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On Wed. 02 Oct 1940 German submarine U-32 sank British ship Kayeson 40.....

1940-10-02

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German submarine U-32 sank British ship Kayeson 400 miles west of Ireland at 1825 hours; the crew abandoned ship in lifeboats but none were seen again.

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