Pedrinhas
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| Name | Pedrinhas | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3.666 tons | ||
| Completed | 1935 - Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Companhia de Carbonífera, Pernambuco | ||
| Homeport | Pernambuco | ||
| Date of attack | 26 Jun, 1942 | Nationality:  Brazilian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-203 (Rolf Mützelburg) | ||
| Position | 23.07N, 62.06W - Grid DO 6195 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 48 (0 dead and 48 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Recife - New York | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.17 hours on 26 Jun, 1942, the unescorted Pedrinhas (Master Ernesto Mamede Vidal) was hit by one torpedo from U-203 about 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico and sank after being shelled by the U-boat with 22 rounds from the deck gun. The neutral ship was attacked because it was armed with a 120mm gun on the after deck. | ||
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