The Admiralty announced on Friday week that the British submarine
'E13,' while proceeding to the Baltic, had grounded on the Danish island of Salthohn, and that fifteen men were missing. A further Admiralty announcement made last Saturday stated that, according to the report received from Commander Layton, the ' El3 ' grounded early on the morning of August 19th. A Danish torpedo-boat informed him that he would be allowed twenty-four hours to get off, but all efforts to refloat the submarine failed, and while she was lying stranded a German destroyer discharged a torpedo at her, and then opened fire with all her guns. As the sub- marine was afire fore and aft and unable to defend herself, Commander Layton gave orders for the crew to abandon her, and while they were in the water they were fired on with machine guns and shrapnel, with the moult that fourteen were killtkl and one missing. He added that one of the three Danish torpedo-boats anchored close by immediately lowered her boats and steamed between the submarine and the German destroyer, who therefore had to cease fire and withdraw.
