Manzanillo
Cuban Steam merchant
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| Name | Manzanillo | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,025 tons | ||
| Completed | 1915 - Forges & Chantiers de la Méditerranée SA, La Seyne | ||
| Owner | Empresa Naviera de Cuba SA, Havana | ||
| Homeport | Havana | ||
| Date of attack | 12 Aug 1942 | Nationality:  Cuban | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-508 (Georg Staats) | ||
| Position | 24° 20'N, 81° 50'W - Grid DM 2748 | ||
| Complement | ? men (23 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SpecCon-12 | ||
| Route | Miami - Key West - Havana | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | Completed in May 1915 as French Gharb for Leroux & Heuzey, Rouen. 1924 sold to Cuba and renamed Manzanillo. | ||
| Notes on event | At 13.55 hours on 12 Aug 1942, U-508 attacked the Special Convoy 12 and sank the Santiago de Cuba and Manzanillo. | ||
| On board | We have details of 29 people who were on board. | ||
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