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Type
Shipwreck
Chronology
24/12/1944
Location
English Channel, near Cherbourg (Belgian/French waters?)
State or region
Maritime
Description
Troop transport
Notes
Torpedoed by German U-486. Heavy loss of life (c. 800, mostly American soldiers).
Source(s)
WRECKSITE. Leopoldville SS (+1944).: Wrecksite.eu, [s.d.]. Disponível em: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?1014. Acesso em: 3 maio 2025.
Site Environment
Maritime
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