19 DECEMBER 1914, Page 3

A magnificent feat of seamanship was performed last Sunday by

Lieutenant-Commander N. D. Holbrook, who took his submarine, 'BA' into the Dardanelles, dived under five rows of mines in spite of the strong and dangerous current, travelled eighteen miles np the straits, and torpedoed the Turkish battleship Messudiyeh,' which was guarding the mine-field. The B11 was pursued by gun fire and by torpedo-boats, but escaped undamaged. At one point she lay submerged for nine hours. The Messudiyeh ' was a very old ship (built in 1874), which had, however, been modernized in 1903. She carried two 9.2 in. guns and twelve 6 in. guns, besides many smaller pieces.