Bayou
Panamanian Steam merchant
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| Name | Bayou | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2,605 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - American Shipbuilding Co, Detroit MI | ||
| Owner | Sud Americano de Vapores SA, Panama | ||
| Homeport | Panama | ||
| Date of attack | 28 Feb 1942 | Nationality:  Panamanian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-129 (Asmus Nicolai Clausen) | ||
| Position | 8° 08'N, 55° 14'W - Grid EO 3774 | ||
| Complement | 25 (24 dead and 1 survivor). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Rio de Janeiro - Trinidad - Canada | ||
| Cargo | Manganese ore | ||
| History | Completed in November 1919 as Lake Fairfax for US Shipping Board (USSB). 1932 transferred to the US Army Corps of Engineers and used as a suction dredger for flood control projects on the Mississippi River. 1940 returned to cargo service as Bayou for Bayou SS Corp (Smith & Johnson), New Orleans. 1941 registered in Panama. | ||
| Notes on event | At 07.45 hours on 28 Feb 1942 the unescorted Bayou was hit forward by one G7a torpedo from U-129 and sank within 25 seconds about 140 miles north of Paramaribo. The U-boat had chased the ship for 18 hours and missed with a first G7a torpedo because it was a surface runner at 04.06 hours. The Germans observed a man on a raft at the sinking position but left without questioning him. At noon on 5 March, the only survivor was rescued in 07°36N/58°05W and taken to Georgetown. | ||
| On board | We have details of 2 people who were on board. | ||
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