ALL CREW RESCUED
ROYSTON GRANGE SUNK
SEAMAN’S SIXTH ORDEAL
(Reed. Nov. 28, 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 27
Thirty-six members of the crew of the British steamer Royston Grange, of 5144 tons, which was announced today to have been' torpedoed in the Atlantic, were landed at a port on the west coast of England.
The survivors included Patrick Gaffney, who was torpedoed five times in the last war and who is already seeking another ship. The Royston Grange was attacked when the crew were dining. They were afloat only an hour when they were picked up. No one was injured.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20106, 28 November 1939, Page 8
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99ALL CREW RESCUED Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20106, 28 November 1939, Page 8
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