MV Spreewald
Spreewald was a German passenger-carrying freighter built in 1922 by Deutsche Werft at Hamburg for the Hamburg America Line. The ship was renamed Anubis in 1935, but reverted to Spreewald in 1939. On 31 January 1942 when returning to Germany in disguise, she was sunk by U-333.
History | |
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Germany | |
Name | Spreewald |
Namesake | Spreewald |
Operator | Hamburg America Line |
Builder | Deutsche Werft, Hamburg |
Launched | 12 October 1922 |
Renamed |
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Homeport | Hamburg |
Fate | Sunk, 31 January 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Merchant vessel |
Tonnage | 5,083 gross register tons (GRT) |
Armament | None |
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