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U-BOAT ATTACK TERRIFIC EXPLOSIONS SHIP SINKS IN 4 MINUTES FOURTEEN MISSING ENGINEER’S WIFE SAVED (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Dec. 27, 11.50 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 20. A U-boat sank the steamer Stanhilme without warning on Christmas morning, three hours after leaving a west coast port.
A deckhand saw the submarine too late to raise an effective alarm.
Two terrific explosions occurred and the ship began to sink. The crew jumped overboard. Eleven, including the chief engineer’s wife, clambered into a boat and were picked up by a Norwegian steamer. Fourteen are missing, presumably drowned. The ship sank in four minutes.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20130, 27 December 1939, Page 7
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103WITHOUT WARNING Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20130, 27 December 1939, Page 7
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