SHIP SURVIVORS LAND
(Rec. 3, 2.45) LISBON, April 2. Twelve British seamen from the former American ship Western Chief (5800 tons), which was torpedoed GOO miles westward of Ireland, arrived in Lisbon to-day, after drifting for four days in a ship’s boat. The men were picked up and taken to the Azores. Only 20 were saved out of the crew Of 45.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 81, 4 April 1941, Page 8
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62SHIP SURVIVORS LAND Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 81, 4 April 1941, Page 8
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