16 MARCH 1918, Page 1
The Admiralty return of mine or submarine losses for last
week is again very grave. We lost fifteen large merchant ships over 1,600 tons and three smaller ships, as against twelve large and six smaller ships in the previous week. Six ships beat off their assailants. The figures emphasize the vital necessity of obtaining a far larger output from the shipbuilding yards by freeing the industry from the control of inexperienced persons.
