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The MV Australia Tragedy: WWII’s Graveyard of the Atlantic

The MV Australia, originally named the Mary Ellen O’Neil, was built in 1928 as a tanker vessel to transport petroleum for Texaco. Acquired from the California Petroleum Corporation, she quickly became part of Texaco’s marine fleet, traversing U.S. ports. At 530 feet in length and 18,686 gross tons, the Australia was a massive vessel among

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