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Built 1917
Tonnage 6,003 / 9,950 tons
Cargo: 2,000 tons of water ballast.
Route: Rio de Janeiro - Salvador, Bahia
Torpedoed and damaged 25 JUN 43 by U-513 on pos. 23º 07"S 041º 53"W.
0 Dead
53 Survivors
Built as Eagle 1918 renamed Peerless 1919 renamed Eagle.
At 03:50 hours on 25 Jun, 1943, the unescorted Eagle (Master Albert James Beck) was attacked by U-513 approximately eight miles southeast of Cabo Frio
The armed guards fired four shots from the 4in stern gun (the ship was also armed with two .30cal guns) to keep the U-boat submerged. There were no casualties among the crew of eight officers, 33 men and twelve armed guards. The Eagle zigzagged back to
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