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Show Ship Under Odd Flag A ship without a country plies in the oil service out of San Pedro, Cal., and proves a puzzle to harbors of the world. It Is the tanker Niobe, which carries gasoline from San Pedro to Hamburg, Germany. The Niobe was built In Germany during the war, and afterward allotted to the United States. While the United States did not accept ownership of the vessel, the shipping board controls it and allotted the tanker to the Standard Oil company. com-pany. An American crew is carried, although the ship has no American papers. For a flag, the Niobe carries that of the interallied maritime council. |