SS ''Rondo'' was a steam cargo ship. She was built by Tampa Shipbuilding & Drydock Company of

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for the British government under the name ''War Wonder'' and was launched in 1917. The

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ended before she entered service and she entered service for the US Shipping Board as the ''Lithopolis''. She was sold to various Norwegian companies, becoming the ''Laurie'', and finally the ''Rondo'' in 1934. She sank off the west coast of Scotland on 25 January 1935 in the

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whilst seeking shelter from a storm. The ship stands vertically on a drop off at with the stern in less than 10m and the bow below 50m.

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