The remarkable defence : Shell Tanker Ondina

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Republished with permission. Chapter 7 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here.

Peters, Nonja. ‘A Touch of Dutch’ pp.110-113 Chapter 7Download

Introduction chapters of the book: Touch of Dutch

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Shell’s Ondina tanker played a key role in WWII operating from Exmouth

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