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Ship Details
JAMES OGLETHORPE
tons7,176
typeSteam Freighter
nationality  AM
built1943
voyageNEW YORK for IMMINGHAM & LONDON
cargo8000 tons of general cargo incl. steel, cotton& food, deck cargo aircraft, tractors, trucks
casualties44 persons lost. total 74
attackerU 758
date17.03.1943
fatetorpedoed
square reported  BD1378
position50.38N/34.46W
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