Captured Nazi Ship
ESCORTED THROUGH PANAMA CANAL BALBOA, Dec. 25. The German ship Dusseldorf to-day began her transit of tho Panama Canal, the German captain, Peter Peterson, navigating her under the orders of a British naval commander and a prize crew. A 17-year-old seaman who jumped overboard was drowned. A Santiago message on December 15 said it was officially stated the Dusßeldorf was captured, not sunk. She carried foodstuffs and 700 tons of oil.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 305, 27 December 1939, Page 7
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74Captured Nazi Ship Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 305, 27 December 1939, Page 7
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