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On 22 February 1942, at around 12.44pm, the German battleship Gneisenau opened fire towards the A.D. Duff about 625 miles (982 km) east of Cape Race, Newfoundland. A new German salvo of around 32 projectiles hit the cargo ship at position 47°12'N/40°13'W. The Gneisenau took on 37 sailors who were made prisoners of war.
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Commemorated on:
Page 231 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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