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Martin Goldschmidt


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NameMartin Goldschmidt
Type:Steam merchant
Tonnage2.095 tons
Completed1922 - Køge Værft Skibs- og Maskinbyggeri A/S, Køge 
OwnerMarius Nielsen & Søn, Copenhagen 
HomeportCopenhagen 
Date of attack14 Feb, 1940Nationality:      Danish
 
FateSunk by U-53 (Harald Grosse)
Position55.53N, 12.37W - Grid AM 4350
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Complement20 (15 dead and 5 survivors).
Convoy 
RouteSafi, Morocco - Fredericia, Denmark 
CargoPhosphate 
History  
Notes on loss At 05.00 hours on 14 Feb, 1940, the neutral Martin Goldschmidt was torpedoed and sunk by U-53 northwest of Ireland. The survivors were picked up by the Norwegian steam merchant Berto


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