British cargo ship Mariposa bound for England according to a letter of the German naval attaché at Istanbul dated 9 December 1939

In his letter dated Istanbul, 9 December 1939 No. 505 g. reported the German naval attaché to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Abteilung Ausland merchant ships loaded with contraband for the enemy. An item reported that the British cargo ship Mariposa would load at Constanta, Romania 6,000 ton wheat for British account with destination England.

Source

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