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Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1911 August J. Christensen
1929 York County J. Christensen
1930 August J. Christensen
1940 Dimitris S.A. & P.A. Lemos

Fate

On a voyage from Villa Constitucion for Liverpool with a cargo of cereals Dimitris was torpedoed & sunk by gunfire from German submarine U-29 (Otto Schuhart) in 44.23N/11.41W on 26 June 1940. The crew left in lifeboats.

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