Navy Department Communique No. 63

MARCH 26, 1942

The Navy Department issued the following communiqué today:

Caribbean Area.
The U. S. Coast Guard cutter Acacia was shelled and sunk presumably by an enemy submarine, in the Caribbean area in March. The Acacia was a small unarmed ship of the tender class which was used to provide services to aids to navigation.
All personnel aboard the Acacia were rescued and there were no casualties.
There is nothing to report from other areas.