Harry G. Seidel
| Name | Harry G. Seidel | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 10.354 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel | ||
| Owner | Panama Transport Co (Standard Oil Co), Panama | ||
| Homeport | Panama | ||
| Date of attack | 29 Apr, 1942 | Nationality:  Panaman | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-66 (Richard Zapp) | ||
| Position | 11.50N, 62.50W - Grid ED 8696 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 50 (2 dead and 48 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Aruba - Caripito, Venezuela | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.12 hours on 29 Apr, 1942, the unescorted Harry G. Seidel was hit by two torpedoes from U-66 northwest of Trinidad. The tanker sank just after the U-boat surfaced to sink her with gunfire. The Germans questioned the survivors before leaving the area. | ||
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