New York
British Steam passenger ship
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| Name | New York | ||
| Type: | Steam passenger ship | ||
| Tonnage | 4,989 tons | ||
| Completed | 1924 - Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp, Sparrow´s Point MD | ||
| Owner | Coast Lines Ltd, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 26 Sep 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-91 (Heinz Walkerling) | ||
| Position | 54.34N, 25.44W - Grid AL 4499 | ||
| Complement | 64 (64 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | RB-1 | ||
| Route | New York - St.Johns (21 Sep) - Londonderry | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built as American New York for Eastern Steamship Lines, Portsmouth. 1942 given to Britain and transferred to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.57 hours on 25 Sep, 1942, U-96 fired a spread of two torpedoes at the convoy RB-1 southeast of Cape Farewell and reported two hits on a passenger ship of the Reina del Pacifico type (17.702 tons). The New York was used on the Great Lakes before the war and had a high superstructure and twin funnels which led Hellriegel to overestimate his target. The master, 53 crew members and ten gunners from the New York (Master Chilion Mayers) were lost. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 60 people who were on this vessel | ||
Attack entries for New York
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Loss type | Tons | Nat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1942 | U-96 | Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel | Damaged | 4,989 | |
| 26 Sep 1942 | U-91 | Kptlt. Heinz Walkerling | Sunk | 4,989 | |
Locations of attacks on New York.
ship sunk.
ship damaged.
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