Urious
Colombian Sailing ship
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| Name | Urious | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 153 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - J.F. James & Sons, Essex MA | ||
| Owner | Eladio Rodriguez, Pablo Arango and Señor Martinez (ROAMAR), Barranquilla | ||
| Homeport | Barranquilla | ||
| Date of attack | 22 Jul 1942 | Nationality:  Colombian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-505 (Axel-Olaf Loewe) | ||
| Position | 12° 24'N, 81° 28'W - Grid EB 8432 | ||
| Complement | ? men (13 dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| History | Built as American Mayflower 1932 renamed V.G. Mayflower. Later bought by C.B. Bush, Cayman Islands and renamed Urious. 1941 sold to Eladio Rodriguez, Pablo Arango and Señor Martinez (ROAMAR), Barranquilla. | ||
| Notes on event | At 13.35 hours on 22 July 1942 the Urious (Master Samuel May) was shelled by U-505 with 22 rounds from the deck gun and sank at 15.00 hours near Cayo Bolívar. | ||
| On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. | ||
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