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Duquesa

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1918 Duquesa Furness-Houlder Argentine Lines Ltd.

Fate

The refrigerator ship with a cargo of 14 million eggs & 3,000 tons of frozen meat was captured by the German battleship Admiral Scheer in 00.57N/22.42W on 18 December 1940 & her cargo used to re-supply 3 German auxiliary cruisers. She was scuttled by the German cruiser Pinguin on 18 February 1941.

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