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Het verlies van de s.s Kentar in 1942

The loss of the s.s Kentar At 02.20 hours on 1 August 1942 the unescorted Kentar (Master Jan Sieben) was hit on the port side by one of two G7a torpedoes from U-155 while steaming on a zigzag course at 10.5 knots in a dark night with rough sea about 140 miles east-southeast of Barbados. The track of the torpedo was seen about 55 yards from the ship, too late to take evasive action and struck ...