San Delfino
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| Name | San Delfino | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 8.072 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | Eagle Oil & Shipping Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 10 Apr, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-203 (Rolf Mützelburg) | ||
| Position | 35.35N, 75.06W - Grid CA 7965 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 50 (28 dead and 22 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Houston (3 Apr) - Halifax - Hull | ||
| Cargo | 11.000 tons of aviation spirit | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.47 hours on 10 Apr, 1942, the unescorted San Delfino (Master Albert Edward Gumbleton) was hit by one torpedo from U-203 east of Cape Hatteras but without any visible effect. A spread of two torpedoes fired in a second attack at 03.51 hours missed, but the next torpedo at 05.08 hours hit and sank the tanker in grid CA 7938. The U-boat needed altogether seven torpedoes to sink the ship. 24 crew members and four gunners were lost. The master, 19 crew members and two gunners were picked up by HMS Norwich City (FY 229) (Lt L.H. Stammers) and landed at Morehead City, North Carolina. | ||
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