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La Correntina

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1912 La Correntina Houlder Line Ltd.

Fate

Captured and sunk by the German auxilliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm (a 16,500 ton liner), in the South Atlantic, on October 14th, 1914. The ship was on the return leg of her maiden voyage, Beunos Aries to Liverpool with a cargo of frozen meat.

 

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