An item reported that the British 8.010 tons tanker ss San Calisto in ballast strike a German mine and sunk off the Tongue light vessel as part of a convoy underway from Hull, England to Curacao, Dutch West Indies. Of her crew of 43 mn were 2 killed, 5 missing and 9 wounded.(1)
Note
1. Wreck dispersed with explosives. Sunk on 2 December.
Sources
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-66-4-1 Weekly Résumé (No. 14) of the naval, military and air situation from 12 noon 30 November to 12 noon 7 December 1939.
Lloyd’s Register 1939-1940.
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