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On Tues. 13 Feb 1940 German submarine U-25 fired two torpedoes at Norwe.....

1940-02-13

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German submarine U-25 fired two torpedoes at Norwegian ship Chastine M_rsk before dawn, with both missing. At dawn, she surfaced and sank Chastine M_rsk with her deck gun. The entire crew of 30 were rescued by Norwegian ship Hilda.

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