Word: alberto
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...Told last week was the bizarre bravery of the crew of the tanker San Alberto, torpedoed in two off Land's End on Dec. 9. When they saw the stern half of their ship still floating nicely, they rowed their lifeboat alongside, reboarded her, got up steam and backed toward shore. A rising sea finally foundered their half-ship. This episode reminded sailors of the destroyers Nubian and Zulu in World War I. The Nubian was torpedoed, lost her bow, but her crew made shore with the after half. The Zulu, which lost her stern striking a mine...