Charles C. Pinckney
American Steam merchant
Name | Charles C. Pinckney | ||
Type: | Steam merchant (Liberty) | ||
Tonnage | 7,177 tons | ||
Completed | 1942 - North Carolina Shipbuilding Co, Wilmington NC | ||
Owner | American-South African Line Inc, New York | ||
Homeport | Wilmington | ||
Date of attack | 27 Jan 1943 | Nationality: American | |
Fate | Sunk by U-514 (Hans-Jürgen Auffermann) | ||
Position | 36° 37'N, 30° 55'W - Grid CE 8157 | ||
Complement | 70 (56 dead and 14 survivors). | ||
Convoy | UGS-4 (straggler) | ||
Route | New York (13 Jan) - North Africa | ||
Cargo | Ammunition, war supplies, mechanized equipment | ||
History | Completed May 1942 | ||
Notes on event | On 21 Jan 1943 the Charles C. Pinckney (Master Frank Theoron Woolverton Jr.) straggled from convoy UGS-4 in heavy weather. Early on the 27 January lookouts spotted a U-boat, the master changed the course, increased the ship´s speed and the armed guards fired at the U-boat (the ship was armed with one 4in, one 3in and eight 20mm guns). | ||
On board | We have details of 61 people who were on board. |
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