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SS Chivalry
The SS Chivalry was a British freighter sunk by a Japanese fire. An 8mm movie camera (Standard 8) was used to
submarine in the Indian Ocean in 1944. record this act. After 37 days in an open boat, 38 sur-
On 22 February, the Chivalry was sunk in the Indian vivors were rescued by cargo liner MV Delane. Coordi-
Ocean. The Japanese submarine then circled the sur- nates: 0°50′S 68°0′E / 0.833°S 68°E / -0.833; 68
vivors in two lifeboats, raking them with machine gun
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• World War II merchant ships of the United Kingdom
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• Ships sunk by Japanese submarines
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