Predsednik Kopajtic
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Predsednik Kopajtic | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,798 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - Clyde Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Jadranska Plovidba DD, Susak | ||
| Homeport | Split | ||
| Date of attack | 21 Sep 1942 | Nationality:  Yugoslavian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-175 (Heinrich Bruns) | ||
| Position | 08.30N, 59.30W - Grid EO 1865 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 28 (3 dead and 25 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Trinidad - Demerara | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in September 1928 The Predsednik Kopajtic picked up six survivors from Prescodoc, which had been sunk by U-160 (Lassen) on 29 Jul, 1942 and brought them to Port of Spain, Trinidad. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 06.40 hours on 21 Sep, 1942, the unescorted Predsednik Kopajtic was hit underneath the bridge by one G7e torpedo from U-175, caught fire and sank after 7 minutes. The ship had been missed by a first G7e torpedo at 06.39 hours. | ||
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