Stad Amsterdam
Dutch Steam merchant
| Name | Stad Amsterdam | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,780 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - NV Scheepswerf Dordrecht, Dordrecht | ||
| Owner | NV Halcyon-Lijn, Rotterdam | ||
| Homeport | Rotterdam | ||
| Date of attack | 25 Aug 1942 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-164 (Otto Fechner) | ||
| Position | 16° 39'N, 73° 15'W - Grid EC 2728 | ||
| Complement | 38 (3 dead and 35 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | WAT-15 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Liverpool - New York - Key West - Trinidad - Demerara | ||
| Cargo | 4000 tons of general cargo and 300 bags of mail | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 18.25 hours on 25 Aug 1942, U-164 fired two torpedoes at the Stad Amsterdam (Master D.J. Boog), which was a straggler from convoy WAT-15 due to engine troubles. At least one torpedo hit as a dud (apparently the torpedoes were fired from too close range) because it was noticed how the ship stopped and slowly developed a list to port. At 22.03 hours, a coup de grâce hit aft and caused the ship to sink by the stern after a first coup de grâce had missed three minutes earlier. The survivors abandoned ship in two lifeboats and were questioned by the U-boat. | ||
| On board | We have details of 38 people who were on board. | ||
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