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On Sat. 17 Feb 1940 German submarine U-10 sank Norwegian ship Kvernaas.....

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German submarine U-10 sank Norwegian ship Kvernaas off the Dutch coast at 0200 hours. The crew of 20, in two lifeboats, were rescued by Dutch ship Oranjepolder.

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