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Latvian fleet that fought for the Allies in World War II
The part of the Latvian fleet that fought for the Allies in World War II under the flag of Latvia consisted of eight freighters: ''Abagra'', ''Ciltvaira'', ''Regent'', ''Everasma'', ''Everalda'', ''Everelza'', ''Ķegums'', and ''Everagra''. Only ''Everagra'' and ''Ķegums'' survived the war.〔("S.O.S. - Save Our Souls" ), by Aleksandrs Krasnitskijs, printed in ''Chas'', a Russian-language daily in Riga, reprinted in ''Sestdiena'', a Saturday supplement of ''Diena'', April 13, 2003 〕〔("In Latvia, a remembrance of sailors from a forgotten fleet in the fight against Nazi Germany" ), Michael Tarm, ''Associated Press''〕〔("LATVIAN FLEET FIGHTING FOR THE ALLIES UNDER LATVIAN FLAG IN 1940-1945" ), by Andrew Andersen〕
After the USSR occupied Latvia on June 17, 1940, and the country was annexed to the Soviet Union, the Soviet authorities issued orders for Latvian merchant navy ships to return home. Some of the ships obeyed and their crews were deported to Gulag labor camps. The eight ships denied the order.
The town of Nags Head, North Carolina, USA, has a street named after ''Ciltvaira'',〔 which was the first Latvian ship sunk by Germans. It was torpedoed by German submarine U-123 in nearby coastal waters on 19 January 1942.〔("Allied Ships hit by U-boats: Ciltvaira" )〕 The same year five more ships were sunk: the ''Everasma'' on February 28, the ''Abagra'' on May 6, the ''Regent'' on June 14, the ''Everalda'' on June 29, the ''Everelza'' on August 13. The ''Everagra'' was torpedoed on July 8, 1943,〔("Allied Ships hit by U-boats: Everagra" )〕 but survived and served until 1957. ''Ķegums'' served until 1948.〔
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