ES Antilla
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Antilla
was laid down by Deutsch Werft in Hamburg in Germany, and
was launched in March 1939 for the German company HAPAG.
She had her maiden voyage in July that same year, and
despite several mechinal problems they arrived in the
Caribbean in early August. Right before the outbreak of
World War Two she received a coded message that they
should seek shelter in a neutral port. She left Galveston
in Texas and sat course for Aruba. Here she and several
other German ships were eventually blocked in by Allied
warships. In May 1940 it was decided to confiscate all
German ships laying at anchor in Aruba. This was however
refused by the Captain on Antilla, and the crew set the
ship ablaze and opened her valves. A few hours later she
slowly sank down in the deep in Malmok Bay. The wreck rest
today in shallow waters down to a depth of approximately
18 meter.
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