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RARE WW2 Ship S.S."Shantung" Christmas Menu 1940 & New Years Menu 1941 - $250
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Dec. 25th 1941
Detached from HX165 to stand-by ss SHANTUNG which had caught fire and had been abandoned by crew. Mercantile not found after search with tug TENACITY.
Note: ss SHANTUNG crew were rescued by a passing neutral ship and hulk was later bombed and sunk by Coastal Command aircraft. Returned to Clyde independently.
Shantung Sweden World War II: Convoy HX 165: The cargo ship (6,527 GRT, 1929) caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean (59°50′N 23°30′W). She was subsequently scuttled by shellfire on 2 January 1942 at 62°28′N 18°30′W.[262]