Word: sunk
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...more than 600,000 tons of Swedish shipping chartered to the Allies, more than two-thirds have been sunk, with a loss of 800 Swedish lives...
Supply Vessels Sunk Probably Sunk Damaged
...exterior ornamentation of the domed, 180-ft. Temple, a mélange of ancient styles sparkling with tons of white quartz crystals, was newly completed after eleven years' labor. Nine-sided, it stands in a nine-acre park, is supported by nine concrete piers sunk 90 feet below the water level of nearby Lake Michigan...
...this extent El Guettar was a failure. The fault was not with the 1st Division, which took all its objectives on schedule. It was partly the fault of the 9th, which took ridge after ridge only to leave pockets of the enemy in its rear. The Germans had mortars sunk in gullies which could be captured only by hand-to-hand combat. They had heavy artillery which covered the hills on both sides of the pass and the valley between. And they had observation posts on the highest peaks which could direct their fire anywhere. The 9th Division...
Last week Allied Headquarters announced the loss of five freighters off the Australian coast. But, said the announcement: "Our shipping continues to operate in virtually undiminished volume. . . ." U.S. subs have considerably diminished the volume of Japan's shipping. Last week the Navy announced that U.S. subs have sunk or damaged 222 Jap ships...