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On Mon. 05 Feb 1940 German submarine U-41 damaged Dutch tanker Ceronia.....

On Mon. 05 Feb 1940 German submarine U-41 damaged Dutch tanker Ceronia.....
German submarine U-41 damaged Dutch tanker Ceronia at 0330 hours. At 1310 hours, she torpedoed and sank British ship Beaverburn 150 miles south of Ireland, killing 1, with the remaining 76 rescued by British tanker Narragansett. Shortly after, U-41 was sunk by British destroyer HMS Antelope, killing all 49 aboard; it was the first time a lone British destroyer destroyed a German submarine, and Lieutenant Commander White of Antelope was awarded the DSO award.

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