Tapanoeli
| Name | Tapanoeli | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7.034 tons | ||
| Completed | 1924 - NV Internationale Scheepsbouwmaatschappij ´De Maas´, Slikkerveer | ||
| Owner | Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd NV (W. Ruys & Zonen), Rotterdam | ||
| Homeport | Rotterdam | ||
| Date of attack | 17 Mar, 1941 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-106 (Jürgen Oesten) | ||
| Position | 15.56N, 20.49W - Grid EJ 3895 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 75 (0 dead and 75 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SL-68 | ||
| Route | Batavia - Freetown - Glasgow | ||
| Cargo | General cargo and passengers | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 21.07 hours on 17 Mar, 1942, U-106 attacked the convoy SL-68 north of the Cape Verde Islands and reported three ships with 21.000 tons sunk and another with 7000 tons damaged. In fact, only two ships, the Andalusian and Tapanoeli were hit and sunk. | ||
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