Ships hit by U-boats


Carmen

Dominican Sailing ship


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NameCarmen
Type:Sailing ship
Tonnage84 tons
Completed 
Owner 
Homeport 
Date of attack11 Jul 1942Nationality:      Dominican
 
FateSunk by U-166 (Hans-Günther Kuhlmann)
Position19° 43'N, 70° 12'W - Grid DN 95
Complement8 (1 dead and 7 survivors).
Convoy
RoutePuerto Plata, Dominican Republic – Ponce, Puerto Rico 
Cargo2000 sacks of maize and 476 pieces of mahogany and cedar 
History  
Notes on event

At 19.00 hours on 11 July 1942 the unescorted and unarmed two-masted schooner Carmen was shelled and sunk by U-166 about 8 miles northeast of Gaspar Hernández, Dominican Republic. One crew member was lost. The survivors reached the nearby coast in a lifeboat.

 


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