Panamanian Tanker Persephone Sunk by U-593
Panamanian Tanker Persephone Sunk by U-593 | |
| The Panamanian tanker Persephone is sunk by U-593 with the loss of 9 of her crew. The bow of the Persephone was broken off and towed to New York by salvagers. 21,000 barrels of oil were saved, and her midship house was removed intact and placed on the tanker Livingston Roe. The rest of the wreck was blown up by the Coast Guard after being struck more than once by passing vessels.
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