Ceiba
Honduran Steam merchant
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| Name | Ceiba | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,698 tons | ||
| Completed | 1911 - Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Walker-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Seaboard SS Co (Standard Fruit & SS Co), New Orleans LA | ||
| Homeport | Ceiba | ||
| Date of attack | 17 Mar 1942 | Nationality:  Honduran | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-124 (Johann Mohr) | ||
| Position | 35° 43'N, 73° 49'W - Grid CA 8585 | ||
| Complement | 50 (44 dead and 6 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Kingston, Jamaica - New York | ||
| Cargo | Bananas | ||
| History | Completed in April 1911 for Emerald SS Co Ltd, Belfast. 1915 lengthened and later registered in Honduras for Standard Fruit & SS Co. | ||
| Notes on event | At 02.26 hours on 17 March 1942 the unescorted Ceiba was hit underneath the bridge by one torpedo from U-124 and sank with a heavy list to port. Six men on a raft were picked up two days later by USS Hambleton (DD 455). Among the dead were wives and children of some crew members. | ||
| On board | We have details of 37 people who were on board. | ||
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