Muskogee
American Steam tanker
Name | Muskogee | ||
Type: | Steam tanker | ||
Tonnage | 7,034 tons | ||
Completed | 1913 - F. Schichau GmbH, Elbing, Danzig | ||
Owner | Marine Transport Lines Inc, New York | ||
Homeport | Wilmington | ||
Date of attack | 22 Mar 1942 | Nationality: American | |
Fate | Sunk by U-123 (Reinhard Hardegen) | ||
Position | 37° 21'N, 61° 50'W - Grid CB 8314 | ||
Complement | 34 (34 dead - no survivors) | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Caripito, Venezuela (13 Mar) - Trinidad - Halifax | ||
Cargo | 67,265 barrels of heavy crude oil | ||
History | Completed in May 1913 as German Triton for Deutsch-Amerikanische Petroleum GmbH, Hamburg. 1914 renamed Muskogee for Standard Oil Co of New Jersey, New York. | ||
Notes on event | At 17.56 hours on 22 March 1942 the unescorted and unarmed Muskogee (Master William W. Betts) was hit by one torpedo from U-123 in the engine room and sank by the stern within 16 minutes about 335 miles north-northeast of Bermuda. The ship had been missed by a first G7a torpedo from a stern tube at 17.06 hours. Ten survivors managed to climb on two rafts and were questioned by Hardegen and also photographed before the U-boat left the area. However, none of the seven officers and 27 crewmen survived. | ||
On board | We have details of 34 people who were on board. |
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