Nicoya
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Nicoya | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.364 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - A. Stephen & Sons Ltd, Linthouse, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Elders & Fyffes Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 12 May, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-553 (Karl Thurmann) | ||
| Position | 49.19N, 64.51W - Grid BB 1458 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 88 (6 dead and 82 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Montreal (10 May) - Avonmouth | ||
| Cargo | 3800 tons of general cargo, including aircraft | ||
| History | Completed in March 1929 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 05.52 hours on 12 May, 1942, the unescorted Nicoya (Master Ernest Henry Brice) was torpedoed by U-553 in the Gulf of St. Lawrence south of Anticosti Island and sank following a coup de grāce at 06.11 hours. Five crew members and one gunner were lost. The master, 62 crew members, nine gunners and ten passengers landed at Fame Point Lighthouse, Gaspe Peninsula, New Brunswick. | ||
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