by-way of Berlin received Sunday said the British submarine E-lo had run ashore in the Dardanelles while re-connoiterlng. re-connoiterlng. She was shelled by a Turkish battery', some of her crew killed or wounded, and others taken prisoner by the Turks. |