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Alsterufer

Alsterufer

Sunk

Kriegsmarine (Germany)

TypeTransport
WarSecond World War

Blockade runner coming home from Japan with tungsten and other cargo. Sunk by a Czech-crewed Liberator of 311 Squadron in the Bay of Biscay on 27 December 1943, the day before the destroyers sent to meet her were caught by Glasgow and Enterprise.

Career

27–28 December 1943

Sunk by a Liberator on 27 December