Chama
We don't have a picture of this vessel at this time.
| Name | Chama | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 8.077 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - NV Rotterdamsche Droogdok Mij, Rotterdam | ||
| Owner | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 23 Mar, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-97 (Udo Heilmann) | ||
| Position | 49.35N, 19.13W - Grid BE 2428 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 59 (59 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | OG-56 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Ardrossan - New York | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built for NV Petroleum Mij ´La Corona´, The Hague, 1939 transferred to Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.26 hours on 23 Mar, 1941, the Chama (Master Hubert Stanley Sivell), a straggler from convoy OG-56, was torpedoed and sunk by U-97 west-southwest of Fastnet. The master, 54 crew members and four gunners were lost. | ||
If you can help us with any additional information on this vessel then please contact us.