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Peter Clare · 21-08-2008, 11:12 AM

21 August 1940.

About 800 miles west of the Canary Islands, the steamer Anglo Saxon 5,596 tons Newport to Bahia Blanca with a cargo of coal was sunk by the German commerce raider Widder. After the war, the raiders captain, von Ruckteschell, was found guilty of failing to provide for the safety of the ships crew. The court was told that the Widder had fired on the ships lifeboats; 39 of her crew died, two survivors drifted 2,500 miles in 71 days, landing in the Bahamas.

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Peter Clare Legendary Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Second star to the right, straight on till morning. Posts: 5,904	21 August 1940. About 800 miles west of the Canary Islands, the steamer Anglo Saxon 5,596 tons Newport to Bahia Blanca with a cargo of coal was sunk by the German commerce raider Widder. After the war, the raiders captain, von Ruckteschell, was found guilty of failing to provide for the safety of the ships crew. The court was told that the Widder had fired on the ships lifeboats; 39 of her crew died, two survivors drifted 2,500 miles in 71 days, landing in the Bahamas. Helmuth von Ruckteschell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ On weald of Kent I watched once more Again I heard that grumbling roar Of fighter planes; yet none were near And all around the sky was clear Borne on the wind a whisper came 'Though men grow old, they stay the same' And then I knew, unseen to eye The ageless Few were sweeping by Last edited by Peter Clare; 21-08-2008 at 11:19 AM.