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On Thurs. 18 Jan 1940 Tatsuta Maru departed San Francisco, California, U.....

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Tatsuta Maru departed San Francisco, California, United States; 512 civilian seamen from the scuttled German liner Columbus were supposed to be aboard, but they canceled their journeys at the last moment in fear of possible British interception of the liner which might lead to their imprisonment Tabular Record of Movement

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