In his letter dated Istanbul, 9 December 1939 No. 505 g. reported the German naval attaché to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Abteilung Ausland the ships passing Istanbul coming out of the Black Sea westward bound and loaded with contraband for the enemy. An item mentioned the British tanker British Engineer passing on 1 December 1939 loaded with 11,000 tons petrol underway towards England declared for orders Gibraltar. Armed with 1 bow gun and 1 stern gun, gunners of the navy.
Source
Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for , Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/459.
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