Alcoa Mariner seen as former New Windsor. Photo Newburgh Historical Society
Built 1919
Tonnage 5,590 / 8,822 tons
Cargo: Ballast (to load bauxite ore)
Route: Trinidad - Georgetown, British Guiana
Sunk 28 SEP 42 by U-175 in pos. 08º 57"N 60º 08"W.
0 Dead
54 Survivors
Built as New Windsor for the US Maritime Commission,
With hard right rudder, the torpedo passed 15 feet astern, but three minutes later a second torpedo struck on the port side just forward of the poop deck. The explosion opened a crack three feet wide across the deck, destroyed the interior compartments and flooded the engine room. The stern dropped 30°, apparently held in place by the shaft. The eight officers, 33 men and 13 armed guards (the ship was armed with one 4in, four 20mm and two .30cal guns) abandoned ship in four lifeboats and by jumping overboard.
One hour later, the U-boat hit the ship with another torpedo aft of the engine room on the port side, causing the ship to sink rapidly by the stern at 13.05 hours. The lifeboats were sighted by a US Army patrol aircraft and six hours later the Canadian motor merchant
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