Casandra
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| Name | Casandra | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 2,701 tons | ||
| Completed | 1924 - W. Beardmore & Co Ltd, Dalmuir | ||
| Owner | Curaçaosche Scheepvaart Mij., Emmastad | ||
| Homeport | Willemstad | ||
| Date of attack | 11 Jun 1944 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-539 (Hans-Jürgen Lauterbach-Emden) | ||
| Position | Grid EC 9617 - See estimated map location (12.04N68.57W) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| History | Completed in December 1924 Post-war: | ||
| Notes on loss | At 07.38 hours on 11 Jun, 1944, U-539 fired two Gnats at the Casandra which detonated after 11 minutes 15 seconds and 14 minutes 20 seconds. The U-boat then surfaced and tried to sink the tanker with gunfire, but she fought back and damaged the U-boat with machine-gun fire. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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