In his letter dated Istanbul, Turkey 12 February 1940 No. 729 g. reported the German naval attaché to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Abteilung Ausland the neutral ships passing Istanbul coming out of the Black Sea and loaded with contraband for or chartered by the enemy. An item reported the British steam tanker Pegasus on 8 February 1940 loaded with 4,450 ton petroleum and gasoline underway from Constanta, Romania towards Malta. 3 Masts. Over all dark grey painted.
Source
Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for , Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/459.
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