BRITISH DESTROYERS' HAUL; ENEMY AMMUNITION FERRY AND ONE I-BOAT SUNK, AND ONE I-BOAT CAPTURED. 14 NOVEMBER 1943, BRINDISI, ITALY. HMS QUILLIAM, ON THE NIGHT OF NOVEMBER 9/10 WITH HMS RAIDER, ANOTHER DESTROYER OF THE 4TH FLOTILLA (CAPT (D) S H CARLILL, DSO, RN) INTERCEPTED SEIBEL FERRY WITH AN ESCORT OF TWO GERMAN I-BOATS OFF CORFU. THE FERRY, CONTAINING AMMUNITION WAS BLOWN UP, AND THE I-BOATS WERE CHASED ONTO A BEACH NEAR PORT BALERMO, WHERE ONE WAS SUNK AND THE OTHER TOWED BACK TO THE QUILLIAM, AND ON TO BRINDISI. - The captured I-boat after it had been sailed into Brindisi under a prize cre
BRITISH DESTROYERS' HAUL; ENEMY AMMUNITION FERRY AND ONE I-BOAT SUNK, AND ONE I-BOAT CAPTURED. 14 NOVEMBER 1943, BRINDISI, ITALY. HMS QUILLIAM, ON THE NIGHT OF NOVEMBER 9/10 WITH HMS RAIDER, ANOTHER DESTROYER OF THE 4TH FLOTILLA (CAPT (D) S H CARLILL, DSO, RN) INTERCEPTED SEIBEL FERRY WITH AN ESCORT OF TWO GERMAN I-BOATS OFF CORFU. THE FERRY, CONTAINING AMMUNITION WAS BLOWN UP, AND THE I-BOATS WERE CHASED ONTO A BEACH NEAR PORT BALERMO, WHERE ONE WAS SUNK AND THE OTHER TOWED BACK TO THE QUILLIAM, AND ON TO BRINDISI. - The captured I-boat after it had been sailed into Brindisi under a prize crew
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