Santa Maria
Name | Santa Maria |
Type | Tanker
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GRT | 5,383 tons |
Country | American |
Built | 1902
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Builder | American SB. Co., Cleveland
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Operator | Sun Co., Inc., Philadelphia
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History | Built as a cargo vessel; converted into a tanker in 1906.
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U-boat attacks on Tanker Santa Maria
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 25 Feb 1918 | U 19 (Johannes Spieß) | Sunk | 1 mile from land near Loch Swilly, North Channel
| 55° 14'N, 6° 19'W
| Philadelphia - Glasgow
| fuel oil
| 0
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| Vessel had sailed from Hampton Roads in convoy HH42 on 5 February 1918.
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Position of attack on Santa Maria
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