Aeolus
American Motor fishing vessel
Name | Aeolus | ||
Type: | Motor fishing vessel | ||
Tonnage | 41 tons | ||
Completed | 1922 - Friendship ME | ||
Owner | John O. Johnson, Gloucester MA | ||
Homeport | Gloucester | ||
Date of attack | 3 Jun 1942 | Nationality: American | |
Fate | Sunk by U-432 (Heinz-Otto Schultze) | ||
Position | 43° 07'N, 66° 51'W - Grid BA 9896 | ||
Complement | 6 (0 dead and 6 survivors). | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Gloucester MA - Sea Island NS | ||
Cargo | none | ||
History | | ||
Notes on event | At 21.00 hours on 3 June 1942, two unarmed fishing vessels, the Aeolus (Master John O. Johnson) and Ben and Josephine, were stopped by U-432 while they were engaged in fishing (distance between the vessels was 4 miles) about 170 miles east by south of Thatchers Island. Schultze allowed the crews to leave their ships safely, before they were shelled and sunk. At 21.30 hours, the Aeolus was shelled with 17 shots and she sank in twenty minutes after the Ben and Josephine had been already sunk. The crew of two officers and four men made their way back with the survivors of the other fishing vessel and landed at Mount Desert Coast Guard Light Station 36 hours after the attack. | ||
On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. |
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