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On Wed. 29 Jul 1942 German submarine U-160 sank Canadian ship Prescodo.....

1942-07-29

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German submarine U-160 sank Canadian ship Prescodoc 100 miles southeast of Trinidad at 1019 hours; 16 were killed, 5 survived. At 2000 hours, U-155 sank Norwegian ship Bill 400 miles east of Trinidad; 1 was killed, 24 survived but 1 of them would be taken prisoner.

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