Spectrum 585. Strange vessels to starboard

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Year
1987
Reference
1523
Media type
Audio
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Rights Information
Year
1987
Reference
1523
Media type
Audio
Duration
00:29:51
Credits
RNZ Collection
Abernethy, Fred
Perkins, Jack (b.1940)

Fred Abernethy, chief engineer of the "Holmwood" tells the story of the ship being intercepted by German raiders on 25 November 1940. He tells of being a prisoner of the Germans and eventually being put ashore near New Guinea where 496 prisoners were rescued by an Australian vessel.