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Margam Abbey

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1930 Margam Abbey Melrose Abbey Shipping Co. Ltd.
1937 Notou Soc. Le Nickel

Fate

Captured and sunk by German Auxiliary Cruiser 'Orion' in the South Pacific on August 16th, 1940. The ship was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales, to Noumea, New Caledonia. All on board were taken prisoner.

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