Built: 1928
Tonnage: 5,881 / 9,150 tons
Cargo: 3,000 tons of chrome ore
Route: Mersin, Turkey - Capetown - Trinidad - New York
Sunk 16 DEC 42 by U-176 on pos. 05º30”S 31º00”W
66 Dead
15 Survivors
At 21.27 hours on 16 Dec, 1942, the unescorted Observer (Master John Davidson) was torpedoed and sunk by U-176 about 350 miles east of Cabo Sao Roque, Brazil. The master, 57 crew members and eight gunners were lost. 14 crew members and one gunner landed at Fortaleza.
By Observer (British Steam merchant) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net