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In his letter No. 1588 dated Lisbon 11 November 1941 reported the German naval attaché in Portugal to the Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine at Berlin according to an Italian source the arrival of the British destroyer HMS Wrestler at Ponte Delgada, São Miguel, Azores coming from Gibraltar on surveillance in the Atlantic in the morning of 7 November for loading victuals.
Note
1. D35. Part of Admiralty W-class destroyer preceded by S- and Parker-classes succeeded by Thornycroft type destroyer leaders Ambuscade and Amazon. Ordered on 9 December 1916, laid down by Swan Hunter, Wallsend, England in July 1917, launched on 25 February 1918, commissioned on 15 May 1918, mined off Juno Beach on 6 June 1944 and sold to be broken up on 20 July 1944.
Source
Bundesarchive. RM 11-17. German naval attaché in Portugal.
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