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Scuttled 3 SEP 39 on pos. 33º 58’S 53º 27’W. to avoid capture by RN Cruiser HMS Ajax.
42 crewmembers taken as POW and placed aboard British tanker San Gerardo which disembarked the prisoners at Montevideo. First detained by Uruguayan authorities, they later were released in custody of the German Consul.