GERMAN SHIPS SAIL
May Make Dash For Home United Pte?« Association —Bv Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON. December 14 Two German merchantmen, which have been lying in Latin-American waters, have left their anchorages. Tiie Dusseldorf. 4930 tons, has sailed from Valparaiso. and the liner Columbus, of 32.581 tons, obtained a clearance from Vera Cruz and shifted her anchorage to a vantage point from which she is expected to try to make a dash to sea. The Mexico City correspondent of the “New York Times” states that the Columbus, carrying 25.000 barrels of oil, is reported to be supplied with special equipment for refuelling submarines and also has 4-inch guns which she can mount at sea.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21529, 16 December 1939, Page 9
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