SS Automedon [SEP] conflict
SS Automedon
SS "Automedon" was a passenger and cargo steamer which was shelled and sunk on 11 November 1940 during World War II by the German surface raider . She was carrying Top Secret documents to the British Far East Command, the capture of which is thought by some to have played a prominent part in the Japanese decision to enter World War II.
History.
At around 07:00 on 11 November 1940, "Automedon" encountered the German surface raider "Atlantis" about northwest of Sumatra, approaching
: The Global Consequences Following Germany's Sinking of the SS Automedon in 1940." London: Global Oriental. (cloth) [reprinted by University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, 2007 –  previously announced as "Sinking of the SS Automedon and the Role of the Japanese Navy: A New Interpretation".
- Shores, Christopher F; Cull, Brian; Izawa, Yasuho. "Bloody Shambles, The First Comprehensive Account of the Air Operations over South-East Asia December 1941 – April 1942" Volume One: