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Title: Dampfer Scharnhorst cigarette lighter/ 25th Anniversary of U.S. Air Force lighte
Post by: sipesj on February 17, 2010, 04:24:28 pm

I have an old silver cigarette lighter that has a ship on the front with Dampfer Scharnhorst written above it. I looks like it could be a large passenger ship. On the bottom of the lighter is what looks like "1000 Luxder" It is hard to read. I can find nothing on this ship anywhere. Can anyone help?

Title: Re: Dampfer Scharnhorst cigarette lighter/ 25th Anniversary of U.S. Air Force lighte
Post by: Chris_Marshall on February 17, 2010, 05:14:01 pm

Dampfer Scharnhorst: The ship in question was a freight&passenger liner on the East-Asia route running under the company of Norddeutscher Loyd, it was stationed in Bremerhaven. Last thing I know was that she was in Hong Kong in 1942, don't know what happened then.

Title: Re: Dampfer Scharnhorst cigarette lighter/ 25th Anniversary of U.S. Air Force lighte
Post by: KC on February 18, 2010, 01:03:06 am

http://smmlonline.com/articles/scharnhorstliner/scharnhorstliner.html (http://smmlonline.com/articles/scharnhorstliner/scharnhorstliner.html)

Think this link might answer some questions.  Believe that she is at the bottom of the sea!