Cheerio
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| Name | Cheerio | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 35 tons | ||
| Completed | 1893 | ||
| Owner | Antilles Shipping Co | ||
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| Date of attack | 19 Jun 1942 | Nationality:  American | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-107 (Harald Gelhaus) | ||
| Position | 18.02N, 67.40W - Grid ED 1166 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 9 (0 dead and 9 survivors). | ||
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| Cargo | Mahogany | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 11.02 hours on 19 Jun, 1942, the unescorted and unarmed schooner Cheerio (Master Felix Hernandez) was stopped by U-107 eight miles southeast of Mona Island. U-107 shelled the vessel and set her on fire, while the crew abandoned ship about 15 minutes after the first shot. During the attack a patrol aircraft forced the U-boat to submerge but not before she fatally wounded the Cheerio, which sank at about 12.00 hours. Another patrol aircraft led the US Coast Guard ship USS CG-459 to the survivors. The ship found the survivors clinging to driftwood, picked up all hands and landed them at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. | ||
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