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Queensland Transport

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1913 Queensland Transport Houlder Bros. & Co.
1934 Maroussio Logothetis Goulandris Bros.
1940 General Duchesne French Government
1942 Maroussio Logothetis Goulandris Bros.

Fate

On a voyage from Rio de Janeiro for Freetown & the UK with a cargo of iron & a crew of 39  Maroussio Logothetis was torpedoed off Freetown by German submarine (U-105 Jurgen Nissen) & sank in 5.28N/14.28W on 15 May 1943. 2nd officer made prisoner. 27 lives lost.

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