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STEAMER AND SUBMARINE SHELL DESTROYS PERISCOPE (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LISBON, Sept. 4 An Italian submarine attacked the passenger steamer Avoceta (3442 tons) 200 miles from the Portuguese coast on August 29. The Avoceta gave battle. Her first shell destroyed the periscope of the submarine, which submerged after the Avoceta’s second shot.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21211, 6 September 1940, Page 5
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55NAVAL ENGAGEMENT Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21211, 6 September 1940, Page 5
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