Leda
Panamanian Motor tanker
Name | Leda | ||
Type: | Motor tanker | ||
Tonnage | 8,546 tons | ||
Completed | 1925 - Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel | ||
Owner | Panama Transport Co (Standard Oil Co), Panama | ||
Homeport | Panama | ||
Date of attack | 3 Nov 1942 | Nationality: Panamanian | |
Fate | Sunk by U-160 (Georg Lassen) | ||
Position | 12° 16'N, 64° 06'W - Grid ED 8298 | ||
Complement | 48 (0 dead and 48 survivors). | ||
Convoy | TAG-18 | ||
Route | Caripito - Trinidad - Guantanamo Bay - New York | ||
Cargo | Fuel oil | ||
History | Completed in November 1925 for Baltisch-Amerikanische Petroleum Import GmbH, Danzig. 1935 transferred to Panama Transport Co, Panama. | ||
Notes on event | At 11.37 hours on 3 Nov 1942, U-160 attacked convoy TAG-18 for the third time west of Grenada and sank the Gypsum Empress and Leda. The Leda was taken in tow, but on 5 November foundered in shallow waters about 30 miles northwest of Trinidad in 11°12N/62°18W. | ||
On board | We have details of 47 people who were on board. |
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