Romanian steamship Jiul bound for England according to a letter of the German naval attaché at Istanbul dated 2 December 1939

In his letter dated Istanbul, Turkey 2 December 1939 No. 491 g. reported the German naval attaché to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Abteilung Ausland the ships passing the Dardanelles coming out of the Black Sea and loaded with contraband for the enemy. An item mentioned the Romanian steamship Jiul on 25 November with 3,870 ton wheat and 975 ton barley. According to another source 3,870 ton chickpeas, 1,250 ton mais and 500 ton vetch. She came from Constanta, Romania and was bound for Liverpool, England.

Source

Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for Turkey, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/459.