Longtaker
Panamanian Steam merchant
Longtaker under her former name Sessa. Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
| Name | Longtaker | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,700 tons | ||
| Completed | 1936 - Helsingørs Jernskibs-og Maskinbyggeri A/S, Elsinore | ||
| Owner | US Maritime Commission, Washington DC | ||
| Homeport | Panama | ||
| Date of attack | 18 Aug 1941 | Nationality:  Panamanian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-38 (Heinrich Schuch) | ||
| Position | 61° 26'N, 30° 50'W - Grid AD 7969 | ||
| Complement | 27 (24 dead and 3 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | USA - Reykjavik | ||
| Cargo | Timber and food stuffs | ||
| History | Completed in June 1936 as Danish Sessa for A/S D/S Vesterhavet (J. Lauritzen), Esbjerg. In April 1940 laid up in New York. On 2 Aug 1941 taken over by US Maritime Commission, renamed Longtaker and registered in Panama. | ||
| Notes on event | At 02.50 hours on 18 Aug 1941 the unescorted Longtaker (Master N. Nielsen) was hit in the bow and amidships by two torpedoes from U-38 and sank within one minute. Six crew members survived, but three of them died before being picked up by USS Lansdale (DD 426) on 5 September. | ||
| On board | We have details of 24 people who were on board. | ||
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