Kemmendine (ship)

The destruction of the British ship Kemmendine by the German raider Atlantis, July 1940.[1]

The Kemmendine (1924) was a British merchant ship. She was sunk by the German merchant raider Atlantis in the Indian Ocean on 13 July 1940, en route from Glasgow to Burma.[2][3] Records relating to the ship are held by the British National Archives.[4]

References

  1. ^ Kemmendine SS (+1940), wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. ^ Kemmendine. Scottish Built Ships. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. ^ Duffy, James P. (2005). Hitler's Secret Pirate Fleet: The Deadliest Ships of World War II. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-8032-6652-9.
  4. ^ Ship Kemmendine, official number: 147892. When built: 1924. Registry closed: 1941. National Archives. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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