The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . in wereceived the signal to withdraw. The Vindictivessiren was blown and the men returned from allparts of the mole and thronged down the put off after having laid alongside just aboutan hour. The Germans made no effort to interferewith our getaway other than to continue theirheavy firing. The total British losses in this attack on Zee-brugge and Ostend were 588, of whom 160 werekilled. The port was effectively blockaded and oflittle use to the Germans thereafter. BLOCKING OF OSTEND CHANNEL. The Vind
The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . in wereceived the signal to withdraw. The Vindictivessiren was blown and the men returned from allparts of the mole and thronged down the put off after having laid alongside just aboutan hour. The Germans made no effort to interferewith our getaway other than to continue theirheavy firing. The total British losses in this attack on Zee-brugge and Ostend were 588, of whom 160 werekilled. The port was effectively blockaded and oflittle use to the Germans thereafter. BLOCKING OF OSTEND CHANNEL. The Vindictive was sunk in the channel leadingto Ostend harbor on the night of May 9-10, official account of this event is as follows:Operations designed to close the ports of Ostendand Zeebrugge were successfully completed lastnight, when the obsolete cruiser Vindictive was sunkbetween the piers and across the entrance to Os-tend harbor. Since the attack on Zeebrugge April22-23 the Vindictive had been filled with concrete asa block ship for this purpose. Our light forces have. A shattered corner of a little town. All that remains of the church is seen in the heap of ruins around the pole at the left. FACTS, STORIES AND INCIDENTS 395
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