SS Empire Blanda
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SS Empire Blanda
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Empire Blanda was a cargo ship that Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow built in 1919 as Nile. It was sold to a Yugoslavian company in 1930 and renamed Sokol in 1933, serving until 1939 when it was sold to a Panamanian company and renamed Rio Grande. In 1940, the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) requisitioned Nile, which was renamed Empire Blanda. On 19 February 1941 U-69 torpedoed Nile, sinking it.
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World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Empire_Blanda
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2024-03-18T09:44:16Z
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