An item dated London, England 27th reported that yesterday evening 10 German destroyers attacked the transport service over the Channel with much success. They succeeded in destroying the unloaded transport Queen of which the crew was rescued, but losing 2 destroyers and the remaining forced to retreat. The British destroyer Flirt (1) was missing and feared to be lost. Nine surviving crewmembers were rescued. The destroyer Nubian (2) was disabled by a torpedo hut, towed to safety but run aground when she lost the towing line in the bad weather. An second item dated The Hague, Netherlands 27th reported the German version of what happened. They claimed that just one German torpedo boat had been active, destroying the mail boat Queen and two destroyers returning safely to her base.
Notes
1. Launched by Palmer, Jarrow, England on 15 May 1897 and sunk during a battle with German destroyers in the Straits of Dover on 27 October 1916.
2. Launched at Thornycroft, Woolston, England on 20 April 1909, bow heavily damaged during a battle with German destroyers in the Straits of Dover on 27 October 1916 and rebuilt into the HMS Zubian using the bow from the Zulu and her own stern.
