Seminole
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| Name | Seminole | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 10,389 tons | ||
| Completed | 1936 - Blohm & Voss, Hamburg | ||
| Owner | British Mexican Petroleum Co, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 27 Feb 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-565 (Wilhelm Franken) | ||
| Position | 35.33N, 02.33W - Grid CH 7684 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 51 (1 dead and 50 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | TE-16 | ||
| Route | New York - Algiers | ||
| Cargo | Aviation spirit | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 09.10 hours on 27 Feb, 1943, U-565 fired a spread of three torpedoes at the convoy TE-16 and heard one hit after 2 minutes 2 seconds, but could not observe the result due to the escorts. At 11.12 hours, the U-boat fired a coup de grāce at a damaged tanker and observed a hit in the stern, but the Seminole remained afloat, was salvaged and repaired. | ||
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