German submarine U 638 towards to England according to the Dutch newspaper Het Volk dated 18 April 1919

An item referred to a tiding received from Hoek van Holland that on the evening of the 17^th one of the there berthed submarines was towed by the German tug Roland towards England.

A tiding received from IJmuiden reported that the German tug Roland which arrived on the 17^th at Ijmuiden departed the 18^th towards Harwich towing the German submarine 638 which a month ago was towed into the harbour by the steam trawler Peter D. of IJmuiden. Within some days was also the German submarine lying in the Binnenhaven to be towed by the same tug towards England. This submarine without any name or mark was brought in begin March.(1)

Note

1. The Dutch newspaper De Tribune dated 13 March published an item reporting that the Dutch steam fishing vessel Mercurius of Vlaardingen picked up at sea a floating German submarine and towed it to IJmuiden. Just for IJmuiden broke the towing-line and was she lost. The tug Katwijk managed to fasten a new towing-line and towed her into IJmuiden. She was completely stripped of engines and inventory and lying high on the water surface and was berthed in the Binnenhaven (inner harbour) waiting for further instructions. It was believed that she was lost at open sea while towed from Germany to England.