Tuapse
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| Name | Tuapse | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6.320 tons | ||
| Completed | 1931 - Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Sovtorgflot, Moscow | ||
| Homeport | Tuapse | ||
| Date of attack | 4 Jul, 1942 | Nationality:  Soviet | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-129 (Hans-Ludwig Witt) | ||
| Position | 22.13N, 86.06W - Grid DL 6575 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 44 (8 dead and 36 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Durban - New Orleans | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built as Germanic, 1931 renamed Stanislav Kossior, 1938 renamed Tuapse | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.29 hours on 4 Jul, 1942, the unescorted Tuapse was hit by two torpedoes from U-129 northwest of Havana after the ship had been spotted about 4 hours earlier. The tanker developed a list, but still continued and was straightened by counter-flooding. At 00.19 hours, the U-boat fired a third torpedo that hit the stern of the ship and caused her to sink. | ||
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