Built: 1918
Tonnage: 5,527 / 8,600 tons
Cargo: 2,000 tons of lubricating oil and 3,915 tons of general cargo, including cable drums and trucks as deck cargo.
Route: New York - Guantanamo - Curaçao - Trinidad - Freetown - Takoradi - Lagos
Sunk 8 NOV 42 by U-161 on pos. 04º 19"N 02º 44"W.
O Dead
59 Survivors
At 23.47 hours on 8 Nov, 1942, U-161 attacked a small convoy of three ships on their way from
The ship slowly settled by the bow and sank after about 30 minutes. As it became clear that the vessel was lost, the eight officers, 30 crewmen, 16 armed guards (the ship was armed with one 4in, four 20mm and two .30cal guns) and five passengers abandoned ship in four lifeboats. The survivors were picked up after 45 minutes by the British motor launch HMS ML-281 and landed at Takoradi.
By West Humhaw (American Steam merchant) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net