An item reported the possibility that the Dutch merchant ship Immingham was lost after striking a mine in the Dutch defensive minefield.(1)
Note
1. Laid down by N.V. Scheepswerf v/h Jan Smit Czn., Alblasserdam, Netherlands with yard number 519 fo account of the Internationale Kustvaart Maatschappij N.V., manager N.V. Scheepvaart&Steenkolen Maatschappij, both at Rotterdam, Netherlands on 3 September 1935, launched on 21 November 1935, delivered on 8 January 1935 and sunk in a Dutch minefield off Callantsoog on 10 December 1939 loaded with coal underway from Goole, England towards Harlingen, Netherlands.
Source
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-66-4-13 Weekly Résumé (No. 15) of the naval, military and air situation from 0700 7 December to 0700 14 December 1939.
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