Ships hit by U-boats


Amatlan

Mexican Steam tanker



Amatlan under her former name Vigor. Photo from naviearmatori.net

NameAmatlan
Type:Steam tanker
Tonnage6,511 tons
Completed1923 - Ansaldo San Giorgio, Muggiano, Spezia 
OwnerPetroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Tampico 
HomeportTampico 
Date of attack4 Sep 1942Nationality:      Mexican
 
FateSunk by U-171 (Günther Pfeffer)
Position23° 27'N, 97° 30'W - Grid DK 5165
Complement34 (10 dead and 24 survivors).
Convoy
RouteHavana - Galveston - Tampico 
CargoBallast 
History Completed in March 1923 as Italian Vigor for Soc Marit per Transporto di Petrolio e Derivati La Columbia, Genoa. On 8 Dec 1941, seized by Mexico and renamed Amatlan
Notes on event

At 04.30 hours on 4 Sep 1942 the unescorted Amatlan (Master Gonzalo Montalvo Salazar) was hit on the starboard side by a stern torpedo from U-171 about 60 miles off Tampico. The tanker had evaded three attacks with spreads of two torpedoes before being hit and took three coups de grâce until she sank.

 
On boardWe have details of 1 people who were on board


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