Date07-Dec-1941
TypeSea Disaster
CountrySOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
ActivityTorpedoed & burning British light cruiser with a crew of 450 men
SpeciesReportedly: oceanic whitetip sharks, blue sharks, tiger sharks & bull sharks
InjuryOnly 170 survived, many of the crew were said to have been taken by sharks
SourceF. Dennis, pp. 19-20; A. Resciniti, p.90
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