Fired by her Nazi crew off Lima, Peru, the German freighter s.s. Monserrate i* shown burning and listing. The crew had also opened the seacocks before abandoning ship. Another German ship*> the Leipzig, was alto scuttled, as Peruvian authorities followed the U.S. example and seised Axis ships -in their waters.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 108, 9 May 1941, Page 7
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50Fired by her Nazi crew off Lima, Peru, the German freighter s.s. Monserrate i* shown burning and listing. The crew had also opened the seacocks before abandoning ship. Another German ship*> the Leipzig, was alto scuttled, as Peruvian authorities followed the U.S. example and seised Axis ships -in their waters. Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 108, 9 May 1941, Page 7
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