Resolute
Colombian Sailing ship
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| Name | Resolute | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 35 tons | ||
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| Date of attack | 23 Jun 1942 | Nationality:  Colombian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-172 (Carl Emmermann) | ||
| Position | 13° 15'N, 80° 30'W - Grid EB 8234 | ||
| Complement | 10 (6 dead and 4 survivors). | ||
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| Notes on event | At 17.10 hours on 23 June 1942, U-172 stopped the Resolute with 2cm gunfire and sank the abandoned vessel with hand grenades near Saint Andrews and Old Providence. The survivors claimed that they were machine-gunned after abandoning the ship, but this was apparently a misinterpretation of shots that missed the vessel. More explanations about such incidents can be found in the following article: Treatment of Merchant Ship Survivors by U-boat Crews 1939 - 1945 written by Ken Dunn. | ||
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