El Sonador
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| Name | El Sonador | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.406 tons | ||
| Completed | 1897 - Gourlay Brothers & Co, Dundee | ||
| Owner | L.P. Sclavounos, Panama | ||
| Homeport | Panama | ||
| Date of attack | 18 Feb, 1940 | Nationality:  Panaman | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-61 (Jürgen Oesten) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 2779 - See estimated map location (57.31N02.17E) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead - no survivors) | ||
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| History | In 1939 the Dutch Batavier III was sold to Panama and renamed El Sonador. | ||
| Notes on loss | The El Sonador was reported missing after 17 Feb, 1940 east of the Shetlands. At 00.23 hours on 18 February, U-61 torpedoed a steamer of 3000 tons east of the Shetlands. This must have been the El Sonador. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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