San Emiliano
British Motor tanker
| Name | San Emiliano | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 8,071 tons | ||
| Completed | 1939 - Harland & Wolff Ltd, Govan, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Eagle Oil & Shipping Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 9 Aug 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-155 (Adolf Cornelius Piening) | ||
| Position | 7° 22'N, 54° 08'W - Grid EO 6134 | ||
| Complement | 48 (40 dead and 8 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | E-7 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Curaçao (29 Jul) - Trinidad (6 Aug) - Table Bay - Suez | ||
| Cargo | 11,286 tons of aviation spirit | ||
| History | Completed in April 1939 | ||
| Notes on event | At 03.24 hours on 9 August 1942 the unescorted San Emiliano (Master James Wilfred Tozer), dispersed from convoy E-7, was hit by one of two torpedoes from U-155 about 450 miles west of Trinidad and sank in flames after breaking in two. The U-boat had to avoid the flames on the water surface by diving. The master, 33 crew members and six gunners were lost. Eight crew members were picked up by a US Army transport and landed at Paramaribo, Suriname. | ||
| On board | We have details of 48 people who were on board. | ||
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