Gertrude
American Motor fishing vessel
Name | Gertrude | ||
Type: | Motor fishing vessel | ||
Tonnage | 16 tons | ||
Completed | 1902 - Wit, North Carolina | ||
Owner | Miami Fish & Ice Co, Miami FL | ||
Homeport | Miami | ||
Date of attack | 16 Jul 1942 | Nationality: American | |
Fate | Sunk by U-166 (Hans-Günther Kuhlmann) | ||
Position | 23° 32'N, 82° 00'W - Grid DM 34 | ||
Complement | 3 (0 dead and 3 survivors). | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Miami, Florida - Havana, Cuba | ||
Cargo | 20 tons of onions | ||
History | | ||
Notes on event | About 09.00 hours on 16 July 1942 the unescorted and unarmed Gertrude (Master Walter Broward Crosland) was ordered to stop by U-166 about 30 miles northeast of Havana, Cuba. The crew was asked to abandon ship and they left immediately in a 14-foot motorboat. U-166 then sank the trawler by gunfire or by a scuttling charge. The motorboat with the crew ran out of fuel before reaching shore and drifted for 78 hours before being spotted by a Civil Air Patrol aircraft about three miles south of Alligator Reef Lighthouse. A boat out of Whale Harbor brought the three men ashore. | ||
On board | We have details of 3 people who were on board. |
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